Bill Text: IL HR0977 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates the week of February 21 to February 27 of 2016 as "Eating Disorder Awareness Week" in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2016-06-30 - Resolution Adopted [HR0977 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0977-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Eating disorders can affect all individuals | ||||||
3 | regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity,
and socioeconomic | ||||||
4 | status; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Up to 30 million individuals in the United States | ||||||
6 | suffer from eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa,
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7 | bulimia, and binge eating; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Almost 50% of individuals with eating disorders | ||||||
9 | meet the criteria for depression; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Approximately 95% of those struggling with eating | ||||||
11 | disorders are between the ages
of 12 and 25, with anorexia | ||||||
12 | nervosa being the third most common chronic illness among | ||||||
13 | adolescents
with a mortality rate 12 times higher than the | ||||||
14 | death rate associated with all causes of death for females
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15 | between the ages of 15 and 24; and
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16 | WHEREAS, An estimated 10-15% of individuals with anorexia | ||||||
17 | nervosa or bulimia are male,
although female individuals are | ||||||
18 | more likely to develop eating disorders; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Males are less likely to seek treatment because of | ||||||
20 | the societal perception that eating
disorders are "female |
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1 | diseases"; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Only one in 10 individuals with eating disorders | ||||||
3 | receive treatment and only 35% of
people who receive treatment | ||||||
4 | for eating disorders obtain treatment at a specialized facility | ||||||
5 | for eating
disorders; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate | ||||||
7 | of any mental illness, with one study
ranging from 4% mortality | ||||||
8 | due to anorexia nervosa, 3.9% due to bulimia, and 5.2% due to | ||||||
9 | other eating
disorders not specified; and
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10 | WHEREAS, The mortality rate due to eating disorders may be | ||||||
11 | higher because medical
complications, such as heart failure, | ||||||
12 | organ failure, malnutrition, or suicide, are reported as the
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13 | cause of death instead of the eating disorder that led to the | ||||||
14 | death of the individual; and
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15 | WHEREAS, The causes of eating disorders can be comprised of | ||||||
16 | multiple factors, such as genetics,
metabolism, psychological | ||||||
17 | aspects including control, coping mechanisms, trauma, | ||||||
18 | personality factors,
family issues, and social issues | ||||||
19 | including a society that promotes thinness and media that | ||||||
20 | spread this
message; and
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21 | WHEREAS, The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) |
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1 | holds an annual conference to examine treatment and prevention | ||||||
2 | of eating disorders that can affect the loved ones of family | ||||||
3 | and friends; therefore, be it
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4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
5 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
6 | designate the week of February 21 to February 27 of 2016 as | ||||||
7 | "Eating Disorder Awareness Week" in the State of Illinois in | ||||||
8 | concurrence with National Eating Disorder Awareness Week for | ||||||
9 | the purpose of urging both government entities and the | ||||||
10 | citizenry to become aware and educated on the subject of eating | ||||||
11 | disorders in an effort to love and support our loved ones | ||||||
12 | struggling with such disorders; and be it further
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13 | RESOLVED, That people are urged to wear periwinkle colored | ||||||
14 | ribbons, which is the
color of eating disorder awareness, every | ||||||
15 | day of Eating Disorder Awareness Week and have ribbons
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16 | available at their offices for those who want to join in the | ||||||
17 | awareness effort; and be it further
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18 | RESOLVED, That we extend our sincerest thank you to the | ||||||
19 | National Eating Disorders Association for hosting its NEDA | ||||||
20 | Conference in Chicago from September 29 to October 1, 2016.
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