- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- By the Governor of the State of Georgia, a proclamation.
- Title:
- A proclamation: Get Fit Don't Sit Day, Apr. 24, 2015
- Creator:
- Georgia. Governor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Deal, Nathan
- Publisher:
- [Atlanta, Georgia] : [Office of the Governor]
- Date of Original:
- 2015-04-24
- Subject:
- Georgia--Politics and government
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Description based on: January 18, 2012 ; title from PDF caption (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed February 16, 2017).
Latest issue consulted: September 16, 2015 (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed February 16, 2017). - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA G600 .S1 M4 2015/4-24B
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-ps1-bm4-b2015-s4-h24b
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-ps1-bm4-b2015-s4-h24b
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
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BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA
A PROCLAMATION
GET FIT DON'T SIT DAY
WHEREAS:
In the United States, nearly 30 million people, including over 1 million in Georgia, have diabetes, a serious disease with potentially life threatening complications such as heart disease, stroke, blindness, kidney disease, and amputation; and
WHEREAS: WHEREAS: WHEREAS: WHEREAS:
An additional 86 million people in the United States are diagnosed as prediabetic, placing them at a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes; and
Research shows physical activity can help lower the risk of developing prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, as well as help those currently living with diabetes better manage the disease and live a healthier life; and
People spend an average of five hours and 41 minutes sitting at work every day and research has shown that prolonged sitting can increase your risk of death from virtually all health problems; and
Based on this scientific evidence, the American Diabetes Association Standards of Care recommend that everyone, including people with diabetes, limit the amount of time they spend sitting to no more than 90 minutes at one time; now
THEREFORE:
I, NATHAN DEAL, Governor of the State of Georgia, do hereby proclaim May 6, 201 5, as GET FIT DON'T SIT DAY in Georgia in an effort to increase awareness about the benefits of physical activity and to put an end to the diabetes epidemic.
In witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the Executive Department to be affixed this 24th day of April in the year of our Lord two thousand fifteen.
GOVERNOR
ATTEST
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CHIEF OF STAFF