Bill Text: TX SR442 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas Senate Resolution 442 (Prior Session Legislation)

Enrolled

Bill Title: Recognizing September 28 through October 2, 2015, as Malnutrition Awareness Week in Texas.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2015-03-30 - Reported enrolled [SR442 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-SR442-Enrolled.html


	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 442
	WHEREAS, Malnutrition Awareness Week is taking place from
	September 28 to October 2, 2015; and

	WHEREAS, This observance was first established in 2012 by
	the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, an
	organization that has played a leading role in drawing attention
	to malnutrition, understanding that awareness is an important
	step toward treating the condition; and

	WHEREAS, the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral
	Nutrition defines malnutrition as an "acute, subacute or chronic
	state of nutrition," and it can be the result of either inadequate
	or unbalanced nutrition; even overweight individuals can be
	malnourished if they are not receiving proper nutrients; and

	WHEREAS, Malnutrition can cause the loss of lean body mass,
	and that loss can affect recovery from surgery, illness, or
	disease; the condition is particularly prevalent in vulnerable
	groups such as older adults, hospital patients, and minority
	populations, and statistics show that these demographics have
	higher incidences of such severe chronic diseases as diabetes,
	kidney disease, and cardiovascular disease; and

	WHEREAS, Many health experts agree that the quality of
	nutrition has a direct impact on an individual's health and that
	good nutrition can reduce medical costs by helping to keep people
	healthy and out of institutionalized care; and

	WHEREAS, Two important tools in combatting malnutrition are
	nutritional screening and therapeutic nutrition, through which
	people at risk are administered food and fluids to support their
	metabolism; the benefits of these procedures are myriad, yet they
	are not routine practices across the spectrum of health care; and

	WHEREAS, The Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
	considers access to nutritional screening and therapeutic
	nutrition essential to restoring lean body mass, improving
	clinical outcomes, reducing health care costs, and promoting
	good health; and

	WHEREAS, By gaining a more thorough understanding of
	malnutrition, residents of the Lone Star State are able to better
	safeguard their health and to seek effective treatments, and all
	those involved in sharing information about this condition are
	indeed deserving of support; now, therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
	Legislature, hereby recognize September 28 through October 2,
	2015, as Malnutrition Awareness Week in Texas.

	Hinojosa



		________________________________
		President of the Senate

		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on March 30, 2015.



		________________________________
		Secretary of the Senate



		________________________________
		Member, Texas Senate