,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #efg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bh1         
#bjbd,mr4 ,ka9e 7= himself1 ,mr4        
,m>%all1 ,mr4 ,re$1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,ms4 
,/ab5[1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1    
,ms4 ,smi?1 ,mr4 ,k+1 ,mr4 ,w>n]1 ,ms4  
,s9ema1 & ,mr4 ,kelly7 submitt$ ! foll[+
 resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,,resolution        
,recogniz+ ! s]i\sness ( widespread     
heal? c>e work] burn\t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 & ! ne$ to /r5g!n heal? work=ce        
well-be+1 & express+ support = !        
designation ( ,m>* #ah1 #bjbd1 z !      
inaugural ,heal? ,work=ce ,well-,be+    
,day ( ,aw>5ess4  ,:]eas ! capacity &   
well-be+ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates heal? work=ce
 has be5 burd5$ = decades by an epidemic
 ( burn\t1 & ?is tr5d has be5 exac]bat$ 
9 rec5t ye>s2 ,:]eas burn\t c h         
wide-rang+ consequ5ces = individual     
heal? c>e work]s1 includ+ occupational  
injury1 risk ( depression & suicide1 l[]

 morale & productivity1 abs5teeism1 &   
possible delet]i\s impact on pati5t c>e2
 ,:]eas #ej p]c5t ( heal? c>e work]s    
report$ burn\t 9 #bjbj2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbj1
 #dd p]c5t ( nurses exp]i5c$ physical   
viol5ce & #fh p]c5t exp]i5c$ v]bal      
abuse2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbj1 #fi p]c5t (     
physicians exp]i5c$ colloquial          
depression1 #bj p]c5t exp]i5c$ cl9ical  
depression1 & #ac p]c5t _h ?\ghts (     
suicide2 ,:]eas physicians1 p>ticul>ly  
female physicians1 are m likely ?an !   
g5]al population to die by suicide1 &   
,unit$ ,/ates physicians are m likely to
 die by suicide ?an physicians 9 o!r    
nations2 ,:]eas rates ( burn\t h s]i\s  
consequ5ces = ! capacity ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates heal? sy/em1 p>ticul>ly 9 reg>d  
to employee ret5tion & recruitm5t2      
,:]eas1 9 #bjbc1 job quitt+ among heal? 
c>e & social assi/ance work]s 0 #i4b    
p]c5t high] ?an 9 ,febru>y #bjbj2 ,:]eas
 approximately #dj p]c5t ( ,unit$ ,/ates
 heal? c>e work]s plan to leave _!      
curr5t role )9 ! next #e ye>s2 ,:]eas ! 

av]age op]at+ m>g9 = hospitals 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates 0 r$uc$ by #acj p]c5t     
betwe5 #bjai & #bjbj1 driv5 9 "p by     
p]si/5t labor %ortages2 ,:]eas /aff+    
%ortages & impacts ( burn\t on ! m5tal  
heal? & productivity ( heal? c>e work]s 
raise s]i\s conc]ns ab\t quality ( c>e &
 pati5t safety2 ,:]eas ! decreas$       
capacity ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates heal? sy/em  
con/itutes bo? a s]i\s public heal?     
conc]n & a *all5ge to economic security2
 ,:]eas1 9 #bjba1 ! ,c5t]s = ,disease   
,control & ,prev5tion & ! ,national     
,in/itute = ,occupational ,safety &     
,heal? laun*$ ! ,heal? ,work] ,m5tal    
,heal? ,initiative1 :i* aims to raise   
aw>5ess ( heal? work]s' m5tal heal?     
issues & improve tra9+s & res\rces to   
address ! m5tal heal? ( heal? work]s2   
,:]eas1 9 #bjbb1 ,congress enact$ ! ,dr4
 ,lorna ,bre5 ,heal? ,c>e ,provid]      
,protection ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bids et
 seq471 :i* e/abli%$ grants & requir$   
o!r activities to improve m5tal &       
behavioral heal? among heal? c>e        

provid]s2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbb1 ! ,(fice ( ! 
,surgeon ,g5]al publi%$ an ,advisory on 
,address+ ,heal? ,work] ,burn\t to call 
att5tion to ! heal? work] burn\t crisis 
& to ! urg5t ne$ to support ! well-be+ (
 ! heal? work=ce ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2     
,:]eas1 9 #bjbb1 ! ,national ,academy ( 
,m$ic9e releas$ ! ,national ,plan =     
,heal? ,work=ce ,well-,be+1 del9eat+    
necess>y actions to safegu>d ! ,unit$   
,/ates heal? work=ce2 & ,:]eas a m robu/
 national focus on protect+ ! well-be+ &
 m5tal heal? ( heal? c>e work]s w       
improve outcomes = work]s & pati5ts1    
/r5g!n ! ,unit$ ,/ates heal? sy/em1 &   
support population heal?3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be
 x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 expresses support 
= ! designation ( ,m>* #ah1 #bjbd1 z !  
inaugural ,heal? ,work=ce ,well-,be+    
,day ( ,aw>5ess2  7#b7 recognizes !     
s]i\sness ( widespread heal? c>e work]  
burn\t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! ne$ to     
/r5g!n heal? work=ce well-be+2 &  7#c7  
supports ! goals & ideals ( ! ,heal?    
,work=ce ,well-,be+ ,day ( ,aw>5ess1 :i*

 include-- 7,a7 rais+ public aw>5ess    
ab\t ! importance ( protect+ ! well-be+ 
( physicians1 nurses1 & o!r heal? c>e   
pr(essionals to su/a9 ! capacity ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates heal? sy/em & ensure !    
quality ( pati5t c>e2  7,b7 mobiliz+    
action to support ! well-be+ (          
physicians1 nurses1 & o!r heal? c>e     
pr(essionals across multiple sectors1   
includ+ ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local          
gov]nm5ts1 heal? sy/ems1 insur]s &      
pay]s1 heal? in=mation te*nology        
companies1 educational1 tra9+1 &        
accr$itation organizations1 private &   
nonpr(it organizations1 m$ia &          
communications companies1 &             
organizations t employ heal? c>e work]s2
  7,c7 creat+ & su/a9+ positive "w &    
le>n+ environm5ts & culture2  7,d7      
inve/+ 9 measurem5t1 assessm5t1         
/rategies1 & rese>*2  7,e7 support+     
m5tal & behavioral heal?1 includ+ remov+
 b>ri]s to access+ c>e & treatm5t1 &    
r$uc+ /igma2  7,f7 engag+ effective     
tools & te*nology t r$uce adm9i/rative  

burd5s on physicians1 nurses1 & o!r     
heal? c>e pr(essionals2  7,g7 e/abli%+  
well-be+ z a long-t]m value 9 heal?     
organizations2 &  7,h7 recruit+ & reta9+
 a div]se & inclusive heal? work=ce4