IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 560 
Promoting minority health awareness and supporting the goals and ideals 
of National Minority Health Month in April 2014, which include bringing 
attention to the health disparities faced by minority populations of the 
United States, such as American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asian Ameri-
cans, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Hawaiians 
or other Pacific Islanders. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 30, 2014 
Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Ms. LEE of Cali-
fornia, and Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Re-
form 
RESOLUTION 
Promoting minority health awareness and supporting the 
goals and ideals of National Minority Health Month in 
April 2014, which include bringing attention to the 
health disparities faced by minority populations of the 
United States, such as American Indians, Alaska Na-
tives, Asian Americans, African Americans, Hispanic 
Americans, and Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Is-
landers. 
Whereas through the ‘‘National Stakeholder Strategy for 
Achieving Health Equity’’ and the ‘‘HHS Action Plan to 
Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities’’, the De-
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•HRES 560 IH 
Whereas Asian Americans are 5.5 times more likely than 
Whites to develop chronic Hepatitis B; 
Whereas in 2011, 82 percent of children born infected with 
HIV belonged to minority groups; 
Whereas the Department of Health and Human Services has 
identified diseases of the heart, malignant neoplasm, un-
intentional injuries, and diabetes as some of the leading 
causes of death among American Indians and Alaska Na-
tives; 
Whereas American Indians and Alaska Natives die from dia-
betes, alcoholism, unintentional injuries, homicide, and 
suicide at higher rates than other people in the United 
States; 
Whereas American Indians and Alaska Natives have a life ex-
pectancy that is 4.2 years shorter than the life expect-
ancy of the overall population of the United States; 
Whereas marked differences in the social determinants of 
health, described by the World Health Organization as 
‘‘the high burden of illness responsible for appalling pre-
mature loss of life [that] arises in large part because of 
the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, 
and age’’, lead to poor health outcomes and declines in 
longevity; and 
Whereas community-based health care initiatives, such as 
prevention-focused programs, present a unique oppor-
tunity to use innovative approaches to improve health for 
practices across the United States and sharply reduce 
disparities among racial and ethnic minority populations: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports 
the goals and ideals of National Minority Health Month, 
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•HRES 560 IH 
which include bringing attention to the severe health dis-
parities faced by minority populations in the United 
States, such as American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asian 
Americans, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and 
Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders. 
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