,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #gid  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ad1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,s*rad] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,yoho7       
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,re=m  ,,resolution  ,support+ !        
designation ( ,janu>y #bjbj z ,national 
,"o ,heal? ,aw>5ess ,mon? to promote    
aw>5ess ( organizations focus$ on public
 heal?1 animal heal?1 & environm5tal    
heal? collaboration ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$    
,/ates & to recognize ! critical        
contributions ( ^? organizations to !   
future ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  ,:]eas ,"o   
,heal? is a collaborative1              
multisectoral1 & transdiscipl9>y        
approa*1 work+ at ! local1 regional1    
national1 & global levels1 ) ! goal (   
a*iev+ optimal heal? outcomes recogniz+ 
! int]connection betwe5 p1 animals1     
plants1 & _! %>$ environm5t2 ,:]eas !   
mission ( ,"o ,heal? is to e/abli% clos]
 pr(essional int]actions1               
collaborations1 & educational           

opportunities across ! v>i\s m$ical1    
vet]9>y1 & environm5tal heal? pr(essions
 & _! alli$ sci5ce pr(essions to        
simultane\sly improve public heal?1     
animal heal?1 & environm5tal heal?2     
,:]eas ! increas+ ?reats pos$ by em]g+  
diseases %>$ betwe5 animals & p1        
foodborne1 vector-borne1 & wat]borne    
diseases1 & *anges to ! environm5t make 
! necessity ( ,"o ,heal? cle> & dem& an 
integrat$ ef=t by pr(essionals f        
multiple discipl9es1 includ+ heal?1     
sci5ce1 te*nology1 & eng9e]+2 ,:]eas    
accord+ to ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control 
& ,prev5tion1 up to #ge p]c5t ( new or  
em]g+ infecti\s diseases 9 p are spread 
by animals2 ,:]eas1 ea* ye>1            
,int]national ,"o ,heal? ,day is        
,novemb] #c2 & ,:]eas ,"o ,heal? is     
ess5tial to combat+ & /r5g!n+ !         
surveillance ( em]g+ & reem]g+ diseases3
 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives supports ! designation (
 ,national ,"o ,heal? ,aw>5ess ,mon?--  
7#a7 to promote aw>5ess ( organizations 

t focus on ,"o ,heal? ef=ts to improve !
 quality ( life = p & animals2  7#b7 to 
recognize ! ef=ts made by ^?            
organizations 9 us+ a ,"o ,heal? approa*
 to prev5t epidemics2 &  7#c7 to        
recognize ! importance ( us+ ! ,"o      
,heal? approa* to simultane\sly protect 
! heal? ( p1 animals1 plants1 & !       
environm5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4