THE BILL ITSELF

HR 8011

Eating Disorders Awareness Week

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1 House Resolution

2 A resolution designating the week of February 23-March

3 1, 2026, as "Eating Disorders Awareness Week" in

4 Florida.

6 WHEREAS, eating disorders affect 28.8 million Americans,

7 including 1.8 million Floridians, without regard to gender,

8 gender identity, age, race, ethnicity, body shape and weight,

9 ability, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status, and

10 WHEREAS, eating disorders, specifically anorexia nervosa,

11 bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, avoidant restrictive

12 food intake disorder, and other feeding or eating disorders, are

13 complex, biologically based illnesses, and

14 WHEREAS, eating disorders are highly prevalent among

15 servicemembers and veterans of the United States Armed Forces,

16 and

17 WHEREAS, eating disorders are associated with serious

18 physical health consequences, including irregular heartbeat,

19 heart disease and heart failure, kidney failure, osteoporosis,

20 gastric rupture, tooth decay, obesity, gallbladder disease,

21 diabetes, and death, and

22 WHEREAS, in the United States, 10,200 deaths occur annually

23 as a direct result of an eating disorder, equating to one death

24 every 52 minutes, and

25 WHEREAS, eating disorders have the second highest mortality

26 rate among all psychiatric illnesses in the United States, and

27 WHEREAS, with early detection and intervention, long-term

28 recovery from an eating disorder is possible, and

29 WHEREAS, the National Alliance for Eating Disorders, a

30 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Florida, is a

31 leading national eating disorders organization dedicated to the

32 outreach, education, support, and early intervention for all

33 eating disorders, and

34 WHEREAS, the National Eating Disorders Association, the

35 largest nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting

36 individuals and families affected by eating disorders, serves as

37 a catalyst for prevention, cures, and access to quality care,

38 NOW, THEREFORE,

40 Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of

41 Florida:

43 That the week of February 23-March 1, 2026, is designated

44 as "Eating Disorders Awareness Week" in Florida to increase

45 awareness and education concerning eating disorders.