The Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing titled, ‘Making Health Care Work for American Families: The Role of Public Health’ at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building. This was the fourth in a series of hearings that provide an overview of key health reform issues. Witness List Richard E. Besser, M.D., Acting Director, CDC, Acting Administrator, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Jonathan E. Fielding, M.D., M.P.H., Chair, Task Force on Community Preventive Services, Director, L.A. County Department of Public Health and County Health Officer Heather Howard, J.D., Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D., Former U.S. Surgeon General, Director, Satcher Health Leadership Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine Barbara Spivak, M.D., President, Mt. Auburn Cambridge Independent Practice Association, Inc. Devon Herrick, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, National Center for Policy Analysis Jeffrey Levi, Ph.D., Executive Director, Trust for America‘s Health   Documents Opening Statement of Chair Pallone Opening Statement of Chair Waxman Testimony of Richard E. Besser Testimony of Jonathan E. Fielding Testimony of Heather Howard Testimony of David Satcher Testimony of Barbara Spivak Testimony of Devon Herrick Testimony of Jeffrey Levi