,,iii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #dbe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ad1 #bjaf,mr4 
,udall 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4    
,br[n1 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1 ,ms4 ,heitkamp1  
,mr4 ,frank51 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,c>d91 
,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4       
,he9ri*1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 & ,ms4 ,w>r57   
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1       
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions          
,,resolution  ,support+ ! goals & ideals
 ( ,national ,public ,heal? ,week4      
,:]eas ! week ( ,april #d1 #bjaf1 ?r\gh 
,april #aj1 #bjaf1 0 ,national ,public  
,heal? ,week2 ,:]eas ! !me = ,national  
,public ,heal? ,week 9 #bjaf 0 ,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 9 :i* we all live1 le>n1 "w1 &   
play2 ,:]eas !re is a significant       
diff]5ce 9 ! heal? /atus ( p liv+ 9 !   
heal?ie/ ,/ates comp>$ to p liv+ 9 !    
lea/ heal?y ,/ates1 su* z rates (       
obesity1 poor m5tal heal?1 & infecti\s  
disease2 ,:]eas public heal?            
pr(essionals help communities prev5t1   
prep>e =1 )/&1 & recov] f ! impact ( a  
full range ( heal? ?reats1 includ+      
disease outbreaks su* z ! ,zika virus1  
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 !  
,national ,academy ( ,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 measures ( heal?1 
includ+ life expectancy1 infant         
mortality rates1 l[ bir? weight rates1 &
 ! rate ( drug-relat$ dea?s1 :i* =      
ov]dose dea?s involv+ opioids has       
increas$ by #bjj p]c5t s9ce #bjjj2      
,:]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+ m     
heal?fully1 becom+ m physically active1 
& prev5t+ un9t5tional injuries at home &
 9 ! workplace2 ,:]eas despite hav+ a   
high infant mortality rate z comp>$ to  
o!r economically prosp]\s & develop+    
c\ntries & a dea? rate t v>ies greatly  

among ,/ates1 ov]all ! ,unit$ ,/ates is 
mak+ /eady progress1 ) ! infant         
mortality rate rea*+ a hi/oric l[ 9     
#bjad1 ) #e4h infant dea?s p] #a1jjj    
live bir?s2 ,:]eas ! p]c5tage ( adults 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates :o smoke cig>ettes1 !  
lead+ cause ( prev5table disease & dea? 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 decreas$ f #bj4i     
p]c5t 9 #bjje to #af4h p]c5t 9 #bjad2 & 
,:]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$]al ,gov]nm5t1 ,/ates1 ,indian       
tribes1 municipalities1 local           
communities1 & individuals 9 prev5t+    
disease & injury2  7#c7 recognizes !    
role ( public heal? 9 improv+ ! heal? ( 
individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/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 !  
,unit$ ,/ates4