2012 Health and Wellness Observation Calendar 2012 Health and Wellness Observation Calendar JANUARY FEBRUARY S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 JANUARY MAY OCTOBER 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Cervical Health Awareness Month Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month Flu shot awareness 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 National Birth Defects Awareness Month National Physical Fitness and Sports Month Children’s Health Month 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 National Glaucoma Awareness Month National High Blood Pressure Education Month National Breast Cancer Awareness Month National Blood Donor Month Older Americans Month National Liver Awareness Month National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Awareness Month Healthy Babies Month MARCH April FEBRUARY National Mental Health Month Healthy Lung Month S M T W T F S S M T W T F S Heart Month Healthy Vision Month/UV Safety Health Literacy Month 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month National Chiropractic Month 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 National Cancer Prevention Month Hepatitis Awareness Month National Disability Employment 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 National Children’s Dental Health Month National Arthritis Month Awareness Month 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 National Senior Independence Month National Osteoporosis Awareness Prevention Month Domestic Violence Awareness Month 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 Wise Health Consumer Month National Stroke Awareness Month National Dental Hygiene Month Vegetarian Awareness Month May June MARCH JUNE National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month S M T W T F S S M T W T F S National Home Safety Month NOVEMBER National Nutrition Month 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 Fireworks Safety Month National Family Caregivers Month Save Your Vision Month 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 National Safety Month Great American Smoke Out Day National Developmental Disabilities 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 National Great Outdoors Month Lung Cancer Awareness Month Awareness Month 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 National Scleroderma Awareness Month National Healthy Skin Month 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 National Eye Donor Month National Home Care Month National Kidney Month JULY National Hospice Month National Professional Social Work Month Eye Injury Prevention Month Prematurity Awareness Month July AUGUST Workplace Eye Health and Safety Month UV Safety Month National Epilepsy Awareness Month S M T W T F S S M T W T F S American Red Cross Month Fireworks Safety Month American Diabetes Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 National Poison Prevention Month National Wellness Conference American Indian & Alaska Native 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Heritage Month 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 APRIL AUGUST 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Diabetic Eye Disease Month 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 National Alcohol Awareness Month Cataract Awareness Month National Alzheimer’s Disease 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 31 Stress Awareness Month Medic Alert Awareness Month Awareness Month National Cancer Control Month National Immunization Awareness Month National Child Mental Health Month National Child Abuse Prevention Month SEPTEMBER OCTOBER National Counseling Awareness Month SEPTEMBER DECEMBER S M T W T F S S M T W T F S Sexual Assault Awareness Month National Cholesterol Education Awareness Month National Drunk and Drugged Driving 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 National Donate Life Month National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month Prevention Month 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 National Occupational Therapy Month National Menopause Awareness Month International AIDS Awareness Month 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 National STD’s/Family Planning National Preparedness Month Safe Toys and Gifts Month 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Prostate Health Month 23/ Awareness Month 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 28 29 30 31 Sports and Home Eye Safety Month America on the Move — Month of Action Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month November DECEMBER Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Month S M T W T F S S M T W T F S National Work & Family Month 1 2 3 1 National Yoga Month 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23/ 24/ 25 26 27 28 29 30 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 JANUARY 2012 EVENTS Cervical Health Awareness Month SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY National Birth Defects Awareness Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 National Blood Donor Month National Folic Donating Blood National Glaucoma Awareness Month Acid Awareness Week (1-7)
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Preparing for a Healthy Pregnancy
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Healthy Weight Martin Luther Healthy Weight Week (15-21) King Day flyer
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 National Certified Nurse Anesthetists Week (22-28)
29 30 31 FEBRUARY 2012 EVENTS Heart Month SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month 1 2 3 4 National Cancer Prevention Month National Girls & National Wear National Children’s Dental Health Month Women in Red Day National Senior Independence Month Sports Day Wise Health Consumer Month
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Women’s Heart Health message
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 National Cardiac An Eye on your Rehabilitation Health Week (12-18)
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Cancer care video
26 27 28 29 National Eating Parent’s Guide Disorders to Dental Health Awareness Week (26-March 3) MARCH 2012 EVENTS National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY National Nutrition Month 1 2 3 Save Your Vision Month National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month National Eye Donor Month National Kidney Month National Professional Social Work Month Workplace Eye Health and Safety Month American Red Cross Month 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 National Poison Prevention Month National School Colorectal Breakfast Week Cancer (4-10) Screening flyer National Sleep Awareness Week (4-10)
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 National Eat Your Way Pulmonary to Better Health Rehabilitation flyer Week (13-19)
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 National Poison Kick Butts Day: World Water Prevention Week Campaign for Day (18-24) Tobacco-Free Kids
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 American Diabetes Alert Day APRIL 2012 EVENTS National Alcohol Awareness Month SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Stress Awareness Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 National Cancer Control Month National Week International National Alcohol Responsible Alcohol-Free National Child Abuse Prevention Month of the Ocean Children’s Screening Day Alcohol Weekend (7-8) National Counseling Awareness Month (1-7) Book Day Consumption National Public Sexual Assault Awareness Month National Day flyer Health Week National Donate Life Month of Hope English Spanish (7-13) National Occupational Therapy Month National STD’s/Family Planning Awareness Month 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 National Library Siblings Day Stress Week (8-14) Management flyer English Spanish
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 National National Global Youth National Infant Volunteer Week Healthcare Service Day Immunization (15-21) Decisions Day Week Medical Fitness Childhood Immunizations Week (15-21) flyer English Spanish
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Earth Day Take Your Remember Daughters Children Lost and Sons to to Violence Work Day
29 30 MAY 2012 EVENTS Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY National Physical Fitness and Sports Month 1 2 3 4 5 National High Blood Pressure Education Month National Physical Caring for Older Americans Month Education and Asthma flyer National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Awareness Month Sports Week English Spanish National Mental Health Month (1-7) Healthy Vision Month/UV Safety National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month Hepatitis Awareness Month National Arthritis Month 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 National Osteoporosis Awareness Prevention Month National Nurses North American World Red School Nurse Informed National Stroke Awareness Month Week (6-12) Occupational Cross/Red Day Health® Line Be Kind to Safety and Crescent Day resources toolkit Animals Week Health Week (6-12) (7-14)
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Bike to Work National Workplace Week (14-18) Employee Health Ergonomics flyer and Fitness Day English Spanish
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Older Americans Mental Health Week (20-26)
27 28 29 30 31 Safety in the National Senior Home flyer Health & Fitness English Spanish Day JUNE 2012 EVENTS National Home Safety Month SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Fireworks Safety Month 1 2 National Safety Month Stand for National Trails National Great Outdoors Month Children Day Day National Scleroderma Awareness Month National Headache Awareness Week (1-7)
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 National Cancer World Summer Safety Survivors Day Environment Day video
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 National National Men’s World Blood Children’s Day Health Week Donor Day (11-17)
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Healthy Fun in the Summer Sun e-campaign
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 National HIV Testing Day JULY 2012 EVENTS Eye Injury Prevention Month SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY UV Safety Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fireworks Safety Month Fireworks Safety National Wellness Conference
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 National Healthy Travel Therapeutic flyer Recreation Week English Spanish (8-14)
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2012 National Wellness Conference (16-19)
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Take the Summer Shape-Up Challenge e-campaign
29 30 31 AUGUST 2012 EVENTS Cataract Awareness Month SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Medic Alert Awareness Month 1 2 3 4 National Immunization Awareness Month World Breastfeeding Week (1-7)
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 National Health National Night International Center Week Out Day of the (5-11) World’s Indigenous People
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Immunizations flyer English Spanish
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26 27 28 29 30 31 SEPTEMBER 2012 EVENTS National Cholesterol Education Awareness Month SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month 1 National Menopause Awareness Month National National Preparedness Month Childhood Injury Prostate Health Month Prevention Week Sports and Home Eye Safety Month (1-7) America on the Move — Month of Action Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Month National Work & Family Month 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 National Yoga Month Suicide Prevention Week (2-8)
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 National Healthy recipes Assisted Living and cooking Week (9-15) videos library
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 National Backpack Take A Loved International Rehabilitation Awareness Day One to the Day of Peace Week (16-22) Doctor Day
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Active Aging Menopause, National Family Health Week (23-29) what is it? Women’s Health and Fitness Day & Fitness Day USA 30 National Public Lands Day OCTOBER 2012 EVENTS Children’s Health Month SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY National Breast Cancer Awareness Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 National Liver Awareness Month Child Health Day International Healthy Babies Month World Habitat Walk–to–School Healthy Lung Month Day Day Health Literacy Month National Chiropractic Month National Disability Employment Awareness Month Domestic Violence Awareness Month National Dental Hygiene Month 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Vegetarian Awareness Month National National School Put the Brakes Mental Illness Lunch Week on Fatalities Day Awareness (8-12) Week (7-13)
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Breast Health National flyer Mammography English Spanish Day
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 National National Red Take Back Your Flu and Respiratory Care Ribbon Time Day Pneumonia flyer: Week (21-27) Celebration Lung Health Day English Spanish National Health (23-31) Education Week
28 29 30 31 Halloween Safety flyer English Spanish NOVEMBER 2012 EVENTS National Family Caregivers Month SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Great American Smoke Out Day 1 2 3 Lung Cancer Awareness Month National Healthy Skin Month National Home Care Month National Hospice Month Prematurity Awareness Month National Epilepsy Awareness Month American Diabetes Month American Indian & Alaska Native Heritage Month 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Diabetic Eye Disease Month Family National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month Caregivers flyer English Spanish National Child Mental Health Month
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 American World Kindness World Diabetes National Education Week Day Day Philanthropy Day (11-17) The American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Tie One On For Safety Campaign (Nov. 22 - Jan. 1) National Family Health History Day
25 26 27 28 29 30 Caregiver resources DECEMBER 2012 EVENTS National Drunk & Drugged Driving SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Prevention Month 1 International AIDS Awareness Month World AIDS Day Safe Toys and Gifts Month
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Aplastic Anemia National International National Hand amd MDS Week Influenza Volunteer Day Washing (2-8) Vaccination Awareness Week (4-10) Week (6-12)
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Human Rights Healthy Holiday Day Eating pledge e-campaign
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Responsible Alcohol Consumption flyer English Spanish
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