Testimony and Comments Archive

2008 Testimony  

• Testimony of Dr. Benjamin before the House Oversight Committee on Abstinence-Only Programs (April 23, 2008) 
• Testimony of Dr. Benjamin before the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming on Global Warming and Public Health (April 9, 2008)
• Friends of HRSA testimony to the House on the FY 2009 appropriation for the Health Resources and Services Administration (March 31, 2008)
• CDC Coalition testimony to the House on the FY 2009 appropriation for the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (March 13, 2008)
• Friends of Indian Health coalition testimony on the FY 2009 appropriation for the Indian Health Service (March 2008)
• Coalition Testimony to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health before the Hearing on Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis (February 27, 2008)
• APHA Testimony to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health before the Hearing on Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis (February 27, 2008)
• APHA Testimony to the Maryland House of Delegates, Health and Government Operations Committee before the Hearing on the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act (February 26, 2008)
• APHA Testimony to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health before the Hearing on Global Child Survival (February 14, 2008)
• APHA Testimony to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Addressing Healthcare Workforce Issues for the Future (February 12, 2008)
• APHA Testimony to the Maryland Health and Government Operations on brominated flame retardants (January 30, 2008)

2008 Comments

• Comments on EPS's proposed rule for Regulating Greenhouse Gases under the Clean Air Act (November 24, 2008)
• Comments by APHA and state affiliates on HHS's proposed provider conscience regulation (September 25, 2008)
• Comments on EPA's proposed rule for National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Lead (January 16, 2008)

2008 Briefs

• Amicus brief in the case of Stormans Inc. (plaintiff) v. Washington State Department of Health and Judith Billings (defendant) on pharmacists refusal to dispense medications (March 7, 2008)
• Amicus brief in the case of the New York State Restaurant Association (plaintiff) v. New York City Board of health, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and Thomas R. Frieden (defendant) on nutrition labeling requirements (February 11, 2008)

2007

• Comments 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)
• APHA Testimony to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on FY 2008 Public Health Funding (April 30, 2007) (PDF)
• APHA Testimony to House Appropriations Subcommittee on FY 2008 Public Health Funding (March 30, 2007) (PDF)
• CDC Coalition Testimony to House Appropriations Subcommittee on FY 2008 CDC Funding (March 30, 2007) (PDF)
• Friends of HRSA Coalition Testimony to House Appropriations Subcommittee on FY 2007 HRSA Funding (March 30, 2007) (PDF)
• Comments in Opposition to New Medicaid Regulation "Cost Limit for Providers Operated by Units of Government and Provisions to Ensure the Integrity of Federal-State Financial Partnership" (March 16, 2007) (PDF)
• APHA Testimony to Senate Finance Committee Concerning Health Care Reform and Universal Coverage (March 14, 2007) (PDF)

2006

• Amicus Brief Submitted Brief Submitted in Gonzales vs. Planned Parenthood Case (September, 2006) (PDF)
• Comments from 20 National Organizations on CMS's Interim Final Rule on the New Medicaid Citizenship Documentation Requirement (August 11, 2006) (PDF)
• APHA Comments on Interim Recommendations of Citizens' Health Care Working Group (July 27, 2006) (PDF)
• APHA Comments on July 12 Draft of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (July 17, 2006) (PDF)
• APHA Comments on June 23 Draft of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (June 23, 2006) (PDF)

2005

• Letter to Secretary Michael Leavitt Regarding the Health Impact of Salt (November 8, 2005) (PDF)
• Comments to FDA Regarding the Health Impact of Salt (November 8, 2005) (PDF)
• APHA Testimony in the Puerto Rico Senate Committee on Health Delivered by Georges Benjamin, MD, Executive Director, concerning the expansion of public health authority for optometrists (September 26, 2005) (PDF)
• APHA Testimony Concerning the Fiscal Year 2006 Public Health Budget (April 15, 2005)
• Testimony of the CDC Coalition Concerning the Public Health Budget for Fiscal Year 2006 (April 15, 2005)
• Testimony of the Friends of HRSA Concerning the Public Health Budget for Fiscal Year 2006 (April 1, 2005)

2004

• APHA Comments to FDA on Drug Importation (May 13, 2004) (PDF)
• Comments to U.S. EPA Regarding New Proposed Regulation to Reduce Mercury Emissions (April 29, 2004) (PDF)
• Testimony on Fiscal Year 2004 Public Health Service Agencies Funding Delivered by Edwin Cochran Marshall, OD, MS, MPH (April 20, 2004) (PDF)
• Letter on OSHA's General Industry Respirator Standard (February 20, 2004)

2003

• APHA Comments on OMB Peer Review Proposal  (December 11, 2003)
• Testimony in Support of DC Smoke-free Workplaces Act of 2003 Delivered by Georges C. Benjamin, MD, FACP (December 3, 2003) (PDF)
• SARS: How Effective Is The State And Local Response? Delivered by Georges Benjamin, MD, FACP (May 21, 2003)
• APHA testimony on Fiscal Year 2004 Public Health Service Agencies Funding (May 21, 2003)
• Friends of HRSA Testimony on Fiscal Year 2004 Health Resources and Services Administration Funding (May 21, 2003)
• Public Health Budget for Fiscal Year 2004: On behalf of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Coalition Delivered by Georges Benjamin, MD, FACP (May 14, 2003)
• SARS: Assessment, Outlook and Lessons Learned Delivered by Georges Benjamin, MD, FACP (May 7, 2003)
• Smallpox Vaccination Plan Delivered by Georges Benjamin, MD, FACP (January 30, 2003)

2002

• Responding to West Nile Virus: Public Health Implications and Federal Response Delivered by Mohammad N. Akhter, MD, MPH (October 3, 2002)
• APHA Support of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Delivered by Mohammad N. Akhter, MD, MPH (September 20, 2002)
• Public Health Budget In Year 2003 Delivered by Mohammad N. Akhter, MD, MPH (May 2, 2002)
• Funding for the Youth Media Campaign and the Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity at the CDC Delivered by Mohammad N. Akhter, MD, MPH On behalf of the National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity (April 30, 2002)

2001

• APHA Testimony Concerning Risk Communication: National Security and Public Health Delivered by Mohammad N. Akhter, MD, MPH (November 29th, 2001)
• The Need for Investment in Public Health Preaparedness to Combat Terrorism Delivered by Mohammad N. Akhter, MD, MPH (October 9th, 2001)
• Reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Delivered by Michael Bird, MSW, MPH On behalf of the Friends of Indian Health July 31, 2001)

1998-2000

• APHA Support of S 823: The Fruit and Vegetable Safety Act Delivered by Richard Levinson, MD, DPA (September 20, 2000)
• APHA Statement in Support for Universal Immunization against Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Delivered by Mohammad N. Akhter, MD, MPH (April 6, 2000)
• Public Health Budget in Year 2001 Delivered by Mohammad N. Akhter, MD, MPH (March 7, 2000)
• Public Health Budget in Year 2000 Delivered by Mohammad N. Akhter, MD, MPH (April 29, 1999)
• The United States Food Safety System for Imports Delivered by Mohammad N. Akhter, MD, MPH (September 25, 1998)
• Implementation of the 1996 Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments Delivered by Rebecca Tyrrell Parkin, MPH, PhD (October 8, 1998)