Bill Text: CA SCR34 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Childhood Obesity Awareness Month.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-07-14 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 99, Statutes of 2015. [SCR34 Detail]
Download: California-2015-SCR34-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: SCR 34 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
RESOLUTION CHAPTER 99
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE JULY 14, 2015
ADOPTED IN SENATE APRIL 16, 2015
ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY JULY 9, 2015
INTRODUCED BY Senator Monning
MARCH 25, 2015
Relative to Childhood Obesity Awareness Month.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SCR 34, Monning. Childhood Obesity Awareness Month.
This measure would proclaim the month of September 2015, and each
year thereafter, as Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, and would
express the Legislature's support of various programs that work to
reduce obesity among children.
WHEREAS, Childhood obesity is recognized as a national epidemic
and can contribute to low self-esteem, poor body image, eating
disorders, and depression; and
WHEREAS, Overweight children are at a greater risk of developing
many health problems during childhood, including type 2 diabetes,
high blood pressure, asthma, and orthopedic problems; and
WHEREAS, Overweight children are more likely to be obese as
adults, putting them at a much higher risk for heart disease, stroke,
high blood pressure, arthritis, asthma, dental erosion, certain
types of cancer, and other disabilities later in life; and
WHEREAS, Childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and
quadrupled in adolescents in the past three decades; and
WHEREAS, In California, nearly 40 percent of children are
considered overweight or obese; and
WHEREAS, No group has escaped these increased obesity trends, and
the problem is particularly concerning among low-income individuals
and communities of color. If the current obesity trends are not
reversed, it is predicted that one in three children born in the year
2000 will develop type 2 diabetes in their lifetime, and nearly
one-half of Latino and African American children are likely to
develop the disease; and
WHEREAS, Those that are overweight, obese, or physically inactive
are estimated to cost California tens of billions of dollars for
medical care, workers' compensation, and lost productivity; and
WHEREAS, Childhood obesity is a preventable public health epidemic
that can be addressed through a number of public policies and
community initiatives, which includes, but are not limited to,
providing equitable access to safe places to play, increasing access
to affordable healthful foods and beverages, and providing less
access to high-calorie foods and sugar-sweetened beverages; now,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature proclaims the month of
September 2015, and each year thereafter, as Childhood Obesity
Awareness Month in California; and be it further
Resolved, That the Legislature supports programs that work to
increase exercise among children, work to educate children about
healthy eating and drinking habits, and work to remove barriers that
contribute to sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy eating and drinking
habits; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies to the
author for appropriate distribution.
