,,iii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #c1  
#bjbb,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,scott of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4        
,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,braun1    
,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4       
,markey1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mrs4 ,capito1  
,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,brown1
 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 and ,mr4 ,schatz7 
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 #bjbb1 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 #bjbb is ,give ,your          
,community a ,boost62 ,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 concluded 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 #da percent more  
likely to die from breast cancer than   
non-,hispanic ,white women between #bjae
 and #bjai2 ,whereas ,african ,american 

women were twice as likely to be        
diagnosed with and #b4b times more      
likely to die of stomach cancer than    
non-,hispanic ,white women2 ,whereas    
,african ,american men are #gj percent  
more likely to die from a stroke than   
non-,hispanic ,white men2 ,whereas      
,hispanics are twice as likely as       
non-,hispanic ,whites to be hospitalized
 for end-stage renal disease caused by  
diabetes1 and are #cj percent more      
likely to die of diabetes1 than         
non-,hispanic ,whites2 ,whereas ,asian  
,americans are #dj percent more likely  
to be diagnosed with diabetes than      
non-,hispanic ,whites2 ,whereas the     
,,hiv or ,,aids case rate among         
,hispanic men is more than #d times the 
,,hiv or ,,aids case rate among         
non-,hispanic ,white men2 ,whereas      
,hispanic women are #c times as likely  
as non-,hispanic ,white women to die of 
,,hiv infection2 ,whereas1 in #bjai1    
although ,african ,americans represented
 only #ac percent of the population of  

the ,united ,states1 ,african ,americans
 accounted for #db4a percent of new     
,,hiv diagnoses2 ,whereas1 in #bjai1    
,african ,american youth accounted for  
more than #ej percent1 and ,hispanic    
youth accounted for more than #aj       
percent1 of all new ,,hiv diagnoses     
among youth in the ,united ,states2     
,whereas1 in #bjai1 ,native ,hawaiians  
and ,pacific ,islanders were #b4d 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 
,hawaiian and ,pacific ,islander men are
 #aj percent more likely to die from    
cancer than non-,hispanic ,white men2   
,whereas1 although the prevalence of    
obesity is high among all population    
groups in the ,united ,states1 #dh4a    
percent of ,american ,indian and ,alaska
 ,natives1 #ea4g percent of ,native     
,hawaiians and ,pacific ,islanders1     

#ch4c percent of ,african ,americans1   
#cd4i percent of ,hispanics1 #cj percent
 of non-,hispanic ,whites1 and #ac      
percent of ,asian ,americans older than 
#ah years old were obese 7not including 
overweight72 ,whereas ,asian ,americans 
accounted for #cj4a percent of chronic  
,hepatitis ,b cases1 and non-,hispanic  
,whites accounted for #ac4e percent of  
chronic ,hepatitis ,b cases2 ,whereas   
heart disease1 stroke1 cancer1 and      
diabetes are some of the leading causes 
of death among ,american ,indians and   
,alaska ,natives2 ,whereas ,american    
,indians and ,alaska ,natives have      
higher prevalence and are at a higher   
risk of diabetes1 substance use1        
obesity1 sudden infant death syndrome1  
and suicide than other groups in the    
,united ,states2 ,whereas ,american     
,indians and ,alaska ,natives have a    
life expectancy that is #b4b 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 #c to #d times higher than the rate  
for non-,hispanic ,white women2 ,whereas
 ,african ,american infants are #d times
 more likely to die due to complications
 related to low birth weight than       
non-,hispanic ,white infants2 ,whereas  
,american ,indians and ,alaska ,natives 
have an infant mortality rate 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  
approximately #a1jjj babies are born    
with sickle cell disease each year in   
the ,united ,states1 with the disease   
occurring in approximately #a in #cfe   
newborn ,black or ,african-,american    
infants and #a in #af1cjj newborn       
,hispanic-,american infants1 and can be 
found in individuals of ,mediterranean1 
,middle ,eastern1 ,asian1 and ,indian   

origin2 ,whereas the #bjba ,national    
,healthcare ,quality and ,disparities   
,report found ,african ,americans       
received worse care than non-,hispanic  
,whites for about #dc percent of quality
 measures1 ,american ,indians and       
,alaska ,natives received worse care    
than non-,hispanic ,whites for about #dj
 percent of quality measures1 ,hispanics
 received worse care than non-,hispanic 
,whites for #cf percent of quality      
measures1 and ,asian ,americans and     
,native ,hawaiians and ,pacific         
,islanders received worse care than     
non-,hispanic ,whites for nearly #cj    
percent of quality measures2 ,whereas   
nearly #be percent of reported          
,,covid-#ai cases are among ,hispanics  
compared to less than #ee percent       
comprising non-,hispanic ,whites2       
,whereas #c times more ,american        
,indians and ,alaska ,natives1 #b4c     
times more ,hispanics1 and #b4d times   
more ,african ,americans were           
hospitalized due to ,,covid-#ai compared

 to non-,hispanic ,whites2 ,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 #bjbb1 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