PRINTER'S NO. 389
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
71
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY DONATUCCI, BURNS, KORTZ, BIZZARRO, DiGIROLAMO,
PASHINSKI, HENNESSEY, HILL-EVANS, KIRKLAND, FREEMAN, KULIK,
MILLARD, OBERLANDER, READSHAW, RYAN, CALTAGIRONE, LONGIETTI,
BERNSTINE, NEILSON, MURT, ISAACSON, DAWKINS, SCHWEYER AND
MARKOSEK, FEBRUARY 11, 2019
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 11, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of March 2019 as "National Nutrition
Month" in Pennsylvania as sponsored by the Academy of
Nutrition and Dietetics.
WHEREAS, "National Nutrition Month" is a nutrition education
and information campaign created by the Academy of Nutrition and
Dietetics to focus attention on the importance of making
informed food and nutrition choices and developing sound eating
and physical activity habits; and
WHEREAS, The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, which is the
world's largest organization of food and nutrition
professionals, has more than 100,000 credentialed practitioners;
and
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics,
an affiliate of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics,
advocates for promotion of optimal nutrition, health and well-
being in this Commonwealth and has nearly 3,700 members; and
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WHEREAS, The majority of the Academy of Nutrition and
Dietetics's members are registered dietitian nutritionists,
dietetic technicians, registered and other dietetics
professionals holding degrees in nutrition and dietetics; and
WHEREAS, Food is the substance by which life is sustained;
and
WHEREAS, The type, quality and amount of food that
individuals consume each day play a vital role in overall health
and physical fitness; and
WHEREAS, There is a need for continuing nutrition education
and a wide-scale effort to enhance healthy eating practices
among the general public; and
WHEREAS, "National Nutrition Month" presents an opportunity
to increase public awareness of the transformative power of food
and nutrition; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
month of March 2019 as "National Nutrition Month" in
Pennsylvania as sponsored by the Academy of Nutrition and
Dietetics; and be it further
RESOLVED, That all Pennsylvanians be encouraged to join the
campaign and become concerned about their nutrition and the
nutrition of others in the hope of achieving optimum health for
today and tomorrow.
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