,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #abd  ,,in ,,the      
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,november #ai1 #bjbj,mr4 ,wittman 7for  
himself1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4     
,simpson1 and ,mr4 ,mc,govern7 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 service to the     
,united ,states on ,public ,health      
,thank ,you ,day1 ,november #bc1 #bjbj4 
,whereas the health1 security1 and      
well-being of all people in the ,united 
,states is essential to a functioning   
democracy and strong economy2 ,whereas  
public health research and practice     
advances each of these integral         
attributes of a thriving ,nation2       
,whereas public health professionals    
work to lessen the burden of disease    
through research1 surveillance and      

monitoring1 education1 and prevention by
 developing strategies1 tools1 policies1
 and programs1 and in so doing are      
essential to improving quality of life  
and extending life expectancy2 ,whereas 
public health professionals have        
continuously shown their value in       
reducing and abating health and         
environmental threats such as influenza 
and lead poisoning1 tracing and         
addressing food-borne illnesses1 and    
other disease outbreaks1 and promoting  
wellness by encouraging healthy         
behaviors2 ,whereas1 as of ,november #f1
 #bjbj1 ,,covid-#ai1 a global health    
pandemic1 has claimed the lives of over 
#bcj1jjj ,americans and the number of   
persons infected has surpassed          
#i1ejj1jjj2 ,whereas public health      
professionals continue to selflessly    
serve as a first line of defense against
 ,,covid-#ai1 providing patient care1   
uncovering critical information about   
the virus and strategies for mitigating 
its destructive impact1 and shaping     

strategies for forestalling and         
minimizing the damage of future         
outbreaks2 ,whereas public health       
professionals work tirelessly to prevent
 other infectious diseases from         
spreading and to reduce the impact of   
the spectrum of longstanding and        
emerging global health threats2 ,whereas
 public health professionals play a     
critical role in combating opioid       
addiction and opioid-related overdose   
deaths1 which are devastating           
communities across the ,nation2 ,whereas
 public health professionals are working
 to combat antimicrobial resistance1    
which affects #b1hjj1jjj people in the  
,united ,states and leads to the deaths 
of at least #ce1jjj ,americans each     
year2 ,whereas public health            
professionals play a pivotal role in    
reducing racial1 ethnic1 and            
geographical disparities in health and  
health care that dampen the ,nation's   
strength1 prosperity1 and productivity2 
,whereas ,,covid-#ai has intensified    

health disparities1 disproportionately  
affecting communities of color and      
creating acute health care challenges in
 rural areas of the ,nation2 and        
,whereas public health professionals are
 among the heroic first responders who  
respond to and work to prevent natural  
disasters and environmental hazards that
 present a persistent threat to the     
life1 health1 and safety of all         
individuals in the ,united ,states3     
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that it is the  
sense of ,congress that public health   
professionals in the ,united ,states are
 to be applauded1 extolled1 and thanked 
on ,public ,health ,thank ,you ,day for 
their widespread and meaningful         
contributions to the ,nation4