,,iv  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ia  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,november #h1 #bjag,mr4 ,mc,govern 7for 
himself1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 ,ms4            
,roybal-,allard1 ,ms4 ,granger1 and ,mr4
 ,gene ,green of ,texas7 submitted the  
following concurrent resolution2 which  
was referred to the ,committee on       
,energy and ,commerce  ,,concurrent     
,,resolution  ,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 ,day1 ,november #bj1
 #bjag4  ,whereas the health and safety 
of all people in the ,united ,states is 
the foundation of a functioning         
democracy and strong economy2 ,whereas  
emerging and re-emerging zoonotic and   
infectious diseases pose an ongoing     
threat to the health of people in the   
,united ,states2 ,whereas natural       
disasters and biological threats present

 a constant threat to the life1 health1 
and safety of all people in the ,united 
,states2 ,whereas poor air quality1 poor
 water quality1 inadequate sanitation1  
social determinants1 and behavioral     
factors exacerbate disease2 ,whereas    
smoking rates have been nearly halved   
over the past #ej years1 but smoking    
still takes #dhj1jjj lives each year in 
the ,united ,states2 ,whereas obesity is
 one of the primary reasons one-third of
 young people between the ages of #ag   
and #bd are ineligible for military     
service2 ,whereas racial1 ethnic1 and   
geographical disparities in health and  
health care pose a significant challenge
 to the ,nation's strength1 prosperity1 
and productivity2 ,whereas through      
research1 surveillance and monitoring1  
prevention1 health promotion1 and other 
strategies1 tools1 disciplines and      
programs1 public health professionals   
work tirelessly to reduce the burden of 
disease1 and in so doing play a crucial 
role in enhancing quality of life and   

extending life expectancy2 ,whereas     
public health professionals work        
diligently to prevent infectious disease
 spillover and transmission1 stem       
anti-microbial resistance1 and address  
other persistent and emerging global    
health threats2 ,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 citizens2 and ,whereas  
public health professionals have        
routinely proven their value in reducing
 and abating environmental threats such 
as lead poisoning1 tracing and          
addressing food-borne illnesses1 ,,mrsa1
 and other disease outbreaks1 and       
increasing awareness of healthy         
lifestyle choices3 ,now1 therefore1 be  
it  ,that it is the sense of ,congress  
that public health professionals in the 
,united ,states are to be celebrated1   
commended1 and thanked for their        
profoundly important contributions to   
the ,nation on ,public ,health ,thank   

,you ,day4