Amending Public Health Service Act with Respect to National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AMENDING PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT WITH RESPECT TO NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION -- (Extensions of Remarks - July 13, 2006)
SPEECH OF
HON. DANNY K. DAVIS
OF ILLINOIS
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2006
* Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, Benjamin Disraeli once exclaimed, ``The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and all their powers as a state depend.''
* Rooted in this reality, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lead vital public health initiatives to prevent and control infectious and chronic disease, injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities, and environmental health threats. However, the effectiveness of its work depends on its strong partnerships with other organizations, notably, the National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
* The National Foundation was founded by Congress in 1995 to bridge outside resources and partners with CDC scientists, and it has greatly enhanced the CDC's impact in such areas as global health, anti-microbial resistance, the obesity epidemic, healthy aging, and emergency preparedness and response. Most recently, the foundation created the Emergency Preparedness & Response Fund. This fund will provide the CDC with resources it needs for rapid response to large-scale public health emergencies, such as terrorist attacks or an avian flu pandemic. Given this organization's immeasurable contribution to national public health initiatives, I urge members to support S. 655. This bill proposes increased funding for grants to the foundation, allows for more voluntary service to the CDC by foundation individuals, and permits the CDC Director to provide facilities, utilities, and support services to the foundation if doing so is advantageous to CDC programs and the American people. Provisions of this bill will indeed strengthen the CDC and National Foundation's partnership and result in better public health outcomes for our Nation.
* Thomas Carlyle once said, ``He who has health, has hope, and he who has hope has everything.'' Let us ensure that we do everything in our power to improve the health status of our people. In doing so, we will most certainly ensure the productivity and fruitfulness of their lives.
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