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Proc 8516ProclamationObama · DCeremonial

Proclamation 8516

National Women's Health Week, 2010

President Obama proclaimed May 9-15, 2010 as National Women's Health Week, encouraging Americans to celebrate progress in women's health and promote prevention, awareness, and educational activities. The proclamation references the recently signed Affordable Care Act and existing government websites and the White House Council on Women and Girls as resources, but issues no binding directives or policy changes.

Federal Register Open PDF 75 FR 26873

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of May 9-15, 2010 as National Women's Health Week

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Proclamation is purely hortatory with no enforcement mechanism or funding attached
  • References to Affordable Care Act and administration websites serve promotional rather than policy purposes
Proclamation 8516: National Women's Health Week, 2010 · Executive Orders