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American Heart Month
Observed by	United States
Date	February

American Heart Month is a month-long United States observance established by 36 U.S.C. § 101.

2009 Edition

The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation—

(1) designating February as American Heart Month;

(2) inviting the chief executive officers of the States, territories, and possessions of the United States to issue proclamations designating February as American Heart Month; and

(3) urging the people of the United States to recognize the nationwide problem of heart and blood vessel diseases and to support all essential programs required to solve the problem.

External links

36 U.S.C. § 101 from the United States Government Printing Office
36 U.S.C. § 101 from Cornell Law School

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Observances and Ceremonies (Title 36)	Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day • Child Health Day • Constitution Day • Father's Day • Gold Star Mothers Day • Law Day • Loyalty Day • Leif Erikson Day • Mother's Day • National Aviation Day • National Day of Prayer • National Defense Transportation Day • National Freedom Day • National Grandparents Day • National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day • National Maritime Day • Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day • Pan American Aviation Day • Parents' Day • Patriot Day • Peace Officers Memorial Day • Stephen Foster Memorial Day • White Cane Safety Day • Women's Equality Day • Wright Brothers Day

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Months	American Heart Month • Asian Pacific American Heritage Month • Black History Month • Cancer Control Month • Child Abuse Prevention Month • Confederate History Month • Gay and Lesbian Pride Month • Jewish American Heritage Month • National Breast Cancer Awareness Month • National Disability Employment Awareness Month • National Hispanic Heritage Month • National Nutrition Month • Ramadan • Steelmark Month • Women's History Month • LGBT History Month

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