Proclamation 5934.
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103 STAT. 2988 Proclamation 5934 of January 12, 1989 National Visiting Nurse Associations Week, 1989 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation The Visiting Nurse Associations of America have served homebound Americans since 1885 by offering excellent personalized home health care and support services in urban and rural communities. These voluntary, independently operated Associations supply a wide range of services, including nursing care by registered nurses; home-making, therapy, and social services by qualified specialists; friendly visiting services; and many other forms of assistance provided by volunteers in each community served by an Association.
The care provided by the Associations enables hundreds of thousands of Americans to recover from illnesses and injury in the comfort and security of their homes, regardless of their ability to pay. Thousands of patients with mental or physical handicaps or with chronically disabling illnesses would be unable to remain at home without the therapeutic benefits of the Associations’ care and support services. The Congress, by Public Law 100–493, has designated the week of February 19 through February 25, 1989, as “National Visiting Nurse Associations Week” and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation In observance of this week.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week of February 19 through February 25, 1989, as National Visiting Nurse Associations Week. I call upon all Americans to observe this week with appropriate ceremonies and activities in appreciation of the important contributions of Visiting Nurse Associations to American life. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twelfth day of January, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirteenth.
RONALD REAGAN 5935 January 18, 1989 National Day of Excellence, 1989 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 5935 of January 18, 1989 National Day of Excellence, 1989 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation On this third anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger’s tragic accident, the lines of Tennyson in his poem “Ulysses” seem most appropriate: Come, my friends, Tis not too late to seek a newer world.
It may be that the gulf will wash us down: It may be that we touch the Happy isles, 103 STAT. 2989 And see the greet Achilles, whom we knew, Tho’ much is taken, much abides; . . . Indeed, much was taken when we lost Challenger’s brave crew. Yet much abides, because the American people will forever remember them and salute the devotion to excellence that characterized them and continues to characterize the members of the U.S. space program. That spirit has manifested itself again and again as we have journeyed to the moon and probed planets, our solar system, and beyond.
It thrives today as we seek a permanent base in space and further manned exploration. The Challenger crew made the supreme sacrifice on their quest to extend man’s horizons. As we resolve to go forward in space, let us always take with us the spirit of vision, skill, and excellence. That spirit was evident on September 29, 1988, when the Space Shuttle Discovery lifted off from the launch pad. There could be no more fitting testimony to the Challenger crew and the excellence they personified than this mission, which returned our Nation to manned space flight.
May our boundless dreams continue to inspire us in the pursuit of excellence—in space and in every endeavor. The Congress, by Public Law 100–681, has designated January 28, 1989, as “National Day of Excellence” and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of that day. NOW. THEREFORE. L RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim January 28, 1989, as National Day of Excellence. I call upon the people of the United States to ob-serve that day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighteenth day of January, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirteenth. RONALD REAGAN 5936 January 20, 1989 National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving, 1989 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 5936 of January 20, 1989 National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving, 1989 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation On this Bicentennial of the Presidency of the United States of America, it is fitting to recall our first President, George Washington, who believed in our country’s divine destiny.
He said, “No people can be bound to acknowledge and adore the invisible hand, which conducts the affairs of men, more than the people of the United States.” As we celebrate this American Bicentennial Presidential Inaugural, we celebrate America’s brotherhood—our common ideals, our common kinship, our national unity. We celebrate America as “one nation under God.” 103 STAT. 2990 As I assume the office of President, 1 am humbled before God and seek His counsel and favor on our land, and Join with our first President who said, “, . .it would be peculiarly improper to omit in this first official act, my fervent supplications to that Almighty Being who rules over the universe. . .that his benediction may consecrate to the liberties and happiness of the people of the United States, a government instituted by themselves for these essential purposes.
” NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE BUSH, President of the United States of America, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim January 22, 1989, a National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving and call upon the citizens of our great Nation to gather together on this day in homes and places of worship to pray in thanksgiving for our blessings of peace, freedom, prosperity, and Independence. Let all Americans kneel humbly before our Heavenly Father in search of His counsel and for His divine guidance and wisdom upon the leaders of the United States of America.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day of January, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-nine. and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirteenth. GEORGE BUSH 5937 February 21, 1989 American Heart Month, 1989 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 5937 of February 21, 1989 American Heart Month, 1989 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Twenty-five years ago, the Government of the United States of America proclaimed its cooperative support of the fight against the Nation’s leading killer—heart disease.
This year, as in each year since, that sup-port continues. Diseases of the heart and blood vessels will claim the lives of nearly one million Americans this year. About one-half of ail deaths each year are attributed to cardiovascular diseases—almost as many deaths as cancer, accidents, respiratory diseases, AIDS, and all other causes of death combined. Nearly 86 million of our citizens, more than one-fourth of our population, suffer from some form of cardiovascular disease. High blood pressure alone threatens the lives of more than 60 million Americans age 6 and older.
Heart disease strikes regardless of age, race, or sex. Its toll in human suffering is incalculable. The American Heart Association, a not-for-profit volunteer health agency, estimates the economic cost of cardiovascular diseases in 1989 will be more than $88 billion in lost productivity and medical expenses. Each year, cardiovascular diseases account for more than 2 million years of potential life lost, based on a life span of 65 years. But we are making progress. The American Heart Association and the Federal Government, through the National Heart, Lung and Blood Insti-103 STAT. 2991tute, have been working together since 1948 to find better ways to prevent cardiovascular diseases and stroke and inform the public and educate the medical community about the most effective techniques to treat these diseases.
Most recently, the National Cholesterol Education Program was instituted to educate consumers about the dangers of high cholesterol levels. At the center of the National Cholesterol Education Program is its coordinating committee of over 20 member organizations representing major medical associations, voluntary health organizations, community programs, and Federal agencies involved in health and cholesterol education. Medical advances such as new surgical techniques to repair heart defects, improved pharmacological therapies, emergency systems to prevent death, and knowledge to prevent heart disease from occurring have significantly reduced premature death and disability due to cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
From 1976 to 1986, the age-adjusted death rate for cardiovascular diseases dropped 24 percent. But there is still more to be done, One American dies of some form of cardiovascular disease every 32 seconds. Cardiologists and other health professionals are seeking to reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, and atherosclerosis. By encouraging Americans of all ages to control high blood pressure, stop smoking, reduce their intake of cholesterol, saturated fats, and sodium in their diets, and exercise regularly, many deaths can be prevented.
The Federal Government supports a wide array of cardiovascular research projects and encourages all Americans to reduce the risks of heart disease by maintaining good health habits. The American Heart Association and its more than 2.4 million volunteers have contributed to this effort through their support of research and the shared commitment to educate Americans about the need to adopt a sound regimen of proper diet and exercise. Recognizing that Americans everywhere have a role to play in this continuing battle against a major killer, 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 proclamation designating February as “American Heart Month.
” NOW, THEREFORE. I, GEORGE BUSH, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the month of February 1989 as “American Heart Month.” I invite the Governors of the States, the Common-wealth of Puerto Rico, officials of other areas subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and the American people to join me in reaffirming our commitment to combating cardiovascular diseases and stroke. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-first day of February, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirteenth.
GEORGE BUSH 5938 February 28, 1989 American Red Cross Month, 1989 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation
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- Pub. L. 100-493
- Pub. L. 100-681
- 36 USC 169b
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