IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 172 
Expressing the sense of Congress that public health professionals should 
be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United 
States on ‘‘Public Health Thank You Day’’, November 21, 2016. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 15, 2016 
Mr. WITTMAN (for himself, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Ms. GRANGER, Ms. 
ROYBAL-ALLARD, and Mr. MCGOVERN) submitted the following concur-
rent resolution; which was referred 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 
continued service to the United States on ‘‘Public Health 
Thank You Day’’, November 21, 2016. 
Whereas the health and safety of all people in the United 
States is the foundation of a functioning democracy and 
strong economy; 
Whereas emerging and re-emerging zoonotic and infectious 
diseases pose an ongoing threat to the health of people 
in the United States; 
Whereas natural disasters and biological threats present a 
constant threat to the life, health, and safety of all people 
in the United States; 
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Whereas poor air quality, poor water quality, inadequate 
sanitation, social determinants, and behavioral factors ex-
acerbate disease; 
Whereas smoking rates have been nearly halved over the past 
50 years, but smoking still takes 480,000 lives each year 
in the United States; 
Whereas obesity is one of the primary reasons only one- 
fourth of young people between the ages of 17 and 24 are 
eligible for military service; 
Whereas racial, ethnic, and geographical disparities in health 
and health care pose a significant challenge to the Na-
tion’s strength, prosperity, and productivity; 
Whereas through research, surveillance and monitoring, pre-
vention, health promotion, and other strategies, tools, dis-
ciplines and programs, public health professionals work 
tirelessly to reduce the burden of disease, and in so doing 
play a crucial role in enhancing quality of life and ex-
tending life expectancy; 
Whereas public health professionals work diligently to prevent 
infectious disease spillover and transmission, stem anti- 
microbial resistance, and address other persistent and 
emerging global health threats; 
Whereas first responders who put themselves in harm’s way 
to defend the public health are an invaluable resource to 
the United States and its citizens; and 
Whereas public health professionals have routinely proven 
their value in reducing and abating environmental threats 
such as lead poisoning, tracing and addressing food-borne 
illnesses, MRSA, and other disease outbreaks, and in-
creasing awareness of healthy lifestyle choices: Now, 
therefore, be it 
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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 cele-
brated, commended, and thanked for their profoundly im-
portant contributions to the Nation on Public Health 
Thank You Day. 
Æ 
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