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2013 Letters

April 2013

Health organization letter in support of the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2013 (April 17, 2013)
Health, education, labor organization letter in support of the largest possible Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 302(b) allocation to the Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee (April 16, 2013)
Organizational letter to House in support of funding for preparedness programs (April 15, 2013)
Health organization letter opposing H.R. 792, the Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013 (April 11, 2013)
APHA letter to the U.S. Senate in support of Senate passage of comprehensive legislation to reduce gun violence (April 10, 2013)

March 2013

Health organization sign-on letter to Congress in support of funding for Title X family planning program (March 29, 2013)
APHA letter to President Obama urging the administration to ensure that the Prevention and Public Health Fund in FY 2013 is allocated for prevention and public health programs as intended by the Affordable Care Act (March 21, 2013)
APHA letter opposing H. Con. Res 25, the FY 2014 House Budget Resolution (March 18, 2013)
Organizational sign-on letter to President Obama in support of U.S. Food and Drug Administration actions to reduce the overuse and misuse of antibiotics in food animal production (March 15, 2013)
Public health group letter to House leaders urging swift passage of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act of 2013 (March 1, 2013)

February 2013

Civil society organizational letter to delegates on universal health coverage (Feb. 28)
Organizational sign-on letter to members of the Senate HELP Committee urging the inclusion of provisions to preserve the efficacy of antibiotics vital to protecting public health in the reauthorization of the Animal Drug User Fee Act (Feb. 25)
Organizational letter endorsing the Promoting Health as Youth Skills in Classroom and Life Act (Feb. 22)
APHA letter to the Co-Chairs of the Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change (Feb. 20)
APHA letter to all members of Congress outlining the association's 2013 legislative priorities (Feb. 13)
NDD United letter to Congress signed by 3,200 groups seeking a balanced approach to deficit reduction (Feb. 11)
APHA letter in support of S. 47, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (Feb. 6)
Health organizations letter endorsing the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Reauthorization Act (Feb. 4)
Organizational letter to Secretary Sebelius and Secretary Duncan encouraging strengthened collaborative efforts between the Dept. of Health and Human Services and Dept. of Education and continued support for the Prevention and Public Health Fund (Feb. 1)

January 2013

APHA letter endorsing the Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2013 (Jan. 25)
APHA letter endorsing the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 (Jan. 24)
Public health groups letter to House leaders in support of passage of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Jan. 18)
Health organizations letter to President Obama in support of lower sulfur gasoline and cleaner vehicle emissions standards (Jan. 16)
Organizational letter to Vice President Biden in support of increased funding for the National Violent Death Reporting System (Jan. 11)