Testimony, Comments and Briefs

2009 Testimony

• APHA testimony to the House on the FY 2010 appropriation for the Department of Health and Human Services (May 1, 2009)
• Friends of HRSA testimony to the House on the FY 2010 appropriation for the Health Resources and Services Administration (May 1, 2009)
• CDC Coalition testimony to the House on the FY 2010 appropriation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (May 1, 2009)

2009 Comments

• Comments on the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) 2010 National Drug Control Strategy (October 9, 2009)
• Comments in support of proposed rule to remove HIV from the definition of communicable diseases of public health significance (August 6, 2009)
• Comments on behalf of APHA and 25 state affiliates in support of rescinding the so called "provider conscience" rule finalized Dec. 19, 2008 (April 6, 2009)
• Comments on Strengthening Public Health Research and Science-based Practice within the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (January 26, 2009)

2009 Briefs

• Amicus brief in support of the defendants in COMMONWEALTH BRANDS, INC.;CONWOOD COMPANY, LLC; DISCOUNT TOBACCO CITY & LOTTERY, INC.;LORILLARD TOBACCO COMPANY;NATIONAL TOBACCO COMPANY, L.P.; and R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY (plantiffs) v. The United States of America/FDA/HHS (defendants) regarding a proposed injuction against certain provisions of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (September 30, 2009)
• Amicus brief in the case of American Home Products Corp. D/B/A Wyeth, et al. (petitioners) v. Marcelo A. Ferrari and Carolyn H. Ferrari, Individually and as Parents and Next Friend of Stephan R. Ferrari (respondents) on vaccine safety and safeguarding our Nation's vaccine supply (April 8, 2009)