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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The national Make America Healthy Again movement is |
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| 8 | 9 | | raising awareness about the critical need to address rising chronic |
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| 9 | 10 | | disease rates, poor nutrition, and declining physical and mental |
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| 10 | 11 | | health through education and advocacy; and |
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| 11 | 12 | | WHEREAS, The leading cause of mortality and disability in the |
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| 12 | 13 | | United States, chronic diseases are attributed to more than 7 out of |
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| 13 | 14 | | 10 deaths among Americans per year, and over 75 percent of health |
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| 14 | 15 | | care spending is related to the management of these conditions; |
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| 15 | 16 | | between 2002 and 2022, total Medicaid spending in Texas increased |
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| 16 | 17 | | by more than 300 percent, reflecting a substantial financial burden |
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| 17 | 18 | | on our health care system; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, The rate of obesity in the U.S. skyrocketed from |
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| 19 | 20 | | 14.5 percent in 1971 to 42.8 percent in 2018; diagnosed cases of |
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| 20 | 21 | | diabetes also surged from 1.6 million in 1958 to over 37 million in |
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| 21 | 22 | | 2022, and a further 96 million Americans are estimated to have |
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| 22 | 23 | | prediabetes; the sharp rise in obesity in the U.S. has coincided |
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| 23 | 24 | | with the increasing consumption of ultra-processed foods, which now |
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| 24 | 25 | | account for more than half of all calories consumed by the average |
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| 25 | 26 | | American; and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, The vast majority of Americans fall short of |
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| 27 | 28 | | metabolic health standards, with 93 percent of Americans failing to |
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| 28 | 29 | | meet key markers; in addition, more than three-quarters of |
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| 29 | 30 | | Americans do not engage in the recommended levels of physical |
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| 30 | 31 | | activity, and the average adult spends over six hours per day |
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| 31 | 32 | | sitting; and |
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| 32 | 33 | | WHEREAS, Fertility rates in the U.S. have declined alongside |
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| 33 | 34 | | other health measures, with the birth rate decreasing from around |
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| 34 | 35 | | 3.7 children per woman in 1960 to around 1.6 children per woman in |
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| 35 | 36 | | 2020; moreover, sperm counts have also seen an accelerated decline; |
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| 36 | 37 | | and |
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| 37 | 38 | | WHEREAS, The growing concerns around public health are not |
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| 38 | 39 | | limited to physical ailments; between the early 1990s and 2018, |
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| 39 | 40 | | antidepressant use multiplied fivefold among U.S. adults; from 2011 |
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| 40 | 41 | | to 2021, reports of high school students experiencing persistent |
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| 41 | 42 | | sadness or hopelessness rose from 28 percent to 42 percent, and |
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| 42 | 43 | | reports of them seriously considering suicide climbed from 16 |
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| 43 | 44 | | percent to 22 percent over that same time period; and |
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| 44 | 45 | | WHEREAS, The state of public health in our country is a |
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| 45 | 46 | | critical issue that impacts the lives of every Texan, but by working |
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| 46 | 47 | | together to promote better lifestyle choices and strengthen support |
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| 47 | 48 | | for mental health, we can help create a brighter future for all; |
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| 48 | 49 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 49 | 50 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 50 | 51 | | Legislature hereby recognize March 4, 2025, as Make Texans Healthy |
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| 51 | 52 | | Again Day at the State Capitol and encourage Texans to learn more |
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| 52 | 53 | | about the movement and the steps they can take to improve their |
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| 53 | 54 | | physical, mental, and metabolic health. |
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