,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #gc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ad1     
#bjai,mr4 ,mc,govern 7= himself1 ,ms4   
,roybal-,all>d1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 & ,mr4   
,simpson7 submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t   
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,,concurr5t      
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se (        
,congress t public heal? pr(essionals   
%\ld be comm5d$ = _! d$ication & s]vice 
to ! ,unit$ ,/ates on ,public ,heal?    
,?ank ,y ,day1 ,novemb] #be1 #bjai4     
,:]eas ! heal?1 security1 & well-be+ (  
all p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates is integral to a
 function+ democracy & /rong economy2   
,:]eas public heal? rese>* & practice   
advances ea* ( ^! core attributes ( a   
?riv+ ,nation2 ,:]eas em]g+ & reem]g+   
infecti\s & zoonotic diseases are an    
ongo+ ?reat to ! heal? ( p 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates2 ,:]eas opioid addiction &       
opioid-relat$ ov]dose dea?s are deva/at+
 communities across ! ,nation2 ,:]eas   
antimicrobial resi/ance affects #b      

million p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 &          
antibiotic-resi/ant infections lead to !
 dea?s ( at lea/ #bc1jjj ,am]icans ea*  
ye>2 ,:]eas racial1 e?nic1 &            
geographical disp>ities 9 heal? & heal? 
c>e pose a significant *all5ge to !     
,nation's /r5g?1 prosp]ity1 &           
productivity2 ,:]eas natural disa/]s &  
biological ?reats pres5t a p]si/5t ?reat
 to ! life1 heal?1 & safety ( all p 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas poor air quality1 
poor wat] quality1 inadequate           
sanitation1 social det]m9ants1 &        
behavioral factors exac]bate disease2   
,:]eas almo/ half a million ,am]icans   
die ea* ye> f smok+1 & m ?an #a1jjj     
cases ( acute vap+-relat$ disease h be5 
docum5t$ across ! c\ntry s9ce ,june     
#bjai2 ,:]eas ?r\gh rese>*1 surveillance
 & monitor+1 prev5tion1 heal?1 & o!r    
/rategies1 tools1 actions1 & programs1  
public heal? pr(essionals "w to less5 ! 
burd5 ( disease1 & 9 s do+ are ess5tial 
to boo/+ quality ( life & ext5d+ life   
expectancy2 ,:]eas public heal?         

pr(essionals "w tirelessly to prev5t    
infecti\s diseases f spread+ ?r\gh      
transmission1 & to address bo? long/&+ &
 em]g+ global heal? ?reats2 ,:]eas fir/ 
respond]s :o put !mselves 9 h>m's way to
 protect & def5d ! public heal? are an  
imp]ative res\rce to ! ,unit$ ,/ates &  
its citiz5s2 & ,:]eas public heal?      
pr(essionals h "t & aga9 %[n _! value 9 
r$uc+ & abat+ heal? & environm5tal      
?reats su* z measles1 lead poison+1     
trac+ & address+ food-borne illnesses1 &
 o!r disease outbreaks1 & increas+      
aw>5ess ( heal?y life/yle *oices3 ,n[1  
!re=e1 be x ,t x is ! s5se ( ,congress t
 public heal? pr(essionals 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates are to be applaud$1 extoll$1 &   
?ank$ on ,public ,heal? ,?ank ,y ,day = 
_! deeply important contributions to !  
,nation4