With 3 percent of the worlds resources and 25 percent of the worlds demand, it is pretty obvious this country cannot drill its way to energy security.

I want to thank the efforts of the American Public Health Association and its 200-plus partners who have organized events around the Nation that serve to raise everyone's awareness of the need to improve public health.

Research clearly shows us that the earlier women think about maintaining their bone mass and take the steps to do so, the better their health will be in the long run.

Nurses serve their patients in the most important capacities. We know that they serve as our first lines of communication when something goes wrong or when we are concerned about health.

Unfortunately, we are still in an age where individuals may be discriminated against because of health conditions.

That makes climate change a bigger public health problem than AIDS, than malaria, than pandemic flu.

And as a nurse, I know very well the importance, for example, of electronic medical records.