| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 665 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, Across Texas, the inaugural observance of Every Kid |
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| 3 | 3 | | Healthy Week is taking place from April 24 through 28, 2017; and |
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| 4 | 4 | | WHEREAS, The Lone Star State is home to more than 7 million |
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| 5 | 5 | | residents under the age of 18, a segment that represents over 26 |
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| 6 | 6 | | percent of the total population; of those young people, nearly 20 |
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| 7 | 7 | | percent are considered obese, a condition that can lead to a host |
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| 8 | 8 | | of serious health issues, including heart disease, type 2 |
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| 9 | 9 | | diabetes, asthma, sleep difficulties, and low self-esteem; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, At the national level, 75 percent of health care |
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| 11 | 11 | | expenditures go toward diagnosing and treating chronic |
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| 12 | 12 | | illnesses, many of which have been linked to obesity and physical |
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| 13 | 13 | | inactivity; moreover, the State of Texas annually spends nearly |
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| 14 | 14 | | $6,000 per capita on health care; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Regular physical activity can produce such |
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| 16 | 16 | | long-term benefits as greater cardiorespiratory and muscular |
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| 17 | 17 | | fitness, better bone health, reduced symptoms of depression, and |
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| 18 | 18 | | improved academic performance; the United States Department of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Health and Human Services recommends children and adolescents |
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| 20 | 20 | | participate in an hour or more of physical activity daily, |
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| 21 | 21 | | through a combination of aerobic and muscle-strengthening and |
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| 22 | 22 | | bone-strengthening activities, yet only about 27 percent of |
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| 23 | 23 | | young Texans meet those suggested levels; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, In an effort to combat the rising levels of |
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| 25 | 25 | | childhood obesity, health clubs throughout the state have |
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| 26 | 26 | | created programs specifically designed to encourage families to |
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| 27 | 27 | | exercise and follow a healthy diet; in recent years, such |
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| 28 | 28 | | initiatives have spurred a dramatic increase in the number of |
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| 29 | 29 | | health club members under the age of 18; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Childhood obesity not only negatively affects our |
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| 31 | 31 | | young people's quality of life but also leads to higher health |
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| 32 | 32 | | care costs, and this weeklong campaign to raise awareness of this |
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| 33 | 33 | | issue serves as a valuable way of educating the public about a |
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| 34 | 34 | | critical health epidemic facing our state; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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| 36 | 36 | | Legislature, hereby recognize April 24-28, 2017, as Every Kid |
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| 37 | 37 | | Healthy Week and encourage all Texans to meet the recommended |
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| 38 | 38 | | levels of physical activity each day. |
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| 39 | 39 | | Uresti |
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| 40 | 40 | | ________________________________ |
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| 41 | 41 | | President of the Senate |
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| 42 | 42 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 43 | 43 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 44 | 44 | | the Senate on April 24, 2017. |
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| 45 | 45 | | ________________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 47 | 47 | | ________________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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