MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES FROM JIMMY CARTER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80M00165A002200050010-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 5, 2004
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: April 11, 1977
• Content Type: MF

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April 11, 1977
As you may know, approximately 20 million of the Nation'E
children under the age of 15 are not fully protected from
preventable childhood diseases. At my request, the Secretar;t
of Health, Education, and Welfare will initiate this week. a
continuing, high-visibility program and public information
campaign to promote desirable childhood immunization. atr
goal over the next two years is to reduce as much as humanly
possible the numbers of youngsters without medical protectio:z
against many major childhood afflictions.
I want each of you to join in this nationwide initiative by
taking direct and widespread actions to stress the very great_
importance of childhood immunization to all federal emplcyee3
and to initiate effective, agency-wide information programs
on how parents can obtain the needed immunizations for their
children. Secretary Califano will send to you a packet con-
taining the details of our nationwide program and a memoranda
that will highlight any aspects of direct interest and ccncerr
to those of us in federal service.
I sincerely believe this single measure of preventive health
care can and will affect the future lives and well-being of
countless numbers of the Nation's children. I hope each of
you will do what you can personally to inform those with
whom you work and the Nation's citizens about it. At my
request, Mr. Califano will periodically keep us all informed
of the progress of this key health initiative and of the
additional measures we each may take to assure its success.
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