,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dae  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #g1
 #bjad ,mr4 ,udall of ,new ,mexico 7for 
himself1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 
,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,south   
,dakota1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 ,mr4 ,begich1   
,ms4 ,warren1 ,ms4 ,heitkamp1 and ,mrs4 
,hagan7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,supporting the
 goals and ideals of ,national ,public  
,health ,week4  ,whereas the week of    
,april #g through ,april #ac1 #bjad1 is 
,national ,public ,health ,week1 and the
 theme for #bjad is ,public ,health3    
,start ,here2 ,whereas since #aiie1     
public health organizations have used   
,national ,public ,health ,week to      
educate the public1 policymakers1 and   
public health professionals about issues
 that are important to improving the    
health of the people of the ,united     
,states2 ,whereas the public health     
system that keeps our communities       

healthy and safe is changing as         
technologies advance1 public attitudes  
toward health shift1 and more health and
 safety options become available2       
,whereas the value of a strong public   
health system is in the air we breathe1 
the water we drink1 the food we eat1 and
 the places where we live1 learn1 work1 
and play2 ,whereas public health        
professionals help communities prepare  
for1 withstand1 and recover from the    
impact of natural and man-made          
disasters2 ,whereas according to the    
,institute of ,medicine1 despite being  
one of the wealthiest nations in the    
world1 the ,united ,states still ranks  
below many other economically prosperous
 countries in life expectancy1 infant   
mortality1 low birth weight1 and many   
other indicators of public health2      
,whereas studies have shown that small  
strategic investments in preventive     
health care could result in significant 
savings in overall health care costs2   
,whereas research suggests that each #aj

 percent increase in local public health
 spending contributes to a #f4i percent 
decrease in infant deaths1 a #c4b       
percent decrease in cardiovascular      
deaths1 a #a4d percent decrease in      
deaths due to diabetes1 and a #a4a      
percent decrease in cancer deaths2      
,whereas in communities across the      
country1 people are changing the way    
they care for their health by avoiding  
tobacco use1 eating well1 being         
physically active1 and preventing       
injuries at home and in the workplace2  
and ,whereas by adequately supporting   
public health and preventive health     
care1 we can continue to transition from
 a public health system focused on      
treating illness to one focused on      
preventing disease and promoting        
wellness3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that 
the ,senate--  7#a7 supports the goals  
and ideals of ,national ,public ,health 
,week2  7#b7 recognizes the efforts of  
public health professionals1 the        
,federal ,government1 ,states1 ,tribes1 

municipalities1 local communities1 and  
individuals in preventing disease and   
injury2  7#c7 recognizes the role of the
 public health system in improving the  
health of individuals in the ,united    
,states2  7#d7 encourages increasing the
 efforts and resources devoted to       
improving the health of people in the   
,united ,states and to making the       
,united ,states the healthiest nation in
 the world in one generation through--  
7,a7 greater opportunities to improve   
community health and prevent disease and
 injury2 and  7,b7 strengthening the    
public health system of the ,united     
,states2 and  7#e7 encourages the people
 of the ,united ,states to learn about  
the role of the public health system in 
improving health in the ,united ,states4