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1		-	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 173
2		-	WHEREAS, The national Make America Healthy Again movement
3		-	is raising awareness about the critical need to address rising
4		-	chronic disease rates, poor nutrition, and declining physical
5		-	and mental health through education and advocacy; and
6		-	WHEREAS, The leading cause of mortality and disability in
7		-	the United States, chronic diseases are attributed to more than 7
8		-	out of 10 deaths among Americans per year, and over 75 percent of
9		-	health care spending is related to the management of these
10		-	conditions; between 2002 and 2022, total Medicaid spending in
11		-	Texas increased by more than 300 percent, reflecting a
12		-	substantial financial burden on our health care system; and
	1	+	89R11595 BK-D
	2	+	By: Hughes S.R. No. 173
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	7	+	R E S O L U T I O N
	8	+	WHEREAS, The national Make America Healthy Again movement is
	9	+	raising awareness about the critical need to address rising chronic
	10	+	disease rates, poor nutrition, and declining physical and mental
	11	+	health through education and advocacy; and
	12	+	WHEREAS, The leading cause of mortality and disability in the
	13	+	United States, chronic diseases are attributed to more than 7 out of
	14	+	10 deaths among Americans per year, and over 75 percent of health
	15	+	care spending is related to the management of these conditions;
	16	+	between 2002 and 2022, total Medicaid spending in Texas increased
	17	+	by more than 300 percent, reflecting a substantial financial burden
	18	+	on our health care system; and
13	19		WHEREAS, The rate of obesity in the U.S. skyrocketed from
14	20		14.5 percent in 1971 to 42.8 percent in 2018; diagnosed cases of
15		-	diabetes also surged from 1.6 million in 1958 to over 37 million
16		-	in 2022, and a further 96 million Americans are estimated to have
	21	+	diabetes also surged from 1.6 million in 1958 to over 37 million in
	22	+	2022, and a further 96 million Americans are estimated to have
17	23		prediabetes; the sharp rise in obesity in the U.S. has coincided
18		-	with the increasing consumption of ultra-processed foods, which
19		-	~~now~~ account for more than half of all calories consumed by the
20		-	~~average~~ American; and
	24	+	with the increasing consumption of ultra-processed foods, which now
	25	+	account for more than half of all calories consumed by the average
	26	+	American; and
21	27		WHEREAS, The vast majority of Americans fall short of
22		-	metabolic health standards, with 93 percent of Americans failing
23		-	to meet key markers; in addition, more than three-quarters of
	28	+	metabolic health standards, with 93 percent of Americans failing to
	29	+	meet key markers; in addition, more than three-quarters of
24	30		Americans do not engage in the recommended levels of physical
25	31		activity, and the average adult spends over six hours per day
26	32		sitting; and
27		-	WHEREAS, Fertility rates in the U.S. have declined
28		-	~~alongside~~ other health measures, with the birth rate decreasing
29		-	~~from around~~ 3.7 children per woman in 1960 to around 1.6 children
30		-	~~per woman in~~ 2020; moreover, sperm counts have also seen an
31		-	~~accelerated decline;~~ and
	33	+	WHEREAS, Fertility rates in the U.S. have declined alongside
	34	+	other health measures, with the birth rate decreasing from around
	35	+	3.7 children per woman in 1960 to around 1.6 children per woman in
	36	+	2020; moreover, sperm counts have also seen an accelerated decline;
	37	+	and
32	38		WHEREAS, The growing concerns around public health are not
33	39		limited to physical ailments; between the early 1990s and 2018,
34		-	antidepressant use multiplied fivefold among U.S. adults; from
35		-	2011 to 2021, reports of high school students experiencing
36		-	persistent sadness or hopelessness rose from 28 percent to 42
37		-	percent, and reports of them seriously considering suicide
38		-	climbed from 16 percent to 22 percent over that same time period;
39		-	and
	40	+	antidepressant use multiplied fivefold among U.S. adults; from 2011
	41	+	to 2021, reports of high school students experiencing persistent
	42	+	sadness or hopelessness rose from 28 percent to 42 percent, and
	43	+	reports of them seriously considering suicide climbed from 16
	44	+	percent to 22 percent over that same time period; and
40	45		WHEREAS, The state of public health in our country is a
41		-	critical issue that impacts the lives of every Texan, but by
42		-	working together to promote better lifestyle choices and
43		-	strengthen support for mental health, we can help create a
44		-	brighter future for all; now, therefore, be it
45		-	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
46		-	Legislature, hereby recognize March 4, 2025, as Make Texans
47		-	Healthy Again Day at the State Capitol and encourage Texans to
48		-	learn more about the movement and the steps they can take to
49		-	improve their physical, mental, and metabolic health.
50		-	Hughes
51		-	________________________________
52		-	President of the Senate
53		-	I hereby certify that the
54		-	above Resolution was adopted by
55		-	the Senate on March 4, 2025.
56		-	________________________________
57		-	Secretary of the Senate
58		-	________________________________
59		-	Member, Texas Senate
	46	+	critical issue that impacts the lives of every Texan, but by working
	47	+	together to promote better lifestyle choices and strengthen support
	48	+	for mental health, we can help create a brighter future for all;
	49	+	now, therefore, be it
	50	+	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature
	51	+	hereby recognize March 4, 2025, as Make Texans Healthy Again Day at
	52	+	the State Capitol and encourage Texans to learn more about the
	53	+	movement and the steps they can take to improve their physical,
	54	+	mental, and metabolic health.