2007 Health Observances Calendar

JANUARY

1-31 March of Dimes Birth Defects Prevention Month
Web site:  www.marchofdimes.com
1-31 Cervical Health Awareness Month
Web site:  www.nccc-online.org
1-31 National Glaucoma Awareness Month
Web site:  www.preventblindness.org
1-31 National Volunteer Blood Donor Month
Web site:  www.aabb.org
1-7 Diet Resolution Week
For more information, contact:
Vegetarian Awareness Network
P.O. Box 3545
Washington, DC  20027-0045
Phone:  (877) VEG-DIET
21-27 Healthy Weight Week
Web site:  www.healthyweight.net
21-27 National Nurse Anesthetist Week
Web site:  www.aana.com
25 National Intravenous Nurse Day
Web site: www.ins1.org 

FEBRUARY
1-28 Age-Related Macular Degeneration/Low Vision Awareness Month
Web site:  www.preventblindness.org
1-28 American Heart Month
Web site:  www.americanheart.org
1-28 Kids E.N.T. Health Month
Web site:  www.entnet.org/kidsent
1-28 National Children's Dental Health Month
Web site:  www.ada.org
1-28 Wise Health Care Consumer Month
Web site:  www.healthylife.com
1 Women's Heart Health Day
Web site: www.libov.com
1-7 National Patient Recognition Week
Web site:  www.nprw.com
3 National Patient Recognition Day
Web site:  www.nprw.com
4-10 National Burn Awareness Week
Web site:  www.shrinershq.org
5-9 Pride in Food Service Week
Web site:  www.dmaonline.org
7 National Girls and Women in Sports Day
Web site:  www.womenssportsfoundation.org
11 World Day for the Sick
Web site:  www.nacc.org
   
11-17 Cardiovascular Professionals Week
Web site:  www.acp-online.org
11-17 National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week
Web site www.aacvpr.org
13-20 National Condom Week
Web site: www.plannedparenthood.org or www.teenwire.com 
14 National Have-a-Heart Day
For more information, contact:
Vegetarian Awareness Network
Communications Center
P.O. Box 321
Knoxville, TN  37901-0321
Phone:  (800) VEG-LINE
14- March 17 Shamrocks Against Dystrophy for the Muscular Dystrophy Association
Web site:  www.mdausa.org
16 National Women's Heart Day
  Web site:  www.womensheartday.org

MARCH
1-31 National Brain Injury Awareness Month
Web site:  www.biausa.org
1-31 Child Life Month
Web site:  www.childlife.org
1-31 Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Web site: www.preventcancer.org/colorectal/
1-31 Eye Donor Month
Web site:  www.restoresight.org
1-31 Hemophilia Awareness Month
Web site:  www.hemophilia.org
1-31 Mental Retardation Awareness Month
Web site:  www.thearc.org
1-31 National Kidney Month
Web site:  www.kidney.org
1-31 National Nutrition Month
Web site: www.eatright.org
1-31 National Save Your Vision Month
Web site: www.aoa.org
1-31 National Social Work Month
Web site:  www.socialworkers.org
1-31 Workplace Eye Health and Safety Month
Web site:  www.preventblindness.org
4-10 Patient Safety Awareness Week
Web site:  www.npsf.org
11-17 National Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week
Web site:  www.aacvpr.org
12-18 Brain Awareness Week
Web site:  www.dana.org/brainweek
18-24 National Poison Prevention Week
Web site: www.cpsc.gov or www.poisonprevention.org
27 Diabetes Alert Day
  Web site:  www.diabetes.org
30 National Doctors' Day
Web site:  www.sma.org

APRIL
1-30 Alcohol Awareness Month
Web site:  www.ncadd.org
1-30 Cancer Control Month
Web site:  www.cancer.org
1-30 Child Abuse Prevention Month
Web site:  www.preventchildabuse.org
1-30 Counseling Awareness Month
Web site:  www.counseling.org
1-30 Donate Life Month
  Web site:  www.kidney.org
1-30 National Autism Awareness Month
Web site:  www.autism-society.org
1-30 National Foot Health Awareness Month
Web site:  www.apma.org
1-30 National Humor Month
Web site:  www.larrywilde.com
1-30 National Occupational Therapy Month
Web site:  www.aota.org
1-30 National Sexually Transmitted Diseases Awareness Month
Web site:  www.ashastd.com
1-30 National Youth Sports Safety Month
Web site:  www.nyssf.org
1-30 Women's Eye Health and Safety Month
Web site:  www.preventblindness.org
1-7 Healthcare Access Personnel Week
Web site:  www.naham.org
2-8 National Public Health Week
Web site:  www.apha.org
4 World Health Day
Web site:  www.paho.org
6 National Alcohol Screening Day
Web site:  www.NationalAlcoholScreeningDay.org
8-14 Patient Advocacy Week
Web site:  www.shca-aha.org
10 Radiology Nurses Day
  Web site:  www.arna.net
14 International Moment of Laughter Day
Web site:  www.izzyg.com
15-21 National Electroneurodiagnostic Week
Web site:  www.aset.org
15-21 National Minority Cancer Awareness Week
Web site:  www.cancer.org
22-28 Health Care Volunteer Week
Web site:  www.todaysvolunteer.org
22-28 Administrative Professionals Week
Web site:  www.iaap-hq.org
22-28 Health Care Administrative Professionals Week
  Web site:  www.hceaonline.org
21-28 National Infant Immunization Week
Web site:  www.cdc.gov/nip
24-30 Medical Fitness Week
  Web site:  www.medicalfitness.org
24-30 National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week
Web site:  www.labweek.org
25 Administrative Professionals Day
Web site:  www.iaap-hq.org
28-29 March of Dimes WalkAmerica
Website:  www.modimes.org

MAY
1-31 Allergy and Asthma Awareness Month
Web site:  www.breatherville.org
1-31 American Stroke Month
Web site:  www.strokeassociation.org
1-31 Better Hearing and Speech Month
Web site:  www.asha.org
1-31 Better Sleep Month
Web site:  www.bettersleep.org
1-31 Hepatitis Awareness Month
Web site:  www.lieverfoundation.org
1-31 Huntington's Disease Awareness Month
Web site:  www.hdsa.org
1-31 National Arthritis Month
Web site:  www.arthritis.org
1-31 National Critical Care Awareness and Recognition Month
Web site:  www.aacn.org
1-31 National High Blood Pressure Month
Web site:  www.nhlbi.nih.gov
1-31 National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
Web site:  www.aad.org
1-31 National Mental Health Month
Web site:  www.nmha.org/mentalhealthmonth
1-31 National Oncology Nursing Month
Web site:  www.ons.org
1-31 National Osteoporosis Prevention Month
Web site:  www.nof.org
1-31 National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
Web site:  www.plannedparenthood.org
1-31 National Trauma Awareness Month
Web site:  www.amtrauma.org
1-31 World Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month
Web site:  www.ctf.org
2 National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day
Web site:  www.freedomfromfear.org
6 National Nurses Day
Web site:  www.nursingworld.org
6-12 National Nurses Week
Web site:  www.nursingworld.org
6-12 National Hospital and Healthcare Week
Web site:  www.healthshare-tha.com
6-12 National Nursing Home Week
Web site:  www.ahca.org
6-12 Children's Mental Health Week
Web site:  www.dmh.missouri.gov
8 Childhood Depression Awareness Day
Web site:  www.nmha.org
13-19 National Birth Center Week
Web site:  www.birthcenters.org
13-19 National Emergency Medical Services Week
Web site:  www.acep.org/emsweek 
13-19 National Medical Transcriptionist Week
Web site:  www.aamt.org 
16 National Employee Health and Fitness Day
Web site:  www.physicalfitness.org
30 National Senior Health and Fitness Day
Web site:  www.fitnessday.com
31 No Tobacco Day
  Web site:  www.wntd.com

JUNE
1-30 National Hernia Awareness Month
Web site:  www.davol.com and www.herniainfo.com
1-30 National Scleroderma Awareness Month
Web site:  www.scleroderma.org
1-30 Fireworks Eye Safety Month
Web site:  www.aao.org 
3 Cancer Survivor Day 
Web site:  www.NCSDF.org
3-9 National Headache Awareness Week
Web site:  www.headaches.org
14-21 Nursing Assistants Week
Web site:  www.cna-network.org
10-17 Vascular Nursing Week
Web site:  www.svnnet.org
11-17 National Men's Health Week
Web site:  www.menshealthweek.org 
18-22 Healthcare Risk Management Week
Web site:  www.ashrm.org
26 National HIV Testing Day
Web site:  www.NAPWA.org

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