,,iv #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #gjh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #bj1 #bjbc,ms4 ,bonamici 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,lawler1 ,mr4 ,carson1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 and ,ms4 ,lee of ,nevada7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,agriculture1 ,education and the ,workforce1 and ,ways and ,means1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,,resolution ,supporting the designation of the week of ,september #ah through ,september #bc1 #bjbc1 as ,malnutrition ,awareness ,week4 ,whereas malnutrition is the condition that occurs when a person does not get enough protein1 calories1 or nutrients2 ,whereas malnutrition is a significant problem in the ,united ,states and around the world1 crossing all age1 racial1 class1 gender1 and geographic lines2 ,whereas malnutrition can be driven by social determinants of health1 including poverty or economic instability1 access to affordable health care1 and low health literacy2 ,whereas there are inextricable and cyclical links between poverty and malnutrition2 ,whereas the ,department of ,agriculture defines food insecurity as when a person or household does not have regular1 reliable access to the foods needed for good health2 ,whereas communities of color1 across all age groups1 are disproportionately likely to experience both food insecurity and malnutrition2 ,whereas ,black children are almost #c times more likely to live in a food-insecure household than ,white children2 ,whereas infants1 older adults1 people with chronic diseases1 and other vulnerable populations are particularly at risk for malnutrition2 ,whereas the ,american ,academy of ,pediatrics has found that failure to provide key nutrients during early childhood may result in lifelong deficits in brain function2 ,whereas disease-associated malnutrition affects between #cj and #ej percent of patients admitted to hospitals1 and the medical costs of hospitalized patients with malnutrition can be #cjj percent more than the medical costs of properly nourished patients2 ,whereas1 according to the ,national ,blueprint3 ,achieving ,quality ,malnutrition ,care for ,older ,adults1 #bjbj ,update1 as many as half of older adults living in the ,united ,states are malnourished or at risk for malnutrition2 ,whereas1 according to recent ,aging ,network surveys1 #gf percent of older adults receiving meals at senior centers and other congregate facilities report improved health outcomes1 and #hd percent of older adults receiving home-delivered meals indicate the same2 ,whereas disease-associated malnutrition in older adults alone costs the ,united ,states more than #ea1cjj1jjj1jjj each year2 and ,whereas the ,american ,society for ,parenteral and ,enteral ,nutrition established ,malnutrition ,awareness ,week to raise awareness and promote prevention of malnutrition across the lifespan3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that ,congress-- 7#a7 supports the designation of ,malnutrition ,awareness ,week2 7#b7 recognizes registered dietitian nutritionists and other nutrition professionals1 health care providers1 school food service workers1 social workers1 advocates1 caregivers1 and other professionals and agencies for their efforts to advance awareness1 treatment1 and prevention of malnutrition2 7#c7 recognizes the importance of existing ,federal nutrition programs1 like ,older ,americans ,act of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjja et seq47 nutrition programs and ,federal child nutrition programs1 for their role in combating malnutrition1 and supports increased funding for these critical programs2 7#d7 recognizes-- 7,a7 the importance of medical nutrition therapy under the ,medicare ,program under title ,,xviii of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie et seq472 and 7,b7 the need for vulnerable populations to have access to nutrition counseling2 7#e7 recognizes the importance of the innovative research conducted by the ,national ,institutes of ,health on-- 7,a7 nutrition1 dietary patterns1 and the human gastrointestinal microbiome2 and 7,b7 how those factors influence the prevention or development of chronic disease throughout the lifespan2 7#f7 supports access to malnutrition screening and assessment for all patients2 7#g7 encourages the ,centers for ,medicare ,medicaid ,services to evaluate the implementation of newly approved malnutrition electronic clinical quality measures2 and 7#h7 acknowledges the importance of healthy food access for children1 especially in childcare settings and schools1 and the benefits of evidence-based nutrition standards4