,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #gc  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,november #ad1 #bjai,mr4 ,mc,govern 7for
 himself1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4    
,wittman1 and ,mr4 ,simpson7 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 #be1 #bjai4 
,whereas the health1 security1 and      
well-being of all people in the ,united 
,states is integral to a functioning    
democracy and strong economy2 ,whereas  
public health research and practice     
advances each of these core attributes  
of a thriving ,nation2 ,whereas emerging
 and reemerging infectious and zoonotic 
diseases are an ongoing threat to the   
health of people in the ,united ,states2

 ,whereas opioid addiction and          
opioid-related overdose deaths are      
devastating communities across the      
,nation2 ,whereas antimicrobial         
resistance affects #b million people in 
the ,united ,states1 and                
antibiotic-resistant infections lead to 
the deaths of at least #bc1jjj          
,americans each year2 ,whereas racial1  
ethnic1 and geographical disparities in 
health and health care pose a           
significant challenge to the ,nation's  
strength1 prosperity1 and productivity2 
,whereas natural disasters and          
biological threats present a persistent 
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 almost half
 a million ,americans die each year from
 smoking1 and more than #a1jjj cases of 
acute vaping-related disease have been  
documented across the country since     

,june #bjai2 ,whereas through research1 
surveillance and monitoring1 prevention1
 health1 and other strategies1 tools1   
actions1 and programs1 public health    
professionals work to lessen the burden 
of disease1 and in so doing are         
essential to boosting quality of life   
and extending life expectancy2 ,whereas 
public health professionals work        
tirelessly to prevent infectious        
diseases from spreading through         
transmission1 and to address both       
longstanding and emerging global health 
threats2 ,whereas first responders who  
put themselves in harm's way to protect 
and defend the public health are an     
imperative resource to the ,united      
,states and its citizens2 and ,whereas  
public health professionals have time   
and again shown their value in reducing 
and abating health and environmental    
threats such as measles1 lead poisoning1
 tracing and addressing food-borne      
illnesses1 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 applauded1    
extolled1 and thanked on ,public ,health
 ,thank ,you ,day for their deeply      
important contributions to the ,nation4