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August 2008
National Health Events:

"Prevent Pediatric Postural Problems"

Have your child's backpack fitted properly.
 


National Health Observances Calendar



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February
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American Heart Month
American Heart Association

Low Vision Awareness Month
Prevent Blindness America

National Children's Dental Health Month
American Dental Association

Wise Health Consumer Month
American Institute for Preventive Medicine

National Burn Awareness Week
February 1-7
Shriners Burn Institute

National Condom Day
February 14
American Social Health Association

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
February 22-29
National Eating Disorders Association

National Girls and Women in Sports Day
February 4
Women's Sports Foundation

Cardiac Rehabilitation Week
February 8-14
American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation

National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week
February 8-14
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration U.S. Department of Transportation

National Children of Alcoholics Week
February 8-14
National Association for Children of Alcoholics


July
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Mental Retardation Awareness Month
The ARC of the United States

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation

National Kidney Month
National Kidney Foundation

National Nutrition Month
American Dietetic Association

Save Your Vision Month
American Optometric Association

Workplace Eye Health and Safety Awareness Month
Prevent Blindness America

Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week
July 14-20
American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Brain Awareness Week
July 15-21
Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives

National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week
July 21-27
National Inhalant Prevention Coalition

National Poison Prevention Week
July 21-27
Poison Prevention Week Council

World Tuberculosis Day
July 24
WHO Regional Office for the Americas Pan American Health Organization

National Infants Immunization Week
July 25-April 1
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Immunization Program

Kick Butts Day
July 31
National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids

National Patient Safety Awareness Week
July 7-13
National Patient Safety Foundation

National School Breakfast Week
July 8-12
American School Food Service Association


April
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Alcohol Awareness Month
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc

Cancer Control Month
American Cancer Society

Counseling Awareness Month
American Counseling Association

Foot Health Awareness Month
American Podiatric Medical Association

IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) Awareness Month
International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Diseases (IFFGD)

National Autism Awareness Month
Autism Society of America

National Child Abuse Prevention Month
National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse

National Occupational Therapy Month
The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.

National STD Awareness Month
American Social Health Association

National Youth Sports Safety Month
National Youth Sports Safety Foundation

Sexual Assault Awareness Month
National Sexual Violence Resource Center

Sports Eye Safety Month
Prevent Blindness America

Women's Eye Health and Safety Month
Prevent Blindness America

National Minority Cancer Awareness Week
April 18-24
Cancer Information Service NCI Office of Cancer Communications

National Volunteer Week
April 18-24
Points of Light Foundation
The Volunteer Centers National Network


Alcohol-Free Weekend
April 2-4
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc

National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week
April 20-26
Coalition on Donation

National Window Safety Week
April 21-25
National Safety Council

2003 WalkAmerica
April 24-25
July of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation

National Playground Safety Week
April 26-30
National Program for Playground Safety

YMCA Healthy Kids Day
April 3
YMCA of the USA

International Building Safety Week
April 4-10
National Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards, Inc

National Public Health Week
April 5-11
American Public Health Association

World Health Day
April 7
American Association for World Health

National Workzone Awareness Week
April 7-11
3D Prevention Month Coalition

National Sleep Awareness Week
July 28-April 4
National Sleep Foundation


May
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Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America

Better Hearing and Speech Month
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Better Sleep Month
Better Sleep Council

Clear Air Month
American Lung Association

Correct Posture Month
American Chiropractic Association

Hepatitis Awareness Month
Hepatitis Foundation International

Lyme Disease Awareness Month
Lyme Disease Foundation

National Arthritis Month
National Arthritis Foundation

National Digestive Diseases Awareness Month
Digestive Disease National Coalition

National Electrical Safety Month
National Electrical Safety Foundation

National High Blood Pressure Education Month
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
American Academy of Dermatology

National Mental Health Month
National Mental Health Association

National Neurofibromatosis Month
National Neurofibromatosis Foundation

National Osteoporosis Prevention Month
National Osteoporosis Foundation

National Sight-Saving Month: Ultraviolet Awareness & Home Eye Safety
Prevent Blindness America

National Stroke Awareness Month
National Stroke Association

National Trauma Awareness Month
American Trauma Society

Older Americans Month
Administration on Aging

Skin Cancer Awareness Month
American Cancer Society

Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Month
Tuberculosis Sclerosis Alliance

National Employee Health and Fitness Day
May 1
National Association of Governor's Councils on Physical Fitness and Sports

National SAFE KIDS Week
May 1-8
National SAFE KIDS Campaign

Food Allergy Awareness Week
May 10-16
Food Allergy Network

National Stuttering Awareness Week
May 10-16
Stuttering Foundation of America

National Alcohol- and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week
May 11-17
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc

International Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day
May 12
The CFIDS Association of America

National Emergency Medical Services Week
May 16-22
American College of Emergency Physicians

National Running and Fitness Week
May 16-22
American Running Association

National Women's Check-up Day
May 19
Office on Women's Health
Department of Health and Human Services

North American Occupational Safety and Health Week
May 2-8
American Society of Safety Engineers

National Safe Boating Week
May 22-28
National Safe Boating Council

Buckle Up America! Week
May 24-31
Office of Occupant Protection National Highway Transportation Safety Administration

National Missing Children's Day
May 25
Child Find of America, Inc.

National Senior Health and Fitness Day
May 26
Mature Market Resource Center

World "No Tobacco" Day
May 31
Coalition for World No Tobacco Day

Childhood Depression Awareness Day
May 4
National Mental Health Association

National Suicide Awareness Week
May 4-10
American Association of Suicidology

National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day
May 5
Freedom From Fear

National Women's Health Week
May 9-15
Office on Women's Health
Department of Health and Human Services



July
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Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month
The Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America, Inc.

National Aphasia Awareness Month
National Aphasia Association

National Safety Month
American Society of Safety Engineers

National Scleroderma Awareness Month
Scleroderma Foundation

Vision Research Month
Prevent Blindness America

Fireworks Safety Month
(July 1-July 4)
Prevent Blindness America

National Men's Health Week
July 14-20
National Men's Health Foundation

Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week
July 20-26
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf- Blind Youth and Adults

National Sobriety Checkpoint Week
July 30-July 4
Administration on Aging

National Cancer Survivors Day
July 6
American Cancer Society

National Headache Awareness Week
July 6-12
National Headache Foundation


July


Eye Injury Prevention Month
American Academy of Ophthalmology

Hemochromatosis Screening Awareness Month
Hemochromatosis Foundation

International Group B Strep Awareness Month
The Jesse Cause - Saving the Babies from Group B Strep

Light the Night for Sight
Prevent Blindness America

National Therapeutic Recreation Week
July 11-17
National Therapeutic Recreation Society


August
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Amblyopia Awareness
Prevent Blindness America

Cataract Awareness Month
American Academy of Ophthalmology

National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM)
National Partnership for Immunization

National Minority Donor Awareness Day (NMDAD)
National Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Program

Psoriasis Awareness Month
National Psoriasis Foundatioin

Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy

World Breastfeeding Week
August 1-7
World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action and La Leche League International

Suicide Prevention Week
Sept. 5-11
3D Prevention Month Coalition


September
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Baby Safety Month
Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association

Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
Prevent Blindness America

Cold and Flu Campaign
American Lung Association

Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
Gynecologic Cancer Foundation

Healthy Aging Month
Educational Television Network, Inc.

Leukemia Awareness Month
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

National Cholesterol Education Month
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center

National Food Safety Education Month
International Food Safety Council

National Pediculosis Prevention Month/National Head Lice Prevention Month
National Pediculosis Association, Inc.

National Sickle Cell Month
Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc.

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, Inc.

National 5-A-Day Week
September 21-27
National Cancer Institute/Better Health Foundation

National Rehabilitation Week
September 19-25
National Rehabilitation Awareness Foundation

National Reye's Syndrome Week
September 19-25
National Reye's Syndrome Foundation

Family Health and Fitness Day USA
September 27
Health Information Resource Center

October
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Auto Battery Safety Month
Prevent Blindness America

Breast Cancer Awareness Month
American Cancer Society

Celiac Sprue Awareness Month
Celiac Sprue Association/USA

Domestic Violence Awareness Month
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Family Health Month
American Academy of Family Physicians

Health Literacy Month
Health Literacy Consulting

Healthy Lung Month
American Lung Association

National Brain Injury Awareness Month
Brain Injury Association of America

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
NBCAM Board of Sponsors

National Campaign for Healthier Babies Month
July of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation

National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
National Lead Information Center

National Dental Hygiene Month
American Dental Hygienists' Association

National Liver Awareness Month
American Liver Foundation

National Lupus Awareness Month
Lupus Foundation of America

National Physical Therapy Month
American Physical Therapy Association

National Spina Bifida Prevention Month
Spina Bifida Association of America

National Spinal Health Month
American Chiropractic Association

Rett Syndrome Awareness Month
International Rett Syndrome Association

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month
SIDS Alliance

Talk About Prescriptions Month
National Council on Patient Information and Education

World Blindness Awareness Month
American Academy of Ophthalmology

National Adult Immunization Awareness Week
October 10-16
National Coalition for Adult Immunization

National School Lunch Week
October 11-15
American School Food Service Association

National Mammography Day
October 15
American Cancer Society

World Food Day
October 16
U.S. National Committee for World Food Day

National Infection Control Week
October 16-22
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.

National Radon Action Week
October 19-25
Environmental Protection Agency Ariel Rios Building

National Health Education Week
October 20-26
National Center for Health Education

National Red Ribbon Celebration (Campaign to keep kids off drugs)
October 23-31
National Family Partnership Informed Family Education Center

Mental Illness Awareness Week
October 3-9
American Psychiatric Association

Child Health Day
October 4
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources and Services Administration


Drive Safely Work Week
October 4-8
Network of Employers for Traffic Safety

National Fire Prevention Week
October 5-11
National Fire Protection Association

National Depression Screening Day
October 7
National Mental Illness Screening Project

November
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American Diabetes Month
American Diabetes Association

Diabetic Eye Disease Month
Prevent Blindness America

Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Alliance for Lung Cancer Advocacy, Support, and Education

National Alzheimer's Awareness Month
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association

National Epilepsy Month
Epilepsy Foundation of America

National Healthy Skin Month
American Academy of Dermatology

National Hospice Month
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

National Marrow Awareness Month
National Marrow Donor ProgramŽ

Pancreative Cancer Awareness Month
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

Great American Smokeout
November 18
American Cancer Society

GERD Awareness Week (gastroesophageal reflux disease)
November 21-27
International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Diseases (IFFGD)


December
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National Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month
National Commission Against Drunk Driving

Safe Toys and Gifts Month
Prevent Blindness America

National Aplastic Anemia Awareness Week
December 1-7
Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation

National Hand Washing Awareness Week
December 5-11
Henry the Hand Foundation


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