June 18, 2007

Resolution #14: Reforming Federal Programs So That They Better Help Families and Individuals Reach and Maintain Economic Self-sufficiency urges the federal government to provide ample funding for existing programs benefiting low-income families; and urges that federal policies be revised to encourage upward mobility without the threat of withdrawal of services when a modest increase in household income occurs; and

Resolution #15: Providing Federal and State Support for Universal Preschool urges the federal and state governments to work with local governments to provide universal and standards-based preschool and early education to all families; that all regulated early care and education program settings be included in this universal preschool and early education system if they can demonstrate that they meet local, state, and federal quality standards; and encourages the continued support of the Head Start program, which provides additional services for families in need above and beyond preschool education.

Resolution #16: Reauthorization and Expansion of The Children’s Health Insurance Program (A) calls on Congress to reauthorize and expand the State Child Health Insurance Program; and urges this Congress to ensure all children health insurance coverage by providing:

• A national eligibility level to cover all children;

• A national benefit package that guarantees that children in every state receive all medically necessary health, mental health and dental services;

• Streamlined mechanisms for enrollment and active outreach to eligible but not enrolled children;

• Guaranteed coverage and elimination of waiting lists;

• Adequate provider reimbursement rates at or near the levels for private coverage to ensure that children actually receive needed services;

• Assurance that states would incur no additional cost for expanding coverage and enhancing benefits or for increased provider reimbursement; and

• Assurance that insurance coverage is maintained for all who currently receive insurance including eligible parents and children.

Resolution #17: Reauthorization and Expansion of The Children’s Health Insurance Program (B) calls on Congress to reauthorize and expand the State Child Health Insurance Program and calls for the President to sign this vital legislation; and urges the Administration and Congress work to ensure all children health insurance coverage by:

• Making every effort to insure all children who are currently eligible but not participating;

• Improving the SCHIP benefit package so that children in every state receive all medically necessary health, mental health and dental services; and

• Streamlining mechanisms for enrollment and active outreach to eligible but not enrolled children

Resolution #18: Providing Universal Access to Affordable Health Care calls for the repair of the nation’s health insurance system so that all Americans have access to affordable, quality health care.

Resolution #19: Making TANF Work Requirements More Flexible that TANF work requirements be waived to allow individuals to attend a community college or university to develop a career, not just a job; and that TANF regulations allow more flexibility so that participation in mental health and substance abuse programs can count towards meeting the “work participation” requirement.

Resolution #20: In Support of Mental Health Parity urges that mental health and addiction benefits be equalized with other health care benefits; and supports H.R. 1424, the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act sponsored by Congressman Patrick Kennedy and Congressman Jim Ramstad and urges Congress to pass this legislation.

Resolution #21: Reforming America’s Agricultural Policy supports the promotion of healthy diets for all residents, including strengthening incentives and infrastructure to encourage more fruit/vegetable production, organic farming, better access to fresh foods and investment in programs promoting healthy food, expansion of programs that help communities invest in retail markets, food-based businesses and increasing access to farmers markets, farm-to-cafeteria programs that bring the freshest, locally grown food into school lunch programs.

Resolution #22: Resolution to Reduce The Recurrence of Violent Crime urges cities to recognize all violence as a public health issue; encourages cities to work with health care institutions to establish programs that protect the safety of all victims of violence, and urges cities to partner with health care institutions to train health care providers to treat all victims of violence.

Resolution #23: Health Disparities requests continued and expanded national support for a) federal programs that explicitly tackle this major social problem; b) funding streams to local public health departments to provide chronic disease prevention and health promotion interventions.

Resolution #24: Expanding The National Investment In After-school and Out-Of-school Programs urges the federal government, along with state and local governments, to increase investment in community-based after-school and out-of-school programs.

Resolution #25: Head Start Reauthorization strongly opposes any attempt to move Head Start to the states through a block grant or other means; and strongly supports the current federal to local funding structure and supports the continued coordination of Head Start, child care and pre-kindergarten programs; and urges Congress to fully fund the Head Start program so that all eligible children can have access to these highly valuable early childhood development and enrichment services.

Resolution #26: Appropriation for Ryan White Treatment and Modernization Act (Formerly Known As Ryan White Treatment and Modernization Act) urges Congress to provide increased immediate funding to fairly and adequately address the epidemic in areas with longstanding as well as emerging HIV/AIDS crises and to provide appropriate and sufficient funds for localities to implement the Treatment and Modernization Act programs.

Resolution #27: Environmental Health Care Support sees as an absolute critical need dedicated funding for Environmental Health Care Support.

Resolution #28: Fund Homeland Security Initiatives Related to Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness sees an absolute critical need for Homeland Security Initiatives Related to Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness.

Resolution # 29: Support for Adequate Medicare Reimbursement urges the United States Congress and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to comprehensively rewrite the Medicare reimbursement system to address inequities in physician reimbursement that are leading to the collapse of the primary care system and limiting senior citizens’ access to the physicians best qualified to coordinate their care.

Resolution #30: Saving Lives, Saving Money: City-Coordinated Drug Overdose Prevention encourages cities to implement programs that provide overdose prevention education, rescue breathing training, and take-home naloxone directly to lay people; and supports establishing emergency “Good Samaritan” policies that protect people for calling 911.

Resolution #31: A New Bottom Line in Reducing the Harms of Substance Abuse calls for a public health approach that concentrates more fully on reducing the negative consequences associated with drug abuse; establishes quantifiable, short- and long-term objectives for drug policy; saves taxpayer money; holds state and federal agencies accountable; offers a wide range of effective drug abuse treatment options and supporting services to all who need them; and eliminates the federal ban on funding of sterile syringe exchange programs and encourages the adoption of local overdose prevention strategies.

Resolution #32: 2008 Community Services Block Grant Restoration supports investment in CSBG, and thereby, supports increasing FY 2008 CSBG funding at a minimum level of $700 million, the level consistent with the final FY 2002 appropriation with proper adjustment for inflation.

Resolution #106: Adequately Fund Title V and Population Based Services sees as an absolute critical need the full and dedicated funding level for Title V funding.