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Reference Committee A: Resolution 101a-03: Childhood Obesity
Resolution 101a-03: CHILDHOOD OBESITY RESOLVED: That CMA strongly encourage the development of programs for the treatment of morbid childhood obesity financed through private and public sources. ACTION: Substitute adopted for combined Resolutions
101-03 and 102-03 Resolution 102-03: CENTERS FOR THE TREATMENT OF
OBESITY Resolution 103a-03: PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN
SCHOOLS RESOLVED: That CMA recommend that individual physicians and county medical societies work with schools to increase physical activity and PE in schools; and be it further RESOLVED: That CMA explore methods to protect schools from litigation when they make their facilities available to communities for after-hours physical activities. ACTION: Substitute adopted for combined Resolutions
103-03 and 106-03. Resolution 104a-03: NUTRITION STANDARDS IN
SCHOOLS RESOLVED: That CMA support legislation and work with health organizations to strengthen existing standards established by the "Pupil Nutrition, Health and Achievement Act of 2001" (SB 19); and be it further RESOLVED: That CMA urge physicians and local medical societies to work with their local schools to implement SB 19 standards. ACTION: Substitute adopted for combined Resolutions
104-03 and 105-03 Resolution 105-03: COMPETITIVE FOOD STANDARDS FOR
SCHOOLS Resolution 106-03: PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN
SCHOOLS Resolution 107-03: WARNING LABELS ON WINE
BOTTLES Resolution 108-03: VOLUNTARY SMALLPOX VACCINATION
FOR CLINICIANS RESOLVED: That preparation be undertaken in California so that mass vaccination of the public could begin within 2 days of potential exposure; and be it further RESOLVED: That the CMA urge CDC and other agencies to immediately undertake studies to ascertain availability, efficacy and risk/benefit ratio of smallpox vaccination, particularly in populations with increased risk factors, to provide more details regarding potential need for such vaccination, and to publish and distribute these findings as soon as possible; and be it further RESOLVED: That invoking of mass smallpox vaccination be withheld until and unless a credible threat or confirmed outbreak occurs, and that officials provide more information regarding rationale, risks, and plans for vaccination; and be it further RESOLVED: That any substantial vaccination mandates and program be funded adequately so as not to detract resources from existing and already strained public health efforts; and be it further RESOLVED: That this matter be referred for national action. ACTION: Adopted as amended Resolution 109-03: PREVENTIVE INTERVENTIONS
AGAINST CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RESOLVED: That CMA encourage and endorse medical staff, ER and clinic policies and procedures that initiate evidence-based standards of care for primary and secondary prevention at the point-of-service. ACTION: Adopted as amended
Resolution 110-03: REHABILITATION OF SUBSTANCE
ABUSERS ACTION: Adopted as amended
Resolution 111-03: ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL AND
DISEASE TRACKING AND REDUCTION RESOLVED: That CMA urges that the primary findings of the 2003 CDC report on chemicals be widely disseminated to physicians and patients for education regarding clinical and public impacts of chemicals on health; and be it further RESOLVED: That this matter be referred for national action. ACTION: Adopted Resolution 112-03: MERCURY IN FOOD AS A HUMAN
HEALTH HAZARD RESOLVED: That the results and advisories of any mercury testing of fish should be readily available where fish are sold, including labeling of packaged/canned fish; and be it further RESOLVED: That CMA encourage physicians to educate their patients about the dangers of mercury toxicity in food items, especially fish, and to advise pregnant women to limit their consumption of fish and parents to limit their children’s consumption of fish; and be it further RESOLVED: That this matter be referred for national action. ACTION: Adopted as amended Resolution 113-03: TOXICITY OF COMPUTERS AND
ELECTRONICS WASTE RESOLVED: That CMA encourage its members and California health institutions to provide purchasing/leasing preferences to electronics manufacturers that minimize the use of toxic and hazardous constituents, use recycled content and design products that can be easily recycled in order to minimize the adverse public health impacts from electronic waste; and be it further RESOLVED: That CMA support policies that hold electronics manufacturers responsible for taking back their products at the end of life, with the objective of re-designing their products for longevity and reduction of harmful materials; and be it further RESOLVED: That CMA refer this issue for national action. ACTION: Adopted Resolution 114-03: LIMITATIONS ON RESIDENTIAL
WOOD BURNING FIREPLACES ACTION: Adopted as amended
Resolution 115-03: PROHIBITION OF GASOLINE
POWERED LEAF BLOWERS AND WEED WHACKERS
Resolution 116a-03: MEDICAL MARIJUANA MINIMUM
PRACTICE STANDARD RESOLVED: That CMA urge the Medical Board to apply clinically appropriate standards of care to all physicians, and not to apply a higher standard of care or to require a higher degree of evidence in cases where medical marijuana is involved. ACTION: Substitute adopted
Resolution 117-03: MANDATORY TESTING AND
TREATMENT FOR MOTHERS RESOLVED: That CMA support legislation to increase the number of effective chemical dependency treatment and rehabilitation programs in California that are targeted to meet the needs of the state’s low-income residents. ACTION: Adopted as amended
Resolution 118-03: CALIBRATION OF BLOOD PRESSURE
MEASURING DEVICES
Resolution 119-03: INTERNATIONAL BAN ON TOBACCO
ADVERTISING RESOLVED: That CMA encourage the U.S. government to include a ban on tobacco advertising in the international treaty on tobacco controls; and be it further RESOLVED: That this matter be referred for national action. ACTION: Adopted as amended
Resolution 120a-03: PUBLICATIONS WITH TOBACCO
ADVERTISING ACTION: Substitute adopted
Resolution 121-03: TOBACCO-FREE PHARMACIES AND
DRUGSTORES
Resolution 122-03: SUPPORT FOR U.N. POPULATION
FUND
Resolution 123-03: SCIENTIFIC CREDIBILITY OF
GOVERNMENT PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEES RESOLVED: That this matter be referred for national action. ACTION: Adopted as amended
Resolution 124-03: OPPOSITION TO RACIAL PRIVACY
INITIATIVE ACTION: Adopted Report A-1-03: POLICY REVIEW ACTION: Adopted
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