Whereas the week of April 1, 2024, is National Public Health Week; Whereas the theme for National Public Health Week in 2024 is Protecting, Connecting and Thriving: We Are All Public Health ; Whereas the goal of National Public Health Week in 2024 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 continuing to recover from the COVID–19 pandemic, which requires support for— (1) a robust public health infrastructure and workforce; (2) State, territorial, local, and Tribal health departments, health care workers, public health laboratories, and first responders; (3) activities related to epidemiology and public health data; (4) relieving financial burdens for individuals in the United States hurt by the COVID–19 pandemic, including through public health emergency leave; (5) State Medicaid programs and community health centers to ensure care for vulnerable populations; (6) collaboration among the Federal Government, State and local governments, Tribal health organizations, schools, businesses, and employers to support public health measures; (7) investments 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; (8) a comprehensive effort to ensure successful vaccination campaigns that boost access to vaccines for vulnerable populations and trust in vaccine safety and effectiveness; and (9) efforts to address racism as a public health crisis and reduce racial and ethnic health disparities related to COVID–19 deaths, vaccine access and testing, and important health outcomes outside of the pandemic such as maternal mortality