American Heart Month is a month-long United States observance

United States observance

* See also: International observance* See also: List of observances in the United States by presidential proclamation- Days :* January 13 - Stephen Foster Memorial Day * February 1 - National Freedom Day * April 13 - Thomas Jefferson's birthday...

 established by 36 U.S.C. § 101.

2009 Edition

The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation— designating February as American Heart Month; 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 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
  United States Government Printing Office
  The United States Government Printing Office is an agency of the legislative branch of the United States federal government. The office prints documents produced by and for the federal government, including the Supreme Court, the Congress, the Executive Office of the President, executive...
  
  
• 36 U.S.C. § 101 from Cornell Law School
  Cornell Law School
  Cornell Law School, located in Ithaca, New York, is a graduate school of Cornell University and one of the five Ivy League law schools. The school confers three law degrees...