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tivity, and are a major contributing factor to the overall 
poor health that is placing the Nation’s economic security 
and competitiveness in jeopardy; 
Whereas the number of people with chronic conditions is rap-
idly increasing, and it is estimated that if we do not in-
tervene now that by 2025 nearly half of the population 
will suffer from at least one chronic disease; 
Whereas current research has shown that increasing to 90 
percent the use of just 5 preventive services, including— 
(1) the portion of adults who take aspirin daily to 
prevent heart disease; 
(2) the portion of smokers who are advised by a 
health professional to quit and are offered medication or 
other assistance; 
(3) the portion of adults age 50 and older who are 
up to date with any recommended screening for colorectal 
cancer; 
(4) the portion of adults age 50 and older immu-
nized against flu annually; and 
(5) the portion of women age 40 and older who have 
been screened for breast cancer in the past 2 years, 
would save more than 100,000 lives each year in the 
United States; and 
Whereas research has shown that prevention and community- 
level interventions that promote and enable proper nutri-
tion, increased access to physical activity, and smoking 
cessation programs can prevent and mitigate chronic dis-
eases, improve quality of life, increase economic produc-
tivity, and reduce health care costs: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
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(1) recognizes that in order to reduce the disease 
burden and health care costs associated with preventable 
disease and injury, it is imperative that this Nation 
strengthen its public health system to— 
(A) encourage all persons in the United States 
to obtain the proper information and educational re-
sources they need to make healthier choices and live 
healthier lives; and 
(B) protect all people in this country from 
health threats beyond their control, such as bioter-
rorism, natural disasters, infectious disease out-
breaks, and environmental hazards; 
(2) encourages the creation of public health strate-
gies in the public and private sectors to improve the 
health of all people in the United States regardless of 
race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status; 
(3) supports public and private partnerships focus-
ing on the prevention of disease and injury, and encour-
ages community-based programs to support healthy life-
styles, including those that promote proper nutrition and 
increased access to physical activity; 
(4) emphasizes the importance of the 5 prevention 
strategies of daily aspirin therapy, smoking cessation, 
colorectal cancer screening, annual flu immunizations,
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and breast cancer screening that can save more than 
100,000 lives each year; 
(5) believes that the congressional budget process 
should reflect the significant savings associated with in-
vestments in prevention of disease and injury, and there-
fore strongly encourages the Congressional Budget Of-
fice to consider the health care savings associated with 
reduced chronic disease burden due to clinical and com-
munity preventive services and programs when formu-
lating its health care cost estimates; and 
(6) supports helping the United States be the 
healthiest nation by encouraging an increased focus on 
public health and prevention efforts in the public and 
private sectors. 
Attest: 
Clerk.