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[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 73 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 73

   Expressing the sense of Congress that public health professionals 
  should be commended for their dedication and service to the United 
       States on Public Health Thank You Day, November 25, 2019.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 14, 2019

  Mr. McGovern (for himself, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Wittman, and Mr. 
   Simpson) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 
   Expressing the sense of Congress that public health professionals 
  should be commended for their dedication and service to the United 
       States on Public Health Thank You Day, November 25, 2019.

Whereas the health, security, and well-being of all people in the United States 
        is integral to a functioning democracy and strong economy;
Whereas public health research and practice advances each of these core 
        attributes of a thriving Nation;
Whereas emerging and reemerging infectious and zoonotic diseases are an ongoing 
        threat to the health of people in the United States;
Whereas opioid addiction and opioid-related overdose deaths are devastating 
        communities across the Nation;
Whereas antimicrobial resistance affects 2 million people in the United States, 
        and antibiotic-resistant infections lead to the deaths of at least 
        23,000 Americans each year;
Whereas racial, ethnic, and geographical disparities in health and health care 
        pose a significant challenge to the Nation's strength, prosperity, and 
        productivity;
Whereas natural disasters and biological threats present a persistent threat to 
        the life, health, and safety of all people in the United States;
Whereas poor air quality, poor water quality, inadequate sanitation, social 
        determinants, and behavioral factors exacerbate disease;
Whereas almost half a million Americans die each year from smoking, and more 
        than 1,000 cases of acute vaping-related disease have been documented 
        across the country since June 2019;
Whereas through research, surveillance and monitoring, prevention, health, and 
        other strategies, tools, actions, and programs, public health 
        professionals work to lessen the burden of disease, and in so doing are 
        essential to boosting quality of life and extending life expectancy;
Whereas public health professionals work tirelessly to prevent infectious 
        diseases from spreading through transmission, and to address both 
        longstanding and emerging global health threats;
Whereas first responders who put themselves in harm's way to protect and defend 
        the public health are an imperative resource to the United States and 
        its citizens; and
Whereas public health professionals have time and again shown their value in 
        reducing and abating health and environmental threats such as measles, 
        lead poisoning, tracing and addressing food-borne illnesses, and other 
        disease outbreaks, and increasing awareness of healthy lifestyle 
        choices: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that public health professionals in 
the United States are to be applauded, extolled, and thanked on Public 
Health Thank You Day for their deeply important contributions to the 
Nation.
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