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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 141 

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 19, 2018. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 13, 2018 

Mr. WITTMAN (for himself, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Ms. ROYBALALLARD) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

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 19, 2018. 

Whereas the health and safety of all people in the United 

States is the foundation of a functioning democracy and 

strong economy; 

Whereas emerging and reemerging zoonotic and infectious 

diseases pose an ongoing threat to the health of people 

in the United States; 

Whereas natural disasters and biological threats present a 

constant threat to the life, health, and safety of all people 

in the United States; 


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Whereas poor air quality, poor water quality, inadequate 

sanitation, social determinants, and behavioral factors exacerbate disease; 

Whereas opioid addiction and opioid-related overdose death 

rates pose an intensifying threat in communities across 

the Nation; 

Whereas smoking rates have been nearly halved over the past 

50 years, but smoking still takes 480,000 lives each year 

in the United States; 

Whereas obesity is one of the primary reasons one-third of 

young people between the ages of 17 and 24 are ineligible 

for military service; 

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 through research, surveillance and monitoring, prevention, health promotion, and other strategies, tools, disciplines and programs, public health professionals work 

tirelessly to reduce the burden of disease, and in so doing 

play a crucial role in enhancing quality of life and extending life expectancy; 

Whereas public health professionals work diligently to prevent 

infectious disease spillover and transmission, and address 

other persistent and emerging global health threats; 

Whereas first responders who put themselves in harm’s way 

to defend the public health are an invaluable resource to 

the United States and its citizens; and 


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Whereas public health professionals have routinely proven 

their value in reducing and abating environmental threats 

such as lead poisoning, tracing and addressing food-borne 

illnesses, MRSA, and other disease outbreaks, and increasing awareness of healthy lifestyle choices: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that public 

3 health professionals in the United States are to be cele4 brated, commended, and thanked on Public Health Thank 

5 You Day for their profoundly important contributions to 

6 the Nation. 

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