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GA HR1046
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/3/2020
Primary Sponsor
Katie Dempsey
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AI Summary
- Recognizes February 4, 2020, as Obesity Care Awareness Day in Georgia to highlight the increasing prevalence of obesity and encourage action to decrease obesity rates in the state and nation
- Notes that Georgia's adult obesity rate is 32.5 percent, up from 20.6 percent in 2000 and 10.1 percent in 1990, while 40 percent of adults nationally are affected by obesity
- Identifies obesity as a complex disease influenced by physiological, environmental, and genetic factors that increases risk for type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, stroke, and some cancers
- Calls on healthcare professionals to treat patients with respect and compassion and to develop individualized treatment plans considering options such as reduced-calorie diets, physical activity modifications, pharmacotherapy, and bariatric surgery
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies of the resolution available for distribution to the public and the press
Legislative Description
Obesity Care Awareness Day in Georgia; February 4, 2020; recognize
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
2/3/2020
Full Bill Text
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