2013 Presented by the Health & Wellness Observances Calendar
JANUARY 2013 FEBRUARY 2013
Continue the season of giving into the About 1/3 of common cancers can be new year by organizing a blood drive in prevented with healthy living choices such your community. as diet, exercise, and weight management.
Cervical Health Awareness Month AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC) Prevent Blindness America www.nccc-online.org www.preventblindness.org
National Birth Defects Prevention Month American Heart Month March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Contact your local chapter of the American Heart www.marchofdimes.com Association or or Center for Disease Control & Prevention AHA National Center www.cdc.gov www.americanheart.org www.cdc.gov National Blood Donor Month American Association of Blood Banks National Cancer Prevention Month (AABB) American Institute for Cancer Research www.aabb.org www.aicr.org American Cancer Society National Glaucoma Awareness Month www.cancer.org Glaucoma Research Foundation www.glaucoma.org National Children’s Dental Health Month Contact the state or local dental society January 6 – 12 or National Folic Acid Awareness Week American Dental Association National Council on Folic Acid www.ada.org folicacidinfo.org National Condom Month January 13 – 19 (third week of January) The Bacchus Network National Office Healthy Weight Week www.bacchusnetwork.org Healthy Weight Network www.healthyweightnetwork.com National Senior Independence Month Administration on Aging January 21 (Martin Luther King Day) www.aoa.gov King Day of Service (annually) Corporation for National and Community Service Wise Health Consumer Month www.mlkday.gov American Institute for Preventive Medicine www.healthylife.com January 20 – 26 National Certified Nurse Anesthetists Week American Association of Nurse Anesthetists www.aana.com
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February 1 National Girls & Women in Sports Day MARCH 2013 National Girls and Women in Sports Coalition AAHPERD Confused by all the different diets? Talk www.aahperd.org/nagws/programs/ngwsd to a registered dietitian for food and nutritian solutions for your lifestyle. February 1 National Wear Red Day American Red Cross Month The Heart Truth—a National Awareness Campaign for American Red Cross, National Headquarters Women About Heart Disease or contact your local chapter National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute www.redcross.org Health Information Center www.hearttruth.gov or Brain Injury Awareness Month Women Heart Brain Injury Association of America www.womenheart.org or www.biausa.org Go Red For Women Cause Initiatives American Heart Association National Center Hemophilia Month www.goredforwomen.org/national_wear_red_day.aspx National Hemophilia Foundation www.hemophilia.org February 3 – 9 National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week National Colorectal Awareness Month AACVPR Office Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation www.aacvpr.org www.preventcancer.org/colorectal
February 14 (Valentine’s Day) National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month National Condom Awareness Day The Arc of the United States www.ashastd.org www.thearc.org
February 11 – 17 National Eye Donor Month Random Acts of Kindness Week EBAA, Eye Bank Association of America Random Acts of Kindness Foundation www.restoresight.org www.randomactsofkindness.org National Kidney Month February 24 – March 2 National Kidney Foundation National Eating Disorders Awareness Week www.kidney.org National Eating Disorders Association www.nationaleatingdisorders.org National Nutrition Month Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics February 22 www.eatright.org World Thinking Day Girl Scouts National Poison Prevention Month www.girlscouts.org/who_we_are/global/world_thinking_day/ Poison Prevention Council www.poisonprevention.org Late February – Early April American Association of Poison Control Centers Collegiate Safe Spring Break Programming www.aapcc.org The Bacchus Network National Office www.bacchusnetwork.org National Professional Social Work Month National Association of Social Workers www.socialworkers.org
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Save Your Vision Month March 18 – 222 American Optometric Association National Youth Violence Prevention Week www.aoa.org National Association of SAVE www.nationalsave.org Workplace Eye Health and Safety Month Prevent Blindness America March 20 www.preventblindness.org National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Commitment to Action for 7th Generation National Athletic Trainers Month Awareness & Education: HIV/AIDS Prevention Project National Athletic Trainers’ Association www.happ.colostate.edu http://www.nata.org/ or National Native American AIDS Prevention Center www.nnaapc.org March 3 – 9 National Collegiate Health and Wellness Week March 27 The Bacchus Network National Office Kick Butts Day www.bacchusnetwork.org Campaign for Tobacco–Free Kids www.tobaccofreekids.org March 3 – 9 National Problem Gambling Awareness Week March 22 The National Council on Problem Gambling, Inc. World Water Day www.ncpgambling.org/ RC International Water and Sanitation Centre www.unwater.org March 4 – 8 National School Breakfast Week March 26 (fourth Tuesday in March) School Nutrition Association American Diabetes Alert Day www.schoolnutrition.org American Diabetes Association www.diabetes.org March 5 – 11 (week before daylight savings time) National Sleep Awareness Week National Sleep Foundation www.sleepfoundation.org APRIL 2013
March 13 – 19 Celebrate World Health Day on April 7 by National Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week learning about health issues around the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary globe, and what you can do to help. Rehabilitation www.aacvpr.org National Alcohol Awareness Month March 21 (third Thursday) SAMSHA’s National Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Companies that Care Day Information Center for Companies that Care www.ncadd.org www.companies-that-care.org/action/caredays National Cancer Control Month March 17 – 23 Contact your local chapter or National Poison Prevention Week American Cancer Society Poison Prevention Council www.cancer.org www.poisonprevention.org
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National Child Abuse Prevention Month April 1 – 7 Prevent Child Abuse America National Public Health Week www.preventchildabuse.org American Public Health Association Child Welfare Information Gateway www.apha.org Children’s Bureau/ACYF www.childwelfare.gov/preventing/preventionmonth/ April 3 (first Wednesday of April) International Children’s Book Day National Counseling Awareness Month International Board on Books for Young People American Counseling Association (ACA) Basel, Switzerland www.counseling.org www.ibby.org/index.php?id=269
National Donate Life Month April 3 (first Wednesday of April) HRSA Information Center National Day of Hope www.organdonor.gov/ Childhelp USA National Hdqtrs www.childhelpusa.org Stress Awareness Month American Counseling Association (ACA) April 5 – 7 www.counseling.org Alcohol-Free Weekend National Council on Alcoholism and Drug National Humor Month Dependence, Inc. Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor www.ncadd.org www.aath.org April 7 – 13 (first full week) National Minority Health & Health National Week of the Ocean Disparities Month National Week of the Ocean Website Office of Minority Health Resource Center www.national-week-of-the-ocean.org/ www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov April 7 (annually on April 7) National Occupational Therapy Month World Health Day The American Occupational Therapy Association World Health Organization www.aota.org www.who.org or www.paho.org
National STDs/Family Planning Awareness Month April 10 American Social Health Association Siblings Day www.ashastd.org/ Siblings Day Foundation www.siblingsday.org/bodyframe.htm Sexual Assault Awareness Month National Sexual Violence Resource Center April 11 www.nsvrc.org National Alcohol Screening Day Screening for Mental Health, Inc. Late February – Early April www.mentalhealthscreening.org Safe Spring Break Programming The BACCHUS Network National Office April 14 – 20 Association Task Force on Alcohol and Other Drugs National Library Week www.bacchusnetwork.org American Library Association American College Health Association www.ala.org www.acha.org/index.cfm
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April 14 – 20 April 26 (fourth Friday in April) National Environmental Education Week (eeweek) Remember Children Lost to Violence National Environmental Education Foundation Child Welfare League of America www.eeweek.org www.cwla.org
April 16 International Moment of Laughter Day MAY 2013 Izzy Gesell, Wide Angle Humor www.izzyg.com During National Mental Health Month, April 16 (annually on April 16) help to end the stigmas by encouraging National Healthcare Decisions Day greater awareness and outreach. www.nhdd.org Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month Allergy and Asthma Foundation of America April 21 – 27 (third week of April) www.aafa.org or www.aanma.org National Volunteer Week The Points of Light and Hands on Network Better Sleep Month www.PointsofLight.org The Better Sleep Council www.bettersleep.org April 15 – 21 Medical Fitness Week Clean Air Month Medical Fitness Association Centers for Disease Control www.medicalfitness.org www.cdc.gov/features/cleanairmonth April 15 – 21 Correct Posture Month National Minority Cancer Awareness Week American Chiropractic Association National Cancer Institute Communications Department Public Inquiries Office www.amerchiro.org cancernet.nci.nih.gov Employee Health & Fitness Month April 20-22 National Association for Health and Fitness, ACTIVE Life Global Youth Service Day www.healthandfitnessmonth.com Youth Service America www.ysa.org/gysd Healthy Vision Month/UV Safety April 21 – 28 National Eye Institute National Infant Immunization Week www.nei.nih.gov/hvm CDC, National Immunization Program www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niiw Hepatitis Awareness Month
Hepatitis Foundation International April 22 www.hepfi.org Earth Day Earth Day Network Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month www.earthday.net Huntington’s Disease Society of America www.hdsa.org April 25 (fourth Thursday April) Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day Lupus Awareness Month ® Daughters And Sons To Work Day Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. www.daughtersandsonstowork.org www.lupus.org
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National Arthritis Month May 1 – 7 (same dates annually) Arthritis Foundation National Physical Education and Sports Week www.arthritis.org National Association for Sport and Physical Education www.aahperd.org National Bike Month League of American Bicyclists May 1 (first Wednesday in May) www.bikeleague.org Project Aces Day (All Children Exercise Simultaneously) National High Blood Pressure Education Month Youth Fitness Coalition, Inc. NHLBI Information Center www.projectaces.com www.nhlbi.nih.gov May 5 (first Saturday in May) National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Awareness Month Join Hands Day: Youth and Adults Volunteering Together American Academy of Dermatology Points of Light and Hands on Network www.aad.org or www.joinhandsday.org American Cancer Society www.skincancer.org May 6 – 12 (same dates each year) National Nurses Week National Mental Health Month American Nurses Association National Mental Health Association www.nursingworld.org www.nmha.org May 5 – 11 (first full week in May) National Osteoporosis Awareness Prevention Month International Building Safety Week National Osteoporosis Foundation International Code Council Foundation www.nof.org www.icc–foundation.org
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month May 5 – 11 (first full week in May) President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition Be Kind to Animals Week www.fitness.gov Canadian Federation of Humane Societies www.cfhs.ca National Stroke Awareness Month American Humane Association National Stroke Association www.americanhumane.org/ www.stroke.org or American Heart Association (National Center) May 12 – 18 (Mother’s Day week) www.americanheart.org or contact your local AHA office National Nursing Home Week American Health Care Association National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month http://www.nnhw.org Advocates for Youth www.advocatesforyouth.org May 12 – 18 (Mother’s Day week) Women’s Health Week National Tuberous Sclerosis Office on Women’s Health Awareness Month Department of Health and Human Services Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance www.womenshealth.gov www.tsalliance.org May 6 – 10 Older Americans Month National Hospital Week U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services American Hospital Association Administration on Aging www.aha.org www.aoa.gov
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May 5 – 11 (first full week in May) North American Occupational Safety and Health Week JUNE 2013 (NAOSH) American Society of Safety Engineers Hiking is a great way to get people moving www.asse.org/naosh and enjoying the outdoors. Organize a trail hike on June 1, or anytime this month! May 8 (same date each year) World Red Cross/Red Crescent Day (June & July) American Red Cross Fireworks Safety Months Or contact your local chapter National Council on Fireworks Safety www.redcross.org www.fireworksafety.com
May 11 National Great Outdoors Month World Fair Trade Day American Recreation Coalition World Fair Trade Association (WFTO) www.funoutdoors.org www.wfto.org National Safety Month May 12 (during National Nurses Week) National Safety Council School Nurse Day www.nsc.org www.nasn.org National Scleroderma Awareness Month May 13 – 19 United Scleroderma Foundation, Inc. National Volunteer Week – Australia www.scleroderma.org The Center for Volunteering www.volunteering.com.au/contact_us.asp June 1 – 7 (same each year) National Headache Awareness Week May 13 – 17 (third week in May) National Headache Foundation Bike to Work Week www.headaches.org League of American Bicyclists www.bikeleague.org June 1 (annually on June 1) Stand for Children Day May 15 (third Wednesday) www.stand.org National Employee Health and Fitness Day National Association for Health and Fitness June 1 (first Saturday in June) www.physicalfitness.org National Trails Day American Hiking Society May 20 www.americanhiking.org World Autoimmune Arthritis Day International Autoimmunie Arthritis Movement June 2 www.worldautoimmunearthritisday.org National Cancer Survivors Day National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation May 19 – 25 (last full week in May) www.ncsdf.org Older Americans Mental Health Week Older Women’s League June 5 www.owl–national.org World Environment Day United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) May 29 (last Wednesday in May) www.unep.org/wed National Senior Health & Fitness Day www.fitnessday.com
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June 9 (Second Sunday in June) National Children’s Day AUGUST 2013 www.nationalchildrensday.us This month, support your local health June 10 – 16 (ending with Father’s Day) centers and the impact they have on National Men’s Health Week community health and wellness! National Men’s Health Network www.menshealthweek.org Cataract Awareness Month American Academy of Ophthalmology June 14 (same date each year) www.aao.org World Blood Donor Day www.wbdd.org Medic Alert Awareness Month www.medicalert.org June 27 (same date each year) National HIV Testing Day National Breastfeeding Month National Association of People With AIDS United States Breastfeeding Committee www.napwa.org http://www.usbreastfeeding.org/
National Immunization Awareness Month JULY 2103 Center for Disease Control & Prevention www.cdc.gov/vaccines Make plans to attend the National Wellness Conference this month! Expand Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month your personal and professional wellness! Prevent Blindness America www.preventblindness.org (June & July) Fireworks Safety Months August 1 – 7 National Council on Fireworks Safety World Breastfeeding Week www.fireworksafety.com La Leche League International www.llli.org/ Eye Injury Prevention Month Federal Occupational Health August 5 – 9 (second week in August) www.foh.dhhs.gov/Public/NYCU/eyeinjury.asp National Health Center Week National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc. UV Safety Month www.healthcenterweek.com American Academy of Ophthalmology www.aao.org August 6 National Night Out July 7 – 13 (second week in July) America’s Night Out Against Crime National Therapeutic Recreation Week www.nationalnightout.org/nno/about.html NTRS - Branch of the National Park and Recreation Association August 9 www.nrpa.org International Day of the World’s Indigenous People United Nations July 14 – 20 www.unesco.org Every Body Deserves a Massage Week Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals www.abmp.com
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National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month SEPTEMBER 2013 President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition www.fitness.gov Invite a yoga instructor to your workplace to demonstrate yoga’s benefits for people National Cholesterol Education Awareness Month of all levels of ability. National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute hp2010.nhlbihin.net/cholmonth Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk (Fall Weekend) Dates vary depending location. Contact your local National Food Safety Education Month Alzheimer’s Association or visit International Food Safety Council www.alz.org National Restaurant Association www.servsafe.com America on the Move – Month of Action Educational Foundation International Food Safety Council American on the Move Foundation www.foodsafety.gov STEPtember, a month-long celebration inviting people to become more active and eat more healthfully (2010 new) National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month www.americaonthemove.org National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, Inc. www.ovarian.org Baby Safety Awareness Month Juvenile Product Manufacturers Association National Menopause Awareness Month www.jpma.org North American Menopause Society www.menopause.org BioDiversity Month Dept. of the Environment and Heritage Australia National Pain Awareness Month www.enviornment.gov.au/biodiversity American Pain Foundation www.painfoundation.org Childhood Cancer Awareness Month CureSearch for Children’s Cancer National Preparedness Month www.curesearch.org Cosponsored by American Red Cross www.redcross.org and Fruit & Veggie Month U.S. Dept of Homeland Security Fruits & Veggies More Matters www.ready.gov www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov www.movingtothefuture.org National Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc. Healthy Aging™ Month www.sicklecelldisease.org Healthy Aging Campaign Educational Television Network, Inc. National Yoga Month www.healthyaging.net Yoga Health Foundation www.yogamonth.org Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Month Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of America Prostate Health Month www.leukemia–lymphoma.org National Prostate Cancer Coalition www.menshealthnetwork.org National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Sports and Home Eye Safety Month Administration (SAMHSA) Prevent Blindness America National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information www.preventblindness.org www.recoverymonth.gov
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Whole Grains Month September 17 (third Tuesday) The Whole Grains Council Take A Loved One to the Doctor Day www.wholegrainscouncil.org/get-involved/celebrate- National Health Information Center whole-grains-month-in-september http://drday.blackamericaweb.com/
September 1 – 7 (same date annually) September 21 (Sept. 21 annually) National Childhood Injury Prevention Week International Day of Peace The American Academy of Pediatrics United Nations www.aap.org/healthtopics/safety.cfm www.un.org/en/events/peaceday/ Safe Kids Worldwide http://www.safekids.org/ September 25 (last Wednesday) National Women’s Health & Fitness Day September 1 – 7 (first full week in September) Health Information Resource Center Suicide Prevention Week www.fitnessday.com/women American Association of Suicidology www.suicidology.org September 28 (last Saturday) Family Health and Fitness Day USA September 7 – 13 Health Information Resource Center National Assisted Living Week www.fitnessday.com/family National Center for Assisted Living www.nalw.org September 28 (last Saturday) National Public Lands Day September 7 (annually Sept. 7) National Public Lands Day National Threatened Species Day www.publiclandsday.org U.S. Headquarters, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) www.worldwildlife.org OCTOBER 2013 September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance Lung health isn’t just about not smoking. www. 911day.org/ Learn more about the occupational and environemenal factors tied to lung disease. September 15-21 (third week in September) National Rehabilitation Week Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk (Fall Weekend) National Rehabilitation Awareness Foundation Dates vary depending location. Contact your local www.nraf–rehabnet.org/ Alzheimer’s Association or visit www.alz.org September 15-21 (third week in September) National Farm Safety and Health Week American Heart Walk National Educational Center for Agricultural Safety Dates vary depending on your location. www.nsc.org/necas American Heart Association www.heartwalk.org September 22 – 28 (last full week) Active Aging Week Auto Battery Safety Month International Council on Active Aging Prevent Blindness America www.icaa.cc www.preventblindness.org
September 19 (third Wednesday) Eat Better, Eat Together Month Backpack Awareness Day Washington State University The American Occupational Therapy Association nutrition.wsu.edu/ebet/ www.aota.org
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Children’s Health Month National Liver Awareness Month Office of Children’s Health Protection American Liver Foundation U.S. Environmental Protection Agency www.liverfoundation.org yosemite.epa.gov/ochp/ochpweb.nsf/content/chm-home.htm National Physical Therapy Month Domestic Violence Awareness Month American Physical Therapy Association National Resource Center for Domestic Violence www.apta.org www.nrcdv.org National Spina Bifida Month Health Literacy Month Spina Bifida Association of America Health Literacy Consulting www.sbaa.org www.healthliteracymonth.org National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Healthy Babies Month Awareness Month March of Dimes/Birth Defects Foundation SIDS Alliance www.marchofdimes.com www.sidsalliance.org
Healthy Lung Month National UNICEF Month: Trick–or–Treat for UNICEF. American Lung Association National Office of the US Fund for UNICEF www.lungusa.org www.unicefusa.org
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month National Work and Family Month www.nbcam.org or Alliance for Work–Life Progress The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation www.awlp.org www.komen.org Talk About Prescriptions Month National Chiropractic Month National Council on Patient Information and Education American Chiropractic Association www.talkaboutrx.org www.acatoday.org/NCHM Vegetarian Awareness Month National Crime Prevention Month North American Vegetarian Society National Crime Prevention Council www.worldvegetarianday.org www.ncpc.org October 1 (annually same date) National Dental Hygiene Month International Day of Older Persons American Dental Hygienists Association http://www.un.org/en/events/olderpersonsday www.adha.org/ndhm October 1 (first Monday in October) National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month Child Health Day Screening for Mental Health, Inc. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services www.mentalhealthscreening.org mchb.hrsa.gov
National Disability Employment Awareness Month October 1 (first Monday in October) U.S. Dept. of Labor World Habitat Day www.dol.gov/ UN Habitat www.unhabitat.org/
National Family Sexuality Education Month October 9 Planned Parenthood Federation of America International Walk–to–School Day www.plannedparenthood.org/ National Center for Safe Routes to School www.walktoschool.org
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October 6 – 12 (first full week in October) October 20 – 26 (third week in October) National Mental Illness Awareness Week National Healthcare Quality Week American Psychiatric Association National Association for Healthcare Quality www.healthyminds.org www.nahq.org/ NAMI – National Alliance on Mental Illness www.nami.org/miaw October 20 – 26 (third week) Make Your Mark Week October 7 – 13 (Week including October 9 – Chicago Fire) GenerationOn Kids Care Clubs National Fire Prevention Week www.kidscare.org/about/kidsCareWeek National Fire Protection Association www.nfpa.org October 20 – 26 (third week) National Consultant & Senior Care Pharmacists Week October 10 (always October 10) American Society of Consultant Pharmacists World Mental Health Day www.ascp.com World Federation for Mental Health www.wfmh.org October 20 – 26 (last full week Oct) National Respiratory Care Week October 10 (always October 10) American Association for Respiratory Care Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day www.aarc.org www.brakesonfatalities.org October 23 – 31 (same dates annually) October 13 – 19 (second full week) National Red Ribbon Celebration/ National School Lunch Week National Plant the Promise Week School Nutrition Association (Campaign to keep kids off drugs) www.schoolnutrition.org National Family Partnership at www.nfp.org October 17 (always October 17) International Day for the Eradication of Poverty October 24 (same date annually) United Nations Food Day www.un.org/depts/dhl/poverty Center for Science in the Public Interest www.foodday.org October 20 (same date annually) World Osteoporosis Day October 24 (same date annually) International Osteoporosis Foundation Take Back Your Time Day www.worldosteoporosisday.org The Simplicity Forum www.timeday.org/
October 20 – 26 (third full week in October) October 30 (Wed of last week) International Infection Prevention Week Lung Health Day Association for Professionals in Infection Control and American Association for Respiratory Care Epidemiology, Inc. www.apic.org www.aarc.org
October 20-26 (third week in October) October 26 (fourth Sat in Oct) National Health Education Week Make a Difference Day Society for Public Health Education www.makeadifferenceday.com www.sophe.org
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National Hospice Month NOVEMBER 2013 National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization www.nhpco.org Educate yourself and others on the risks of diabetes, and how to reduce them with diet, Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month exercise, and other treatment options. Pancreatic Cancer Action Network www.pancan.org American Diabetes Month American Diabetes Association Prematurity Awareness Month www.diabetes.org March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation www.marchofdimes.com Native American Heritage Month Indian Health Service (HQ) November 17 – 23 (week before Thanksgiving) www.ihs.gov/index.cfm American Education Week nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov/ National Education Association www.nea.org Diabetic Eye Disease Month Prevent Blindness America November 13 www.preventblindness.org World Kindness Day www.worldkindness.org.sg Great American Smokeout Month American Cancer Society November 14 (always Nov 14) www.cancer.org World Diabetes Day International Diabetes Federation National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month www.worlddiabetesday.org Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association www.alz.org November 15 (always Nov 15) National Philanthropy Day National Child Mental Health Month Association of Fundraising Professionals c/o New York University Child Study Center www.NationalPhilanthropyDay.net www.aboutourkids.org November 15 (always Nov 15) National Epilepsy Awareness Month America Recycles Day Epilepsy Foundation of America National Recycling Coalition, Inc. www.efa.org www.americarecyclesday.org
National Family Caregivers Month November 21 (third Thursday) National Family Caregivers Association Great American Smokeout www.nfcacares.org American Cancer Society www.cancer.org National Healthy Skin Month American Academy of Dermatology November 23 www.aad.org International Survivors of Suicide Day American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) National Home Care Month www.afsp.org/survivorday National Association for Home Care & Hospice www.nahc.org
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November 21 – January 1 December 1 – 7 Tie One On For Safety Campaign National Influenza Vaccination Week Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) www.cdc.gov/flu/nivw/ www.madd.org December 5 November 22 (always Thanksgiving Day) International Volunteer Day National Family Health History Day United Nations Volunteers U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services www.unv.org www.hhs.gov/familyhistory/ www.worldvolunteerweb.org
December 10 (annually) DECEMBER 2013 Human Rights Day United Nations Human Rights Consider healthy holiday gifts like yoga www.ohchr.org lessons, new pedometer, or a health journal. Good health is always in style!
International AIDS Awareness Month International HIV/AIDS Alliance www.aidsalliance.org/
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention (3D) Month National Highway Traffic Safety Administration http://www.nhtsa.gov/StopImpairedDriving
Safe Toys and Gifts Month Prevent Blindness America www.preventblindness.org
December 1 (annually) World AIDS Day World AIDS Campaign www.worldaidscampaign.org
December 1 – 7 (First full week of Dec) Aplastic Anemia amd MDS Week Aplastic Anemia and MDS Internl, Inc. www.aamds.org
December 1 – 7 (First full week of Dec) NWI 2013 Health & Wellness Observances Calendar National Hand Washing published by: Awareness Week National Wellness Institute, Inc. PO Box 827, Stevens Point, WI 54481–0827 Henry the Hand Foundation 715.342.2969 www.henrythehand.com [email protected] • NationalWellness.org Information is published as a service and NWI may not be held responsible for misprints, changes in dates, or general errors in processing. Last updated: October 1, 2012
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