Health Observances Calendar 2011

Promoting Your Public Report: A Hands-on Guide Resource 2b: Health Observances Calendar 2011 Health Observances Calendar 2011 Below is a partial list of health observance dates and national report launches in the United States promoted by one or more organizations. While based on the most complete information available as of September 2010, the specific observance dates are subject to change.

January 2011 Cervical Cancer Screening Month AHRQ’s Annual National Healthcare Quality Cervical Health Awareness Month and Disparities Reports Birth Defects Prevention Month Folic Acid Awareness Week (Jan 10-16) Blood Donor Month Women’s Healthy Weight Day (Jan 20) Glaucoma Awareness Month Healthy Weight Week (Jan 16-22) Thyroid Awareness Month Medical Group Management Week (Jan 24-28)

February 2011 American Heart Month Cardiovascular Professionals Week Children’s Ear, Nose, Throat Month (Feb 13-19) Children’s Dental Health Month Child Passenger Safety Week (Feb 13-19) Low Vision Awareness Month Condom Week (Feb 13-19) Girls and Women in Sports Day (Feb 2) Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Week Wear Red Day/Heart Disease (Feb 4) (Feb 13-19) Give Kids a Smile Day/Dental Care (Feb 4) National Donor Day (Feb 14) Burn Awareness Week (Feb 6-12) Women’s Heart Health Day (Feb 18) Pride in Food Service Week (Feb 7-11) Eating Disorders Awareness Week Cardiac Rehabilitation Week (Feb 13-19) (Feb 27-Mar5 March 2011 American Red Cross Month Patient Safety Awareness Week Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness (Mar 6-12) Month School Breakfast Week (Mar 7-11) Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Sleep Awareness Week (Mar 3-9) Eye Donor Month Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week Hemophilia Month (Mar 14-18) Kidney Month Brain Awareness Week (Mar 14-20) Multiple Sclerosis Education & Awareness American Diabetes Alert Day (Mar 22) Month “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” Nutrition Month became law in 2009 (Mar 23) Save Your Vision Month Doctors’ Day (Mar 29) Workplace Eye Safety Month

of 4 April 2011 Alcohol Awareness Month Kick Butts Day (Apr 2) Autism Awareness Month National Alcohol Screening Day (Apr 3) Cancer Control Month World Health Day (Apr 7) Cesarean Awareness Month Public Health Week (Apr 7-13) Child Abuse Prevention Month Health Information Privacy & Security Week Donate Life Month (Apr 10-16) Humor Month Minority Cancer Awareness Week Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month (Apr 18-22) Minority Health Awareness Month Infant Immunization Week (Apr 19-26) STD Awareness Month Parkinson’s Awareness Week (Apr 20-26) Women's Eye Health and Safety Month Earth Day (Apr 22) Youth Sports Safety Month

May 2011 American Stroke Month North American Occupational Safety and Arthritis Awareness Month Health Week (May 1-7) Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month Mental Health Counseling Week (May 1-7) Better Hearing and Speech Month Cover the Uninsured Week (May 2-6) Better Sleep Month Childhood Depression Awareness Day (May Bike Month 4) Breathe Easy Month Asthma Day (May 6) Cancer Research Month Nurses Week (May 6-12) Healthy Vision Month Nursing Home Week (May 8-14) Hepatitis Awareness Month Women’s Health Week (May 8-13) Lupus Awareness Month Women's Check-up Day (May 9) Lyme Disease Awareness Month Hospital Week (May 9-13) Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and School Nurses Day (May 11) Prevention Month Fibromyalgia Awareness Day (May 12) High Blood Pressure Education Month Neuropathy Week (May 15-21) Mental Health Month Bike to Work Week (May 16-20) Older Americans Month HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (May 18) Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention World Hepatitis Day (May 19) Month Running and Fitness Week (May 22-28) Physical Fitness and Sports Month Older Americans Mental Health Week Skin Cancer Awareness Month (May 22-28) Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month National Senior Health & Fitness Day Trauma Awareness Month (May 25) AHRQ’s Annual State Snapshots Reports World No Tobacco Day (May 31) Promoting Your Public Report: A Hands-on Guide Resource 2b: Health Observances Calendar 2011 June 2011 Clean Air Month Headache Awareness Week (Jun 5-11) Fireworks Safety Month HIV Testing Day (Jun 27) Home Safety Month Eye Safety Awareness Week Men's Health Week (Jun 13-20) (Jun 27-Jul 5) Blood Donor Day (Jun 14)

July 2011 Eye Injury Prevention Month UV Safety Month International Group B Strep Awareness Childhood Obesity Week (Jul 5-11) Month Alzheimer’s Awareness Week (Jul 6-12 August 2011 Cataract Awareness Month Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month Immunization Awareness Month Minority Donor Awareness Day (Aug 1) Pain Awareness Month National Health Center Week (Aug 8-14) Psoriasis Awareness Month September 2011 Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month Suicide Prevention Week (Sept 4-10) Cholesterol Education Month Suicide Prevention Day (Sept 10) Fruit and Veggies Month (5-a Day) Rehabilitation Awareness Week Healthy Aging Month (Sept 19-24) Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Month World Alzheimer's Day (Sept 21) Muscular Dystrophy Month Family Health & Fitness Day USA Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month (Sept 24) Prostate Cancer Awareness Month Adult Immunization Week (Sept 25-30) Sickle Cell Awareness Month Women's Health & Fitness Day (Sept 28) Sports and Home Eye Safety Month World Heart Day (Sept 29) October 2011 Halloween Safety Month American Heart Walk (dates vary) Brain Injury Awareness Month National Child Health Day (Oct 3) Breast Cancer Awareness Month Mental Illness Awareness Week (Oct 4-10) Campaign for Healthier Babies National Depression Screening Day Celiac Disease Awareness Month (Oct 6) Children’s Health Month Health Care Quality Week (Oct 9-15) Cold and Flu Campaign World Mental Health Day (Oct 10) Dental Hygiene Month National School Lunch Week (Oct 10-14) Depression & Mental Health Month Bone and Joint Decade National Awareness Family Health Month Week (Oct 12-20) Health Literacy Month Infection Control Week (Oct 17-21) Healthy Living Month Pharmacy Week (Oct 17-21) Physical Therapy Month Primary Care Week (Oct 17-21) Spinal Health Month National Mammography Day (Oct 21) Talk About Prescriptions Month Respiratory Care Week (Oct 25-28)

of 4 November 2011 American Diabetes Month Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month COPD Awareness Month Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month Diabetic Eye Disease Month Health Information and Technology Week Epilepsy Awareness Month (Nov 11-19) Flu and Pneumonia Campaign Diabetes Day (Nov 13) Great American Smokeout Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Hospice Month Awareness Week (Nov 20-26) Lung Cancer Awareness Month December 2011 Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention World AIDS Day (Dec 1) Month National Handwashing Awareness Week Safe Toys and Gifts Month (Dec 4-10)