PRINTER'S NO. 319
No. 59 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY CRUZ, OLIVER, KENNEY, YOUNGBLOOD, GALLOWAY, JAMES,
MELIO, SANTONI, O'NEILL, STABACK, McGEEHAN, VEREB, PHILLIPS,
PARKER, CURRY, ROSS, CALTAGIRONE, BISHOP, HESS, DeLUCA,
FRANKEL, READSHAW, MUSTIO, WATERS, DePASQUALE, WHEATLEY,
BUXTON, SCAVELLO, THOMAS, WATSON, MANN, SAYLOR, PALLONE,
M. O'BRIEN, GEORGE, STURLA, WOJNAROSKI, SIPTROTH AND FREEMAN,
FEBRUARY 7, 2007
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 7, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the month of March 2007 as "Latino Health Month" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Currently more than 37 million Hispanics comprise
4 more than 13% of the nation's total population and are the
5 fastest growing minority group in the nation; and
6 WHEREAS, Nearly 400,000 people of Hispanic heritage reside in
7 this Commonwealth; and
8 WHEREAS, Twenty-five percent of the Latino population in the
9 nation has hypertension, as compared with 23.3% of the general
10 national population; and
11 WHEREAS, In Pennsylvania, 30.3% of Latinos have never had a
12 cholesterol check, as compared with 21% of the general
13 population; and
14 WHEREAS, Only 35.1% of Latinos in this Commonwealth do not
15 participate in physical activities, as compared with 25.8% in
1 the general population; and
2 WHEREAS, There are 14.3% Latinos diagnosed with diabetes in
3 southeastern Pennsylvania, as compared with 8.1% in the general
4 population and 8.9% nationally; and
5 WHEREAS, More than half of Latino children between 2 and 17
6 years of age in southeastern Pennsylvania are at risk of
7 becoming obese, as compared with 41.4% of children of the
8 general population; and
9 WHEREAS, In southeastern Pennsylvania 26.6% of Latinos are
10 obese, as compared with 22.8% of the general population; and
11 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Medical Society and Congreso de
12 Latinos Unidos, Inc., are joining efforts to prevent adverse
13 outcomes, from obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and
14 cardiovascular disease in the Hispanic communities; therefore be
15 it
16 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate March
17 2007 as "Latino Health Month" in Pennsylvania; and be it further
18 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives acknowledge and
19 affirm the importance of all Pennsylvanians' health, and the
20 unique health needs of Latinos and the opportunities in
21 addressing these disparities; and be it further
22 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate all
23 possibly feasible special attention and resources to address the
24 unique health needs of Latinos through promising and best health
25 practices.
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