,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bgi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #a1 #bjai,ms4  
,roybal-,all>d 7= h]self1 ,mr4          
,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1
 ,mr4 ,cisn]os1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new      
,york1 ,mr4 ,cox ( ,cali=nia1 ,mrs4     
,davis ( ,cali=nia1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4  
,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1
 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,rask91 ,mr4 ,sablan1
 & ,mr4 ,s*iff7 submitt$ ! foll[+       
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,,resolution     
,support+ ! goals & ideals ( ,national  
,public ,heal? ,week4  ,:]eas ! week (  
,april #a1 #bjai1 ?r\gh ,april #g1      
#bjai1 is ,national ,public ,heal?      
,week2 ,:]eas ! !me = ,national ,public 
,heal? ,week 9 #bjai is ,creat+ !       
,heal?ie/ ,nation3 ,= sci5ce4 ,= action4
 ,= heal?41 ) ! goal ( recogniz+ !      
contributions ( public heal? 9 improv+ !
 c\ntry's heal? & a*iev+ heal? equity2  
,:]eas accord+ to ! ,national ,academy (
 ,m$ic9e1 despite be+ "o ( ! weal?ie/   

nations 9 ! _w1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ranks   
well bel[ _m o!r economically prosp]\s &
 develop+ c\ntries ) respect to measures
 ( heal? includ+ life expectancy1 infant
 mortality1 & mat]nal mortality rates2  
,:]eas ! life expectancy = ! ,unit$     
,/ates population decl9$ = ! ?ird ye> 9 
a r[1 & ! lead+ causes ( dea?s are among
 ! mo/ common1 co/ly1 & prev5table ( all
 heal? problems2 ,:]eas !re is a        
significant diff]5ce 9 ! heal?          
/atus--su* z obesity rates1 preval5ce ( 
*ronic disease1 & infecti\s disease--( p
 liv+ 9 ! heal?ie/ ,/ates comp>$ to p   
liv+ 9 ! lea/ heal?y ,/ates2 ,:]eas     
despite significant progress 9 r$uc+ !  
,unit$ ,/ates infant mortality rate to a
 hi/oric l[ ( #e4h infant dea?s p]      
#a1jjj live bir?s 9 #bjag1 ! numb] (    
infant dea?s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates greatly  
v>ies among ,/ates & f> outpaces t ( o!r
 economically prosp]\s & develop+       
nations2 ,:]eas m wom5 die f            
pregnancy-relat$ dea?s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ?an any o!r develop$ c\ntry1 & an      

e/imat$ #fj p]c5t ( su* mat]nal dea?s   
are prev5table2 ,:]eas drug ov]doses m  
?an tripl$ f #aiii to #bjaf & h become !
 lead+ cause ( accid5tal dea? 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates1 ) an av]age ( #acj p dy+ e day2
 ,:]eas ! p]c5tage ( adults smok+       
cig>ettes 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! lead+    
cause ( prev5table disease & dea? 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates & acc\nt+ = m ?an #dhj1jjj
 dea?s e ye>1 includ+ m ?an #da1jjj     
dea?s result+ f secondh& smoke1 decreas$
 f #bj4i p]c5t 9 #bjje to #ad p]c5t 9   
#bjag2 ,:]eas accord+ to ,national ,y\? 
,tobacco ,survey data1 curr5t electronic
 cig>ette use 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates increas$
 by #gh p]c5t among high s*ool /ud5ts & 
increas$ by #dh p]c5t among middle s*ool
 /ud5ts f #bjag to #bjah2 ,:]eas ! value
 ( a /rong public heal? sy/em is 9 ! air
 we brea!1 ! wat] we dr9k1 ! food we    
eat1 & ! places :]e we all live1 le>n1  
"w1 wor%ip1 & play2 ,:]eas public heal? 
organizations use ,national ,public     
,heal? ,week to educate ! public1       
policymak]s1 & public heal? pr(essionals

 on issues t are important to improv+ ! 
heal? ( ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas   
/udies %[ t small /rategic inve/m5ts 9  
prev5tion c result 9 significant sav+s 9
 heal? c>e co/s2 ,:]eas vacc9ation is "o
 ( ! mo/ significant public heal?       
a*ievem5ts 9 hi/ory & has result$ 9     
sub/antial decl9es 9 cases1             
hospitalizations1 dea?s1 & heal? c>e    
co/s associat$ ) vacc9e-prev5table      
diseases2 ,:]eas ea* #aj-p]c5t increase 
9 local public heal? sp5d+ contributes  
to a #f4i-p]c5t decrease 9 infant dea?s1
 a #c4b-p]c5t decrease 9 dea?s relat$ to
 c>diovascul> disease1 a #a4d-p]c5t     
decrease 9 dea?s due to diabetes1 & a   
#a4a-p]c5t decrease 9 canc]-relat$      
dea?s2 ,:]eas public heal? pr(essionals 
help communities prev5t1 prep>e =1 )/&1 
& recov] f ! impact ( a full range (    
heal? ?reats1 includ+ disease outbreaks 
su* z ! ,zika virus & measles1 natural  
disa/]s1 & disa/]s caus$ by human       
activity2 ,:]eas public heal?           
pr(essionals collaborate ) p>tn]s t are 

n 9 ! heal? sector1 su* z city plann]s1 
transportation (ficials1 education      
(ficials1 & private sector bus9esses1   
recogniz+ t o!r sectors h an important  
influ5ce on heal?2 ,:]eas 9 communities 
across ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 p are *ang+ !   
way !y c>e = _! heal? by avoid+ tobacco 
use1 eat+ heal?i] foods1 becom+ m       
physically active1 & prev5t+ un9t5tional
 injuries at home & 9 ! workplace2 &    
,:]eas ef=ts to adequately support      
public heal? & disease & injury         
prev5tion c cont9ue to trans=m a heal?  
sy/em focus$ on treat+ illness into a   
heal? sy/em focus$ on prev5t+ disease & 
injury & promot+ wellness3 ,n[1 !re=e1  
be x  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--    
7#a7 supports ! goals & ideals (        
,national ,public ,heal? ,week2  7#b7   
recognizes ! ef=ts ( public heal?       
pr(essionals1 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1       
,/ates1 ,tribes1 municipalities1 local  
communities1 & individuals 9 prev5t+    
disease & injury2  7#c7 recognizes !    
role ( public heal? 9 improv+ ! heal? ( 

individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#d7    
enc\rages increas$ ef=ts & res\rces to  
improve ! heal? ( p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to
 create ! heal?ie/ c\ntry 9 "o g5]ation 
?r\gh--  7,a7 great] opportunities to   
improve community heal? & prev5t disease
 & injury2 &  7,b7 /r5g!n+ ! public     
heal? sy/em 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#e7  
enc\rages ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to le>n 
ab\t ! role ( ! public heal? sy/em 9    
improv+ heal? 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4