AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

General advocacy in support of legislation to reduce the obesity epidemic General advocacy in support of improving public health in war-torn and developing countries H.R. 6680, the Community HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis Prevention Act

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 6680 (110th)

Tobacco TOB

H.R. 1008 and S. 625, legislation to give the FDA authority to regulate tobacco products

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)

Bills named: H.R. 1008 (110th), S. 625 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 3014 and S. 1576, legislation to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health care and health status HR 5496, the Public Health Preparedness Workforce Development Act of 2008 S. 558 and H.R. 1424, mental health parity legislation H.R. 5501, United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 S. 1200, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) Amendments of 2007 S. 2465, the Vaccines for Children Access Act of 2008 HR. 1567/S. 968, the Comprehensive TB Elimination Act H.R. 1532/S. 1551, the Stop TB Now Act General advocacy in support of strengthening the public health workforce General advocacy in support of health system reform

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)

Bills named: H.R. 1532 (110th), S. 2465 (110th), S. 1576 (110th), H.R. 1424 (110th), H.R. 3014 (110th), H.R. 5496 (110th), H.R. 5613 (110th), S. 558 (110th), S. 1551 (110th), H.R. 5501 (110th), S. 968 (110th), S. 1200 (110th), H.R. 1567 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations for the Health Resources and Services Administration Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations for the National Center for Health Statist Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations for the Indian Health Services Advocacy in support of public health funding in economic stimulus legislation

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Support increased funding at CDC, NIH and HHS for research and prevention activities related to climate change and health Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM

End the abstinence-only-until marriage program funded under Title V of the Social Security Act Opposition to the Provider Conscience regulation proposed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)