Title: Expressing support for the designation of "National Eating Disorders Awareness Week" and supporting the goals and ideals to raise awareness and understanding of eating disorders.
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Recognizes National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.
Recognizes the rate at which individuals are affected by eating disorders and the inadequate rate at which such individuals seek treatment.
Acknowledges that eating disorders can be successfully treated and that individuals with eating disorders can and do recover.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 428 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 428

 Expressing support for the designation of ``National Eating Disorders 
Awareness Week'' and supporting the goals and ideals to raise awareness 
                 and understanding of eating disorders.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 29, 2017

 Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. Norton, 
  Mr. Garrett, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Smith of 
Washington, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. 
Napolitano, Mr. Deutch, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, 
   Mr. Meehan, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. Kind, Mr. Peters, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
    Khanna, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Payne, Mr. Evans, Ms. 
Bonamici, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. Comstock, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Frankel of 
  Florida, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Young of Alaska, Miss Gonzalez-Colon of 
Puerto Rico, Mr. Moulton, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Thomas J. Rooney of Florida, 
Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Donovan, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Connolly, Mrs. 
 Mimi Walters of California, Mr. Kilmer, and Mr. Lance) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing support for the designation of ``National Eating Disorders 
Awareness Week'' and supporting the goals and ideals to raise awareness 
                 and understanding of eating disorders.

Whereas National Eating Disorders Awareness Week is designated as the calendar 
        week commencing the last Sunday in February;
Whereas eating disorders affect 30,000,000 individuals in the United States 
        during their lifetimes;
Whereas eating disorders affect people of all ages, races, sizes, sexual 
        orientations, ethnicities, and socioeconomic statuses;
Whereas eating disorders, including the specific disorders of anorexia nervosa, 
        bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, avoidant/restrictive food intake 
        disorder, and other specified feeding or eating disorders, are complex, 
        biologically based illnesses;
Whereas persons with eating disorders have amongst the highest mortality rate of 
        all mental illnesses;
Whereas eating disorders have a high prevalence amongst active military 
        servicemembers and veterans;
Whereas health professionals receive limited or no formal training about eating 
        disorders or the identification and treatment of such disorders;
Whereas eating disorders can be successfully treated with interventions at the 
        appropriate durations and levels of care, yet only one-third of persons 
        with eating disorders receive any medical, psychiatric, or therapeutic 
        care;
Whereas best practice treatment of eating disorders includes patients, their 
        families, and a comprehensive team of professionals such as social 
        workers, mental health counselors, primary care practitioners, 
        psychiatrists, psychologists, dietitians, art therapists, and other 
        specialty providers;
Whereas substantially more research is needed with respect to eating disorders 
        to inform evidence-based treatments, promote prevention efforts, 
        facilitate early identification, and provide insight on illness 
        causation and the damaging effects of eating disorders upon minds and 
        bodies; and
Whereas every 62 minutes someone dies as a result of an eating disorder: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes National Eating Disorders Awareness Week;
            (2) recognizes the rate at which individuals in the United 
        States are affected by eating disorders and the inadequate rate 
        at which such individuals seek treatment for such disorders;
            (3) supports the goals and ideals of a national week to 
        raise public awareness and understanding of eating disorders 
        and the millions of families in the United States affected by 
        eating disorders;
            (4) acknowledges that eating disorders can be successfully 
        treated with the appropriate levels of care and that 
        individuals with eating disorders can and do recover; and
            (5) encourages the Federal Government, State and local 
        governments, and citizens of the United States--
                    (A) to support Eating Disorders Awareness Week 
                through appropriate programs and activities; and
                    (B) to promote public awareness of eating 
                disorders.
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