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Proclamation 10863

National Rural Health Day, 2024

This proclamation designates November 21, 2024, as National Rural Health Day and calls on Americans to reaffirm dedication to rural health. It recaps Biden administration investments in rural healthcare—including American Rescue Plan funding, Rural Emergency Hospital designation, telehealth expansion, and workforce training—but establishes no new programs, mandates, or policy changes.

Federal Register Open PDF 89 FR 94595

Impact dates

  1. National Rural Health Day proclaimed

Key directives

  • Proclaim November 21, 2024 as National Rural Health Day
  • Call upon the people of the United States to reaffirm dedication to the health and well-being of rural America

Timeline

Immediate

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Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Document is purely commemorative with no binding policy directives; all described programs are past-tense accomplishments, not new commitments
Proclamation 10863: National Rural Health Day, 2024 · Executive Orders