A resolution recognizing the week of April 7, 2008 to April 13, 2008, as "National Public Health Week".

4/9/2008--Introduced.
Recognizes:
(1) National Public Health Week;
(2) the efforts of public health professionals, first responders, states, municipalities, and local communities to incorporate measures to adapt health care systems to address impacts of climate change; and
(3) the role of adaptation in preventing impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities, the potential for improvement of health status and equity through efforts to address climate change, and the need to include health policy in the development of climate responses.
Encourages:
(1) further research, interdisciplinary partnership, and collaboration to understand and monitor the health impacts of climate change, for preparedness activities, and for improvement of health care infrastructure; and
(2) every American to learn about the impacts of climate change on health.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT]
• and 10 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM]
  • Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
  • Sen. Hillary Clinton [D, NY]
  • Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
  • Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
  • Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
  • Sen. Robert Menéndez [D, NJ]
  • Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL]
  • Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
  • Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
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Committees

• Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.Res.509

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate
April 09, 2008

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• Apr 09, 2008: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• Introduced on Apr 09, 2008.

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Related Bills:

• H.Res.1081

Related Issue Areas:

• Health policy
• Air pollution
• Climate change
• Commemorations
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• Environmental health
• Environmental protection
• Environmental research
• Health services administration
• Medical care
• Medical research
• Medicine
• Public health
• Science policy
• Special weeks

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