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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution-2006-0016 RESOLUTION No. 16 Series of 2006 TITLE: SUPPORT of THRIVING WHEAT RIDGE's Healthy Eating and Active Living (HEAL) Program: Declaring Obesity to be a Serious Threat to the Health and Well-Being of Wheat Ridge Citizens WHEREAS, public health officials have declared obesity to be an epidemic, and over 53 percent of Coloradan adults are either obese or overweightl and approximately 29 rercent of Colorado children (ages 2 to 14) are overweight or at risk for being overweight; and WHEREAS, obesity plays a role m the leading causes of preventable death and disability, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, asthma, hypertension, osteoarthritis, I and reduces life expectancy and increases health care costs, and WHEREAS, overweight and obesity disproportionately affects racial and ethmc minorities (Blacks, Hispanics, and Native Amencans) and persons oflower socioeconomic status; 3 and WHEREAS, the underlying contributors to obeSity are limited to a number of health- damagmg behaviors practiced by people on a daily basis, including unhealthy eatmg habits and physical inactivity; 4 and WHEREAS, the prevalence of calorie-dense and nutnent-light food, television, video games, and computer use have created an epidemiC of pediatnc obesity; 5 and WHEREAS, 25 percent of adult Coloradans eat the recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables per day I ,and 36 percent of children ages one - 14 ate fruit two or more times per day and five percent ate vegetables three or more times per dal, and WHEREAS, 41 percent of Colorado adults meet the recommended guidelines for moderate physical activity I and 29 percent of Colorado children five to 14 walk or bike to school at least one day a week2, and Coloradans spend approximately 71 minutes per day in cars6; and WHEREAS, 70 percent of Colorado parents of school age children strongly support changing beverage and food/snack content to healthier choices m school vending machines;2 and WHEREAS, communities across the country engage in active living policies and programs and that active living policies and programs have a direct Impact on the quality of life, economic development and sustainability in communities, and WHEREAS, "a wa1kab1e community IS the cornerstone to an active and thriving community,,7, the elderly and people with disabilities are disproportionately affected by a lack of sidewalks and depressed curbs; WHEREAS, Kaiser Permanente and its partners, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, America on the Move in Colorado, and Kroenke Sports Enterprises, believe that supporting communities implementing evidenced-based healthy eating active living (HEAL) actIVIties shows the most promise in curbing the obesity epidemic, and has funded such a project in Wheat Ridge; AND WHEREAS, III conjunction with National Public Health Week, April 3 - 9,2006, the American Public Health Association encourages all commumties to Improve the built environment to improve health; Now, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT the City of Wheat Ridge' 1. Acknowledges that the responsibility of healthy behavior is not solely relegated to individuals, but requires the support of healthy environments achieved through a broad-based approach to address the preventable causes of chronic disease. 2. Supports the notion that indiVidual habits related to diet and physical activity are established early III life and tend to persist through adulthood. 3 Agrees that actIOn must be taken, espeCially on behalf of children and youth, in order to avoid harmful effects that will undermine their health and their future. 4. Supports a strong collaboration With the Thriving Wheat Ridge program in its efforts to create programs, develop and encourage policies and practices that facilitate HEAL by ItS citizens, buslllesses, CIVIC organizations, and associations. 5. Supports the objectives of the ThrIVIng Wheat Ridge program to address obesity and overweight and improve wellness through community-wide campaigns, review of master plans, school-based health and phYSical education, '.point of deCision" prompts, Improved access to places and occasions for phYSical activity and healthy food chOices, informatIOn out-reach activities, and sustainable land use planmng and commumty design. 6. Supports environmental interventions such as. walk and bike to schools or worksite Day' s; Sidewalk projects; pedestrian-safety provIsions (pedestrian signals, crosswalks, or curb ramps/cuts); community gardens; bicycle facilities (bike lanes, bike storage), streetscapes and public art to make walks more beautiful, comfortable, and interesting; and improved street lighting and surveillance to Illcrease safety and security 7. Encourages the entire community, including public and private agencies, busmesses, health care providers, schools, parents, and community organizations to support poliCies and practices that encourages HEAL. DONE AND RESOLVED this 10th day of April, 2006 A Tl EST (-~~) ~ ~rAnde ---=. I. Health Statistics Section and Colorado Physical Activity and Nutrition Program, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Obesity and Overweight Among Colorado Adults, April, 2005 2. Health Statistics Section and Colorado Physical Activity and Nutrition Program, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Overweight. Physical Activity and Nutrition Among Colorado Children and Youth: A Data Resource, October, 2005 3. American Obesity AssociatIOn. AOA Fact Sheet hap.! /W'W \\ .obeslt\ .org/subs/fastfacts/aoafactsheets.html 4. NatIOnal AssociatIOn of City and County Health Officials ResolutIOn 04-05 Resolution Promoting Conditions that Foster Healthy Behaviors 5. PediatriacObesity.com Helpmg Parents Raise Healthy Children, hap.!/wwv.. pediatncobesll\ .com 6. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Traffic Safety Facts 2001, Pedestrian. hap..! /wwwnrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdfinrd- 30/NCSA/TSf200 I /200 I pedestnan.pdf 7. City and County of Broomtield Comprehensive Plan, page 32.