118 STAT. 4112 PROCLAMATION 7763—MAR. 19, 2004 The Department of Health and Human Services is working to identify opportunities to improve the health of all Americans through Healthy People 2010, a national disease prevention plan. This plan includes the Healthy Vision 2010 Initiative, which is addressing many of the chal- lenges posed by the loss or impairment of vision. The Congress, by joint resolution approved December 30, 1963, as amended (77 Stat. 629; 36 U.S.C. 138), has authorized and requested the President to proclaim the first week in March of each year as ‘‘Save Your Vision Week.’’; During this week, I encourage all Americans to learn more about ways to prevent eye problems for themselves and to help others maintain the precious gift of sight. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim March 7 through March 13, 2004, as Save Your Vision Week. I urge all Americans to participate by making eye care and eye safety an important part of their lives and to get regular eye examinations. I also encourage eye care professionals, teachers, the media, and all public and private organizations dedicated to preserving eyesight to join in activities that will raise awareness of the measures all citizens can take to protect vision. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand four, and of the Inde- pendence of the United States of America the two hundred and twen- ty-eighth. GEORGE W. BUSH Proclamation 7763 of March 19, 2004 National Poison Prevention Week, 2004 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Each year, approximately 1 million calls to poison control centers are made because children may have ingested harmful substances. The Na- tional Poison Prevention Week Council organizes activities annually to raise awareness of the danger of unintentional poisoning and to edu- cate adults about how to avoid and handle these emergencies. Since the first National Poison Prevention Week in 1962, our Nation has taken important steps to protect children from consuming inappro- priate medicines or household chemicals by heightening awareness, supporting poison control centers, and improving packaging. In De- cember, I signed the Poison Control Center Enhancement and Aware- ness Act Amendments of 2003 to provide assistance for poison preven- tion programs and to stabilize the funding of regional poison control centers. This measure supports those who are working to reduce poisonings in America and to improve the safety and health of all Americans. The Consumer Product Safety Commission requires child-resistant packaging for certain toxic medicines and chemicals. Because pack- aging is never completely child-proof, adults should also lock medi- cines and chemicals out of the reach of children. VerDate 11-MAY-2000 15:04 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 8087 Sfmt 8087 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.004 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4
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