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          Date of Hearing:   June 25, 2015


                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES


                                Richard Gordon, Chair


          SCR  
          34 (Monning) - As Introduced March 25, 2015


          SENATE VOTE:  29-4


          SUBJECT:  Childhood Obesity Awareness Month.


          SUMMARY:  Proclaims 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.  Specifically, this resolution  
          makes the following legislative findings:


          1)Childhood obesity is recognized as a national epidemic and can  
            contribute to low self-esteem, poor body image, eating  
            disorders, and depression.  Childhood obesity has more than  
            doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents in the past  
            three decades.


          2)In California, nearly 40 percent of children are considered  
            overweight or obese and are at a greater risk of developing  
            many health problems during childhood, including type 2  
            diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, and orthopedic  
            problems.









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          3)No group has escaped these increased obesity trends, and the  
            problem is particularly concerning among low-income  
            individuals and communities of color; and if these 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.


          4)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.


          FISCAL EFFECT:  None


          REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:




          Support


          California Park & Recreation Society (CPRS)


          California State Association of Counties (CSAC)


          Junior League of Monterey County










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          Opposition


          None on file




          Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916)  
          319-2800