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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 34, folder \"American Heart Month\" of the\nWilliam J. Baroody Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald R. Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nDigitized from Box 34 of the William J. Baroody Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nOF THE UNITED PREST SHUL OF\nAmerican Heart Month, 1975\nBy the President of the United States of America\nA Proclamation\nAn estimated 28.5 million Americans suffer from some form of heart\nand blood vessel disease. These diseases cause more than one million\ndeaths each year. Approximately twenty-five percent of these deaths\noccur among persons under age 65.\nAlthough heart and blood vessel diseases still account for slightly\nmore than half of all deaths each year in the United States, death rates\nfrom these disorders declined over the five-year period 1968-1973 (the\nmost recent year for which reliable statistics are available).\nThis decline did not just happen. It has been achieved through the\napplication of improved methods of prevention, diagnosis, and treat-\nment that has grown out of an intensive and sustained research effort.\nOver the years, two agencies have been the prime movers in the Na-\ntion's assault on the cardiovascular diseases. One is the National Heart\nand Lung Institute, an agency of the Federal Government; the other\nis the American Heart Association, a voluntary health organization that\ndraws its operating funds from private contributions. For more than 25\nyears, the two organizations have worked hand-in-hand toward common\ngoals: to search for and apply new or improved methods of prevention,\ndiagnosis, and treatment for cardiovascular disorders; to support the\ntraining of research and clinical personnel in the cardiovascular field;\nto provide community service to victims of cardiovascular diseases; and\nto carry out programs of information and education on cardiovascular\ntopics for health professionals and for the general public.\nTo encourage continuation of this combined assault on the cardio-\nvascular diseases, the Congress has requested the President to issue\nannually a proclamation designating February as American Heart\nMonth.\nNOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the\nUnited States of America, do hereby proclaim the month of February\n1975, as American Heart Month. And I invite the Governors of the\nStates, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the officials of other\nareas subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, to heed the nation-\nwide problem of heart and blood vessel diseases. Our support of pro-\ngrams to prevent premature death from cardiovascular diseases is essen-\ntial to combat this leading menace to the Nation's health.\nIN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this third\nday of February, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-five,\nand of the Independence of the United States of America the one hun-\ndred ninety-ninth.\nGerall R. Ford\nTHE OF OF THE UNITED\nAmerican Heart Month, 1976\nBy the President of the United States of America\nA Proclamation\nDiseases of the heart and blood vessels remain our Nation's most urgent health\nproblem. These disorders afflict an estimated 28.5 million Americans and cause more\nthan a million deaths each year, about a quarter of which occur among persons under\nage 65.\nIn the forefront of the continuing struggle against heart and blood vessel diseases\nare the National Heart and Lung Institute, a federal agency, and the American Heart\nAssociation, a privately-supported voluntary health organization. Their efforts and\ncontributions in the areas of research, training of professionals, including the develop-\nment of continuing education programs, and community service activities demonstrate\nwhat can be achieved when the private and public sectors unite for a common purpose.\nWe have learned much about the factors that increase susceptibility to arterio-\nsclerosis and its complications, and how to modify or eliminate some of them. We have\nlearned much about the effectiveness of intensive coronary care units and the use\nof drugs in controlling high blood pressure. We have improved and developed appro-\npriate surgical procedures and life-support techniques. We have learned more about\nthe cardiovascular system and its diseases in the past 25 years than during all previous\nyears of medical history. During this same quarter-century, the overall mortality rate\nfrom these diseases has declined by about 25 percent.\nIn recognition of the seriousness of this menace to the Nation's health and well-\nbeing, and to encourage the consolidation and extension of our advances against\ncardiovascular disease, the Congress has requested the President to issue annually a\nproclamation designating February as American Heart Month.\nNOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States\nof America, do hereby proclaim the month of February 1976, as American Heart\nMonth. I invite the Governors of the States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the\nofficials of other areas subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and the American\npeople, to join with me in reaffirming our commitment to the resolution of the nation-\nwide problem of cardiovascular disease.\nIN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-second day\nof January, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-six, and of the Inde-\npendence of the United States of America the two hundredth.\nGerall R. Ford\nOF THE UNITED SHE STATES. do\nAmerican Heart Month, 1977\nBy the President of the United States of America\nA Proclamation\nFor over three decades, diseases of the heart and blood vessels have constituted\none of our Nation's most serious health problems. Cardiovascular diseases affect\nmore than 29 million Americans, especially among the elderly, and are the direct\ncause of more than half of all deaths occurring each year in the United States. While\ntheir economic toll in terms of lost wages, productivity, and cost of medical care\ncan be estimated at nearly $44 billion annually, the toll in terms of human suffering\ncan never be measured.\nAmerica's continuing determination to meet any challenge to the well-being of\nits people is illustrated by the dedication that has characterized its efforts to control\nthese disorders. Sustained research and clinical advances since 1950 have contributed\nsubstantially to declining mortality rates for stroke, rheumatic fever, coronary and\ncongenital heart disease, and hypertension. Our investment in research, public and\nprofessional education, and community service activities has been rewarded. In that\nsame time, the mortality rate in the United States from all heart and blood vessel\ndiseases has declined by 30 percent. In 1975, deaths in this country from major\ncardiovascular diseases dropped below one million for the first time since 1967.\nThis multi-faceted assault on heart and blood vessel diseases has been led by the\nNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, a federal agency, and by the American\nHeart Association, a private health organization funded through contributions from\ncitizens across the country. Their successful efforts illustrate what can be achieved\nwhen public and private institutions-and the American people as well-join forces\nagainst a common threat.\nIn recognition of the necessity for constant vigilance against the ravages of\ncardiovascular disease, and to encourage still greater efforts to combat its threat to the\nNation's health, the Congress, by joint resolution approved December 30, 1963 (77\nStat. 843; 36 U.S.C. 169b) has requested the President to issue annually a proclama-\ntion designating February as American Heart Month.\nNOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States\nof America, do hereby proclaim the month of February, 1977, as American Heart\nMonth. I invite the Governors of the States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the\nofficials of other areas subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and the\nAmerican people, to join with me in reaffirming our commitment to resolving the\nnationwide problem of cardiovascular disease.\nIN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this nineteenth day\nof January, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-seven, and of the\nIndependence of the United States of America the two hundred and first.\nGerall R. Ford"
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