AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION

Alcohol and Drug Abuse ALC

Support adequate funding for the federal response to the opioid epidemic.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); President of the U.S.; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Agriculture AGR

Oppose House Farm bill. Support Senate Farm bill. Oppose efforts to weaken school meal standards.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); President of the U.S.; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Health Issues HCR

Oppose efforts to repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support comprehensive over-the-counter monograph reform efforts. Support S. 2852, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018. Oppose any efforts to diminish the 340B drug pricing program. Support HR 1318, the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act and S.1112, the Maternal Health Accountability Act. Support the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2018.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1318 (115th), S. 1112 (115th), S. 2852 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Increase funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in FY 2019. Increase funding for the Health Resources and Services Administration in FY 2019. Oppose White House proposal to rescind $7 billion of funding from the Childrens Health Insurance Program. Support full funding for HIV/AIDS programs at HRSA and CDC. Support of full funding for HRSAs health professions and nursing workforce development programs in fiscal year 2019. Support adequate FY 2019 funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Oppose appropriations riders to block or delay FDA regulation of tobacco products. Support adequate FY 2019 funding for WIC. Strong funding for programs critical to public health preparedness. Support FY 2019 funding for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and oppose the president's proposal to move NIOSH from CDC to NIH. Support FY 2019 funding for newborn screening programs. Support FY 2019 funding for Title X. Support FY 2019 funding for the Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant.

Contacted: President of the U.S.; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

Firearms/Guns/Ammunition FIR

Support bipartisan legislation to require universal background checks for firearm purchases and federal funding for gun violence prevention surveillance and research. Support funding for CDC firearm morbidity and mortality prevention research.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; President of the U.S.; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM

Oppose any effort to exclude Planned Parenthood health centers from participating in federal health programs. Support a strong national paid family and medical leave policy.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); President of the U.S.; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Tobacco TOB

Support adequate FY 2019 funding for the Food and Drug Administration's oversight of tobacco related products and oppose tobacco-related policy riders on appropriations bills.

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); President of the U.S.; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office

Immigration IMM

Oppose White House policy of separating families at the U.S-Mexico border.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; President of the U.S.; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Oppose H.R. 3529, the WIC Improvement Act. Support nutrition facts label compliance date. Oppose S. 261 and H.R. 772, the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2017.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; President of the U.S.; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 261 (115th), H.R. 772 (115th), H.R. 3529 (115th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Support the Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act. Oppose H.R. 806, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act. Support full implementation and enforcement of the Clean Air Acts protections from ozone pollution.

Contacted: SENATE; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); President of the U.S.; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 806 (115th)