,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #cjj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ca1 #bjai ,mr4 
,udall 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4  
,he9ri*1 ,mr4 ,c>d91 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mr4   
,m>key1 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1 ,mr4 ,k+1 ,mr4  
,blum5?al1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51  
,mr4 ,van ,holl51 & ,ms4 ,klobu*>7      
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,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?42 ,:]eas ! goal ( ,national   
,public ,heal? ,week 9 #bjai is to      
recognize ! contributions ( public heal?
 to--  7#a7 improv+ ! heal? ( ! p ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7 a*iev+ heal?     
equity2  ,:]eas1 9 #bjag1 ! life        
expectancy = ! ,unit$ ,/ates population 
decl9$ = ! ?ird ye> 9 a r[1 & "s ( !    

lead+ causes ( dea? are among ! mo/     
common1 co/ly1 & prev5table ( all heal? 
problems2 ,:]eas !re is a significant   
diff]5ce 9 ! heal? /atus ( p liv+ 9 !   
heal?ie/ ,/ates comp>$ to p liv+ 9 !    
lea/ heal?y ,/ates1 includ+ diff]5ces 9 
obesity rates1 ! preval5ce ( *ronic     
disease1 & ! preval5ce ( infecti\s      
disease2 ,:]eas1 despite significant    
progress 9 r$uc+ ! infant mortality rate
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 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       
,/ates2 ,:]eas wom5 die f               
pregnancy-relat$ dea?s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 at a high] rate ?an 9 _m o!r develop$  
c\ntries1 & an e/imat$ #fj p]c5t (      
mat]nal dea?s are prev5table2 ,:]eas    
poison+1 includ+ drug ov]dose1 has      
become ! lead+ cause ( accid5tal dea? 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ) ! numb] ( drug       
ov]doses m ?an tripl+ betwe5 #aiii &    
#bjaf2 ,:]eas1 on av]age1 #acj p 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates die e day f an opioid     

ov]dose2 ,:]eas ! smok+ ( cig>ettes is !
 lead+ cause ( prev5table disease & dea?
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 acc\nt+ = m ?an     
#dhj1jjj dea?s e ye>1 includ+ m ?an     
#da1jjj dea?s result+ f secondh& smoke2 
,:]eas ! p]c5tage ( adults 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates :o smoke cig>ettes has decreas$ f
 #bj4i p]c5t ( ! population 9 #bjje to  
#ad p]c5t ( ! population 9 #bjag2       
,:]eas1 accord+ to data f ! ,national   
,y\? ,tobacco ,survey1 betwe5 #bjag &   
#bjah1 curr5t electronic cig>ette use by
 /ud5ts 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates increas$ by   
#gh p]c5t among high s*ool /ud5ts & by  
#dh p]c5t among middle s*ool /ud5ts2    
,:]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 #a ( ! mo/         
significant public heal? a*ievem5ts 9   

hi/ory & has result$ 9 sub/antial       
decreases 9--  7#a7 ! numb] ( cases1    
hospitalizations1 & dea?s associat$ )   
vacc9e-prev5table diseases2 &  7#b7 !   
am\nt ( heal? c>e co/s associat$ )      
vacc9e-prev5table diseases2  ,:]eas ea* 
#aj p]c5t increase 9 local public heal? 
sp5d+ contributes to-- 7#a7 a #f4i p]c5t
 decrease 9 infant dea?s2  7#b7 a #c4b  
p]c5t decrease 9 dea?s relat$ to        
c>diovascul> disease2  7#c7 a #a4d p]c5t
 decrease 9 dea?s due to diabetes2 &    
7#d7 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+--    
7#a7 disease outbreaks1 su* z ! ,zika   
virus & measles2  7#b7 natural disa/]s2 
&  7#c7 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 ,:]eas1 9 communities
 across ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 p are *ang+ !  
way !y c>e = _! heal? by avoid+ tobacco 
use1 eat+ heal?i]1 becom+ m physically  
active1 & prev5t+ un9t5tional injuries  
at home & 9 ! workplace2 & ,:]eas ef=ts 
to adequately support public heal? & !  
prev5tion ( disease & injury 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 !        
,s5ate-- 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 & 
make ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 9 #a g5]ation1 !  

heal?ie/ nation 9 ! _w--  7,a7 by       
provid+ great] opportunities to improve 
community heal? & prev5t disease &      
injury2 &  7,b7 by /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