Hearing on "Examining Initiatives to Advance Public Health," Subcommittee on Health (May 17, 2017)
The Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at 10:15 a.m. in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “Examining Initiatives to Advance Public Health.”
Key Documents
Memorandum from Ranking Member Pallone to the Subcommittee on Health
Opening Statement of Ranking Member Pallone as prepared for delivery
Legislation
H.R. 767, To establish the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training pilot program to address human trafficking in the health care system.
H.R. 931, To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a voluntary registry to collect data on cancer incidence among firefighters.
H.R. 1876, To amend the Public Health Service Act to limit the liability of health care professionals who volunteer to provide health care services in response to a disaster.
Witnesses
Cheryl D. Watson Lowry, DDS
American Dental Association
Jordan Greenbaum, MD
Medical Director
Institute for Healthcare and Human Trafficking
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Medical Director
Global Initiative for Child Health and Well Being
International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children
Board Member
HEAL Trafficking
Kevin B. O’Connor
Assistant to the General President
International Association of Fire Fighters
Martin Levine, DO, MPH, FACOFP
American Osteopathic Association