2006 Archives

December 2006

• Coalition Letter Opposing H.R.6099, the Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act (December 5, 2006)

November 2006

• Family Planning Coalition Letter Against Appointment of Dr. Keroack to Dep. Secretary for Population Affairs (November 20, 2006)
• Letter in Support of $119 Million for Recurring Annual Pandemic Flu Preparedness Efforts at CDC in FY07(November 3, 2006)

October 2006

September 2006

• Letter in Support of an Extension of the Transitional Medical Assistance (TMA) Program (September 27, 2006)
• Letter urging Representatives to Vote in Opposition to the Child Custody Protection Act (September 26, 2006)
• Letter Concerning Regulatory Changes to the Medicaid Program (September 18, 2006)
• Letter Concerning Federal Funding Shortfalls in Fiscal 2007 for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) (September 18, 2006)
• Coalition Letter Urging Members of Congress to Reject Budget Process Reform Measures that Weaken the Legislative Authority of Congress, Including Providing the President with Line-item Veto Authority and Creating Independent, Appointed Sunset Commissions to Facilitate the Reorganization, Including Abolishment, of Federal Programs and Agencies (September 11, 2006)
• Letter in Support of S.368, The Responsible Education About Life (REAL) Act (September 1, 2006)

August 2006

• Letter in Support of the Community Health Workers Act (August 16, 2006)
• Letter in Support of S.3705/H.R.3834 the Protecting Children’s Health in Schools Act of 2006 (August 16, 2006)

July 2006

• APHA Comments on Interim Recommendations of Citizens' Health Care Working Group (July 27, 2006)
• Letter to Senate HELP Committee Members Concerning the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act  (July 18, 2006)
• Letter expressing opposition to the Child Custody Protection Act (July 25, 2006)
• Letter urging Senators to vote in opposition to the Child Custody Protection Act (July 25, 2006)
• Letter to Relevant Committees on APHA Policy Expressing Ppposition to Limits on Health Expenditures Imposed by Outside Lenders, Including International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, to Highly Indebted Poor Countries (July 12, 2006)
• Letter Urging Senators to Support of the Title X Family Planning Program in the Fiscal Year 2007 Appropriatons Process (July 11, 2006)
• Leadership Council of Aging Organizations Coaltion Letter Urging Increased Funding for Services Provided Through the Older Americans Act by at Least 10% (July 11, 2006)
• Letter Expressing Support for the Prevention First Act (July 10, 2006)
• Letter to Senator Dodd in Support of S. 2663, the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2006 (July 7, 2006)
• Letter Expressing Support of of H.R.5118, legislation that would extend six provisions of the 2003 Medicare law aimed at improving access to health care in rural areas that are set to expire in 2006 (July 7, 2006)
• Letter to Senator Kennedy & Representative DeLauro in Support of the Healthy Families Act (July 6, 2006)
• Letter to Representatives Capps and Cubin in Support of the HEART for Women Act (July 5, 2006)

June 2006

• Letter in Support of the Helath Partnership Act (June 28, 2006)
• Letter in Support of Waxman-Lee Amendment to withhold funds from the Industry Trade Advisory Committee unless the membership of the committee is fairly representative, pursuant to section 5(b)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (June 28, 2006)
• Letter Expressing Support of GROWTH Act (June, 26, 2006)
• Letter Expressing Support for Continued Funding of the National Children's Study (June 22, 2006)
• Letter in Support of S. 3537, the Public Mental Health Emergency Preparedness Act of 2006 (June 19, 2006)
• LCAO Letter to CMS Administrator McClellan Concerning the Implementation of New Medicaid Citizenship Documentation Requirement (June 9, 2006)
• LCAO Letter to Senate Concerning the Implementation of New Medicaid Citizenship Documentation Requirement (June 9, 2006)
• Coalition Letter Suporting Funding for the National Childrens Study (June 6, 2006)
• Coalition Letter To House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Requesting No More Federal Funds Be Allocated to Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs (June 5, 2006)
• Coalition Letter Sent To NIH on the State of the Science Conference on Tobacco Use: Prevention, Cessation and Control (June 2, 2006)

May 2006

• Coalition Letter In Support of $175 million FY'07 for the Nursing Workforce Development Programs at HRSA (May 25, 2006)
• Letter in Support of Senate Funding Levels for Pandemic Flu Preparedness in FY 2006 Emergency Supplemental (May 23, 2006)
• Letter in Support of Technical Corrections Bill to Fix Errors in the Deficit Reduction Act (May 23, 2006)
• Letter in Support of H.R. 676, the United States National Health Insurance Act (May 23, 2006)
• Letter in Support of Restoring State and Local Preparedness Funding in FY 2007 (May 19, 2006)
• Letter to the HHS Urging the U.S. to Support the World Health Organization's Resolution that Helps Countries Consider the Health Impacts of Trade Agreements (May 17, 2006)
• Letter Signed by 196 Organizations Supporting the Palone-Solis "Toxic Right-to-Know" Amendment in the House of Representatives to the Interior Appropriations Bill (May 17, 2006)
• Letter to the HHS urging the U.S. to support the Global Framework on Essential Health Research and Development (May 16, 2006)
• Letter to Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney on Formula Marketing in Hospitals (May 15, 2006)
• Letter urging Congress to Allow Seniors to Enroll in the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Program Without Penalty, Even if They Missed the May 15th Deadline (May 12, 2006)
• Letter to the Speaker of the House Urging the House of Representatives to Restore the Cuts to Health and Education Programs in the Budget (May 8, 2006)
• Letter to the FTC Urging Sricter Rules Surrounding the Advertising and Marketing Practices of the Alcoholic Beverage Industry (May 8, 2006)
• Coalition Letter to Sen. Obama and Rep. Solis in Support of Healthy Places Act of 2006 (May 8, 2006)

April 2006

• Letter in Support of Kennedy Amendment to Provide Funding for Covered Countermeasures Process Fund (April 28, 2006)
• Letter to HUD Secretary Encouraging Initiatives to make "Healthy Homes for Healthy Kids". (April 21, 2006)
• Letter to the IOM Urging Them to Examine the Placement of Sports Drinks in Schools and to Recommend that Sports Drinks not be Available to Children During the School Day. (April 20, 2006)
• Letter in Support of Healthy Places Act of 2006 (April 18, 2006)
• Letter Addressing EPA Proposed National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Matter (April 17, 2006)

March 2006

• Letter Urging Support of the Title X Family Planning Program in the Fiscal Year 2007 Appropriatons Process (March 30, 2006)
• Priorities Letter (March 16, 2006)
• Letter to Senators Urging Support of the Specter-Harkin Amendment to Increased Funding for Public Health and Education in the Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Resolution (March 14, 2006)
• Letter in Support of S. 2305 Regarding New Medicaid Citizenship Verification Requirements (March 7, 2006)
• Letter to House and Senate Budget Committee Members in Support of Increased Funding for Public Health in the Fiscal Year 2007 Budget (March 2, 2006)

 February 2006

• Letter Concerning Use of Section 1115 Waiver Process in Making Significant Changes to State Medicaid Programs (February 27, 2006)
• Letter in Support of the ENHANCE 911 Act (February 23, 2006)
• Letter to Provide Comments on the Condom Labeling Guidance Proposed by the Food and Drug Administration (February 8, 2006)
• Letter in Support of Increasing Funding for Public Health in the Fiscal Year 2007 Budget (February 1, 2006)

January 2006

• Letter to USDA Outlining Recommendations for Applying the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans to School Meal Programs (January 24, 2006)
• Letter to Washington D.C.'s Mayor Anthony Williams urging him to sign the Smoke-Free Workplace Ban (Bill 16-293) Overwhelmingly Approved by the City Council (January 13, 2006)
• Letter to Target Republican House Members to Vote Against the Conference Report of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 on February 1 (January 11, 2006)