Bill Text: TX HR1135 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Healthy Living Matters for its efforts to curb childhood obesity in Harris County.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-04-04 - Reported enrolled [HR1135 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR1135-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1135 |
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WHEREAS, Representatives of Healthy Living Matters are | ||
visiting the State Capitol on March 27, 2013, and this occasion | ||
provides an ideal opportunity to honor the group for its efforts to | ||
curb childhood obesity in Harris County; and | ||
WHEREAS, A public-private collaborative, Healthy Living | ||
Matters unites area leaders from a variety of sectors to formulate | ||
and promote policies that can bring about system and environmental | ||
changes that will have a positive impact on the well-being of young | ||
Texans; it was established in 2011 as a two-year initiative through | ||
a $2.5 million grant from the Houston Endowment to the Harris County | ||
Healthcare Alliance, and it is overseen by Harris County Public | ||
Health and Environmental Services; and | ||
WHEREAS, Childhood obesity has more than doubled among | ||
children and tripled among adolescents in the United States over | ||
the past three decades; in Texas, more than a fifth of children | ||
suffer from obesity, which has both immediate and long-term effects | ||
on their health and well-being; obese youth are more likely to have | ||
risk factors for cardiovascular disease, and they are more prone to | ||
prediabetes, sleep apnea, and bone and joint problems, as well as | ||
social and psychological problems, such as stigmatization and poor | ||
self-esteem; moreover, children and adolescents who are obese are | ||
likely to remain obese as adults, heightening their susceptibility | ||
to a host of diseases; and | ||
WHEREAS, In Harris County, parents trying to raise healthy | ||
children currently face a number of challenges; for instance, many | ||
neighborhoods lack safe, accessible places for youngsters to play | ||
and do not have grocery stores with a good selection of healthy | ||
foods; the members of Healthy Living Matters are working to | ||
identify and address obstacles to fitness and well-being in | ||
consultation with experts in such areas as child health, community | ||
planning, economic development, and the environment; and | ||
WHEREAS, Childhood obesity is an increasingly serious | ||
problem in our society, but the members of Healthy Living Matters | ||
are committed to crafting policies that will make it easier for | ||
Harris County families to choose lifestyles that support wellness; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor Healthy Living Matters for its noteworthy | ||
contributions and extend to the members sincere best wishes for | ||
success in their important work; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Healthy Living Matters as an expression of high regard | ||
by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Allen | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1135 was adopted by the House on March | ||
27, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||