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Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
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Collection: Correspondence, White House Office of: Records,
1981-1989
Folder Title: Child Health Day
Box: 70
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PATIENT THE THE UNITED
10
SEAL
STATES.
Child Health Day
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
We have all heard the saying, "As the twig is bent the tree inclines." This
maxim is especially true for the minds and bodies of our children. The
physical and mental health of the child prepares the way for the physical and
mental health of the adult.
Our future as a Nation lies in the healthy development of our children. That
development must be fostered from the earliest stages so that our twigs and
saplings will grow into straight and strong trees.
We must actively promote child health through the positive approach of
preventive care, such as early prenatal care for mothers, assured immuniza-
tion against dangerous childhood illnesses and early identification of handi-
capping conditions.
In this effort to improve the well-being and future of our children, I earnestly
call for cooperative and voluntary action from all those who make maternal
and child health their profession, from the States through their health care
resources, from the organizations of private citizens who devote themselves to
the health of mothers and children, and particularly from parents themselves,
whose attention to their children's needs and personal examples of healthful
behavior are vital factors in the protection of child health.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of
America, pursuant to a joint resolution of May 18, 1928, as amended (36 U.S.C.
143), do hereby proclaim Monday, October 5, 1981, as Child Health Day.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 28th day of Sept.,
in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-one, and of the Independ-
ence of the United States of America the two hundred and sixth.
Ronald Reagan