Full Text of HJR0005 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the | 3 | | past 30 years; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, The percentage of children ages 6-11 years in the | 5 | | United States who were obese increased from 7% in 1980, to 20% | 6 | | in 2008, and the percentage of adolescents ages 12-19 years who | 7 | | were obese increased from 5% to 18% over the same period; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, In 2008, over one-third of children and | 9 | | adolescents were overweight or obese; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, After the family, school is the primary | 11 | | institution responsible for the development of young people in | 12 | | the United States; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Schools have direct contact with more than 95% of | 14 | | our nations young people ages 5-17 years, for about 6 hours a | 15 | | day, and for up to 13 critical years of their social,
| 16 | | psychological, physical, and intellectual development; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The health of young people is strongly linked to | 18 | | their academic success; helping students stay healthy is a | 19 | | fundamental mission of schools; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois currently has a blue ribbon | 2 | | panel that is reviewing ways to enhance physical fitness | 3 | | programs in our Illinois schools; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
| 5 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
| 6 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we urge the Governor to suggest | 7 | | that one week of each school year be used to emphasize the | 8 | | importance of physical fitness in schools in the State of | 9 | | Illinois; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That we encourage the administration to request | 11 | | schools in Illinois during this week select a health related | 12 | | subject to be discussed in class for each day a week of | 13 | | awareness; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That we further encourage the administration to | 15 | | suggest some topics, but not limited to the following for | 16 | | discussion during the fitness awareness week: nutrition and | 17 | | dietary behavior, physical activity protocol(s), tobacco-use | 18 | | prevention, alcohol, or drug use prevention, review of cardio | 19 | | protocols, review of eating disorders, and a review of physical | 20 | | activity facts; and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That we further encourage the administration to | 22 | | suggest the promotion of an
"fitness action day" whereby |
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| 1 | | schools can find a way to encourage a healthy life style | 2 | | through the promotion of an activity; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 4 | | delivered to Governor Pat Quinn, Illinois Congressman Rodney | 5 | | Davis, Illinois Senator William Haine, and the Illinois | 6 | | Superintendent of Schools.
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