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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Screen at 23 is a nationwide public awareness |
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campaign aimed at reducing disparities in the detection, treatment, |
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and prevention of diabetes in the Asian American community; and |
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WHEREAS, Diabetes is the fifth leading cause of death among |
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Asian Americans, who are over 30 percent more likely to develop |
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diabetes than white Americans; more than half of Asian Americans |
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with type 2 diabetes are undiagnosed, and an even higher number have |
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yet to be diagnosed as prediabetic; despite this, Asian Americans |
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are significantly less likely than other racial and ethnic groups |
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to be screened for the disease; and |
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WHEREAS, The American Diabetes Association, the National |
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Institutes of Health, and the Centers for Disease Control have all |
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recently amended their guidelines to recommend diabetes screening |
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for Asian Americans with a body mass index of 23, a number that was |
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previously considered to be within a normal or healthy weight |
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range; screening patients who have a BMI of 23 or higher, along with |
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one or more of the prevalent risk factors, has the potential to lead |
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to hundreds of thousands of Asian Americans receiving a timely |
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diagnosis, undergoing treatment, and preventing the further |
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progression of prediabetes; and |
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WHEREAS, The Screen at 23 campaign is coordinated by the |
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Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Diabetes |
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Coalition, with the support of over 40 national and regional health |
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organizations; while much more remains to be done, advocates have |
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made great strides in calling attention to this issue, and several |
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state governments have formally recognized the need to adjust |
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diabetes screening guidelines for Asian Americans; and |
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WHEREAS, Early detection of diabetes and prediabetes can help |
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Asian Americans to live longer, healthier lives, and the |
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organizations that are spreading the message of Screen at 23 are to |
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be commended for their efforts to advance this important cause; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend the Screen at 23 campaign and extend to |
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all those affiliated with the initiative sincere best wishes for |
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continued success with their vital work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Screen at 23 campaign as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |