Supporting Public Health Week: Focus on Prevention, Equity, and Infrastructure
The Senate expresses support for National Public Health Week, emphasizing the need to improve citizen health and achieve health equity across the nation. The resolution highlights critical challenges like chronic diseases, violence, maternal mortality disparities, and the ongoing need to strengthen public health infrastructure post-COVID-19. While not enacting new laws, it encourages increased resources for disease prevention, which studies show leads to significant savings in future healthcare costs.
Key points
Strengthening Public Health Systems: Encourages robust support for State and local health departments, laboratories, and the CDC to improve preparedness for outbreaks and disasters.
Addressing Health Disparities: Recognizes the urgent need to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health outcomes, including maternal mortality and access to care.
Focus on Prevention: Stresses that strategic investments in disease prevention (like vaccination and anti-smoking efforts) are cost-effective and crucial for improving overall community health.
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