Children, Health, and Human Services Standing Committee
About the Committee
The Children, Health, and Human Services Standing Committee (CHHS) reviews and recommends for consideration policies on children, health, and human services issues that impact U.S. cities. These issues include but are not limited to issues such as healthcare, childcare, poverty, mental health, chronic disease prevention, substance use disorders, and senior care. The Committee comprises full-member mayors and meets once a year in June to consider policy resolutions but may meet other times as deemed appropriate.
Leadership
Latest News and Resources
U.S. Conference of Mayors Responds to Congressional Budget Office Score of House Healthcare Bill
Statement of Boston Mayor Martin Walsh, Chair USCM Children, Health and Human Services Committee Washington, D.C. – On behalf
U.S. Conference of Mayors Opposes Passage of House Healthcare Replacement Bill
Washington, D.C. – The nation’s mayors today expressed strong opposition to the American Health Care Act of 2017. In January,
Santa Monica Mayor Ted Winterer Receives GRO1000 Award
Mayor Ted Winterer and the City of Santa Monica are one of four cities receiving the 2017 GRO1000 Garden and
U.S. Conference of Mayors Lift Voices On Affordable Care Act Repeal Effort
Repeal Will Threaten Safety of Low-Income Americans & Put Hospitals in Economic Jeopardy Washington, D.C. – The nation’s mayors stressed, once
U.S. Conference of Mayors Announces National Day of Action on Affordable Care Act Repeal
U.S. Conference of Mayors to Hold Press Conference Call on Affordable Act Repeal Repeal Will Threaten Safety of Low-Income Americans & Put
Adopted Policies
During the Conference’s Annual Meeting every June, standing committees recommend policy positions they believe should be adopted by the organization. At this time, every member attending the Annual Meeting is given the opportunity to discuss and then vote on each policy resolution. Each city, represented by its mayor, casts one vote. The policy positions adopted at the Annual Meeting collectively represent the views of the nation’s mayors and are distributed to the President of the United States and Congress.
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