,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #adge  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #c1 #bjbf,mr4  
,valadao 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,bald]son1    
,mr4 ,au*9closs1 ,mr4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1
 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,mr4        
,b]gman1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mrs4 ,bice1  
,mr4 ,doggett1 ,mrs4 ,grijalva1 & ,mr4  
,fong7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &   
,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,express+       
support = ! designation ( ! fir/ week ( 
,augu/ z ,national ,community ,heal?    
,c5t] ,week1 & enc\rag+ all ,am]icans to
 p>ticipate by visit+ _! local community
 heal? c5t] & celebrat+ ! important     
p>tn]%ip betwe5 heal? c5t]s & !         
communities !y s]ve4  ,:]eas1 = ov] #fj 
ye>s1 community heal? c5t]s h provid$   
access to high-quality1 af=dable1       
compreh5sive1 prev5tive c>e to !        
,nation1 deliv]+ unp>allel$ return on   
inve/m5t =1 & hav+ a significant        
positive impact on1 ,am]ica's heal?     
sy/em2 ,:]eas1 z ! c\ntry's l>ge/ prim>y

 c>e network1 ov] #a1ejj community heal?
 c5t]s are ! heal? c>e home =           
#eb1jjj1jjj ,am]icans 9 #ag1jjj         
communities1 su* t #a 9 #g p across !   
,unit$ ,/ates & #a 9 #c 9 rural ,am]ica 
rely on community heal? c5t]s2 ,:]eas   
community heal? c5t]s are a critical    
elem5t ( ,am]ica's heal? sy/em1 s]v+    
rural1 suburban1 isl&1 fronti]1 & urban 
communities1 (t5 z ! only accessible &  
dep5dable s\rce ( prim>y c>e2 ,:]eas    
community heal? c5t]s are respond+ to ! 
gr[+ burd5 ( *ronic disease by exp&+    
access to nutrition s]vices & life/yle  
c\nsel+1 r$uc+ exp5sive em]g5cy room    
visits & hospital admissions & keep+    
,am]icans heal?y2 ,:]eas community heal?
 c5t]s integrate a wide range ( s]vices 
into prim>y c>e1 su* z behavioral heal?1
 d5tal1 vision1 he>+1 & ph>macy s]vices1
 creat+ a "o-/op %op = all heal?-relat$ 
ne$s2 ,:]eas community heal? c5t]s are  
uniquely gov]n$ by pati5t-majority      
bo>ds1 ensur+ communities are fully     
engag$ 9 heal? c5t]s' /rategy = improv+ 

c>e access & quality2 ,:]eas community  
heal? c5t]s are locally op]at$ nonpr(it 
organizations t emp[] local economies by
 g5]at+ ne>ly #bfb1jjj1jjj1jjj 9        
economic activity across ! c\ntry2      
,:]eas community heal? c5t]s nationally 
support #hji1jjj jobs1 includ+          
physicians1 nurse practition]s1         
physician assi/ants1 c\nselors1 d5ti/s1 
ph>maci/s1 community heal? work]s on    
multidiscipl9>y teams2 ,:]eas !         
community heal? c5t] model ( c>e is     
effective at ov]com+ b>ri]s to access1  
includ+ geography1 income1 & insurance  
/atus1 improv+ heal? outcomes & sav+    
taxpay] doll>s2 ,:]eas community heal?  
c5t]s provid$ canc] scre5+s to ov]      
#aj1jjj1jjj pati5ts 9 #bjbd & help$ #fg 
p]c5t ( pati5ts control _! hyp]t5sion & 
#gb p]c5t ( pati5ts control _! diabetes2
 ,:]eas community heal? c5t]s are on !  
front l9es ( address+ ! opioid epidemic1
 respond+ to heal? c>e ne$s aris+ f     
natural disa/]s1 exp&+ access to c>e =  
our vet]ans1 & op]at+ ne>ly #d1ejj      

s*ool-bas$ sites & ov] #a1bjj mobile    
units to rea* p liv+ 9 m rural & remote 
areas2 ,:]eas ,national ,community      
,heal? ,c5t] ,week (f]s ! opportunity to
 recognize ! contributions ( e community
 heal? c5t]1 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives  
honors ! d$icat$ /aff1 bo>d memb]s1     
pati5ts1 & all ^? responsible = _!      
cont9u$ success s9ce ! fir/ heal? c5t]s 
op5$ _! doors #f decades ago2 & ,:]eas1 
dur+ ,national ,community ,heal? ,c5t]  
,week1 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives        
celebrates ! legacy ( community heal?   
c5t]s & _! vital role 9 %ap+ ! pa/1     
pres5t1 & future ( ,am]ica's heal?      
sy/em3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives--  7#a7 supports !      
designation ( ,national ,community      
,heal? ,c5t] ,week2 &  7#b7 enc\rages   
all ,am]icans to p>ticipate by visit+ _!
 local community heal? c5t] & celebrat+ 
! important p>tn]%ip betwe5 heal? c5t]s 
& ! communities !y s]ve4