Bill Text: NJ AR227 | 2014-2015 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes March 2015 as National Nutrition Month in New Jersey.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-26 - Filed with Secretary of State [AR227 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2014-AR227-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman HERB CONAWAY, JR.
District 7 (Burlington)
SYNOPSIS
Recognizes March 2015 as National Nutrition Month in New Jersey.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Assembly Resolution recognizing March 2015 as National Nutrition Month.
Whereas, National Nutrition Month is an annual nutrition education and information campaign sponsored by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics; and
Whereas, The New Jersey Dietetic Association is celebrating National Nutrition Month during March 2015 to promote the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits; and
Whereas, Food is the substance by which life is sustained; and
Whereas, The type, quality, and amount of food that individuals consume each day play a vital role in their overall health and physical fitness; and
Whereas, There is a need for continuing nutrition education and a wide-scale effort to enhance good eating practices; and
Whereas, Proper diet and physical activity on a daily basis are essential to good health and intellectual development, which impact health care costs in the State of New Jersey; and
Whereas, Many New Jersey organizations, including the New Jersey Dietetic Association, are endeavoring to inform the general public of the important role of eating a well-balanced diet; and
Whereas, It is fitting and proper for this House to promote the importance of healthy eating and physical activity for the citizens and residents of New Jersey by recognizing March 2015 as National Nutrition Month in New Jersey; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. This House recognizes March 2015 as National Nutrition Month and calls upon the citizens and residents of the State of New Jersey to incorporate healthy eating and physical activity into their daily lives.
2. Copies of this resolution, as filed with the Secretary of State, shall be transmitted by the Clerk of the General Assembly to the President of the New Jersey Dietetic Association.
STATEMENT
This resolution recognizes March 2015 as National Nutrition Month in New Jersey. National Nutrition Month is a nutrition education and information campaign sponsored annually by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The campaign focuses attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits.
National Nutrition Month is celebrated by the New Jersey Dietetic Association in order to recognize the vital role proper diet and physical activity plays in the overall health and well-being of the citizens of New Jersey.
