[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 14, 2013)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 49357-49358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19818]


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 The President

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                Proclamation 9002 of August 9, 2013

                
National Health Center Week, 2013

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Community health centers play a critical role in 
                providing affordable, high-quality preventive and 
                primary health care to millions of Americans. From 
                urban centers to rural towns, they offer vital services 
                regardless of ability to pay--services that help 
                patients stay healthy and avoid emergency room visits. 
                During National Health Center Week, we recognize health 
                centers' significant contributions to keeping America 
                healthy, and we offer our continuing support to the 
                dedicated providers who operate them.

                Today, health centers operate thousands of clinics 
                across our country. One in every fifteen people living 
                in the United States depends on their services. They 
                are an important source of jobs in many low-income 
                communities, employing more than 148,000 people 
                nationwide. And with clinical and support staff who are 
                responsive to their communities' needs and cultures, 
                health centers are important partners in our efforts to 
                reduce health disparities. From coast to coast, they 
                coordinate care and build professional, compassionate 
                health care teams focused on improving patient 
                outcomes.

                My Administration has worked to strengthen this 
                essential network. Through the Affordable Care Act and 
                the Recovery Act, we have made significant investments 
                that have helped health centers expand their work, 
                which is now reaching more than 20 million people each 
                year.

                As millions of Americans gain access to more health 
                insurance options through the Affordable Care Act, 
                health centers remain as valuable as ever. They help 
                community members understand their options, determine 
                their eligibility, and review possibilities for 
                financial assistance. With support and funding from the 
                health care law, health centers are also helping the 
                uninsured enroll in plans made available through the 
                new Health Insurance Marketplace, as well as in 
                Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.

                This week, we celebrate these valuable services and 
                extend our thanks to the women and men who operate 
                America's health centers.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, 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 11 
                through August 17, 2013, as National Health Center 
                Week. I encourage all Americans to celebrate this week 
                by visiting their local health center, meeting health 
                center providers, and exploring the programs they offer 
                to help keep families healthy.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                ninth day of August, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand thirteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
                eighth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2013-19818
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