Whereas the week of April 6, 2020, is National Public Health Week; Whereas the theme for National Public Health Week in 2020 is NPHW @ 25: Looking Back, Moving Forward. ; Whereas the goal of National Public Health Week in 2020 is to recognize the contributions of public health in— (1) improving the health of the people of the United States; and (2) achieving health equity; Whereas, as of the date of introduction of this resolution, the United States and the global community are responding to the COVID–19 pandemic, which requires support for— (1) a robust public health workforce; (2) State, territorial, local, and Tribal health departments, health care workers, public health laboratories, and first responders; (3) diagnostic testing of new and potential COVID–19 cases and public health surveillance; (4) complying with appropriate social distancing and quarantine recommendations; (5) relieving financial burdens for individuals in the United States hurt by the COVID–19 pandemic, including public health emergency leave; (6) State Medicaid programs and community health centers to ensure care for vulnerable populations; (7) collaboration between the Federal Government, State and local governments, schools, businesses, and employers to support public health measures to decrease community spread of COVID–19; and (8) investment in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which support infectious disease outbreak preparedness and critical public health infrastructure for State and local health departments and public health laboratories; Whereas, in 2018, the life expectancy for the population of the United States slightly increased for the first time in 4 years; Whereas many of the leading causes of death for individuals in the United States result from chronic conditions, which are among the most common, costly, and preventable of all health challenges