Presidential Document2024-23458
Child Health Day, 2024
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Published
October 9, 2024
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October 4, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 9, 2024)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 81823-81824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23458]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 196 / Wednesday, October 9, 2024 /
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Proclamation 10833 of October 4, 2024
Child Health Day, 2024
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Our Nation's children deserve every opportunity to
reach their biggest dreams--that begins with ensuring
our families and children have the resources and
support they need to stay healthy and strong. On Child
Health Day, we recommit to supporting families as they
help their children to lead healthy lives.
When we came into office, Vice President Harris and I
promised to give families some well-deserved breathing
room so that families could care for their children
without worrying about how they were going to pay the
bills. That is why my American Rescue Plan expanded the
Child Tax Credit, which reduced child poverty by nearly
half across the Nation. That law also made our Nation's
biggest investment in child care ever, keeping
businesses open and hundreds of thousands of child care
workers employed to care for children. To lower health
insurance costs, I signed the Inflation Reduction Act,
saving millions of families $800 per year on their
health insurance premiums. And we strengthened the
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting
Program to provide home visits from trained
professionals, who can offer prenatal care and
postpartum support to new mothers and ensure their
children's health and well-being needs are met. We
launched the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline at
1-833-TLC-MAMA to help better support pregnant and
postpartum moms. We also modernized the Thrifty Food
Plan for the first time in nearly five decades so that
millions more families can afford nutritious foods. We
are working to reduce the amount of sodium in food to
help prevent children from experiencing high blood
pressure, heart disease, and stroke later in life. At
the same time, we are working to secure free and
healthy school meals for every child--beginning with
setting a goal to deliver free school meals to nine
million more children by 2032.
My Administration is also working to ensure our youth
have access to the mental health care they need, making
the largest investment in mental health ever. This
includes over $2 billion in funding, including $1
billion through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act,
to help schools across the country train and hire new
mental health counselors. We made it easier for schools
to leverage Medicaid to deliver health care, including
mental health care, to millions of children and youth.
And we launched 988, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline,
which anyone can call, text, or chat to be connected to
a trained crisis counselor, 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week.
Americans deserve to live in a safe community, free
from the threat of violence--and when it comes to our
Nation's children, one of our most fundamental
responsibilities is keeping them safe. In the United
States, firearms are the leading cause of death for
children. It is unacceptable. Children are exposed to
violence and worry about school shootings happening to
them, and this exposure and fear can lead to negative
consequences for their school life, mental health, and
more. That is why I signed the most significant gun
safety law in nearly 30 years and have announced dozens
of gun safety executive actions, including one that
will improve the active shooter drills that nearly all
students undergo. I also established
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the first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence
Prevention, overseen by Vice President Harris. We have
made significant progress, but we must do more. I
continue to call on the Congress to ban assault weapons
and high-capacity magazines, require safe storage of
firearms, enact universal background checks, and end
immunity for gun manufacturers.
Our Administration is also making historic investments
to tackle the climate crisis, which is essential to
protecting our children's futures. Every child should
be able to turn on the faucet at home or school and
have access to safe, clean water--that is why, through
my Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, we are working to
replace every lead pipe in America. My Inflation
Reduction Act--the most significant investment in
climate ever--is investing in air quality sensors so
that we prevent communities from experiencing the
harmful effects of pollution. And we have recommitted
to conserving 30 percent of all our Nation's lands and
waters by 2030 so that generations to come may enjoy
them.
Our children deserve to grow up in a country that cares
about their health, happiness, and opportunities for
success. During Child Health Day, may we recommit to
supporting our children and families so that they can
thrive. And may we continue to build a future where
every child can reach their full potential.
The Congress, by a joint resolution approved May 18,
1928, as amended (36 U.S.C. 105), has called for the
designation of the first Monday in October as Child
Health Day and has requested that the President issue a
proclamation in observance of this day.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, do hereby proclaim
Monday, October 7, 2024, as Child Health Day. I call
upon families, child health professionals, faith-based
and community organizations, and governments to help
ensure that America's children stay safe and healthy.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
fourth day of October, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-four, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
ninth.
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[FR Doc. 2024-23458
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