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Proclamation 9650

Child Health Day, 2017

This proclamation designates Monday, October 2, 2017 as Child Health Day, calling on families, health professionals, faith-based and community organizations, and governments to help ensure children's safety and health. It references the FY2018 budget's $30 million increase for the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant program and highlights concerns about opioid addiction's impact on infants and foster care systems.

Federal Register Open PDF 82 FR 46361

Impact dates

  1. Child Health Day observance

Key directives

  • Proclaim Monday, October 2, 2017 as Child Health Day
  • Call upon families, child health professionals, faith-based and community organizations, and governments to help ensure children's safety and health

Timeline

Immediate

  • Child Health Day observance on October 2, 2017

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Budget reference ($30 million increase) is descriptive of a proposal, not a directive or enacted appropriation
  • No binding policy mandates; purely hortatory language ('I call upon')
  • Opioid epidemic framing is rhetorical context, not policy action
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