[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 129, 114th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
Proclamation 9341 of October 2, 2015

Child Health Day, 2015

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

As a Nation, we have a commitment to ensuring our daughters and sons
live better lives than we did. They deserve every chance to reach for
the brightest futures they can imagine, and with a solid foundation and
a clean environment, they can grow up strong, healthy, and prepared to
write the next great chapters in the American story. On Child Health
Day, we recommit to helping our children make healthy life choices and
to providing them with the resources to lead happy and productive lives.
My Administration remains wholly committed to investing in the safety
and well-being of our Nation's kids. First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's
Move! initiative is bringing together community-based, faith-based, and
private sector organizations, along with government at all levels, to
provide quality, nutritious food to students, empower parents to make
healthy choices, and encourage our youth to become more physically
active. We are working at every level to combat bullying so students
across our country can live and learn free from fear or intimidation.
Under the Affordable Care Act, young people can now stay on their
parents' health plans until age 26--a provision that has already helped
millions of young Americans. And the law prohibits insurance companies
from denying coverage to individuals with pre-existing conditions, which
has already brought greater peace of mind to the parents of up to 17
million children.
Keeping our children healthy takes more than promoting good lifestyles
today--it also rests on leaving them with a stable world to live in
tomorrow. That is why my Administration is taking on the critical work
of safeguarding our planet from the devastating effects of a changing
climate by forging an America with cleaner air, cleaner water, and
cleaner energy. We have taken ambitious steps to limit our Nation's
carbon emissions, wean ourselves off of foreign energy sources, and
preserve our planet for generations to come. With the potential for
greater incidence of asthma attacks and infectious diseases that can
impact growth and learning during critical formative years, we owe it to
all who come after us to confront this imminent threat. We are also
continuing to encourage Federal agencies to collaborate toward achieving
these goals by identifying priority risks to the well-being of our young
people and developing strategies to combat them.

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Our most profound obligation is to our Nation's most vulnerable
citizens: our children. As we mark Child Health Day, let us reaffirm our
commitment to that responsibility by supporting and modeling healthy,
active lifestyles, by equipping our youth with the tools and resources
they need to seize every opportunity, and by working to leave behind a
sustainable planet so our children--and theirs--can know a future worthy
of their limitless potential.
The Congress, by a joint resolution approved May 18, 1928, as amended
(36 U.S.C. 105), has called for the designation of the first Monday in
October as Child Health Day and has requested that the President issue a
proclamation in observance of this day.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of
America, do hereby proclaim Monday, October 5, 2015, as Child Health
Day. I call upon families, educators, health professionals, faith-based
and community organizations, and all levels of government to help ensure
America's children are healthy.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this second day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand fifteen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and
fortieth.
BARACK OBAMA