IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 124 
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 23, 2020. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2020 
Mr. WITTMAN (for himself, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. SIMPSON, and Mr. 
MCGOVERN) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress that public health profes-
sionals should be commended for their dedication and 
service to the United States on Public Health Thank 
You Day, November 23, 2020. 
Whereas the health, security, and well-being of all people in 
the United States is essential to a functioning democracy 
and strong economy; 
Whereas public health research and practice advances each of 
these integral attributes of a thriving Nation; 
Whereas public health professionals work to lessen the bur-
den of disease through research, surveillance and moni-
toring, education, and prevention by developing strate-
gies, tools, policies, and programs, and in so doing are es-
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sential to improving quality of life and extending life ex-
pectancy; 
Whereas public health professionals have continuously shown 
their value in reducing and abating health and environ-
mental threats such as influenza and lead poisoning, 
tracing and addressing food-borne illnesses, and other 
disease outbreaks, and promoting wellness by encour-
aging healthy behaviors; 
Whereas, as of November 6, 2020, COVID–19, a global 
health pandemic, has claimed the lives of over 230,000 
Americans and the number of persons infected has sur-
passed 9,500,000; 
Whereas public health professionals continue to selflessly 
serve as a first line of defense against COVID–19, pro-
viding patient care, uncovering critical information about 
the virus and strategies for mitigating its destructive im-
pact, and shaping strategies for forestalling and mini-
mizing the damage of future outbreaks; 
Whereas public health professionals work tirelessly to prevent 
other infectious diseases from spreading and to reduce 
the impact of the spectrum of longstanding and emerging 
global health threats; 
Whereas public health professionals play a critical role in 
combating opioid addiction and opioid-related overdose 
deaths, which are devastating communities across the 
Nation; 
Whereas public health professionals are working to combat 
antimicrobial resistance, which affects 2,800,000 people 
in the United States and leads to the deaths of at least 
35,000 Americans each year; 
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Whereas public health professionals play a pivotal role in re-
ducing racial, ethnic, and geographical disparities in 
health and health care that dampen the Nation’s 
strength, prosperity, and productivity; 
Whereas COVID–19 has intensified health disparities, dis-
proportionately affecting communities of color and cre-
ating acute health care challenges in rural areas of the 
Nation; and 
Whereas public health professionals are among the heroic 
first responders who respond to and work to prevent nat-
ural disasters and environmental hazards that present a 
persistent threat to the life, health, and safety of all indi-
viduals in the United States: 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 ap-
plauded, extolled, and thanked on Public Health Thank 
You Day for their widespread and meaningful contribu-
tions to the Nation. 
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