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Proclamation 8551

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, 2010

This proclamation designates September 2010 as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. It encourages women to understand risk factors and discuss symptoms with health care providers, highlights federal research efforts, and references Affordable Care Act provisions benefiting women with ovarian cancer.

Federal Register Open PDF 75 FR 54451

Key directives

  • Proclaim September 2010 as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
  • Call upon citizens, government agencies, organizations, health care providers, and research institutions to raise ovarian cancer awareness

Timeline

Immediate

  • September 2010 designated as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

Near term (90d)

  • Awareness activities during September 2010

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • No binding mandates or funding allocations; purely hortatory
  • ACA provisions described are legislative achievements, not created by this proclamation
Proclamation 8551: National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, 2010 · Executive Orders