,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #fb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ah1     
#bjba,mr4 ,wittman 7= himself1 ,mr4     
,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,all>d1 & ,mr4 
,simpson7 submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t   
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,,concurr5t      
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se (        
,congress t public heal? pr(essionals   
%\ld be comm5d$ = _! d$ication & s]vice 
to ! ,unit$ ,/ates on ,public ,heal?    
,?ank ,y ,day1 ,novemb] #bb1 #bjba4     
,:]eas ! heal?1 security1 & well-be+ (  
all p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates is integral to a
 function+ democracy & /rong economy2   
,:]eas public heal? rese>* & practice   
advances ea* ( ^! core attributes ( a   
?riv+ ,nation2 ,:]eas em]g+ & reem]g+   
infecti\s & zoonotic diseases are an    
ongo+ ?reat to ! heal? ( p 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates & globally2 ,:]eas ,,covid-#ai   
has affirm$ ! d$ication ( public heal?  
pr(essionals1 includ+ environm5tal heal?
 pr(essionals1 epidemiologi/s1 public   

heal? nurses1 heal? educators1 m5tal    
heal? pr(essionals1 microbiologi/s1 & _m
 o!r critical pr(essionals2 ,:]eas !    
d$icat$ individuals :o "w to advance !  
public heal? play an in/rum5tal role 9  
less5+ ! burd5 ( disease ?r\gh rese>*1  
surveillance & monitor+1 education1 &   
prev5tion by develop+ /rategies1 tools1 
policies1 & programs1 & 9 s do+ are     
ess5tial to improv+ quality ( life &    
ext5d+ life expectancy2 ,:]eas public   
heal? pr(essionals h cont9u\sly %[n _!  
value 9 r$uc+ & abat+ heal? &           
environm5tal ?reats su* z influ5za1     
trac+ & address+ food-borne illnesses & 
o!r disease outbreaks1 & promot+        
wellness by enc\rag+ heal?y behaviors2  
,:]eas almo/ half a million ,am]icans   
die ea* ye> f smok+1 & m ?an #a1jjj     
cases ( acute vap+-relat$ disease h be5 
docum5t$ across ! c\ntry s9ce ,june     
#bjai2 ,:]eas poor air quality1 poor    
wat] quality1 inadequate sanitation1    
social det]m9ants1 & behavioral factors 
exac]bate disease2 ,:]eas1 z ( ,novemb] 

#a1 #bjba1 ,,covid-#ai1 a global p&emic1
 has claim$ ! lives ( m ?an #gde1ece    
,am]icans & #e1jjj1jjj individuals      
across ! globe2 ,:]eas public heal?     
pr(essionals cont9ue to tirelessly s]ve 
z a fir/ l9e ( def5se aga9/ ,,covid-#ai2
 ,:]eas fir/ respond]s :o put !mselves 9
 h>m's way to protect & def5d ! public  
heal? are an imp]ative res\rce to !     
,unit$ ,/ates & its citiz5s2 ,:]eas     
public heal? pr(essionals are devot$ to 
prev5t+ o!r infecti\s diseases f spread+
 & to r$uc+ ! impact ( ! spectrum (     
long/&+ & em]g+ global heal? ?reats 9   
ord] to =e/all & m9imize ! damage (     
future outbreaks2 ,:]eas public heal?   
pr(essionals play a critical role 9     
combat+ opioid addiction & opioid-relat$
 ov]dose dea?s1 :i* are deva/at+        
communities across ! ,nation1 an        
epidemic concurr5t ) ! ,,covid-#ai      
p&emic2 ,:]eas public heal? pr(essionals
 are pivotal to combat+ antimicrobial   
resi/ance1 :i* affects #b1hjj1jjj p 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates & leads to ! dea?s ( at   

lea/ #ce1jjj ,am]icans & #gjj1jjj       
individuals globally ea* ye>2 ,:]eas    
public heal? pr(essionals play a c5tral 
role 9 r$uc+ racial1 e?nic1 &           
geographical disp>ities 9 heal? & heal? 
c>e t erode ! ,nation's /r5g?1          
prosp]ity1 & productivity2 ,:]eas       
,,covid-#ai has int5sifi$ heal?         
disp>ities1 disproportionately affect+  
communities ( color & creat+ acute heal?
 c>e *all5ges 9 rural areas ( ! ,nation2
 & ,:]eas public heal? pr(essionals are 
among ! h]oic fir/ respond]s :o confront
 & "w to prev5t natural disa/]s &       
environm5tal haz>ds t pres5t a p]si/5t  
?reat to ! life1 heal?1 & safety ( all  
individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates3 ,n[1     
!re=e1 be x ,t x is ! s5se ( ,congress t
 public heal? pr(essionals are to be    
applaud$1 extoll$1 & ?ank$ on ,public   
,heal? ,?ank ,y ,day = _! widespread &  
mean+ful contributions to ! ,nation &   
global community4