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February

Organ Donor Day

Women's Heart Day

Burn Awareness Week

Eating Disorders Awareness Week

American Heart Month

Wise Health Consumer Month

Children's Dental Health Month

National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week

National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week



January

Birth Defects Prevention

Cataract Awareness

Cervical Cancer Awareness

Glaucoma Awareness

Volunteer Blood Donors

Thyroid Awareness

Healthy Weight Awareness

Folic Acid Awareness



December

World Aids Day

World Health Organization

UNAIDS

Elton John Aids Foundation

Ryan White Emergency Act

Elizabeth Glazer Pediatric AIDS Foundation

Safe Toys & Gifts Awareness Month

Bone Marrow Disease Awareness Week



November

National Adoption Awareness Month

Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

National Alzheimers Awareness Month

American Diabetes Awareness Month

National Family Caregivers Month



October

Breast Cancer Awareness

World Food Day

Domestic Violence Awareness

Down Syndrome Awareness

Lupus Awareness

Dental Hygiene Awareness



September

Suicide Awareness Week

STOP a Suicide Today

Alcohol Awareness Month

National Women's Health and Fitness Day

Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month

National Cholesterol Education Month

National Menopause Awareness Month



August

National Minority Donor Awareness Day

America's Night Out Against Crime

Spinal Muscular Atrophy Month

Psoriasis Awareness Month

Amblyopia Awareness Month



July

National Therapeutic Recreation Week

International Massage Week

Eye Injury Prevention Month

Light the Night for Sight

Hemochromatosis Screening Awareness Month

International Group B Strep Awareness Month



June

Dystonia Awareness Week

National Headache Awareness Week

Career Nurse Assistants Day

National Men's Health Week

Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week

HIV Testing Day

Vision Research Month

Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month

National Aphasia Awareness Month

National Scleroderma Awareness Month



May

Food Allergy Awareness Week

Women's Health Week

Buckle Up America Week

World No Tobacco Day

National Arthritis Month

Stroke Awareness Month

High Blood Pressure Month

Sight Saving Month



April

National Volunteer Week

Earth Day

Cancer Control Month

National Autism Awareness Month

National Child Abuse Prevention Month

Sexually Transmitted Disease Month

Foot Health Month

World Health Day



March

National Kidney Month

National MS Month

American Red Cross Month

YMCA Healthy Kids Day

Save Your Vision Week

Mental Retardation Month

National Patient Safety Awareness Week

National Poison Prevention Week

World Tuberculosis Day

American Diabetes Alert Day






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Alcohol Awareness MonthAlcohol Awareness Month Alcohol Awareness Month

Founded in 1944 by Marty Mann, the first woman to find long-term sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) provides education, information, help and hope to the public. It advocates prevention, intervention and treatment through offices in New York and Washington, and a nationwide network of Affiliates.

Read more about the... National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence

Cold and Flu CampaignCold and Flu Campaign Cold and Flu Campaign

The American Lung Association is the oldest voluntary health organization in the United States, with a National Office and constituent and affiliate associations around the country. Founded in 1904 to fight tuberculosis, the American Lung Association today fights lung disease in all its forms, with special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control and environmental health.

Read more about the... American Lung Association

Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month

Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month

The Gynecologic Cancer Foundation (GCF) was established by the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists (SGO) in 1991 as a not-for profit charitable organization to raise funds to support philanthropic programs to benefit women who have, or who are at risk for, developing a gynecologic cancer.

Read more about... Gynecologic Cancer Foundation

Healthy Aging CampaignHealthy Aging Campaign Healthy Aging Month

The Healthy Aging Campaign is the official site of the a national ongoing health promotion designed to broaden awareness of the positive aspects of aging and to provide information and inspiration for adults, age 50+, to improve their physical, mental, social, and financial fitness.

Read more about the... Healthy Aging Campaign

Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month

The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education and patient services. The Society's mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Since its founding in 1949, the Society has invested more than $424 million for research specifically targeting blood cancers.

Read more about the... Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery MonthNational Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month The Recovery Month effort aims to promote the societal benefits of alcohol and drug use disorder treatment, laud the contributions of treatment providers and promote the message that recovery from alcohol and drug use disorders in all its forms is possible.

Read more about... National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month

National Cholesterol Education Month

National Cholesterol Education Month

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, (NHLBI) provides leadership for a national program in diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lung, and blood; blood resources; and sleep disorders. Since October 1997, the NHLBI has also had administrative responsibility for the NIH WomanÕs Health Initiative.

Read more about the... National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

National Food Safety Education Month

National Food Safety Education MonthNational Food Safety Education Month The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF), a not-for-profit organization,is dedicated to fulfilling the educational mission of the National Restaurant Association. Focusing on three key strategies of risk management, recruitment, and retention, the NRAEF is the premier provider of educational resources, materials and programs, which address attracting, developing and retaining the industryÕs workforce.

Read more about the... National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation

Children's Eye Health and Safety MonthChildren's Eye Health and Safety Month National Home and Sports Eye Safety Month

Since 1908, Prevent Blindness America has been the nation's leading volunteer eye health and safety organization with the sole mission of preventing blindness and preserving sight. Read more on Prevent Blindness America.

Read more about... Prevent Blindness America

National Menopause Awareness Month

National Menopause Awareness MonthNational Menopause Awareness Month
Working in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health and other Department of Health and Human Services agencies, The FDA has developed science-based informational materials on its latest guidance on menopausal hormone therapies (estrogens and estrogens with progestins), and is working closely with women's health organizations, community-based organizations, and other experts to get this information out to women and health-care providers.

Read more about... National Menopause Awareness Month

National Osteopathic Medicine Month

American Osteopathic AssociationAmerican Osteopathic Association The American Osteopathic Association is a member association representing more than 56,000 osteopathic physicians (D.O.s). The AOA serves as the primary certifying body for D.O.s, and is the accrediting agency for all osteopathic medical colleges and health care facilities. The AOA's mission is to advance the philosophy and practice of osteopathic medicine by promoting excellence in education, research, and the delivery of quality, cost-effective healthcare within a distinct, unified profession.

Read more about the... American Osteopathic Association

National Pediculosis Prevention Month/Head Lice Prevention MonthNational Pediculosis Prevention Month/Head Lice Prevention Month National Pediculosis Prevention Month/Head Lice Prevention Month

The National Pediculosis Association, Inc. (NPA) is the only non-profit health and education agency dedicated to protecting children from the misuse and abuse of potentially harmful lice and scabies pesticidal treatments. As part of its mission, the NPA works to encourage our nation's health and child care professionals to adopt standardized head lice management programs in an effort to keep the children in school lice and nit free.

Read more about... National Pediculosis Association

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Domestic Violence Awareness MonthDomestic Violence Awareness Month The Family Violence Prevention Fund works to prevent violence within the home, and in the community, to help those whose lives are devastated by violence because everyone has the right to live free of violence.

Read more about the... Family Violence Prevention Fund

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