,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #fcb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #aj1 #bjbd,mr4 
,lujn submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1     
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions          
,,resolution  ,support+ ! goals & ideals
 ( ,national ,public ,heal? ,week4      
,:]eas ! week ( ,april #a1 #bjbd1 is    
,national ,public ,heal? ,week2 ,:]eas !
 !me = ,national ,public ,heal? ,week 9 
#bjbd is ,protect+1 ,connect+ & ,?riv+3 
,we ,are ,all ,public ,heal?2 ,:]eas !  
goal ( ,national ,public ,heal? ,week 9 
#bjbd is to recognize ! contributions ( 
public heal? 9-- 7#a7 improv+ ! heal? ( 
! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7 a*iev+   
heal? equity2 ,:]eas1 z ( ! date (      
introduction ( ?is resolution1 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates & ! global community are cont9u+ 
to recov] f ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1 :i*   
requires support =-- 7#a7 a robu/ public
 heal? infra/ructure & work=ce2  7#b7   
,/ate1 t]ritorial1 local1 & ,tribal     
heal? dep>tm5ts1 heal? c>e work]s1      

public heal? laboratories1 & fir/       
respond]s2  7#c7 activities relat$ to   
epidemiology & public heal? data2  7#d7 
reliev+ f9ancial burd5s = individuals 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates hurt by ! ,,covid-#ai   
p&emic1 includ+ ?r\gh public heal?      
em]g5cy leave2  7#e7 ,/ate ,m$icaid     
programs & community heal? c5t]s to     
ensure c>e = vuln]able populations2     
7#f7 collaboration among ! ,f$]al       
,gov]nm5t1 ,/ate & local gov]nm5ts1     
,tribal heal? organizations1 s*ools1    
bus9esses1 & employ]s to support public 
heal? measures2  7#g7 inve/m5ts 9 !     
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1
 :i* support infecti\s disease outbreak 
prep>$ness & critical public heal?      
infra/ructure = ,/ate & local heal?     
dep>tm5ts & public heal? laboratories2  
7#h7 a compreh5sive ef=t to ensure      
successful vacc9ation campaigns t boo/  
access to vacc9es = vuln]able           
populations & tru/ 9 vacc9e safety &    
effectiv5ess2 &  7#i7 ef=ts to address  
racism z a public heal? crisis & r$uce  

racial & e?nic heal? disp>ities relat$  
to ,,covid-#ai dea?s1 vacc9e access &   
te/+1 & important heal? outcomes outside
 ( ! p&emic su* z mat]nal mortality2    
,:]eas _m ( ! lead+ causes ( dea? =     
individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates result f  
*ronic conditions1 :i* are among ! mo/  
common1 co/ly1 & prev5table ( all heal? 
*all5ges2 ,:]eas !re are significant    
diff]5ces 9 ! heal? /atus ( individuals 
liv+ 9 ! heal?ie/ ,/ates & ^? liv+ 9 !  
lea/ heal?y ,/ates1 includ+ diff]5ces 9 
obesity rates1 ! preval5ce ( *ronic     
diseases1 & ! preval5ce ( infecti\s     
diseases2 ,:]eas racial & e?nic m9ority 
populations 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates cont9ue to
 exp]i5ce disp>ities 9 ! burd5s (       
illness & dea?1 z comp>$ to ! entire    
population ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas    
viol5ce is a lead+ cause ( premature    
dea?1 & x is e/imat$ t m ?an #g         
individuals p] h\r die a viol5t dea? 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas dea?s f homicides
 co/ ! economy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates        
billions ( doll>s1 & ! viol5ce (        

homicides c cause social & emotional    
di/ress1 community trauma1 injury1      
disability1 depression1 anxiety1 &      
po/-traumatic /ress disord]2 ,:]eas     
#di1ddi p di$ by suicide 9 #bjbb1 )     
fire>ms be+ us$ 9 ov] #ej p]c5t (       
suicides2 ,:]eas an e/imat$ #a 9 #g     
*ildr5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates exp]i5c$ *ild  
abuse & neglect 9 ! pa/ ye>1 ) #a1gej   
*ildr5 dy+ ( abuse & neglect 9 #bjbj2   
,:]eas significant progress has be5 made
 9 r$uc+ ! infant mortality rate 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates to a hi/oric l[ ( #e4f    
infant dea?s p] #a1jjj live bir?s 9     
#bjbb2 ,:]eas !re are /ill />k          
disp>ities 9 infant mortality by race1  
e?nicity1 geography1 & income1 z evid5c$
 by ! fact t ,black infants exp]i5ce    
infant mortality at a rate twice t (    
,:ite infants2 ,:]eas wom5 die f        
pregnancy-relat$ complications 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates at a high] rate ?an 9 _m  
o!r develop$ c\ntries1 ) ! rate (       
mat]nal mortality be+ #cb4i dea?s p]    
#ajj1jjj live bir?s 9 #bjba2 ,:]eas an  

e/imat$ #hd p]c5t ( mat]nal dea?s 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates are prev5table2 ,:]eas1 f 
#bjag to #bjai1 ,am]ican ,indian or     
,alaskan ,native mo!rs exp]i5c$ mat]nal 
mortality at a rate twice t ( ,:ite     
mo!rs1 & ,black mo!rs exp]i5c$ mat]nal  
mortality at a rate almo/ #c times t (  
,:ite mo!rs2 ,:]eas !re 7 an e/imat$    
#ajg1fbb drug ov]dose dea?s 9 #bjba1 an 
increase ( ne>ly #ae p]c5t f #bjbj2     
,:]eas cig>ette smok+ is ! lead+ cause (
 prev5table disease & dea? 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates1 acc\nt+ = m ?an #dhj1jjj dea?s e
 ye>2 ,:]eas ! p]c5tage ( adults 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates :o smoke cig>ettes has    
decreas$ f #bj4i p]c5t ( ! population 9 
#bjje1 to #aa4e p]c5t ( ! population 9  
#bjba2 ,:]eas e-cig>ettes h be5 ! mo/   
commonly us$ tobacco product among y\?  
s9ce #bjad1 ) #aj4j p]c5t ( high s*ool  
/ud5ts report+ e-cig>ette use 9 #bjbc2  
,:]eas1 9 #bjbj1 !re 7 approximately    
#cb1jjj dea?s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates due to  
exposure to p>ticulate matt]1 #cg p]c5t 
( :i* 7 directly relat$ to fossil fuel  

burn+2 ,:]eas heat-relat$ mortality = p 
ov] #fe is e/imat$ to h increas$ by     
approximately #gd p]c5t f #bjjj ?r\gh   
#bjjd comp>$ to #bjag ?r\gh #bjba2      
,:]eas vot+ helps %ape ! conditions 9   
:i* p c be heal?y1 & good heal? is      
consi/5tly associat$ positively ) high] 
likelihood ( vot] p>ticipation1 b only  
#eb4b p]c5t ( eligible adults report$   
vot+ 9 ! ,novemb] #bjbb elections2      
,:]eas public heal? organizations use   
,national ,public ,heal? ,week to       
educate public policymak]s & public     
heal? pr(essionals on issues t are      
important to improv+ ! heal? ( ! p ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas /udies %[ t small 
/rategic inve/m5ts 9 disease prev5tion c
 result 9 significant sav+s 9 heal? c>e 
co/s2 ,:]eas ! vacc9ation ( ! public is 
"o ( ! 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 heal? c>e co/s associat$ )      

vacc9e-prev5table diseases2 ,:]eas ea*  
#aj-p]c5t increase 9 local public heal? 
sp5d+ contributes to a-- 7#a7 #f4i-p]c5t
 decrease 9 infant dea?s2  7#b7         
#c4b-p]c5t decrease 9 dea?s relat$ to   
c>diovascul> disease2  7#c7 #a4d-p]c5t  
decrease 9 dea?s due to diabetes2 &     
7#d7 #a4a-p]c5t decrease 9 canc]-relat$ 
dea?s2 ,:]eas public heal? pr(essionals 
help communities prev5t1 prep>e =1      
mitigate1 & recov] f ! impact ( a full  
range ( heal? ?reats1 includ+-- 7#a7    
disease outbreaks1 su* z ! ,,covid-#ai  
p&emic2  7#b7 natural disa/]s1 su* z    
wildfires1 flood+1 & sev]e /orms2 &     
7#c7 o!r disa/]s1 includ+ disa/]s caus$ 
by human activity & public heal?        
em]g5cies2 ,:]eas public heal?          
pr(essionals collaborate ) p>tn]s       
outside ( ! heal? sector1 includ+ city  
plann]s1 transportation (ficials1       
education (ficials1 & private sector    
bus9esses1 recogniz+ t o!r sectors c    
influ5ce heal? outcomes2 ,:]eas1 9      
communities across ! ,unit$ ,/ates1     

individuals are *ang+ ! way !y c>e = _! 
heal? by avoid+ tobacco use1 eat+       
heal?i]1 increas+ physical activity1 &  
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$]al ,gov]nm5t1       
,/ates1 ,tribes1 municipalities1 local  
communities1 & individuals 9 prev5t+    
disease & injury2  7#c7 recognizes !    
role ( public heal? 9-- 7,a7 prev5t+ &  
respond+ to infecti\s disease outbreaks1
 su* z ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic2  7,b7      
mitigat+ %ort-t]m & long-t]m impacts (  
infecti\s disease outbreaks on ! heal? &
 wellness ( individuals 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates2  7,c7 address+ social & o!r     

det]m9ants ( heal?1 includ+ heal?       
disp>ities exp]i5c$ by m9ority          
populations2 &  7,d7 improv+ ! ov]all   
heal? ( individuals & communities 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates2  7#d7 enc\rages increas$ 
ef=ts & res\rces to-- 7,a7 improve !    
heal? ( individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &
  7,b7 make ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 9 #a       
g5]ation1 ! heal?ie/ ,nation 9 ! _w by--
 7i7 provid+ great] opportunities to    
improve community heal? & prev5t disease
 & injury2 &  7ii7 /r5g!n+ ! public     
heal? sy/em & work=ce 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2
 &  7#e7 enc\rages ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 to le>n ab\t ! role ( ! public heal?   
sy/em 9 improv+ heal? across ! ,unit$   
,/ates4