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Harry Truman: And I call upon the people in each of our communities to pledge themselves today to review their community health and…

On the recordApril 12, 1946
And I call upon the people in each of our communities to pledge themselves today to review their community health and medical care services to see how well these services meet the needs of all our children in the light of the goals of the national health program, and to organize a definite plan to achieve within the coming year at least one improvement in community health services which will contribute to the better health of children.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Proclamation 2686—Child Health Day, 1946

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