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Proc 8638ProclamationObama · DCeremonial

Proclamation 8638

National Poison Prevention Week, 2011

President Obama designates March 20-26, 2011 as National Poison Prevention Week, encouraging Americans to identify household poisoning hazards, secure medications from children, and learn poison emergency response including calling the national poison control hotline. The proclamation cites a 1961 congressional joint resolution authorizing this annual observance during the third week of March.

Federal Register Open PDF 76 FR 16523

Impact dates

  1. Start of National Poison Prevention Week 2011

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

Timeline

Immediate

  • Designation of March 20-26, 2011 as National Poison Prevention Week

Near term (90d)

  • Annual observance period for poison prevention awareness

Long term

  • Recurring annual observance on third week of March per 1961 joint resolution

Risks & tensions

None flagged.

Proclamation 8638: National Poison Prevention Week, 2011 · Executive Orders