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J <br /> • RESOLUTION NO. k* ck—v \'�L, <br /> A RESOUTION DECLARING THE COMMITMENT OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS <br /> TO THE INITIATIVE FOR HEALTHY EATING AND ACTIVE LIVING; AND FOR OTHER <br /> PURPOSES. <br /> WHEREAS, obesity places a huge financial burden on our health care system, costing the United <br /> States$147 billion per year due to related chronic diseases; and <br /> WHEREAS, the United States is raising a generation of children who may live sicker, shorter lives <br /> than their parents with current statistics projecting that one-third of all children born in 2000 or later <br /> will suffer from diabetes at some point in their lives, while others will face chronic obesity-related health <br /> problems such as heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer and asthma; and <br /> WHEREAS, a study of nearly 700 nationwide neighborhoods found that lower income areas have <br /> access to half as many supermarkets as the wealthier areas; and <br /> WHEREAS, over the past two decades, obesity rates in Arkansas have doubled (currently <br /> resulting in one in three Arkansans being obese), more likely to be unhealthy, unhappy, and having a <br /> greater number of absences from school than their healthy peers; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council have authorized the Eat Well-Play Hard make it balance <br /> Coordinator position to support the following vision and mission: <br /> Vision: Batesville is a community, committed to healthy eating and active living. <br /> Mission: The Batesville Eat Well-Play Hard initiative will: <br /> • Create an environment that empowers our community to recognize and adopt healthy <br /> choices; <br /> • Collect evidence-based data; <br /> • Build partnerships to identify and share resources; <br /> • Develop and reinforce policy initiatives that support these goals; <br /> • Promote and implement innovative programs and practices; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City has joined a Leadership Team with representatives from state and local <br /> health departments, coordinated School Health , Chamber of Commerce, City government and the <br /> Batesville community to set forth policy recommendations to support Eat Well-Play Hard's vision and <br /> mission ; and <br /> WHEREAS,The City of Batesville has received a $668,206.00 "Communities Putting Prevention <br /> to Work" grant to pursue prevention policy goals by September 2012. <br /> • <br />