BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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SENATE THIRD READING
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34 (Monning)
As Introduced March 25, 2015
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE: 29-4
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|Committee |Votes|Ayes |Noes |
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|Rules |8-2 |Gordon, Chang, Burke, |Jones, Mayes |
| | |Campos, Cooley, Dodd, | |
| | |Rodriguez, Wood | |
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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
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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% 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.
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
Analysis Prepared by:
Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 FN:
0001078
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