PRINTER'S NO. 3252
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
715
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY DONATUCCI, KIM, MILLARD, BIZZARRO, READSHAW,
KOSIEROWSKI, KORTZ, MURT, LONGIETTI, HILL-EVANS, SCHLOSSBERG,
RYAN, YOUNGBLOOD, BROWN, BURNS, WILLIAMS AND CONKLIN,
FEBRUARY 3, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, FEBRUARY 3, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the week of February 24 through March 1, 2020, as
"Eating Disorders Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, "Eating Disorders Awareness Week" is a campaign
started by the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) to
support individuals and families impacted by eating disorders,
such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder
and orthorexia; and
WHEREAS, "Eating Disorders Awareness Week" is the largest and
best-known eating disorders outreach effort in the United
States; and
WHEREAS, In 2019, NEDA started the Come As You Are
initiative, which highlighted its movement toward inclusivity in
the greater eating disorder community; and
WHEREAS, This campaign stresses that regardless of an
individual's body shape, weight, race, gender identity, ability,
religion, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation or stage of
body acceptance and eating disorder recovery, the individual's
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story is valid and deserves to be heard; and
WHEREAS, Through "Eating Disorders Awareness Week" in 2020,
NEDA aims to improve the public understanding of eating
disorders and their causes, dangers and treatments and seeks to
empower every individual to reduce risk factors and join
prevention efforts; and
WHEREAS, This year's "Eating Disorders Awareness Week" is
accompanied by the Come As You Are: Hindsight is 20/20 campaign,
offering the opportunity for all people to get involved and
share their stories; and
WHEREAS, By sharing collective experiences and learning
opportunities, "Eating Disorders Awareness Week" offers
individuals a platform to prioritize inclusivity and come
together to invigorate public discourse on eating disorders and
body acceptance; and
WHEREAS, In 2019, Pennsylvania's Secretary of Health, Dr.
Rachel Levine, and State legislators joined with eating disorder
advocates to raise awareness about the prevalence of eating
disorders, especially among this Commonwealth's youths, and
emphasize the need for resources useful to recovery; and
WHEREAS, Approximately 25% of individuals with anorexia
nervosa are men, and disordered eating behaviors are nearly as
common among men as they are among women; and
WHEREAS, Due in part to cultural and medical bias, men are
less likely to seek treatment and have a higher risk of dying
because of under-diagnosed or undiagnosed eating disorders; and
WHEREAS, In a recent case study of 496 adolescent girls over
a span of eight years, researchers found that 5.2% of the girls
met clinical criteria for anorexia, bulimia or binge eating
disorder; and
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WHEREAS, Anyone looking for support, information, referrals
and guidance about eating disorders, either for themselves or a
loved one, can contact the NEDA Helpline at 1-800-931-2237;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
week of February 24 through March 1, 2020, as "Eating Disorders
Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
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