2007 Health Observances Calendar

JULY
1-31 Hemochromatosis Screening Awareness Month
Web site:  www.hemochromatosis.org
8-14 National Therapeutic Recreation Week
  Web site:  www.nrpa.org
22-28 National Hospitality House Week
Web site:  www.nahhh.org

AUGUST
1-31 Immunization Awareness Month
  Web site:  www.cdc.gov/nip/events/niam/default.htm
1-31 Neurosurgery Outreach Month
  Web site:  www.NeurosurgeryToday.org
1-31 Psoriasis Awareness Month
Web site:  www.psoriasis.org
1-31 Spinal Muscula Atrophy Awareness Month
  Web site:  www.curesma.com
23 Health Unit Coordinator Day
Web site:  www.nahuc.org

SEPTEMBER
1-30 National Cholesterol Education Month
Web site:  www.nhlbi.nih.gov
1-30 Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
Web site:  www.wcn.org or www.thegcf.org
1-30 Healthy Aging Month
Web site:  www.healthyaging.net
1-30 Leukemia Lymphoma and Myeloma Awareness Month
Web site:  www.lls.org
1-30 Light the Night
  Web site:  www.lightthenight.org
1-30 National Sickle Cell Awareness Month
Web site:  www.sicklecelldisease.org
9-15 National Healthcare Environmental Services and Housekeeping Week
Web site:  www.ashes.org
9-15 Nephrology Nurses Week
  Web site:  www.annanurse.org
15 Neonatal Nurses Day
  Web site: www.nann.org 
16-22 National Rehabilitation Awareness Celebration
Web site: www.nraf-rehabnet.org 
17-23 National Surgical Technologist Week
Web site:  www.ast.org
23-29 Adult Immunization Awareness Week
  Web site:  www.cdc.gov/nip.events/naiaw/default.htm
30- Oct 6 Mental Illness Awareness Week
Web site:  www.nami.org

OCTOBER
1-31 National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Web site:  www.nbcam.org
1-31 Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Web site:  www.ncadv.org
1-31 Health Literacy Month
Web site:  www.healthliteracymonth.com
1-31 Healthy Lung Month
For more information, contact:
American Lung Association
61 Broadway, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10006
Phone:  (800) LUNGUSA, Web site:  www.lungusa.org
1-31 Liver Awareness Month
Web site:  www.liverfoundation.org
1-31 Lupus Awareness Month
Web site:  www.lupus.org
1-31 National Physical Therapy Month
Web site: www.apta.org 
1-31 National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month
Web site:  www.firstcandle.org  
1-31 Talk About Prescriptions Month
Web site: www.talkaboutrx.org or www.bemedwise.org 
1-7 Wegener's Granulomatosis Awareness Week
Web site:  www.wgassociation.org
1-7 National Healthcare Food Service Week
Web site:  www.ashfsa.org
3-9 Nuclear Medicine Week
Web site:  www.snm.org/nmw
7-13 Emergency Nurse Week
Web site:  www.ena.org
7-13 National Healthcare Central Service/Sterile Processing Week
Web site:  www.ashcsp.org
7-13 Healthcare Resource & Materials Management Week
Web site:  www.ahrmm.org
8-13 National Nephrology Technician/Technologist Week
Web site:  www.dialysistech.org
9-15 National Pediatric Nursing Week
Web site:  www.pedsnurses.org
10 World Mental Health Day
Web site:  www.wfmh.org
14-20 National Healthcare Quality Week
Web site: www.nahq.org  
15-19 National Medical Assistants Week
Web site:  www.amt1.com
14-21 National Infection Control Week
Web site:  www.apic.org
16-22 National Health Education Week
Web site:  www.nche.org
19 National Mammography Day
Web site:  www.nbcam.org
21-27 National Respiratory Care Week
Web site:  www.aarc.org
22-28 National Healthcare Facilities and Engineering Week
Web site:  www.ashe.org

NOVEMBER
1-30 National Alzheimer's Disease Month
Web site:  www.alz.org
1-30 Epilepsy Awareness Month
Web site:  www.epilepsyfoundation.org
1-30 National Hospice Month
Web site:  www.nhpco.org
4-10 National Allied Health Professions Week
Web site:  www.asahp.org
4-10 National Health Information and Technology Week
Web site:  www.ahima.org/hitweek/
5-11 National Radiologic Technology Week
Web site:  www.asrt.org/nrtw
5-11 National Medical Staff Services Week
Web site:  www.namss.org
11-17 Lung Cancer Week
  Web site:  www.ons.org
12-18 Perioperative Nurse Week
Web site:  www.aorn.org
15 Great American Smokeout
Web site:  www.cancer.org

DECEMBER
1 World AIDS Day
Web site:  www.nat.org.uk or www.worldaidsday.org 
1-7 Aplastic Anemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome Awareness Week
Web site:  www.aamds.org

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