[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 82 (Friday, June 24, 1994)]
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                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                      Public Health Awareness Day

 Mrs. KASSEBAUM. Mr. President, I am pleased to join my 
colleague Senator Kennedy today in introducing a resolution designating 
July 12, 1994, as Public Health Awareness Day. This resolution honors 
the Public Health Service on its 50th anniversary.
  Since its creation, the Public Health Service has been in the 
vanguard of efforts to protect and improve human health in this Nation 
and worldwide. It is in large part due to the efforts of the Public 
Health Service that this Nation enjoys the highest quality health care 
in the world and that many diseases which once caused untold illness 
and suffering have been controlled and even conquered in this Nation 
and around the world. It is to the Public Health Service that we look 
for the protection of our Nation's food supply and the assurance of the 
safety and quality of prescriptions and medical devices. In these and 
many other ways, the Public Health Service has contributed immeasurably 
to improving the health and quality of life of the people of this 
Nation and of individuals the world over.
  I encourage my colleagues to cosponsor this resolution and join us in 
recognizing 50 years of outstanding public service by the dedicated men 
and women of the Public Health Service.

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