The regulatory system must protect public health, welfare, safety, and our environment while promoting economic growth, innovation, competitiveness, and job creation.

The American Heart Association and WomenHeart are key partners in our efforts to win the fight against heart disease and educate people about this critical public health challenge.

When women and girls have access to proper health care, families are healthier and communities are less subject to the ravages of disease and hunger.

To keep children safe from hazards, we have taken great strides to provide for cleaner air and drinking water.

We look forward to working with our Federal, state, local, and international partners to protect public health and safety.

The Honorable RADM Nicole Lurie, M.D., Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, United States Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services

Mary Wakefield, Ph.D., R.N., Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services

For the first time, the nation will have goals, benchmarks, and measurable outcomes that will help us tackle the childhood obesity epidemic one child, one family, and one community at a time.

The health of American women and girls is not just a women's issue; all Americans have a vested interest.

This month, we honor the health-care professionals, researchers, and heart health ambassadors who save lives and spare suffering.

These centers served more than 17 million patients in 2008 and are estimated to serve more than 20 million patients in 2010.

Health care isn't just about diagnosing patients and treating illness, it's about caring for people and promoting wellness.

Every day, people put themselves and their fellow Americans in danger on our Nation's roadways when they drive after consuming alcohol or after using legal and illegal drugs.

HIV/AIDS does not discriminate as it infiltrates neighborhoods and communities.

Our struggle against HIV/AIDS is far from over.

Cooperating on combating H1N1 is one of the ways we are implementing my administration's commitment to partnership in areas of mutual interest.

We encourage routine immunizations to reduce the number of susceptible children.

The Strategy also seeks to heal America's drug users by expanding access to treatment in public health settings.