IV 
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 fol-
lowing 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 mil-
lions more do not have access to life-saving clinical pre-
ventive services; 
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Whereas millions of people in the United States do not have 
access to cost-effective community-based preventive serv-
ices; 
Whereas many of the illnesses that are caused by tobacco 
use, poor diet, physical inactivity, and alcohol consump-
tion 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 infec-
tious diseases and 33,000 deaths can be prevented in the 
United States by using the standard childhood immuniza-
tion 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 im-
prove: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes National Public Health Week; 
(2) recognizes the efforts of public health pro-
fessionals, the Federal Government, States, munici-
palities, local communities, and every person in the 
United States in improving the health of the Nation; 
(3) recognizes the role of public health in pre-
venting disease and promoting good health, pro-
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tecting the food supply, protecting worker health 
and safety, ensuring access to clean water and air, 
promoting nutrition in children, and the many other 
ways public health promotes the health of people in 
the United States; 
(4) encourages efforts to increase access to both 
clinical and community-based preventive services and 
to strengthen the Nation’s public health system to 
improve the health of people in the United States; 
and 
(5) encourages community designers to take 
into consideration health implications of planning 
decisions and to build communities and transpor-
tation systems that enable all residents access to 
safe, affordable housing, nutritious foods, clean air 
and water, public transportation, safe sidewalks, 
streets, and health services; and 
(6) encourages the people of the United States 
to learn about the role of public health in improving 
the the Nation’s health. 
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