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Proclamation 9944 of October 4, 2019
Child Health Day, 2019
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On Child Health Day, we recognize that America’s children are the promise
of our Nation, and their health and well-being are among our greatest responsibilities. Today, we recommit to our children growing strong, dreaming
big, and reaching their full potential.
In partnership with families and communities, my Administration is implementing new Federal programs and supporting new State-level initiatives
that help diagnose, prevent, and combat diseases and maintain health and
wellness from childhood through adulthood. The Maternal and Child Health
Services Block Grant Program continues to provide funding to all States
to improve access to quality healthcare services for low-income women,
children, and families by improving the outcomes of high-risk pregnancies,
reducing infant deaths, promoting childhood immunizations, and protecting
against diseases. Additionally, I have approved funding for the Maternal,
Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program to support Federal,
State, and community partners in offering voluntary home visiting services
that empower caregivers with the evidence-based skills and resources they
need to raise healthy and happy children. I also signed into law the SUPPORT
Act, which addresses the most vulnerable victims of the opioid crisis by
allowing State Medicaid programs to cover healthcare services for infants
suffering from neonatal abstinence syndrome in residential pediatric recovery
centers.
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My Administration is also working to eradicate the leading cause of postinfancy death among our Nation’s young people—childhood cancer. Working
with the Congress, the Federal Government will invest $500 million over
the next decade in pediatric cancer research. This funding will enable our
Nation’s best scientists and doctors to learn from those young people living
with this disease, creating new opportunities to understand the unique causes
of and best cures for childhood cancer. We must continue to employ every
resource available to ensure that the more than 15,000 children and adolescents under the age of 19 diagnosed with cancer each year receive the
best possible care and treatment so they can triumph in their battle against
this horrible disease.
America’s young people are facing unprecedented challenges at school, in
their homes, and in their communities. From bullying and negative social
media interactions to the impacts of the opioid crisis on themselves and
their loved ones, we must do more to foster an environment that promotes
a culture of respect for every human life. That is why I am proud of
the work our First Lady, Melania Trump, has undertaken through her BE
BEST initiative to promote childhood health and well-being by encouraging
healthy living, kindness, compassion, and respect. This remarkable program
is helping children build a solid foundation to navigate life’s many challenges
and to develop positive social, emotional, and physical habits that will
help them become future leaders of our great country.
Parents play a critical role in raising healthy and happy children, and
their important work is bolstered by the love and support of extended
family, community members, caregivers, mentors, educators, faith leaders,
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and respectable role models. On Child Health Day, we urge all citizens
to reaffirm their commitment to ensuring the physical, spiritual, and emotional health of our Nation’s most precious resource.
The Congress, by a joint resolution approved May 18, 1928, as amended
(36 U.S.C. 105), has called for the designation of the first Monday in October
as Child Health Day and has requested that the President issue a proclamation
in observance of this day.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States
of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Monday, October
7, 2019, as Child Health Day. I call upon families, child health professionals,
faith-based and community organizations, and governments to help ensure
that America’s children stay safe and healthy.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourth day
of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand nineteen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fortyfourth.
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Proclamation 9944 of October 4, 2019
Child Health Day, 2019
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On Child Health Day, we recognize that America's
children are the promise of our Nation, and their
health and well-being are among our greatest
responsibilities. Today, we recommit to our children
growing strong, dreaming big, and reaching their full
potential.
In partnership with families and communities, my
Administration is implementing new Federal programs and
supporting new State-level initiatives that help
diagnose, prevent, and combat diseases and maintain
health and wellness from childhood through adulthood.
The Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant
Program continues to provide funding to all States to
improve access to quality healthcare services for low-
income women, children, and families by improving the
outcomes of high-risk pregnancies, reducing infant
deaths, promoting childhood immunizations, and
protecting against diseases. Additionally, I have
approved funding for the Maternal, Infant, and Early
Childhood Home Visiting Program to support Federal,
State, and community partners in offering voluntary
home visiting services that empower caregivers with the
evidence-based skills and resources they need to raise
healthy and happy children. I also signed into law the
SUPPORT Act, which addresses the most vulnerable
victims of the opioid crisis by allowing State Medicaid
programs to cover healthcare services for infants
suffering from neonatal abstinence syndrome in
residential pediatric recovery centers.
My Administration is also working to eradicate the
leading cause of post-infancy death among our Nation's
young people--childhood cancer. Working with the
Congress, the Federal Government will invest $500
million over the next decade in pediatric cancer
research. This funding will enable our Nation's best
scientists and doctors to learn from those young people
living with this disease, creating new opportunities to
understand the unique causes of and best cures for
childhood cancer. We must continue to employ every
resource available to ensure that the more than 15,000
children and adolescents under the age of 19 diagnosed
with cancer each year receive the best possible care
and treatment so they can triumph in their battle
against this horrible disease.
America's young people are facing unprecedented
challenges at school, in their homes, and in their
communities. From bullying and negative social media
interactions to the impacts of the opioid crisis on
themselves and their loved ones, we must do more to
foster an environment that promotes a culture of
respect for every human life. That is why I am proud of
the work our First Lady, Melania Trump, has undertaken
through her BE BEST initiative to promote childhood
health and well-being by encouraging healthy living,
kindness, compassion, and respect. This remarkable
program is helping children build a solid foundation to
navigate life's many challenges and to develop positive
social, emotional, and physical habits that will help
them become future leaders of our great country.
Parents play a critical role in raising healthy and
happy children, and their important work is bolstered
by the love and support of extended family, community
members, caregivers, mentors, educators, faith leaders,
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and respectable role models. On Child Health Day, we
urge all citizens to reaffirm their commitment to
ensuring the physical, spiritual, and emotional health
of our Nation's most precious resource.
The Congress, by a joint resolution approved May 18,
1928, as amended (36 U.S.C. 105), has called for the
designation of the first Monday in October as Child
Health Day and has requested that the President issue a
proclamation in observance of this day.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States, do hereby proclaim Monday, October 7,
2019, as Child Health Day. I call upon families, child
health professionals, faith-based and community
organizations, and governments to help ensure that
America's children stay safe and healthy.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
fourth day of October, in the year of our Lord two
thousand nineteen, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
fourth.
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[FR Doc. 2019-22220
Filed 10-8-19; 8:45 am]
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