"Public health matters to the people of Illinois, and it's important that we take on these chronic diseases, diabetes, asthma. We have to take a look at obesity, which is not a disease. But, you know, that's something that can lead to bad things," Quinn said.
During the governor's signing ceremony, the director of public health stressed that people can keep themselves healthier by eating and drinking properly, not smoking or using illegal drugs and buckling their seatbelts.
