Bill Text: TX HR1672 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing April 29 through May 5, 2019, as Healthy Texas Week.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-27 - Reported enrolled [HR1672 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1672-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1672 |
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WHEREAS, Healthy Texas Week, an annual initiative led by | ||
"It's Time Texas," encourages Texans to move more, eat better, and | ||
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e well; and | ||
WHEREAS, In the Lone Star State, two-thirds of adults and | ||
more than one-third of all children are considered overweight or | ||
obese, and the consequences of this public health crisis are | ||
troubling; being overweight increases a person's risk of heart | ||
disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and other severe medical | ||
conditions that affect quality of life and have substantial | ||
economic repercussions; and | ||
WHEREAS, The direct health care costs of this serious | ||
problem, such as medicine and hospital stays, and the indirect | ||
costs, such as lost productivity and wages due to illness, are | ||
already estimated to exceed $15 billion in Texas each year and | ||
continue to skyrocket; and | ||
WHEREAS, During Healthy Texas Week, businesses are | ||
encouraged to promote their employees' health by supporting | ||
physical activity and wholesome food choices in the workplace; | ||
schools are called on to celebrate physical, nutritional, and | ||
emotional health in classrooms, and friends, families, and | ||
neighbors are invited to exercise together, volunteer with local | ||
health-based nonprofits or parks departments, and become | ||
health-minded consumers; and | ||
WHEREAS, A cultural shift is needed to make good health the | ||
norm in communities across the state, and Healthy Texas Week is | ||
helping spark conversation and action among citizens at home, work, | ||
and school; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize April 29 through May 5, 2019, as | ||
Healthy Texas Week and encourage all residents of the Lone Star | ||
State to learn more about this important campaign. | ||
Lucio III | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1672 was adopted by the House on May | ||
24, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||