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00.00.166.1 (12/12) 2013 Health and wellness observances JANUARY JULY S M T W T F S S M T W T F S JANUARY National High Blood Pressure Education Fruit & Veggie Month 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 Month 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Cervical Health Awareness Month National Childhood Obesity Awareness Older Americans Month Month 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 National Birth Defects Awareness Month National Melanoma/Skin Cancer 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 National Blood Donor Month Awareness Month 27 28 29 30 31 28 29 30 31 National Glaucoma Awareness Month National Mental Health Month Flu shot awareness Healthy Vision Month/UV Safety Children’s Health Month february AUGUST National Breast Cancer Awareness National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month Month S M T W T F S S M T W T F S AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month Hepatitis Awareness Month National Liver Awareness Month 1 2 1 2 3 National Cancer Prevention Month 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 National Arthritis Month Healthy Babies Month National Children’s Dental Health Month 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 National Osteoporosis Awareness Healthy Lung Month National Senior Independence Month 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Prevention Month Health Literacy Month Wise Health Consumer Month 24 25 26 27 28 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 National Stroke Awareness Month National Chiropractic Month MARCH National Disability Employment JUNE Awareness Month MARCH SEPTEMBER National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Fireworks Safety Month Month Domestic Violence Awareness Month S M T W T F S S M T W T F S National Safety Month National Nutrition Month National Dental Hygiene Month 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 National Great Outdoors Month Save Your Vision Month Vegetarian Awareness Month 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 National Scleroderma Awareness Month National Developmental Disabilities National Work and Family Month 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Awareness Month 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 JULY NOVEMBER 24/ National Eye Donor Month 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 Eye Injury Prevention Month National Family Caregivers Month National Kidney Month UV Safety Month Great American Smokeout Day National Professional Social Work Month OCTOBER Fireworks Safety Month National Healthy Skin Month Workplace Eye Health and Safety Month National Wellness Conference National Home Care Month S M T W T F S S M T W T F S American Red Cross Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 National Hospice Month National Poison Prevention Month AUGUST 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Prematurity Awareness Month Hemophilia Month Cataract Awareness Month 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 National Epilepsy Awareness Month Medic Alert Awareness Month 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 APRIL American Diabetes Month National Immunization Awareness Month 28 29 30 27 28 29 30 31 National Alcohol Awareness Month Native American Heritage Month National Breastfeeding Month Stress Awareness Month Diabetic Eye Disease Month Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month MAY NOVEMBER National National Alzheimer’s Disease National Child Abuse Prevention Month SEPTEMBER Awareness Month S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 1 2 National Counseling Awareness Month National Cholesterol Education National Child Mental Health Month 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Sexual Assault Awareness Month Awareness Month Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 National Donate Life Month National Ovarian Cancer Awareness DECEMBER 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 National Occupational Therapy Month Month National Menopause Awareness Month National Drunk and Drugged Driving 26 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 National STD’s/Family Planning Prevention Month Awareness Month National Preparedness Month International AIDS Awareness Month National Minority Health & Health Prostate Health Month JUNE DECEMBER Safe Toys and Gifts Month Disparities Month Sports and Home Eye Safety Month S M T W T F S S M T W T F S America on the Move — Month of Action MAY 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month Month 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 National Physical Fitness and Sports National Yoga Month 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Month 23/ 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 29 30 31 2013 January

Cervical Health Awareness Month National Birth Defects Awareness Month National Blood Donor Month National Glaucoma Awareness Month

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5 Donating Blood

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 National Folic Acid Preparing for Awareness Week (6-12) a Healthy Pregnancy

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Healthy Weight Week Healthy Weight flyer: Promote the savings on (13-19) English Spanish weight-loss products and ecard services available through the Aetna Discount Program. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 National Certified Nurse Anesthetists Week (20-26)

27 28 29 30 31 Cervical Cancer Screening flyer: English Spanish ecard 2013 February

American Heart Month AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month National Cancer Prevention Month National Children’s Dental Health Month National Senior Independence Month Wise Health Consumer Month

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1 2 National Girls & Women in Sports Day National Wear Red Day

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 National Cardiac Women’s Heart Health Rehabilitation Week (3-9) message

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 An Eye on your Health

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Parent’s Guide to Dental Cancer Care video Health

24 25 26 27 28 National Eating Disorders Understanding Eating Awareness Week Disorders (24-March 2)

2013 March National Colorectal Cancer National Kidney Month Awareness Month National Professional Social Work National Nutrition Month Month Save Your Vision Month Workplace Eye Health and Safety Month National Developmental Disabilities American Red Cross Month Awareness Month National Poison Prevention Month National Eye Donor Month Hemophilia Month

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3 4 5 6 7 8 9 National School Breakfast National Sleep Awareness Promote the savings on Colorectal Cancer Week (4-8) Week (5-11) vision products and Screening flyer: services available through English Spanish the Aetna Discount ecard Program.

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 National Pulmonary Healthy Eating video Rehabilitation Week (13-19)

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 National Poison Prevention National Native American World Water Day Week (17-23) HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 American Diabetes Kick Butts Day: Campaign Smoking cessation flyer: Alert Day for Tobacco-Free Kids English Spanish 31 2013 April

National Alcohol Awareness Month National Donate Life Month Stress Awareness Month National Occupational Therapy Month National Cancer Control Month National STD’s/Family Planning Awareness Month National Child Abuse Prevention Month National Minority Health & Health National Counseling Awareness Month Disparities Month Sexual Assault Awareness Month

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1 2 3 4 5 6 National Public Health International Children’s Responsible Alcohol Alcohol-Free Weekend Week (1-7) Book Day Consumption flyer: (5-7) National Day of Hope English Spanish

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 World Health Day National Alcohol Stress Management Screening Day eCampaign

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 National Library Week Medical Fitness Week National Healthcare Global Youth Service Day (14-20) (15-21) Decisions Day National Minority Cancer Awareness Week (15-21)

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Childhood Immunizations Take Your Daughters and Remember Children Lost (21-27) flyer: English Spanish Sons to Work Day to Violence National Infant ecard Immunization Week (21-28)

28 29 30 2013 May Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month Healthy Vision Month/UV Safety National Physical Fitness and Sports Month National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month National High Blood Pressure Education Month Hepatitis Awareness Month Older Americans Month National Arthritis Month National Melanoma/Skin Cancer National Osteoporosis Awareness Awareness Month Prevention Month National Mental Health Month National Stroke Awareness Month

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1 2 3 4 National Physical Education Caring for Asthma flyer: and Sports Week (1-7) English Spanish ecard

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 North American National Nurses Week World Red Cross/ Informed Health® Line Occupational Safety and (6-12) Red Crescent Day resources toolkit Health Week (5-11) National Hospital Week (6-10)

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Women’s Health Week Bike to Work Week (13-17) National Employee Health Workplace Ergonomics (12-18) and Fitness Day flyer: English Spanish School Nurse Day ecard

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Older Americans Mental Promote the savings on Exercise flyer: Health Week (19-25) fitness-related products English Spanish and services available ecard through the Aetna Discount Program.

26 27 28 29 30 31 National Senior Health & Fitness Day 2013 June

Fireworks Safety Month National Safety Month National Great Outdoors Month National Scleroderma Awareness Month

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1 National Headache Awareness Week (1-7) National Trails Day

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 National Cancer Survivors World Environment Day Summer Safety video Day

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 National Children’s Day National Men’s Health World Blood Donor Day Week (10-16)

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Healthy Fun in the Summer Safety in the Home flyer: Sun eCampaign English Spanish ecard

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 National HIV Testing Day

30 2013 July

Eye Injury Prevention Month UV Safety Month Fireworks Safety Month National Wellness Conference

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1 2 3 4 5 6 Fireworks Safety

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 National Therapeutic Healthy Travel flyer: Recreation Week (7-13) English Spanish ecard

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Every Body Deserves a 2013 National Wellness Massage Week (14 - 20) Conference (15-18)

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Skin Protection and Summer Shape-Up Care flyer: English Spanish Challenge eCampaign ecard

28 29 30 31 2013 August

Cataract Awareness Month Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month Medic Alert Awareness Month National Breastfeeding Month National Immunization Awareness Month

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1 2 3 World Breastfeeding Week (1-7)

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 National Health Center National Night Out International Day of the Week (5-9) World’s Indigenous People

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Immunizations flyer: English Spanish ecard

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Cataract information

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Recommended immunizations for Children 2013 September

America on the Move — Month of Action National Menopause Awareness Month Fruit & Veggie Month National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Month National Preparedness Month National Childhood Obesity Awareness National Yoga Month Month Prostate Health Month National Cholesterol Education Awareness Sports and Home Eye Safety Month Month

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 National Childhood Injury Hypertension and National Assisted Living Prevention Week (1-7) Cholesterol flyer: Week (7-13) Suicide Prevention Week English Spanish (1-7) ecard

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Emergencies and Healthy Recipes and Disasters flyer: Cooking videos library English Spanish ecard

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 National Rehabilitation Take A Loved One to the Backpack Awareness Day International Day of Peace Week (15-21) Doctor Day

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Active Aging Week (22-28) Menopause — what is it? National Women’s Health & Family Health and Fitness Fitness Day Day USA National Public Lands Day

29 30 2013 October

Children’s Health Month National Chiropractic Month Domestic Violence Awareness Month National Dental Hygiene Month Healthy Babies Month National Disability Employment Awareness Month Healthy Lung Month National Liver Awareness Month Health Literacy Month National Work and Family Month National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Vegetarian Awareness Month

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1 2 3 4 5 World Habitat Day

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 National Mental Illness International Walk–to– Put the Brakes on Fatalities Awareness Week (6-12) School Day Day

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 National School Lunch Breast Health flyer: Beginning Right poster: Week (13-19) English Spanish English ecard

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 World Osteoporosis Day National Red Ribbon Take Back Your Time Day Flu and Pneumonia flyer: National Respiratory Care Celebration (23-31) English Week (20-26) National Health Education Week (20-26)

27 28 29 30 31 Promote the savings Lung Health Day Safety flyer: on natural products and English Spanish services available through ecard the Aetna Discount Program. 2013 November

National Family Caregivers Month American Diabetes Month Great American Smokeout Day Native American Heritage Month National Healthy Skin Month Diabetic Eye Disease Month National Home Care Month National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month National Hospice Month National Child Mental Health Month Prematurity Awareness Month Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month National Epilepsy Awareness Month

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3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Family Caregivers flyer: Diabetes dictionary English Spanish ecard

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 World Kindness Day World Diabetes Day National Philanthropy Day

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 American Education Week Smoking Cessation ecard Tie One On For Safety National Family Health (17-23) Campaign (Nov. 21 - Jan. 1) History Day The American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Caregivers resources 2013 December

National Drunk & Drugged Driving Prevention Month International AIDS Awareness Month Safe Toys and Gifts Month

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 World AIDS Day International National Influenza Volunteer Day Vaccination Week (1-7) National Hand Washing Awareness Week (1-7)

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Human Rights Day Healthy Eating Pledge eCampaign

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Responsible Alcohol Flu and Pneumonia ecard Consumption ecard

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29 30 31 Healthy Eating in the Wintertime

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