Child Health Day, 2016

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 4, 2016)]

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Vol. 81

Tuesday,

No. 192

October 4, 2016

Part VI

The President

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Proclamation 9506--Child Health Day, 2016

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The President

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Proclamation 9506 of September 29, 2016

Child Health Day, 2016

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Today's youth will shape our Nation's narrative and

drive our progress, and it is our duty to ensure our

young people are given every opportunity to live full,

healthy lives. Securing a bright future for America's

daughters and sons requires us to continue expanding

access to quality health care and working to foster

cleaner, safer, and more supportive environments. On

Child Health Day, we renew our strong commitment to

protecting and empowering our children by giving them

the tools, resources, and knowledge they need to grow

into healthy and productive adults.

access to quality health care and working to foster

cleaner, safer, and more supportive environments. On

Child Health Day, we renew our strong commitment to

protecting and empowering our children by giving them

the tools, resources, and knowledge they need to grow

into healthy and productive adults.

My Administration has made children's health a top

priority throughout the past 8 years. Through First

Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! initiative, we have

worked to bring parents, schools, and communities

together to reduce childhood obesity by increasing

access to affordable and nutritious food, and by

encouraging physical activity early on in life. Parents

and guardians serve as role models when it comes to

forming healthy habits, and they can help their

children learn to make smart choices that will shape

their lifestyles for years to come.

Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, no child can be

denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition,

and millions of young people are able to remain on a

parent's insurance plan until age 26. Cancer touches

the lives of millions of Americans, and pediatric

cancer remains the leading cause of death by disease

among children. Earlier this year, I called on Vice

President Joe Biden to lead the White House Cancer

Moonshot Task Force--a collaborative effort that is

striving to make a decade's worth of progress in

preventing, diagnosing, and treating cancer in just 5

years and is dedicated to ending cancer as we know it.

among children. Earlier this year, I called on Vice

President Joe Biden to lead the White House Cancer

Moonshot Task Force--a collaborative effort that is

striving to make a decade's worth of progress in

preventing, diagnosing, and treating cancer in just 5

years and is dedicated to ending cancer as we know it.

Supporting our children's emotional and mental health

is just as critical as protecting their physical

health. Bullying touches the lives of young people

across our country and can affect their mental health,

and we are committed to providing parents and schools

with the support they need to address harassment--

because no child should be hurt, and no child should

feel ashamed because of who they are.

As we face growing environmental threats, it is our

responsibility to combat climate change and protect our

planet for future generations. That is why we have

taken concrete steps to address carbon pollution and

advocate for cleaner energy options. Through the Paris

Climate Agreement, we are joining with nearly 200

countries to adopt ambitious measures that will reduce

carbon pollution across the globe. By taking

unprecedented action to protect the air we breathe and

the water we drink, we are striving to reduce the

harmful effects that climate change can have on our

children, including the potential for higher incidence

of asthma attacks, and other health problems

exacerbated by dirty air.

lobe. By taking

unprecedented action to protect the air we breathe and

the water we drink, we are striving to reduce the

harmful effects that climate change can have on our

children, including the potential for higher incidence

of asthma attacks, and other health problems

exacerbated by dirty air.

This Child Health Day, we are reminded that the well-

being of America's children is in our hands and that it

is our responsibility to keep building a society that

will allow them to thrive. Let us reaffirm our belief

in the notion that all children should be able to live

a healthy and happy life--no matter where they come

from or what they look like--and let us continue

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reaching for a future where all our children are

limited by nothing but the size of their dreams.

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, BARACK OBAMA, President of the

United States of America, do hereby proclaim Monday,

October 3, 2016, as Child Health Day. I call upon

families, educators, health professionals, faith-based

and community organizations, and all levels of

government to help ensure America's children are

healthy.

, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the

United States of America, do hereby proclaim Monday,

October 3, 2016, as Child Health Day. I call upon

families, educators, health professionals, faith-based

and community organizations, and all levels of

government to help ensure America's children are

healthy.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this

twenty-ninth day of September, in the year of our Lord

two thousand sixteen, and of the Independence of the

United States of America the two hundred and forty-

first.

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