2008 Archives

• Coalition recommendations for the Child Nutrition Reauthorization (December, 2008)
• Coalition letter urging Congress to include public health investments in any economic recovery package (December 23, 2008)
• Letter to Congress with public health recommendations for the economic stimulus legislation currently under development (December 22, 2008)
• Coalition letter to President-elect Obama on the top priorities for addressing HIV/AIDS domestically (December 19, 2008)
• Coalition letter urging President-elect Obama to support lifespan respite care and encourage Congress to fund, for the first time, the Lifespan Respite Care Act passed in 2006 (December 19, 2008)
• Coalition letter urging President-elect Obama to support and fund HRSA and its core programs (December 19, 2008)
• Coalition letter urging President-elect Obama to support and fund CDC and its core programs (December 19, 2008)
• Coalition letter urging President-elect Obama to support the Title VII and VIII programs that improve the supply, distribution and diversity of the health professions workforce (December 19, 2008)
• Coalition letter urging Congress to strengthen and adequately fund CDC (December 19, 2008)
• Coalition letter urging House and Senate appropriators to fully fund Lifespan Respite programs in the FY2009 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Bills (December 11, 2008)
• Letter urging President-elect Obama to make public health a top priority (December 10, 2008) 
• Letter to Senator Harkin on APHA's public health and prevention priorities for health reform legislation (December 9, 2008)
• Coalition letter urging House and Senate leadership to support the highest possible funding levels for the FY2009 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bills (December 2, 2008)

November 2008

• Coalition letter urging House and Senate appropriators to fully fund the CDC's tuberculosis elimination program in the FY2009 Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations bills (November 21, 2008)
• Coalition letter to President-Elect Obama and to the new Congress urging them to make health reform a top domestic priority (November 19, 2008)
• Coalition letter requesting that funding for job creating in an economic stimulus package include support for the state and local public health workforce (November 18, 2008) 
• Coalition letter urging the House Interior Appropriations Committee to maintain the $3.5 billion FY 2009 appropriation for the Indian Health Service in the conference negotiation (November 14, 2008)

October 2008

• Coalition letter thanking members of the House and Senate for their leadership in securing passage and enactment of the Comprehensive TB Elimination Act (October 29, 2008)

September 2008

• Letter to Bob Schieffer, CBS News correspondent and host of the third presidential debate on October 15, requesting that he ask the presidential candidates how they will strengthen public health (September 25, 2008)
• Coalition letter to the Senate Finance Committee on children's health insurance and the reauthorization of SCHIP (September 22, 2008)
• Coalition letter to the USDA in support of the Food Desert Study (September 22, 2008)
• Letter in support of the Bruce Vento Ban Asbestos and Prevent Mesothelioma Act to ban asbestos-containing products in the U.S. (September 11, 2008)
• Letter in support of the highest funding levels possible for CDC and HRSA (September 9, 2008)
• Coalition letter in support of the highest funding level for public health agencies and programs in the FY 2009 appropriations measures (September 8, 2008)
• Coalition letter in support of a second stimulus measure which includes a temporary increase in the federal Medicaid match (September 8, 2008)
• Coalition letter to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce in support of the HEART for Women Act (September 8, 2008)
• Coalition letter in support of including in a second stimulus package a temporary increase in the federal Medicaid match (September 5, 2008)
• Letter in support of the Community HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis Prevention Act that would end the ban on the use of federal funds for needle exchange programs (September 4, 2008)

August 2008

• Letter to the U.S. Department of Labor in opposition to the proposed regulation that would significantly alter the preventive health framework in the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and the Mine Safety and Health Act of 1978 (August 12, 2008)
• Coalition letter in support of House Resolution 1381 that urges an increased federal commitment to prioritizing prevention and public health (August 2008)

July 2008

• Coalition letter to the House of Representatives urging support for the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) Amendments of 2008, H.R. 1328 (July 31, 2008)
• Letter in support of the Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity (IMPACT) Act to reduce obesity in America (July 31, 2008)
• Letter urging President Bush to call on the Sudanese government to end the violence in Darfur (July 29, 2008)
• Coalition letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture with recommendations for the Food Desert Study (July 24, 2008)
• Coalition letter in opposition to the Department of Health and Human Services' draft regulations that could significantly limit women's access to basic reproductive health services, including birth control (July 22, 2008)
• Coalition document: The NGO Code of Conduct for Health Systems Strengthening (July 2008)
• Coalition letter in support of the Nurses' Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act of 2008 that seeks to alleviate the nurse faculty shortage (July 10, 2008)
• Letter to the Permanent Mission of the Union of Myanmar to the United Nations expressing concern about the humanitarian and public health catastrophe brought on by Cyclone Nargis (July 7, 2008)

June 2008

• Coalition letter opposing language in the Labor-HHS-Education Appropriation bill that would ban the use of federal funds for flu vaccines for children under the age of three that contain thimerosol (June 25, 2008)
• Coalition letter to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education in support of at least $500 million for Title VII and VIII health professions and nursing education programs in FY2009 (June 23, 2008)
• Coalition letter to the House and Senate in support of increased funding for global health research at CDC and NIH (June 16, 2008)
• Coalition letter in support of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (June 11, 2008)
• Coalition letter in support of retaining in the supplemental appropriation bill a moratoria on seven Medicaid regulations proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (June 10, 2008) 
• Letter urging inclusion of public health provisions in climate change legislation (June 4, 2008)
• Letter in support of the FY2009 Budget Resolution conference agreement which includes $59.7 billion for health discretionary programs (June 3, 2008)
• Letter in support of legislation to ban asbestos-containing products and to support research into treatment of individuals with asbestos-related diseases (June 3, 2008)
• Coalition letter in support of investing in global TB control by passing the U.S. Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act (June 2, 2008)

May 2008

• Coalition letter to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education in support of $11.1 million for CDC activities to address global climate change in FY2009 (May 29, 2008)
• Coalition letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education in support of $7.9 billion for HRSA in FY2009 (May 29, 2008)
• Coalition letter in support of the Public Health Preparedness Workforce Development Act (May 28, 2008)
• Coalition letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education in support of at least $500 million for health professions education programs for FY2009 (May 21, 2008)
• Coalition letter thanking the House and Senate Budget Committees for including in the FY2009 Budget Resolution $59.7 billion for health discretionary programs (May 20, 2008)
• Coalition letter to the Senate in support of the highest allocation possible for the Interior Appropriations Committee for FY2009 to improve funding for the Indian Health Service (May 19, 2008)
• Coalition letter in support of an allocation level for the Appropriation Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education in FY2009 of at least $15 billion more than the FY2008 funding level (May 16, 2008)
• Coalition letter to the House in support of the highest allocation possible for the Interior Appropriations Committee for FY2009 to improve funding for the Indian Health Service (May 15, 2008)
• Coalition letter to House and Senate leadership expressing concern over the CMS directive on August 17 regarding SCHIP (May 15, 2008)
• CDC Coalition letter to the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education in support of $7.4 billion for CDC for FY2009 (May 15, 2008)
• Letter urging Representatives to support the farm bill (May 13, 2008)
• Letter to the United Nations and African Union expressing concern over the humanitarian and health crisis in Zimbabwe (May 9, 2008)
• Coalition letter in support of moratoria on seven Medicaid regulations proposed by the Administration (May 6, 2008)
• Coalition letter to Senators urging that the Medicare bill include provisions that would help identify and eliminate disparities in the quality of health services that minorities and women receive (May 1, 2008)
• Coalition letter urging Senators to support the Vaccines for Children Access Act (May 1, 2008)
• Coalition letter to U.S. Treasury Department in support of requiring alcoholic beverages to include a label with "Serving Facts" (May 2008)

April 2008

• Coalition letter in support of a provision in the Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act that would require the FTC to track and report on alcohol advertising practices (April 28, 2008)
• Coalition letter urging the House Energy and Commerce Committee to pass the Health Equity and Accountability Act (April 25, 2008)
• Letter to Rep. Honda in support of his legislation, the Office of Correctional Public Health Act (April 16, 2008)
• Coalition letter to the House and Senate Budget Committees in support of funding for the Indian Health Service (April 15, 2008)
• Letter in support of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) (April 14, 2008)
• Coalition letter to the House and Senate leadership in support of passing a moratoria on recent Medicaid regulations and increasing federal funding for states facing budget shortfalls (April 10, 2008)
• Letter to Senators in support of the Economic Recovery in Health Care Act (April 8, 2008)
• Coalition letter to the House and Senate Committee leadership expressing concern over the directive CMS issued in August regarding SCHIP (April 7, 2008)
• Coalition letter to the House and Senate in support of the Medicare Fracture Prevention Osteoporosis Testing Act (April 7, 2008)
• Coalition letter asking the House and Senate Labor-HHS Appropriation Subcommittees to fund the Lifespan Respite Care Act (April 4, 2008)
• Coalition letter asking the House and Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittees to increase funding for the CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control to establish the Health Child Abuse Research, Education and Services (CARES) Network (April 2, 2008)
• Coalition letter on funding for bilateral maternal and child health programs and UNICEF for FY 2009 (April 2, 2008)
• Letter asking Representatives to support global TB control by passing the Global AIDS bill (April 1, 2008)

March 2008

• Coalition letter to Reps. Berman and Slaughter  recommending improvements to the Global AIDS bill to strengthen the health care workforce in donor countries (March 28, 2008)
• Coalition letter to Sens. Biden and Lugar recommending improvements to the Global AIDS bill to strengthen the health care workforce in donor countries (March 28, 2008)
• Coalition letter to the Food and Drug Administration supporting Congress' request for a moratorium on qualified health claims for conventional foods (March 27, 2008)
• Coalition letter in support of the Healthy Families Act to ensure sick pay days for all workers (March 26, 2008)
• Coalition letter thanking Gov. Culver of Iowa for rejecting abstinence-only-until-marriage funding (March 21, 2008)
• Coalition letter on the FY 2009 pandemic influenza preparedness appropriation (March 20, 2008)
• Coalition letter urging support for the CDC's Environmental Health Laboratory and National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program (March 19, 2008)
• Coalition letter in support of the Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance Act (March 18, 2008)
• Letter in support of the Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 (March 13, 2008)
• Letter in support of a provision in the Senate Budget Resolution regarding reimbursement for school-based administrative and transportation services under SCHIP and Medicaid (March 13, 2008)
• Letter opposing an amendment to the budget resolution regarding SCHIP coverage of an embryo or fetus, but not a pregnant mother (March 13, 2008)
• Friends of Indian Health coalition letter requesting a Senate hearing on the President's proposed FY 2009 budget for the Indian Health Service (March 8, 2008)
• Coalition letter in support of inclusion of the new Loan Forgiveness for Services in Areas of National Need in the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (March 4, 2008)
• Coalition letter in support of FY09 funding for the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) (March 4, 2008)

February 2008

• Letter to Representatives Kennedy and Ramstad in support of their legislation, the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act (February 28, 2008)
• Coalition letter in support of the Global AIDS Bill and inclusion of an amendment that would support TB vaccine research and development (February 26, 2008)
• Coalition letter in support of the Health Equity and Accountability Act and requesting a hearing (February 25, 2008)
• Nursing community consensus document on Title VIII reauthorization priorities (February 22, 2008)
• Letter to Sen. Kerry in support of the HIV Nondiscrimination in Travel and Immigration Act (February 21, 2008)

• Letter to Members of Congress on APHA's Legislative Priorities (February 20, 2008)

• Coalition letter on the public health discretionary budget allocation in fiscal year 2009 (February 19, 2008)
• Coalition letter thanking Gov. Janet Napolitano of Arizona for rejecting abstinence-only-until-marriage funding (February 15, 2008)
• Coalition letter in support of the Fitness Integrated with Teaching (FIT) Kids Act of 2007 (February 12, 2008)
• Coalition letter in support of legislation that would eliminate Medicare patient costs for preventative services (February 11, 2008)
• Coalition letter in support of legislation that would require Medicare to cover testing for HPV (February 7, 2008)
• Coalition letter commending the FDA for holding a hearing on sodium in the American diet and making  recommendations (February 1, 2008)

January 2008

• Letter reiterating support for the Minority Health Improvement and Health Disparity Elimination Act (January 25, 2008)
• Coalition letter to Mayor Fenty urging that the District of Columbia's participation in the Title V abstinence-only-until-marriage grant program end immediately (January 23, 2008)
• Letter to the Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education requesting the opportunity to testify during the subcommittee's public hearings on the FY2009 bill (January 22, 2008)
• Letter to Congresswoman Schakowsky in support of the Microbicide Development Act (January 22, 2008)
• Coalition letter urging senators to pass the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007 (January 17, 2008)
• Letter opposing the CMS policy that restricts states' ability to offer SCHIP or Medicaid to children in households with incomes above 250% of the federal poverty level (January 16, 2008)
• Coalition letter thanking Gov. Freudenthal of Wyoming for rejecting federal abstinence-only-until-marriage funding (January 14, 2008)
• Coalition letter in support of expanding the national Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program as part of the Senate's farm bill (January 2008)