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GA HR1077
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/7/2018
Primary Sponsor
Patricia Gardner
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AI Summary
- Recognizes February 26–March 4, 2018, as Eating Disorders Awareness Week at the Georgia state capitol, in conjunction with National Eating Disorders Awareness Week under the 2018 theme "Let's Get Real"
- 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 disorders
- Highlights that eating disorders typically appear in adolescence and are associated with depression, substance abuse, and suicide, with anorexia having the highest mortality rate of any mental illness
- Emphasizes that less than one-third of youth with eating disorders receive treatment, and that prompt intensive treatment significantly improves chances of recovery
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to Governor Nathan Deal, the National Eating Disorders Association, the public, and the press
Legislative Description
Eating Disorders Awareness Week at the state capitol; February 26 to March 4, 2018; recognize
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
2/7/2018
Full Bill Text
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