HPNEC: Correspondence - November 8, 2001 Letter to the House and Senate Conferees



Home Members Working Group Testimony Correspondence Profiles of Success Events Photo Galleries Funding by State	Correspondence Letter to House and Senate Conferees November 8, 2001 The Honorable Ralph Regula Chairman Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations U.S. House of Representatives 2358 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Mr. Chairman: The undersigned member organizations of the Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition (HPNEC) thank you for the increase in funding for the Title VII and VIII health professions programs provided in the FY 2002 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill. In light of the recent tragic events and subsequent new urgent priorities facing Congress, we appreciate your support for the education and training programs that are preparing the health workforce of tomorrow. By providing $385 million for these programs, you will enable them to increase efforts to educate and train health providers who diversify and improve the quality of the health professions population. Many students and practicing health care providers have come to rely on this assistance, and this funding increase allows them to work in rural and other underserved areas, where quality health care is most desperately needed. The members of HPNEC applaud your continued commitment to these programs that serve to expand and diversify the health care workforce. As you know, a top priority for many Americans is access to quality health care, and all of the health professions and nursing education programs authorized under Title VII and VIII of the Public Health Service Act are critical elements in providing this access. The spectrum of programs is designed to train and educate a wide range of providers, all of whom deliver needed health services, and we urge you not to increase funding for some areas at the expense of others while negotiating the FY 2002 Labor-HHS appropriations bill. Thank you again for your continued support. Sincerely, Ambulatory Pediatric Association American Academy of Family Physicians American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry American Academy of Pediatrics American Academy of Physician Assistants American Association of Colleges of Nursing American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy American Association of Nurse Anesthetists American College of Nurse Midwives American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine American College of Preventive Medicine American Dental Association American Dental Education Association American Nurses Association American Pediatric Society American Psychiatric Nurses Association American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science American Society of Clinical Pathologists Association of American Medical Colleges Association of Departments of Family Medicine Association of Family Practice Residency Directors Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs Association of Minority Health Professions Schools Association of Professors of Medicine Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions Association of Schools of Public Health Association of University Programs in Health Administration Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses California Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine National Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Organization National Association of Geriatric Education Centers National Rural Health Association North American Primary Care Research Group Society for Pediatric Research Society of General Internal Medicine Society of Teachers of Family Medicine