,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #eia  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bj1 
#bjbj,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,scott of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4        
,booker1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,menendez1   
,mr4 ,boozman1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,mrs4      
,capito1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4      
,sullivan1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,cramer1  
,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4    
,brown1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,lankford1   
and ,mr4 ,braun7 submitted the following
 resolution2 which was considered and   
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,promoting     
minority health awareness and supporting
 the goals and ideals of ,national      
,minority ,health ,month in ,april      
#bjbj1 which include bringing attention 
to the health disparities faced by      
minority populations of the ,united     
,states such as ,american ,indians1     
,alaska ,natives1 ,asian ,americans1    
,african ,americans1 ,hispanics1 and    
,native ,hawaiians or other ,pacific    
,islanders4  ,whereas the origin of     

,national ,minority ,health ,month is   
,national ,negro ,health ,week1         
established in #aiae by ,dr4 ,booker ,t4
 ,washington2 ,whereas the theme for    
,national ,minority ,health ,month in   
#bjbj is ,active and ,healthy2 ,whereas 
the ,department of ,health and ,human   
,services has set goals and strategies  
to enhance and protect the health and   
well-being of the people of the ,united 
,states2 ,whereas a study by the ,joint 
,center for ,political and ,economic    
,studies1 entitled ,the ,economic       
,burden of ,health ,inequalities in the 
,united ,states1 concludes that1 between
 #bjjc and #bjjf1 the combined cost of  
health inequalities and premature death 
in the ,united ,states was              
#a1bdj1jjj1jjj1jjj2 ,whereas ,african   
,american women were as likely to have  
been diagnosed with breast cancer as    
non-,hispanic ,white women1 but ,african
 ,american women were about #dj percent 
more likely to die from breast cancer   
than non-,hispanic ,white women between 

#bjab and #bjaf2 ,whereas ,african      
,american women lose their lives to     
cervical cancer at more than twice the  
rate of non-,hispanic ,white women2     
,whereas ,african ,american men are #fj 
percent more likely to die from a stroke
 than non-,hispanic ,white men2 ,whereas
 ,hispanics have higher rates of        
end-stage renal disease caused by       
diabetes1 and are #dj percent more      
likely to die of diabetes1 than         
non-,hispanic ,whites2 ,whereas the     
,,hiv diagnosis rate among ,hispanic men
 is more than #c times the ,,hiv        
diagnosis rate among non-,hispanic      
,white men2 ,whereas the ,,hiv diagnosis
 rate among ,hispanic women is #d times 
the ,,hiv diagnosis rate among          
non-,hispanic ,white women2 ,whereas1 in
 #bjah1 although ,african ,americans    
represented only #ac percent of the     
population of the ,united ,states1      
,african ,americans accounted for #db   
percent of new ,,hiv diagnoses2         
,whereas1 in #bjah1 ,african ,american  

youth accounted for an estimated #ea    
percent1 and ,hispanic youth accounted  
for an estimated #bg percent1 of all new
 ,,hiv diagnoses among youth in the     
,united ,states2 ,whereas1 in #bjaf1    
,native ,hawaiians and ,pacific         
,islanders were #a4f times more likely  
to be diagnosed with ,,hiv than         
non-,hispanic ,whites2 ,whereas1 in     
#bjah1 ,native ,hawaiians and ,pacific  
,islanders were #b4e times more likely  
to be diagnosed with diabetes than      
non-,hispanic ,whites2 ,whereas ,native 
,hawaiians and ,pacific ,islanders are  
#cj percent more likely to be diagnosed 
with cancer than non-,hispanic ,whites2 
,whereas1 although the prevalence of    
obesity is high among all population    
groups in the ,united ,states1 #dh      
percent of ,american ,indian and ,alaska
 ,natives1 #ea percent of ,native       
,hawaiian and ,pacific ,islanders1 #dh  
percent of ,african ,americans1 #de     
percent of ,hispanics1 #cg percent of   
non-,hispanic ,whites1 and #ab percent  

of ,asian ,americans more than #ah years
 old were obese 7not including          
overweight72 ,whereas1 in #bjae1 ,asian 
,americans were #a4g times more likely  
than non-,hispanic ,whites to contract  
,hepatitis ,a2 ,whereas1 among all      
ethnic groups in #bjae1 ,asian          
,americans and ,pacific ,islanders had  
the highest incidence of ,hepatitis ,a2 
,whereas ,asian ,americans accounted for
 #cj percent of chronic ,hepatitis ,b   
cases1 and non-,hispanic ,whites        
accounted for #ac4e percent of chronic  
,hepatitis ,b cases2 ,whereas of the    
children diagnosed with perinatal ,,hiv 
in #bjag1 #fd percent were ,african     
,american1 #ad percent were ,hispanic1  
and #ab percent were non-,hispanic      
,white2 ,whereas the ,department of     
,health and ,human ,services has        
identified heart disease1 stroke1       
cancer1 and diabetes as #d of the #aj   
leading causes of death among ,american 
,indians and ,alaska ,natives2 ,whereas 
,american ,indians and ,alaska ,natives 

die from diabetes1 alcoholism1          
unintentional injuries1 homicide1 and   
suicide at higher rates than other      
people in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas 
,american ,indians and ,alaska ,natives 
have a life expectancy that is #e4e     
years shorter than the life expectancy  
of the overall population of the ,united
 ,states2 ,whereas ,african ,american   
women die from childbirth or            
pregnancy-related causes at a rate that 
is #b to #c times higher than the rate  
for non-,hispanic ,white women2 ,whereas
 ,african ,american infants are #c4h    
times more likely to die due to         
complications related to low birth      
weight than non-,hispanic ,white        
infants2 ,whereas ,american ,indian and 
,alaska ,native infants are twice as    
likely as non-,hispanic ,white infants  
to die from sudden infant death         
syndrome2 ,whereas ,american ,indian and
 ,alaska ,natives have an infant        
mortality rate approximately twice as   
high as that of non-,hispanic ,whites2  

,whereas ,american ,indian and ,alaska  
,native infants are #b4g times more     
likely to die from accidental deaths    
before their first birthday than        
non-,hispanic ,white infants2 ,whereas  
sickle cell disease affects             
approximately #ajj1jjj people in the    
,united ,states1 occurring in           
approximately #a out of every #cfe      
,african ,american births and #a out of 
every #af1cjj ,hispanic births2 ,whereas
 #aj4i percent of ,native ,hawaiian and 
,pacific ,islanders1 #f4c percent of    
,asian ,americans1 #h4h percent of      
,hispanics1 #h4g percent of ,african    
,americans1 and #ad percent of ,american
 ,indians and ,alaska ,natives received 
mental health treatment or counseling in
 the past year1 compared to #ah4f       
percent of non-,hispanic ,whites2       
,whereas preliminary evidence suggests  
that certain groups1 such as ,african   
,americans1 ,hispanics1 and ,american   
,indians and ,alaska ,natives are more  
likely than non-,hispanic ,whites to    

develop severe ,,covid-#ai-related      
illnesses and life-threatening symptoms2
 ,whereas significant differences in    
social determinants of health can lead  
to poor health outcomes and declines in 
life expectancy2 and ,whereas           
community-based health care initiatives1
 such as prevention-focused programs1   
present a unique opportunity to use     
innovative approaches to improve public 
health and health care practices across 
the ,united ,states and to reduce       
disparities among racial and ethnic     
minority populations3 ,now1 therefore1  
be it ,that the ,senate supports the    
goals and ideals of ,national ,minority 
,health ,month in ,april #bjbj1 which   
include bringing attention to the health
 disparities faced by minority          
populations in the ,united ,states1 such
 as ,american ,indians1 ,alaska         
,natives1 ,asian ,americans1 ,african   
,americans1 ,hispanics1 and ,native     
,hawaiians or other ,pacific ,islanders4