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Proc 8625ProclamationObama · DCeremonial

Proclamation 8625

American Heart Month, 2011

This proclamation designates February 2011 as American Heart Month, encouraging Americans to learn about heart disease risk factors and prevention. It promotes National Wear Red Day on February 4, 2011 to raise awareness of women's heart disease, and highlights the Affordable Care Act's preventive care coverage and administration health initiatives.

Federal Register Open PDF 76 FR 6305

Impact dates

  1. National Wear Red Day

  2. American Heart Month begins

Key directives

  • Proclaim February 2011 as American Heart Month
  • Invite all Americans to participate in National Wear Red Day on February 4, 2011
  • Invite Governors, Puerto Rico officials, and other jurisdictional officials to join in recognizing commitment to fighting cardiovascular disease

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of February 2011 as American Heart Month
  • Invitation to participate in National Wear Red Day on February 4, 2011

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Mentions Affordable Care Act preventive care provisions, which were politically contested at the time
  • Proclamation references specific administration initiatives (Let's Move!, The Heart Truth) giving it mild political framing
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