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GA SR676
Resolution
Status
Passed
1/31/2020
Primary Sponsor
Ben Watson
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AI Summary
- Recognizes February 4, 2020, as Obesity Care Awareness Day in Georgia to raise awareness of the increasing prevalence of obesity and encourage action to decrease obesity rates in the state and nation
- Notes that 40 percent of U.S. adults are affected by obesity, and Georgia's adult obesity rate rose from 10.1 percent in 1990 to 32.5 percent as of 2019
- Acknowledges 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
- Highlights that bias and stigma against people with obesity are significant barriers to treatment, and calls on healthcare professionals to treat patients with respect and offer comprehensive, individualized approaches including diet, exercise, pharmacotherapy, and bariatric surgery
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and the press
Legislative Description
Obesity Care Awareness Day; recognize February 4, 2020
Last Action
Senate Read and Adopted
1/31/2020
Full Bill Text
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