SM 90 — "EATING DISORDERS AWARENESS WEEK"

SENATEA MEMORIAL 90DECLARING 54THFEBRUARY LEGISLATURE-25 STATETHROUGH OFMARCH 3, 2019 "EATING DISORDERS AWARENESS WEEK" IN NEW MEXICO -IN FIRSTCONJUNCTION SESSIO,WITH 2019THE INTRODUCEDOBSERVANCE BYOF LindaNATIONAL M.EATING DISORDERS AWARENESS WEEK.

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and c e s k 23 WHEREAS, too often, signs and symptoms are overlooked, and e a n b 24 many individuals, families and communities are unaware of the u [ devastating mental and physical consequences of eating .212865.2 disorders, as well as the pressures, attitudes and behaviors that shape them;

and WHEREAS, New Mexico youth risk and resiliency survey SM 90 Page 1 statistics show that, in 2009, four percent of United States and seven and seven-tenths percent of New Mexico high school youth had vomited or taken laxatives in the past thirty days to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight, and among middle school students, five and four-tenths percent had at one time vomited or taken laxatives to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight;

and e e 17 WHEREAS, from 2014 to 2016, twenty-two New Mexicans were e e n d 18 hospitalized with a first-listed discharge diagnosis of = = l ] 19 anorexia, of which fifteen of the twenty-two were female and a l r i 20 were fifteen to forty-four years old;

and t e a t WHEREAS, those in the fifteen to forty-four age group m m 21 e d r e 22 consistently had the greatest numbers in each of the three c e r c 23 eating disorder categories of anorexia, bulimia and binge-binge-eating e a n b 24 eating disorder;

and u [ WHEREAS, from 2014 to 2016, three hundred eighty-one New .212865.2 - 2 - Mexicans were hospitalized with a discharge diagnosis that included anorexia, bulimia or binge-eating disorder, and eighty-five percent of those patients were female;

and WHEREAS, the national eating disorders association strives to address the many misconceptions regarding eating disorders and to highlight the availability of resources for SM 90 Page 2 treatment and support;

and WHEREAS, national eating disorders awareness week is a collaborative effort consisting primarily of volunteers, including eating disorder professionals, health care providers, students, educators, social workers and individuals committed to raising awareness of the dangers surrounding eating disorders and the need for early intervention and access to e e 17 treatment;

and e e n d 18 WHEREAS, eating disorders usually appear in adolescence = = l ] 19 and are associated with substantial psychological problems, a l r i 20 including depression, substance abuse and suicide;

and t e a t WHEREAS, these disorders are serious illnesses, not m m 21 e d r e 22 lifestyle choices, and, in fact, anorexia has the highest c e r c 23 mortality rate of any mental illness;

and e a n b 24 WHEREAS, many cases of eating disorders go undetected and u [ less than one-third of young people with eating disorders will .212865.2 - 3 - receive treatment;

and WHEREAS, national eating disorders awareness week will encourage people to share their stories and experiences with SM 90 Page 3 disordered eating and body image struggles, highlight the importance of screenings for the early detection and intervention of eating disorders, dispel myths and present eating disorders as a public health issue that affects all kinds of people, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, size or background;

and WHEREAS, the vital work of national eating disorders awareness week is recognized in promoting public and media e e 17 attention to the seriousness of eating disorders and for e e n d 18 working to improve education about their biological and = = l ] 19 environmental causes, as well as how to help those who are a l r i 20 struggling with these debilitating diseases;

t e a t NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE m m 21 e d r e 22 OF NEW MEXICO that February 25 to March 3, 2019 be declared c e r c 23 "Eating Disorders Awareness Week" in New Mexico in conjunction e a n b 24 with the observance of national eating disorders awareness u [ week;

and .212865.2 - 4 - BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be transmitted to the governor and the chair of the board of directors of the national eating disorders association.

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