Bill Text: CA ACR28 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Eating Disorders Awareness Week.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 49-29)
Status: (Passed) 2009-07-02 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 63, Statutes of 2009. [ACR28 Detail]
Download: California-2009-ACR28-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: ACR 28 CHAPTERED BILL TEXT RESOLUTION CHAPTER 63 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE JULY 2, 2009 ADOPTED IN SENATE JUNE 26, 2009 ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 2, 2009 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 2, 2009 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 1, 2009 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 2, 2009 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Ma (Coauthors: Assembly Members Fletcher, Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Bass, Beall, Bill Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Blakeslee, Blumenfield, Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles Calderon, Carter, Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De Leon, DeVore, Duvall, Emmerson, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fong, Fuentes, Fuller, Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick, Gilmore, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill, Huber, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Krekorian, Lieu, Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Mendoza, Miller, Monning, Nava, Nestande, Niello, Nielsen, John A. Perez, V. Manuel Perez, Portantino, Price, Ruskin, Salas, Saldana, Silva, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Audra Strickland, Swanson, Torlakson, Torres, Torrico, Tran, Villines, and Yamada) FEBRUARY 19, 2009 Relative to Eating Disorders Awareness Week. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ACR 28, Ma. Eating Disorders Awareness Week. This measure would recognize the weeks of February 22 through February 28, 2009, and February 21 through February 27, 2010, as Eating Disorders Awareness Week and would encourage citizens and policymakers to learn more about eating disorders and the obstacles to treatment, and to help people overcome and prevent these life-threatening diseases. WHEREAS, Ten million women and one million men across the country are battling illnesses such as anorexia and bulimia, and millions more are suffering from binge eating disorder; and WHEREAS, An estimated 3.6 million women in California alone struggle with an eating disorder; and WHEREAS, Anorexia, bulimia, and compulsive overeating are problems that are misunderstood, stigmatized, and undertreated; and WHEREAS, Anorexia is the psychiatric disorder with the highest mortality rate; and WHEREAS, Anorexia is linked to an eighteenfold increase in the risk of death, with up to 20 percent of sufferers dying of malnutrition or dying by suicide; and WHEREAS, Eating disorders are associated with substantial psychological problems, including depression, substance abuse, and suicide; and WHEREAS, Eating disorders can lead to major medical complications, including cardiac arrhythmia, cognitive impairment, certain cancers, osteoporosis, infertility, kidney failure, and death; and WHEREAS, Eating disorders affect persons of every race, color, gender, and socioeconomic category; and WHEREAS, Eating disorders are increasing among people in younger age groups and affect children as young as seven years of age; and WHEREAS, Media pressures and genetic, social, and familial factors are all known to be related to eating disorders; and WHEREAS, Some physicians prematurely discharge patients with anorexia nervosa due to limited opportunities to obtain reimbursement; and WHEREAS, Coverage and reimbursement for eating disorders differ among various private and public health care coverage options; and WHEREAS, Eating disorders are treatable when diagnosed early and treated sufficiently; and WHEREAS, Eating disorders have become a significant public health concern that should be treated no less seriously than obesity; and WHEREAS, The government should take a proactive role in developing preventive education, improving access to care for all forms of eating disorders, including binge eating and extreme dieting; and WHEREAS, The California Legislature is concerned with preserving and protecting the health of the state's citizens; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes the weeks of February 22 through February 28, 2009, and February 21 through February 27, 2010, as Eating Disorders Awareness Week, and encourages citizens and policymakers to learn more about eating disorders and the obstacles to treatment, and to help people overcome and prevent these life-threatening diseases; and be it further Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.