Child Health Day
| Child Health Day | |
|---|---|
| Observed by | United States |
| Date | First Monday in October |
| 2015 date | October 5 |
| 2016 date | October 3 |
| 2017 date | October 2 |
| 2018 date | October 1 |
| Frequency | annual |
Child Health Day is a United States Federal Observance Day observed on the first Monday in October. According to 36 U.S.C. § 105, on Child Health Day the president invites "all agencies and organizations interested in child welfare to unite on Child Health Day in observing exercises that will make the people of the United States aware of the fundamental necessity of a year-round program to protect and develop the health of the children of the United States."[1] The holiday was enacted by Congress in 1928, and was first celebrated on May 1, 1929.[2]
Notes
- ↑ 36 U.S.C. § 105
- ↑ Jahn, Raymond (1958). Concise Dictionary of Holidays. New York: Philosophical Library. p. 19.
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