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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 204 

Expressing the sense of the Senate with regard to the importance of National 

Women’s Health Week, which promotes awareness of diseases that affect 

women and which encourages women to take preventive measures to 

ensure good health. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 16, 2007 

Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Ms. SNOWE, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. 

LAUTENBERG, Mrs. LINCOLN, Mr. SANDERS, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. 

CLINTON, Mr. BROWN, and Mr. BINGAMAN) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the Senate with regard to the importance of National Women’s Health Week, which promotes 

awareness of diseases that affect women and which encourages women to take preventive measures to ensure 

good health. 

Whereas women of all backgrounds have the power to greatly 

reduce their risk of common diseases through preventive 

measures such as a healthy lifestyle and frequent medical 

screenings; 

Whereas significant disparities exist in the prevalence of disease among women of different backgrounds, including 

women with disabilities, African American women, Asian 

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and Pacific Islander women, Latinas, and American Indian and Alaska Native women; 

Whereas healthy habits should begin at a young age; 

Whereas preventive care saves Federal dollars designated for 

health care; 

Whereas it is important to educate women and girls about 

the significance of awareness of key female health issues; 

Whereas it is recognized that the Offices of Women’s Health 

within the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Office on Women’s Health of the Department of Health and Human 

Services, the Office of Research on Women’s Health of 

the National Institutes of Health, and the Women’s 

Health Program of the Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality provide critical services in supporting women’s health research, education, and other necessary services that benefit women of any age, race, or ethnicity; 

Whereas National Women’s Health Week begins on Mother’s 

Day annually and celebrates the efforts of national and 

community organizations working with partners and volunteers to improve awareness of key women’s health 

issues; and 

Whereas, in 2007, the week of May 13 through May 19 is 

dedicated as National Women’s Health Week: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) recognizes the importance of preventing dis3 eases that commonly affect women; 

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1 (2) supports the goals and ideals of National 

2 Women’s Health Week; 

3 (3) calls on the people of the United States to 

4 use National Women’s Health Week as an oppor5 tunity to learn about health issues that face women; 

6 (4) calls on the women of the United States to 

7 observe National Women’s Check-Up Day by receiv8 ing preventive screenings from their health care pro9 viders; and 

10 (5) recognizes the importance of federally fund11 ed programs that provide research and collect data 

12 on common diseases in women. 

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