2007 Archives

December 2007

• Letter to Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) in support of her legislation, the HIV Nondiscrimination in Travel and Immigration Act of 2007 (December 19, 2007)
• Coalition letter to the House and Senate in support of reauthorizing and fully funding the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) (December 12, 2007)
• Coalition letter thanking Representatives who voted to override the President's veto of the FY2008 Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations bill (December 10, 2007)
• Coalition letter urging the FEMA National Advisory Council to establish a Subcommittee on Children and Families (December 7, 2007)
• Letter to the Department of Homeland Security in opposition to the proposed rule for HIV-positive nonimmigrant temporary travelers to the United States (December 6, 2007)
• Letter in support of the National Health Literacy Act of 2007 (December 5, 2007)
• CDC Coalition letter urging the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee to address the public health consequences of climate change in any legislation it considers (December 3, 2007)
• Letter in support of the Influenza Vaccine Security Act (December 3, 2007)
• Coalition letter in support of H. Res. 213, which calls for the establishment of a United Nations Emergency Peace Service (December 3, 2007)

November 2007

• Coalition letter in support of the Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (STAAR) Act (November 30, 2007)
• Coalition letter in support of legislation to restore low-cost birth control for low-income women and college students (November 26, 2007)
• Letter to Sen. Dodd in support of the Kids in Disasters Well Being, Safety and Health Act, S. 1970 (November 26, 2007)
• Coalition letter to the President on the FY2009 budget for child and maternal health (November 19, 2007)

October 2007

• Coalition letter to Senators in support of a Sense of Congress amendment to the 2007 Farm Bill to use public health approaches in Food Stamp Nutrition Education (October 31, 2007)
• Letter urging House and Senate Appropriations Committee leaders to support the highest funding levels for CDC and HRSA in the Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations bill and oppose any efforts to restrict or limit funding for public health programs (October 29, 2007)
• Coalition letter in support of higher funding levels for the Title X family planning program in the Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations bill (October 26, 2007)
• Coalition letter in support of higher funding levels for the CDC's National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program and Environmental Health Laboratory (October 25, 2007)
• Letter to Senators Harkin and Chambliss to support an amendment to the Farm Bill that would improve Food Stamp Nutrition Education (October 23, 2007)
• Coalition letter to the Secretary of HHS opposed to the appointment of Dr. Susan Orr as the new Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs (October 22, 2007)
• Coalition letter urging Senators to vote against an amendment to the Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations bill that would undermine Title X family planning programs (October 18, 2007)
• Coalition letter urging Senators to vote in favor of the Labor, Health and Human Service and Education Appropriations bill(October 18, 2007)
• Letter urging members of the House to vote to override the President's veto of the Child Health Insurance Reauthorization Act (October 16, 2007)
• Letter to Senators Boxer and Feinstein in support of the continued funding for CDC's Entertainment Education Program (October 16, 2007)
• Letter to Senators Harkin and Specter in support of the highest funding levels for CDC and HRSA in the FY 2008 Labor-HHS Appropriation bill and opposed to amendments that would reduce or restrict funding (October 16, 2007)
• Coalition letter to key Senators opposing any amendment to the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill that would prohibit or limit OSHA from enforcing the annual fit testing requirement for respirators as it relates to tuberculosis (October 15, 2007)
• Letter from the Iowa Public Health Association to Sen. Grassley in support of legislation to reauthorize CHIP (October 12, 2007)
• Letter in support of H.R. 2693, the Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act (October 11, 2007)

September 2007

• Coalition letter to Senators and Representatives to eliminate the global gag rule in the FY 2008 State, Foreign Operations Appropriations bill (September 28, 2007)
• Letter to Speaker Pelosi in support of SCHIP reauthorization and thanking her for her leadership on this important legislation (September 25, 2007)
• Coalition letter in support of S. 2082, the Coordinated Environmental Public Health Network Act of 2007 (September 20, 2007)
• Letter is support of S.1882, the Public Health Preparedness Workforce Development Act of 2007 (September 19, 2007)
• Coalition letter urging the President to support the reauthorization of SCHIP (September 18, 2007)
• Letter in support of S. 625 and H.R. 1108, The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (September 11, 2007)
• Letter to Senator Boxer in support of S. 968, The Stop Tuberculosis Now Act of 2007 (September 11, 2007)

August 2007

• Coalition letter to speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Hoyer in support of the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act. Similar letters were sent to Representatives Rangel, Stark, Dingell, and Pallone (August 31, 2007)
• Thank you letter of Support of Removing the Ban on DC Funded Syringe Exchange Programs in the Financial Services Appropriations Bill (August 15, 2007)

• Thank you for Voting Against Souder's (R-IN) Amendment to the Financial Services Appropriations bill that would have continued the ban that bars Washington, DC from using local funds for syringe exchange programs (August 15, 2007)
• Coalition Letter to RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company, Urging The Removal of The Canel No. 9 Brand From Stores Nationwide (August 14, 2007)
• Coalition Letter to Governors Expressing Concern Over Continued Funding of State Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs (August 1, 2007)

July 2007

• Letter to Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Finance Committee, Commenting Their Support for SCHIP Reauthorization (July 17, 2007)
• Letter to Rep. Pallone, Chairman of The Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health, Urging A Hearing On Salt Reduction (July 17, 2007)
• Letter Oposing Any Amendment To Limit OSHAs Enforcement of Annual Fit Testing of Respirators For TB (July 17, 2007) 
• Letter to Chairman Kennedy Expressing Concern Over the Nomination of Dr. Holsinger for Surgeon General of the United States (July 11, 2007)
• Letter to Chairman Waxman Expressing Concern That The FDA's Authorizing of Qualified Health Claims for Foods Violates The Requirement That Health Claims Be Based on Signific Scienfitic Agreement As Set In The Nutrition Labeling & Education Act (July 11, 2007)
• Coalition Letter Expressing Dismay At The House Appropriations Committee's Decision to Increase Funding for the Community-Based Abstinence Education (CBAE) Program by $28 Million for FY 2008 (July 10, 2007)
• Coalition Letter from More Thank 1,000 Health Organizations Addressed To All Members of the House of Representatives, Urging Support of the Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill As Passed Out of the Appropriations Committee (July 9, 2007)
• Letter to Chairman Waxman in Support of House Government Reform Committee's Oversight Hearing on the Office of the Surgeon General of the United States (July 9, 2007)

June 2007

May 2007

• Coalition Letter in Support of S.1337, the Children's Mental Health Parity Act, to Require Equitable Coverage of Mental Health Services in SCHIP (May 29, 2007) 
• Letter in Support of H.R. 1968 The Community Health Workers Act of 2007 (May 23, 2007)
• Letter in Support of Increasing the Federal Tobacco Tax As an Offset for SCHIP Reauthorization (May 22, 2007)
• Letter to Senator Baucus in Support of Priority Provisions Being Included in His Chairman's Mark of SCHIP Reauthorization Legislation (May 18, 2007)
• Letter in Support of the Public Mental Health Emergency Preparedness Act of 2007 (May 15, 2007)
• Letter in Support of S. 1218/H.R. 2034, the Medicare for All Act (May 4, 2007)
• Letter in Support of S. 325, the Health Partnership Act (May 4, 2007)
• Letter in Support of H.R. 506, the Health Partnership Through Creative Federalism Act (May 4, 2007)
• Letter in Support of S.1173/H.R.1964 the Freedom of Choice Act (May 3, 2007)
• Letter in Support of H.R. 676, the United States National Health Insurance Act (May 1, 2007)
• Letter Sent to House & Senate Appropriators, Urging That They Provide $10 Million to CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention & Control, To Establish The Health CARES Network (May 1, 2007)

April 2007

• Coalition Letter on Next Steps for SCHIP Reauthorization (April 30, 2007)
• Letter to House and Senate Budget Committee Leadership in Support of Senate Tobacco Tax Provision in Budget Conference Report (April 27, 2007)
• Letter Urging Funding for the Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act in the FY 2008 Appropriations Process (April 25, 2007)
• Letter to Members of Senate Finance Committee and House Energy and Commerce Committee Outlining APHA's Priorities for SCHIP Reauthorization (April 24, 2007)
• Letter to EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson, Urging More Protective NAAQS Standards for Ozone Air Pollution (April 16, 2007)
• Letter to Members of Relevent House and Senate Committees on the Recently Passed APHA Policy Supporting the Adoption of an Industry-Wide Code of Ethics Governing the Recruitment of Health Professionals from Developing Countries (April 12, 2007)
• Letter to Appropriators, Urging Funding of Nursing Programs in FY 2008 Funding Levels (April 11, 2007)
• Letter to Secretary Leavitt Urging the Appointment of an Individual with a Demonstrated Commitment to Family Planning as the New Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs (April 11, 2007)
• Letter to Rep. Gordon in Support of the Access to Emergency Medical Services Act (April 10, 2007)
• Coalition Letter to Chairman Baucus Requesting An End to the Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs Funded Under Title V of the Social Security Act (April 10, 2007)
• Letter Thanking Senators Who Supported Including $50 Billion in Funding for SCHIP Reauthorization in the Senate Budget Resolution (April 3, 2007)

March 2007

• Letter to Sen. Inouye in Support of S.60, the Wakefield Act, which Intends to Reauthorize the Emergency Medical Services for Children (March 29, 2007)
• Coalition Letter in Support of Increased Fundin for CDC's National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program to Enhance the Environmental Health Labratory's Biomonitoring Capacity (March 21, 2007)
• Friends of NCHS Coalition Letter on FY 2008 Funding (March 15, 2007)
• Family Planning Coalition Letter to House & Senate Appropriators on Title X Funding (March 14, 2007)
• Family Planning Coalition Letter to Speaker Pelosi and Leader Reid on Title X Funding (March 14, 2007)
• Health Coverage Coalition for the Uninsured (HCCU) Letter to House and Senate Budget Committees in Support of Including $60 Billion Over 5 Years in the Budget Resolution for Children's Health Coverage (March 13, 2007)
• Coalition Letter in Support of Funding for the FDA's Office of Women's Health (March 7, 2007)
• Coaliton Letter to FDA Commissioner Von Eschenbach Asking Him to Fund the Office of Women's Health (March 7, 2007)
• Letter to Senator Kohl in Support of His Ammendment to S.4 to Ensure that All Emergency Planning Programs Recieving Funds from DHS Take Into Account the Needs of the Nation's Elderly  (March 7, 2007)
• Letter to Sen. Reid and Rep. Slaughter in Support of S.21/H.R.819, the Prevention First Act (March 1, 2007)
• Letter in Support of the Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act (ICHIA) (March 1, 2007)
• Coalition Letter in Support of the Healthy Families Act, Which Guarantees Full-Time Workers Seven Paid Sick Days Annually (March 1, 2007)
• Coalition Letter in Support of the Prevention First Act (Match 1, 2007)

February 2007

January 2007