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Proclamation 9797

Child Health Day, 2018

This proclamation designates Monday, October 1, 2018 as Child Health Day, calling on families, health professionals, and organizations to promote children's health and safety. It highlights administration efforts including the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program reauthorization, the Be Best initiative, opioid crisis response, and the Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2018.

Federal Register Open PDF 83 FR 50253

Impact dates

  1. Child Health Day observance

Key directives

  • Proclaim Monday, October 1, 2018 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 designated for October 1, 2018

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Pro-life framing ('both born and unborn') may generate political reaction
  • References to signed legislation are descriptive rather than creating new obligations
  • No binding policy directives or resource commitments in proclamation itself
Proclamation 9797: Child Health Day, 2018 · Executive Orders