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GA HR1465
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/22/2016
Primary Sponsor
Matt Dollar
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AI Summary
- Recognizes February 21-27, 2016, as Eating Disorders Awareness Week at the Georgia state capitol, in conjunction with National Eating Disorders Awareness (NEDA) Week
- Highlights the 2016 NEDA theme "Three Minutes Can Save a Life," emphasizing early detection and intervention to prevent full-blown eating disorders
- Notes that 20 million women and 10 million men in the United States suffer from clinically significant eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder, and that less than one-third of affected youth receive treatment
- Acknowledges that anorexia has the highest mortality rate of any mental illness and that eating disorders are associated with depression, substance abuse, and suicide
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the National Eating Disorders Association and the Diana Jodel Foundation
Legislative Description
Eating Disorders Awareness Week at the capitol; February 21-27, 2016; observance of National Eating Disorders Awareness; recognize
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
2/22/2016
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