,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ia  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bc    
7legislative day1 ,march #bb71 #bjac    
,mr4 ,udall of ,new ,mexico 7for        
himself1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4
 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,tester1 and ,mr4         
,blumenthal7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,,resolution     
,supporting the goals and ideals of     
,national ,public ,health ,week4        
,whereas the week of ,april #a1 #bjac1  
through ,april #g1 #bjac1 is ,national  
,public ,health ,week1 and the theme for
 #bjac is ,public ,health is ,,roi3     
,save ,lives1 ,save ,money2 ,whereas1   
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 value of a strong public health    
system is in the air people breathe1 the
 water they drink1 the food they eat1   
and the places where they live1 learn1  
work1 and play2 ,whereas 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 deaths due to       
cancer2 ,whereas routine childhood      
immunizations save #i1ijj1jjj in direct 
health care costs1 save #cc1jjj lives1  
and prevent #ad1jjj1jjj cases of        
disease2 ,whereas childhood health      
problems linked to preventable          
environmental exposures1 such as lead   
poisoning1 asthma complications1 and    
developmental disabilities1 cost the    
,united ,states #gf1fjj1jjj1jjj in      
#bjjh1 and those costs increased from   
#b4h percent of total health care costs 
in #aiig to #c4e percent in #bjjh2      

,whereas the cost of providing dental   
care for ,medicaid-eligible children who
 live in communities without water      
fluoridation is twice as high as the    
cost for providing dental care for      
,medicaid-eligible children who receive 
the oral health benefits of drinking    
water with fluoridation2 ,whereas a #eb 
investment in a child safety seat       
prevents #b1bjj in medical costs1       
resulting in a return of #db for every  
#a invested2 ,whereas an investment in  
workplace wellness initiatives reduces  
sick leave and results in a return of   
#c4bg in medical costs alone for every  
#a invested2 ,whereas health problems   
linked to hunger and food insecurity    
cost #acj1ejj1jjj1jjj annually2         
,whereas1 from #aiia to #bjjf1          
investments in ,,hiv prevention averted 
more than #cej1jjj infections and saved 
more than #abe1jjj1jjj1jjj in medical   
costs2 and ,whereas1 by adequately      
supporting public health and prevention1
 the people of the ,united ,states can  

transform a health system focused on    
treating illness into a health system   
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 municipalities1 local         
communities1 and individuals in         
preventing disease and injury2  7#c7    
recognizes the role of public health in 
improving the health of people in the   
,united ,states2  7#d7 encourages       
increased efforts and investment of     
resources to improve the health of      
people in the ,united ,states through-- 
7,a7 interventions to promote 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 
that the public health system plays in  

improving health in the ,united ,states4