Full Text of SJR0054 96th General Assembly
SJ0054 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The overall health and welfare of people with | 3 |
| developmental disabilities is of utmost importance; and
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| WHEREAS, Like the general population, many individuals | 5 |
| with developmental disabilities struggle with obesity, | 6 |
| diabetes, and hypertension; and
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| WHEREAS, Certain developmental disabilities have been | 8 |
| found to predispose individuals to health conditions such as | 9 |
| obesity; and
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| WHEREAS, A recent randomized study of residents of | 11 |
| community-based residential programs in Illinois found that | 12 |
| 57% of the residents met the classification of overweight or | 13 |
| obese; and
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| WHEREAS, The United States Department of Health and Human | 15 |
| Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has cited | 16 |
| the Body Mass Index as a reliable indicator of obesity, | 17 |
| calculated from a person's height and weight, and revealed the | 18 |
| prevalence of obesity in approximately 34.3% of adults in | 19 |
| 2005-2006; and
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| WHEREAS, The 2002 report of the Surgeon General's |
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| conference on health disparities and mental retardation, | 2 |
| "Closing the Gap: A National Blueprint to Improve the Health of | 3 |
| Persons with Mental Retardation", found that the health of | 4 |
| approximately one-third of individuals with mental retardation | 5 |
| is reported to be fair or poor; and
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| WHEREAS, The lack of access to preventative health care and | 7 |
| good nutrition can lead to poor quality of life and increases | 8 |
| in illness, medication usage, instances of social isolation, | 9 |
| and other healthcare issues; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, The State of Illinois funds services to persons | 11 |
| with developmental disabilities in various residential | 12 |
| settings; and
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| WHEREAS, Such residential programs strive to provide | 14 |
| quality services that promote individuals' general health and | 15 |
| well-being; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 17 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 18 |
| CONCURRING HEREIN, that we affirm our commitment to the | 19 |
| importance of supporting and improving health outcomes for | 20 |
| people with developmental disabilities; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we urge all providers to adopt preventative |
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| health practices and work with those they serve to ultimately | 2 |
| improve health outcomes; and be it further | 3 |
| RESOLVED, That we encourage the Department of Human | 4 |
| Services Division of Developmental Disabilities to develop | 5 |
| health related outcomes and standards as part of its quality | 6 |
| management and monitoring efforts.
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