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The original documents are located in Box 34, folder "American Heart Month" of the
William J. Baroody Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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Digitized from Box 34 of the William J. Baroody Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
OF THE UNITED PREST SHUL OF
American Heart Month, 1975
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
An estimated 28.5 million Americans suffer from some form of heart
and blood vessel disease. These diseases cause more than one million
deaths each year. Approximately twenty-five percent of these deaths
occur among persons under age 65.
Although heart and blood vessel diseases still account for slightly
more than half of all deaths each year in the United States, death rates
from these disorders declined over the five-year period 1968-1973 (the
most recent year for which reliable statistics are available).
This decline did not just happen. It has been achieved through the
application of improved methods of prevention, diagnosis, and treat-
ment that has grown out of an intensive and sustained research effort.
Over the years, two agencies have been the prime movers in the Na-
tion's assault on the cardiovascular diseases. One is the National Heart
and Lung Institute, an agency of the Federal Government; the other
is the American Heart Association, a voluntary health organization that
draws its operating funds from private contributions. For more than 25
years, the two organizations have worked hand-in-hand toward common
goals: to search for and apply new or improved methods of prevention,
diagnosis, and treatment for cardiovascular disorders; to support the
training of research and clinical personnel in the cardiovascular field;
to provide community service to victims of cardiovascular diseases; and
to carry out programs of information and education on cardiovascular
topics for health professionals and for the general public.
To encourage continuation of this combined assault on the cardio-
vascular diseases, the Congress has requested the President to issue
annually a proclamation designating February as American Heart
Month.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the
United States of America, do hereby proclaim the month of February
1975, as American Heart Month. And I invite the Governors of the
States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the officials of other
areas subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, to heed the nation-
wide problem of heart and blood vessel diseases. Our support of pro-
grams to prevent premature death from cardiovascular diseases is essen-
tial to combat this leading menace to the Nation's health.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this third
day of February, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-five,
and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hun-
dred ninety-ninth.
Gerall R. Ford
THE OF OF THE UNITED
American Heart Month, 1976
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Diseases of the heart and blood vessels remain our Nation's most urgent health
problem. These disorders afflict an estimated 28.5 million Americans and cause more
than a million deaths each year, about a quarter of which occur among persons under
age 65.
In the forefront of the continuing struggle against heart and blood vessel diseases
are the National Heart and Lung Institute, a federal agency, and the American Heart
Association, a privately-supported voluntary health organization. Their efforts and
contributions in the areas of research, training of professionals, including the develop-
ment of continuing education programs, and community service activities demonstrate
what can be achieved when the private and public sectors unite for a common purpose.
We have learned much about the factors that increase susceptibility to arterio-
sclerosis and its complications, and how to modify or eliminate some of them. We have
learned much about the effectiveness of intensive coronary care units and the use
of drugs in controlling high blood pressure. We have improved and developed appro-
priate surgical procedures and life-support techniques. We have learned more about
the cardiovascular system and its diseases in the past 25 years than during all previous
years of medical history. During this same quarter-century, the overall mortality rate
from these diseases has declined by about 25 percent.
In recognition of the seriousness of this menace to the Nation's health and well-
being, and to encourage the consolidation and extension of our advances against
cardiovascular disease, the Congress has requested the President to issue annually a
proclamation designating February as American Heart Month.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States
of America, do hereby proclaim the month of February 1976, as American Heart
Month. I invite the Governors of the States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
officials of other areas subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and the American
people, to join with me in reaffirming our commitment to the resolution of the nation-
wide problem of cardiovascular disease.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-second day
of January, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-six, and of the Inde-
pendence of the United States of America the two hundredth.
Gerall R. Ford
OF THE UNITED SHE STATES. do
American Heart Month, 1977
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
For over three decades, diseases of the heart and blood vessels have constituted
one of our Nation's most serious health problems. Cardiovascular diseases affect
more than 29 million Americans, especially among the elderly, and are the direct
cause of more than half of all deaths occurring each year in the United States. While
their economic toll in terms of lost wages, productivity, and cost of medical care
can be estimated at nearly $44 billion annually, the toll in terms of human suffering
can never be measured.
America's continuing determination to meet any challenge to the well-being of
its people is illustrated by the dedication that has characterized its efforts to control
these disorders. Sustained research and clinical advances since 1950 have contributed
substantially to declining mortality rates for stroke, rheumatic fever, coronary and
congenital heart disease, and hypertension. Our investment in research, public and
professional education, and community service activities has been rewarded. In that
same time, the mortality rate in the United States from all heart and blood vessel
diseases has declined by 30 percent. In 1975, deaths in this country from major
cardiovascular diseases dropped below one million for the first time since 1967.
This multi-faceted assault on heart and blood vessel diseases has been led by the
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, a federal agency, and by the American
Heart Association, a private health organization funded through contributions from
citizens across the country. Their successful efforts illustrate what can be achieved
when public and private institutions-and the American people as well-join forces
against a common threat.
In recognition of the necessity for constant vigilance against the ravages of
cardiovascular disease, and to encourage still greater efforts to combat its threat to the
Nation's health, the Congress, by joint resolution approved December 30, 1963 (77
Stat. 843; 36 U.S.C. 169b) has requested the President to issue annually a proclama-
tion designating February as American Heart Month.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States
of America, do hereby proclaim the month of February, 1977, as American Heart
Month. I invite the Governors of the States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
officials of other areas subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and the
American people, to join with me in reaffirming our commitment to resolving the
nationwide problem of cardiovascular disease.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this nineteenth day
of January, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-seven, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and first.
Gerall R. Ford