; Whereas public health professionals are working to combat antimicrobial resistance, which affects 2,800,000 people in the United States and leads to the deaths of at least 35,000 Americans each year; Whereas public health professionals play a pivotal role in reducing racial, ethnic, and geographical disparities in health and health care that dampen the Nation’s strength, prosperity, and productivity; Whereas COVID–19 has intensified health disparities, disproportionately affecting communities of color and creating acute health care challenges in rural areas of the Nation; and Whereas public health professionals are among the heroic first responders who respond to and work to prevent natural disasters and environmental hazards that present a persistent threat to the life, health, and safety of all individuals in the United States: Now, therefore, be it