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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1162 

Recognizing National Public Health Week. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 11, 2010 

Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself and Mr. MCGOVERN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 

Commerce 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing National Public Health Week. 

Whereas the week of April 5, 2010, through April 11, 2010, 

is National Public Health Week, and the theme is ‘‘A 

Healthier America: One Community at a Time’’; 

Whereas since 1996, the American Public Health Association, 

through its sponsorship of National Public Health Week, 

has educated the public, policymakers, and public health 

professionals about issues important to improving the 

public’s health; 

Whereas the United States spends more on health care than 

any other country, but an estimated 46,300,000 people in 

the United States do not have health insurance and millions more do not have access to life-saving clinical preventive services; 


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Whereas millions of people in the United States do not have 

access to cost-effective community-based preventive services; 

Whereas many of the illnesses that are caused by tobacco 

use, poor diet, physical inactivity, and alcohol consumption are potentially preventable; 

Whereas many neighborhoods lack access to safe walkways 

and bikeways, are too far to walk from offices, schools, 

health providers, and grocery stores, and are inaccessible 

by public transportation; 

Whereas studies have shown that 10,500,000 cases of infectious diseases and 33,000 deaths can be prevented in the 

United States by using the standard childhood immunization series; 

Whereas despite challenges, public health professionals and 

lawmakers are working to create a health reform bill that 

puts an emphasis on prevention and supports a strong 

public health infrastructure; and 

Whereas by making changes in the individual communities, 

the health of the people in the United States may improve: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes National Public Health Week; 

3 (2) recognizes the efforts of public health pro4 fessionals, the Federal Government, States, munici5 palities, local communities, and every person in the 

6 United States in improving the health of the Nation; 

7 (3) recognizes the role of public health in pre8 venting disease and promoting good health, proVerDate Nov 24 2008 03:35 Mar 12, 2010 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR1162.IH HR1162

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1 tecting the food supply, protecting worker health 

2 and safety, ensuring access to clean water and air, 

3 promoting nutrition in children, and the many other 

4 ways public health promotes the health of people in 

5 the United States; 

6 (4) encourages efforts to increase access to both 

7 clinical and community-based preventive services and 

8 to strengthen the Nation’s public health system to 

9 improve the health of people in the United States; 

10 and 

11 (5) encourages community designers to take 

12 into consideration health implications of planning 

13 decisions and to build communities and transpor14 tation systems that enable all residents access to 

15 safe, affordable housing, nutritious foods, clean air 

16 and water, public transportation, safe sidewalks, 

17 streets, and health services; and 

18 (6) encourages the people of the United States 

19 to learn about the role of public health in improving 

20 the the Nation’s health. 

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