Bill Text: TX SR665 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing April 24-28, 2017, as Every Kid Healthy Week.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-04-24 - Reported enrolled [SR665 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR665-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Across Texas, the inaugural observance of Every Kid | ||
| Healthy Week is taking place from April 24 through 28, 2017; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Lone Star State is home to more than 7 million | ||
| residents under the age of 18, a segment that represents over 26 | ||
| percent of the total population; of those young people, nearly 20 | ||
| percent are considered obese, a condition that can lead to a host | ||
| of serious health issues, including heart disease, type 2 | ||
| diabetes, asthma, sleep difficulties, and low self-esteem; and | ||
| WHEREAS, At the national level, 75 percent of health care | ||
| expenditures go toward diagnosing and treating chronic | ||
| illnesses, many of which have been linked to obesity and physical | ||
| inactivity; moreover, the State of Texas annually spends nearly | ||
| $6,000 per capita on health care; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Regular physical activity can produce such | ||
| long-term benefits as greater cardiorespiratory and muscular | ||
| fitness, better bone health, reduced symptoms of depression, and | ||
| improved academic performance; the United States Department of | ||
| Health and Human Services recommends children and adolescents | ||
| participate in an hour or more of physical activity daily, | ||
| through a combination of aerobic and muscle-strengthening and | ||
| bone-strengthening activities, yet only about 27 percent of | ||
| young Texans meet those suggested levels; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In an effort to combat the rising levels of | ||
| childhood obesity, health clubs throughout the state have | ||
| created programs specifically designed to encourage families to | ||
| exercise and follow a healthy diet; in recent years, such | ||
| initiatives have spurred a dramatic increase in the number of | ||
| health club members under the age of 18; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Childhood obesity not only negatively affects our | ||
| young people's quality of life but also leads to higher health | ||
| care costs, and this weeklong campaign to raise awareness of this | ||
| issue serves as a valuable way of educating the public about a | ||
| critical health epidemic facing our state; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize April 24-28, 2017, as Every Kid | ||
| Healthy Week and encourage all Texans to meet the recommended | ||
| levels of physical activity each day. | ||
| Uresti | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 24, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
