Statement of Endorsement

Health Promotion FIRST (Funding Integrated Research, Synthesis and Training)
(S.1001 & H.R. 2354 in 111th Congress)

Heath Promotion FIRST provides a strategy to integrate health promotion concepts into many areas of national policy through strategic plans that include developing an national health promotion plan and challenging each of the members of the president's cabinet to use the resources and authority of their departments to enhance health. It solidifies the health promotion science base by calling for health promotion research agenda at National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It also opens up eligibility for Prevention Research Centers grants to all qualified organizations and affirms CDC's authority to set selection criteria and select the organizations it feels are most qualified.

    1.    YES,  add our organization to the list of Health Promotion FIRST bill supporters.

Healthy Workforce Act (S.803 and H.R. 1897)

The Healthy Workforce Act provides a tax credit for 50% of the cost of a qualified employer health promotion program, up to $200/employee for the first 200 employees and $100/employee for remaining employees. The credit is conveyed through income tax credit with for profit employers and through payroll tax with tax exempt employers.

    2.    YES,  Add our organization to the list of Healthy Workforce Act bill supporters

   3.     Make Use of our Voice

Our organization leaders will collaborate with Health Promotion Advocates and contact our U.S. senators and/or representatives to ask for support of the bills we endorse

    4.    Engage Us in the Process

We would participate in an organized conference call with health Promotion Advocates and members of Congress or their staff about this legislation.

    5.    Contact our Colleagues

I will contact other organization's to encourage them to become endorsers.