PRINTER'S NO. 451
No. 29 Session of 1991
INTRODUCED BY STEIGHNER, COY, COLAIZZO, GEIST, PESCI, MARSICO,
FLEAGLE, ARMSTRONG, GAMBLE, JADLOWIEC, RAYMOND, LANGTRY,
HAGARTY, RUDY, MELIO, HESS, STABACK, D. R. WRIGHT, HALUSKA,
COLAFELLA, KAISER, JOSEPHS, DEMPSEY, MARKOSEK, PRESTON,
BROUJOS, FAIRCHILD, SCHULER, DALEY, CARLSON, LAUGHLIN,
D. W. SNYDER, R. C. WRIGHT, BELARDI, ROBINSON, GIGLIOTTI,
TANGRETTI, CLYMER, DENT, NOYE, SERAFINI, TIGUE, CAWLEY,
OLASZ, ITKIN, HERSHEY, PETRARCA, J. TAYLOR, SEMMEL,
KRUSZEWSKI, VEON, CIVERA, HARPER, JOHNSON, E. Z. TAYLOR,
GODSHALL, FARMER, KING, RICHARDSON, BATTISTO, CAPPABIANCA,
DERMODY, BISHOP, DeLUCA, B. SMITH, M. N. WRIGHT, BUNT, HANNA
AND NICKOL, FEBRUARY 12, 1991
ADOPTED, FEBRUARY 12, 1991
A RESOLUTION
1 Proclaiming the month of March 1991, as "Nutrition Month".
2 WHEREAS, Nutrition is the substance of which life is made and
3 by which life is sustained; and
4 WHEREAS, The quality of food individuals consume each day
5 plays a vital role in their health throughout the life cycle;
6 and
7 WHEREAS, Many individuals do not always know which foods are
8 good for them; and
9 WHEREAS, There is a need for continuing nutrition education
10 and a massive effort to enhance good nutrition practices due to
11 misleading labels and confusing nutritional information; and
12 WHEREAS, In conjunction with the Pennsylvania Dietetic
1 Association, the Commonwealth works with hospitals, nursing
2 homes, schools, colleges and universities to provide educational
3 information on good nutrition; and
4 WHEREAS, A variety of Pennsylvania organizations provide
5 valuable information about the nutritional value of foods and
6 the benefits of good health; and
7 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Dietetic Association joins with the
8 Department of Health, the Department of Aging and the Department
9 of Education to promote the slogan "Bite into a Healthy
10 Lifestyle"; therefore be it
11 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives, in recognition
12 of the important role nutrition plays in the lives of
13 Pennsylvanians, proclaim March 1991, as "Nutrition Month" and
14 urge all citizens to "Bite into a Healthy Lifestyle."
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