[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 22, 2017)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 14809-14810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05859]



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Vol. 82

Wednesday,

No. 54

March 22, 2017

Part II





The President





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Proclamation 9578--National Poison Prevention Week, 2017
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                Proclamation 9578 of March 17, 2017

                
National Poison Prevention Week, 2017

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                The United States has made great strides in preventing 
                unintentional childhood poisoning deaths. Thanks to 
                combined national, State, and local efforts over the 
                course of years, Americans have reduced childhood 
                fatalities related to accidental poisoning in the 
                United States from 200 deaths per year to 27 per year, 
                which is an 88 percent decline. From a public health 
                perspective, this is a resounding achievement.

                Fifty-five years ago, President John F. Kennedy noted 
                that virtually all deaths attributable to accidental 
                poisoning could be prevented. He was right--we as a 
                society must do much more to prevent tragic and 
                preventable loss of life from occurring. Ensuring the 
                safety and security of the American people requires 
                that we unequivocally commit to a continuation of the 
                successful policies that have reduced accidental 
                childhood poisonings and injuries.

                This week we warn all Americans about unintended 
                exposure to poisons and the threat of household items 
                unintentionally being turned into deadly weapons. This 
                is an important reminder--and one that could save 
                lives.

                To encourage Americans to learn more about the dangers 
                of unintentional poisonings and to take appropriate 
                preventative measures, on September 26, 1961, the 
                Congress, by joint resolution (75 Stat. 681), 
                authorized and requested the President to issue a 
                proclamation designating the third week of March each 
                year as, ``National Poison Prevention Week.''

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, do hereby proclaim 
                March 19 through March 25, 2017, as National Poison 
                Prevention Week. I call upon all Americans to observe 
                this week by taking actions to safeguard our families 
                from poisonous products, chemicals, and medicines found 
                in our homes.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                seventeenth day of March, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand seventeen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                first.
                
                
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