Presidential Document2022-17297
National Health Center Week, 2022
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August 10, 2022
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August 5, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 10, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 48601-48602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17297]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87 , No. 153 / Wednesday, August 10, 2022 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 10428 of August 5, 2022
National Health Center Week, 2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Over half a century ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson
piloted a program to deliver affordable primary health
care to Americans who needed it most. He helped
establish community health centers in underserved
areas, making medical services accessible to people
irrespective of their age, geography, or economic
status. President Johnson's philosophy was simple: in a
``Great Society,'' no one is left behind. Today, that
ideal lives on. Health centers provide quality medical,
dental, and behavioral health care services to more
than 30 million Americans each year, and they remain a
cornerstone of our public health system. During
National Health Center Week, we celebrate the vital
role these health centers play in safeguarding the
well-being of Americans and honor the heroic staff who
keep these facilities running.
Health care is a right, not a privilege. Yet many
people still struggle to obtain the medical services
they need. Nearly 4 million Americans remain locked out
of Medicaid expansion, and millions more find it
difficult to afford prescription drugs, mental health
services, and preventive screenings. Access to care is
also often unequal--Black and Brown Americans, rural
residents, American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes,
and low-income families consistently report lower rates
of coverage and lesser access to primary care.
Federally funded health centers meet these challenges
head-on by providing medical services--particularly to
communities of color, rural communities, and
individuals living in poverty--through nearly 1,400
community-based organizations operating over 14,000
service delivery sites. Given that clinics operate
under a patient-majority governing board, health
centers ensure that decisions are being directly
informed and made by those being served.
Since taking office, my Administration has strengthened
our Nation's health center network. Last year, we
invested $7.6 billion in American Rescue Plan funds to
strengthen the health center workforce, renovate
facilities, and equip them with essential COVID-19
medical supplies. We also allotted $400 million from
the American Rescue Plan to create a partnership
between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
and AmeriCorps to train the next generation of public
health workers, including in community health centers.
We prevented sickness and treated illness for millions
of Americans. We helped pay salaries for over 272,000
full-time health care workers and supporting staff.
Health centers are central to many of my
Administration's priorities. From reducing the cancer
death rate by ensuring equitable access to cancer
screenings and preventive care to helping Americans
live healthier lives through new digital health
technologies--we will ensure that health centers are
equipped for the future of health care. I remain
committed to working with the Congress to double the
size of the Health Center Program, to putting even more
Americans to work in these centers across our country,
and to ensuring that each of us can access health care
at an affordable price.
During National Health Center Week, let us recognize
our health centers and staff for their outstanding
contributions to communities across America.
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Let us thank them for their dedication, their service,
and their commitment to a stronger, healthier, and more
equitable health system.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, do hereby proclaim the week of
August 7 through August 13, 2022, as National Health
Center Week.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
fifth day of August, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
seventh.
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[FR Doc. 2022-17297
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