Bill Text: IL HR0132 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares the week of February 26 to March 4, 2017 as Eating Disorders Awareness Week in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-11 - Resolution Adopted [HR0132 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0132-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The theme of the 2017 National Eating Disorders | ||||||
3 | Awareness Week is, "It's Time to Talk About It", which will | ||||||
4 | focus on busting myths and getting out the facts about eating | ||||||
5 | disorders and encourage everyone to get screened; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Eating disorders are serious conditions that are | ||||||
7 | potentially life-threatening and have a great impact on both a | ||||||
8 | person's physical and emotional health; too often, signs and | ||||||
9 | symptoms are overlooked, and many individuals, families, and | ||||||
10 | communities are unaware of the devastating mental and physical | ||||||
11 | consequences of eating disorders, as well as the pressures, | ||||||
12 | attitudes, and behaviors which shape them; and
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13 | WHEREAS, In the United States, 20 million women and 10 | ||||||
14 | million men suffer from clinically significant eating | ||||||
15 | disorders at some time in their lives; these disorders affect | ||||||
16 | people across all backgrounds and include anorexia nervosa, | ||||||
17 | bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorders; and
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18 | WHEREAS, The National Eating Disorders Association strives | ||||||
19 | to address the many misconceptions regarding eating disorders, | ||||||
20 | and to highlight the availability of resources for treatment | ||||||
21 | and support; and
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1 | WHEREAS, National Eating Disorders Awareness Week is a | ||||||
2 | collaborative effort consisting primarily of volunteers, | ||||||
3 | including eating disorder professionals, health care | ||||||
4 | providers, students, educators, social workers, and | ||||||
5 | individuals committed to raising awareness of the dangers | ||||||
6 | surrounding eating disorders and the need for early | ||||||
7 | intervention and treatment access; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Eating disorders usually appear in adolescence | ||||||
9 | and are associated with substantial psychological problems, | ||||||
10 | including depression, substance abuse, and suicide; they are | ||||||
11 | serious illnesses, not lifestyle choices; in fact, anorexia has | ||||||
12 | the highest mortality rate of any mental illness; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Many cases of eating disorders go undetected; less | ||||||
14 | than one-third of youth with eating disorders will receive | ||||||
15 | treatment; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Eating disorder experts have found that prompt | ||||||
17 | intensive treatment significantly improves the chances of | ||||||
18 | recovery; therefore, it is important for educators, medical | ||||||
19 | providers, parents, and community members to be aware of the | ||||||
20 | warning signs and the symptoms of eating disorders; and
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21 | WHEREAS, National Eating Disorders Awareness Week will | ||||||
22 | highlight the importance of screenings for the early detection |
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1 | and intervention of eating disorders; it will bust myths and | ||||||
2 | present eating disorders as a public health issue, with close | ||||||
3 | connections to substance abuse, trauma, obesity, and other | ||||||
4 | mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety, and | ||||||
5 | obsessive-compulsive disorder; and
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6 | WHEREAS, The members of this body recognize the vital work | ||||||
7 | of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week in promoting public | ||||||
8 | and media attention to the seriousness of eating disorders and | ||||||
9 | for working to improve education about their biological and | ||||||
10 | environmental causes, as well as how to help those who are | ||||||
11 | struggling with these debilitating diseases; therefore, be it
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12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
13 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
14 | declare the week of February 26 to March 4, 2017 as Eating | ||||||
15 | Disorders Awareness Week in the State of Illinois; and be it | ||||||
16 | further
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17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
18 | presented to the National Eating Disorders Association.
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