03/13/2007 03:00 PM House HEALTH, EDUCATION & SOCIAL SERVICES

HCR 1-PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH COMPACT                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR WILSON announced that the  final order of business would be                                                               
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1,  Relating to public health and                                                               
a health compact.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
4:59:31 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SHARON CISSNA,  Alaska State Legislature, sponsor,                                                               
presented  HCR 1.    She informed  the committee  that  HCR 1  is                                                               
unique,  and points  to the  fact that  Alaska has  many negative                                                               
health  indicators.     In  addition,  $1,996,000,000   is  spent                                                               
annually addressing  health issues.   Representative  Cissna said                                                               
that  this  resolution  seeks  to   ask  the  governor,  and  the                                                               
legislature, to  invite the people  of Alaska to  celebrate their                                                               
own personal health, and to  begin a statewide conversation about                                                               
personal health.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
5:02:04 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR WILSON announced that HCR 1 would be held over.