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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4537 Type of Legislation:Concurrent Resolution CR Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20000203 Primary Sponsor:T. Brown All Sponsors:T. Brown, J. Brown, Canty, Clyburn, Harvin, Hosey, Kennedy and J.H. Neal Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\ggs\22477cm00.doc Companion Bill Number:1149 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Invitations and Memorial Resolutions Committee 24 HIMR Subject:The Honorable David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D.; Resolutions History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20000203 Introduced, referred to Committee 24 HIMR Versions of This Bill
TO INVITE THE HONORABLE DAVID SATCHER, M.D., Ph.D., UNITED STATES SURGEON GENERAL AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH, AND OUR NATION'S CHIEF HEALTH OFFICIAL, TO ADDRESS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN JOINT SESSION AT 12:00 NOON ON TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 2000.
Whereas, the Honorable David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D., is the sixteenth Surgeon General of the United States and the Assistant Secretary for Health; and
Whereas, the Honorable David Satcher has served as the Director of the prestigious Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the agency responsible for promoting health and preventing disease, injury, and premature death; and
Whereas, during his tenure at CDC, Dr. Satcher spearheaded initiatives that increased childhood immunization rates nationally; and
Whereas, under Dr. Satcher's direction, the CDC placed a greater emphasis on disease prevention and highlighted the importance of physical activity and good health by encouraging Americans to become more physically active in the landmark Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health; and
Whereas, Dr. Satcher has served as the President of Meharry Medical College; and
Whereas, the Surgeon General serves as the chief health official and the national spokesperson on matters of public health and prevention; and
Whereas, public health interventions impact the lives of individuals and populations statewide and worldwide; and
Whereas, speaking before a joint session of the General Assembly is an honor reserved for leaders of national prominence. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the members of the General Assembly invite the Honorable David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D., Surgeon General and Assistant Secretary for Health for the United States of America, to address the General Assembly in Joint Session in the Hall of the House of Representatives at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, March 7, 2000.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to
the Honorable David Satcher.
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