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    The Obesity Prevention Group is calling on the Illinois General Assembly to fund obesity research and prevention initiatives. While Illinois passed legislation in 2004 to study and prevent obesity, the fund remained unfunded until it was repealed in 2014. Due to budget constraints, available funds are spent on issues with more immediate impact rather than long-term prevention. Obesity and related costs amount to $6.3 billion annually in Illinois alone. Amending a proposed sugar-sweetened beverage tax act to allocate 10% of estimated annual revenue of $560 million, or $56 million, toward obesity research and prevention could help address this issue while funding other budget needs. Fundamental prevention programs must be part of the solution to improve health. Citizens are

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    The Obesity Prevention Group is calling on the Illinois General Assembly to fund obesity research and prevention initiatives. While Illinois passed legislation in 2004 to study and prevent obesity, the fund remained unfunded until it was repealed in 2014. Due to budget constraints, available funds are spent on issues with more immediate impact rather than long-term prevention. Obesity and related costs amount to $6.3 billion annually in Illinois alone. Amending a proposed sugar-sweetened beverage tax act to allocate 10% of estimated annual revenue of $560 million, or $56 million, toward obesity research and prevention could help address this issue while funding other budget needs. Fundamental prevention programs must be part of the solution to improve health. Citizens are

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    The Obesity Prevention Group is calling on the Illinois General Assembly to fund obesity research and prevention initiatives. While Illinois passed legislation in 2004 to study and prevent obesity, the fund remained unfunded until it was repealed in 2014. Due to budget constraints, available funds are spent on issues with more immediate impact rather than long-term prevention. Obesity and related costs amount to $6.3 billion annually in Illinois alone. Amending a proposed sugar-sweetened beverage tax act to allocate 10% of estimated annual revenue of $560 million, or $56 million, toward obesity research and prevention could help address this issue while funding other budget needs. Fundamental prevention programs must be part of the solution to improve health. Citizens are

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    The Obesity Prevention Group

    Contact: Marina Ragonese-Barnes


    (999) 999-9999
    5/5/17
    For Immediate Release

    Fund Obesity Prevention Now!

    Illinois needs to fund obesity research and prevention now. The Illinois General Assembly has
    failed to act for long enough. In 2004, the general assembly passed the Obesity Study and
    Prevention Fund Act which acknowledged that obesity is a serious medical problem and created
    the Obesity Study and Prevention Fund. Yet, that fund remained unfunded until it was ultimately
    repealed in 2014.

    Equally noted during the 2010 Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) initiative hearing
    was the dire state of Illinois budget and the inability to appropriate funds to address the obesity
    epidemic. Due to insufficient state funds, the money that is available is spent on areas deemed
    to have more immediate consequences and results. Yet, this is a short-term fix that ignores the
    long-term effects and costs of delaying action when it comes to obesity. In Illinois alone, obesity
    and obesity related medical costs come out to $6.3 billion a year.

    Amending the proposed Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax Act (Senate Bill 0009) is a practical
    approach to draw the much-needed funding to address obesity while acknowledging the budget
    crisis in Illinois. As it stands, the bill is estimated to raise $560 million a year. If just 10% of that
    is allocated to obesity research and prevention initiatives, that would raise $56 million a year.
    Earmarking 10% of the revenue for obesity research and prevention initiatives guarantees that
    there will be some annual funding for addressing obesity in Illinois while still allowing 90% of
    the revenue to go towards other budgetary needs.

    As the Illinois Alliance to Prevent Obesity recently said a Sugary drink tax can help improve
    health, but it is not the full solution. Fundamental change driven by effective health and
    prevention programs must be a part of the package.

    Do not allow the Illinois General Assembly to delay any longer. Take action by calling or writing
    to your senator today to support amending SB 0009 to Fund Obesity Prevention Now!

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