,,iv #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #ajgi ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,august #g1 #bjbj,mr4 ,engel 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,walorski1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,serrano1 ,mr4 ,cisneros1 ,mrs4 ,davis of ,california1 ,mr4 ,sarbanes1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,balderson1 ,mr4 ,vargas1 ,mr4 ,price of ,north ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,cox of ,california1 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,rochester1 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of ,california1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,ms4 ,castor of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,young1 ,mrs4 ,lawrence1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,mr4 ,foster1 ,mr4 ,marshall1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4 ,cuellar1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,ms4 ,porter1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mrs4 ,lee of ,nevada1 ,mrs4 ,lowey1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,la,hood1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,ms4 ,barragn1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,mrs4 ,trahan1 ,mr4 ,ruppersberger1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,mr4 ,crow1 ,ms4 ,finkenauer1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,langevin1 ,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,barr1 ,mr4 ,cunningham1 ,ms4 ,snchez1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,woodall1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mr4 ,harder of ,california1 ,mrs4 ,axne1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,ms4 ,brownley of ,california1 ,ms4 ,sewell of ,alabama1 ,ms4 ,kuster of ,new ,hampshire1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,king of ,iowa1 ,mr4 ,emmer1 and ,mr4 ,comer7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform ,,resolution ,expressing support for the designation of ,august #i through #ae1 #bjbj1 as ,national ,health ,center ,week and encourages all ,americans to take part in this week by visiting their local health center and celebrating the important partnership between ,america's community health centers and the communities they serve4 ,whereas for over #ej years1 community health centers have provided high-quality1 affordable1 and comprehensive primary and preventive health care in our ,nation's underserved communities1 delivering value to1 and having a significant impact on ,america's health care system2 ,whereas the country's largest primary care network1 community health centers are the health care home for #cj1jjj1jjj ,americans in over #ad1jjj communities across the ,nation2 ,whereas #a in every #ab people in the ,united ,states gets care in a community health center2 ,whereas community health centers are a critical element of the health system1 serving both rural and urban communities1 and often providing the only accessible and dependable source of primary care in their communities2 ,whereas nationwide1 community health centers serve #a in every #e residents of rural areas2 ,whereas every day1 community health centers develop new approaches to integrating a wide range of services beyond primary care1 including oral health1 vision1 behavioral health1 and pharmacy services1 to meet the needs and challenges of their communities2 ,whereas community health centers are governed by patient-majority boards1 ensuring that the patients of each health center are engaged in their own health care decisions2 ,whereas community health centers are locally owned and operated small businesses that serve as critical economic engines1 helping to power local economies by generating #ed1fjj1jjj1jjj in economic activity in some of the country's most economically deprived communities2 ,whereas community health centers nationally employ more than #bcf1jjj people1 including physicians1 nurse practitioners1 physician assistants1 and certified nurse midwives who work as part of multi-disciplinary clinical teams designed to treat the whole patient2 ,whereas the community health center model continues to prove an effective means of overcoming barriers to health care access1 including geography1 income1 and insurance status1 improving health care outcomes and reducing health care system costs2 ,whereas community health centers reduce overall costs of care by helping manage chronic conditions of patients1 which keeps them out of costlier health care settings like hospital emergency rooms2 ,whereas community health centers are on the front lines of emerging health care crises1 providing access to care for our ,nation's veterans1 addressing the opioid epidemic1 and responding to public health threats in the wake of natural disasters2 ,whereas community health centers serve as beacons of essential resources and support in testing and treatment in the face of the global coronavirus pandemic1 and will continue to offer reliable1 affordable1 and high-quality care against ,,covid-#ai for ,america's most vulnerable and underserved communities2 ,whereas during the ,,covid-#ai pandemic1 health centers served as front line responders and were able to provide tests to #a1edi1fij patients over a #d-month period2 ,whereas ,national ,health ,center ,week offers the opportunity to celebrate ,america's over #a1djj health center organizations with over #ab1jjj service delivery sites1 their dedicated staff1 board members1 patients1 and all those responsible for their continued success and growth since the first health centers opened their doors more than #ej years ago2 and ,whereas during ,national ,health ,center ,week1 we celebrate the legacy of ,america's community health centers1 and their vital role in shaping the past1 present1 and future of ,america's health care system3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the designation of ,national ,health ,center ,week2 and 7#b7 encourages all ,americans to take part in this week by visiting their local health center and celebrating the important partnership between ,america's community health centers and the communities they serve4