,,iii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #acc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ac1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,udall 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,s*um]1 ,ms4   
,w>r51 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 
,:iteh\se1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4 ,he9ri*1   
,mr4 ,c>d91 & ,mr4 ,frank57 submitt$ !  
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ &     
agre$ to  ,,resolution  ,support+ !     
goals & ideals ( ,national ,public      
,heal? ,week4  ,:]eas ! week ( ,april   
#f1 #bjae1 ?r\gh ,april #ab1 #bjae1 is  
,national ,public ,heal? ,week2 ,:]eas !
 !me = ,national ,public ,heal? ,week 9 
#bjae is ,heal?ie/ ,nation #bjcj1 ) !   
goal ( mak+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ! heal?ie/  
nation 9 "o g5]ation2 ,:]eas public     
heal? organizations use ,national       
,public ,heal? ,week to educate !       
public1 policymak]s1 & public heal?     
pr(essionals on issues t are important  
to improv+ ! heal? ( ! p ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates2 ,:]eas ! value ( a /rong public 
heal? sy/em is 9 ! air we brea!1 ! wat] 
we dr9k1 ! food we eat1 & ! places :]e  

we all live1 le>n1 "w1 & play2 ,:]eas   
!re is a #af p]c5t diff]5ce 9 ! heal?   
/atus ( p liv+ 9 ! heal?ie/ ,/ates      
comp>$ to p liv+ 9 ! lea/ heal?y ,/ates2
 ,:]eas public heal? pr(essionals help  
communities prev5t1 prep>e =1 )/&1 &    
recov] f ! impact ( a full range ( heal?
 ?reats1 includ+ disease outbreaks1     
natural disa/]s1 & disa/]s caus$ by     
human activity2 ,:]eas public heal?     
pr(essionals collaborate ) p>tn]s t are 
n 9 ! heal? sector1 su* z city plann]s1 
transportation (ficials1 education      
(ficials1 & private sector bus9esses1   
recogniz+ t o!r sectors h an important  
influ5ce on heal?2 ,:]eas accord+ to !  
,in/itute ( ,m$ic9e1 despite be+ "o ( ! 
weal?ie/ nations 9 ! _w1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ranks bel[ _m o!r economically prosp]\s
 & develop+ c\ntries ) respect to _m    
indicators = heal?y life1 includ+ life  
expectancy1 infant mortality rates1 l[  
bir? weight rates1 & ! rate (           
drug-relat$ dea?s2 ,:]eas /udies %[ t   
small /rategic inve/m5ts 9 prev5tion c  

result 9 significant sav+s 9 heal? c>e  
co/s2 ,:]eas ea* #aj p]c5t increase 9   
local public heal? sp5d+ contributes to 
a #f4i p]c5t decrease 9 infant dea?s1 a 
#c4b p]c5t decrease 9 dea?s relat$ to   
c>diovascul> disease1 a #a4d p]c5t      
decrease 9 dea?s due to diabetes1 & a   
#a4a p]c5t decrease 9 canc]-relat$      
dea?s2 ,:]eas 9 communities across !    
c\ntry1 m p are *ang+ ! way !y c>e = _! 
heal? by avoid+ tobacco use1 eat+       
heal?i]1 becom+ m physically active1 &  
prev5t+ un9t5tional injuries at home & 9
 ! workplace2 ,:]eas despite hav+ a high
 infant mortality rate comp>$ to o!r    
economically prosp]\s & develop+        
c\ntries1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates is mak+       
progress1 ) ! infant mortality rate     
decl9+ #ab p]c5t betwe5 #bjje & #bjaa2  
,:]eas 9 #bjac1 ! p]c5tage ( adults     
smok+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates decreas$ f #ba4b
 p]c5t to #ai4f p]c5t & ! p]c5tage (    
physically inactive adults 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates decreas$ f #bf4b p]c5t to #bb4i  
p]c5t2 & ,:]eas ef=ts to adequately     

support public heal? & prev5tion c      
cont9ue to trans=m a heal? sy/em focus$ 
on treat+ illness to a heal? sy/em      
focus$ on prev5t+ disease & promot+     
wellness3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !        
,s5ate-- 7#a7 supports ! goals & ideals 
( ,national ,public ,heal? ,week2  7#b7 
recognizes ! ef=ts ( public heal?       
pr(essionals1 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1       
,/ates1 tribes1 municipalities1 local   
communities1 & individuals 9 prev5t+    
disease & injury2  7#c7 recognizes !    
role ( public heal? 9 improv+ ! heal? ( 
individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#d7    
enc\rages increas$ ef=ts & res\rces to  
improve ! heal? ( p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to
 create ! heal?ie/ nation 9 "o g5]ation 
?r\gh--  7,a7 great] opportunities to   
improve community heal? & prev5t disease
 & injury2 &  7,b7 /r5g!n+ ! public     
heal? sy/em 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#e7  
enc\rages ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to le>n 
ab\t ! role ( ! public heal? sy/em 9    
improv+ heal? 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4