2008 Healthcare Observances

JANUARY_____________________________

Cervical Health Awareness Month

National Birth Defects Prevention Month

National Glaucoma Awareness Month

National Blood Donor Month

20-26 Healthy Weight Week

20-26 National Certified Registered Nurses Week

FEBRUARY___________________________

Heart Health Month

National Cancer Prevention Month

National Children’s Dental Health Month

National Condom Month

1 National Wear Red Day

6 National Girls & Women in Sports Day

10-16 National Child Passenger Safety

Awareness Week

11-17 National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week

11-17 Random Acts of Kindness Week

14 National Condom Awareness Day

24- Mar 1 National Eating Disorders Awareness Week

Late February to early April - BACCHUS Network Safe

Spring Break Programming

MARCH______________________________

American Red Cross Month

Brain Injury Awareness Month

Hemophilia Month

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

National Kidney Month

National Nutrition Month

National Poison Prevention Month

National Professional Social Work Month

Save Your Vision Month

Workplace Eye Health and Safety Month

Feb 24 - Mar 1 National Eating Disorders Week

3-7 National School Breakfast Week

3-9 National Sleep Awareness Week

9-15 National Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week

10-16 National Problem Gambling Awareness Week

24-28 National Youth Violence Prevention Week

25 American Diabetes Alert Day

APRIL________________________________

National Alcohol Awareness Month

National Cancer Control Month

National Child Abuse Prevention Month

National Counseling Awareness Month

National Donate Life Month

National Humor Month

National Minority Health & Health Disparities Month

National Occupational Therapy Month

National STDs/Family Planning Awareness Month

National Youth Sports Safety Month

Sexual Assault Awareness Month

STD Awareness Month

Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month

6-12 National Public Health Week

7 World Health Day

13 -19 National Health Information Privacy

& Security Week

13 -19 National Library Week

14 International Moment of Laughter Day

19-26 National Infant Immunization Week

20-26 National Minority Cancer Awareness Week

21-27 National TV-Turnoff Week

21-28 Medical Fitness Week

22 Earth Day

24 Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day

26-May 4 National SAFE KIDS Week

27-May 3 National Volunteer Week

31-May 4 National Youth Violence Prevention Week

0-0 Cover the Uninsured Week (Dates not named yet)

MAY_________________________________

Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month

Better Sleep Month

Clean Air Month

Hepatitis Awareness Month

Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month

National Arthritis Month

National High Blood Pressure Education Month

National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and

Prevention Month

National Mental Health Month

National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month

National Stroke Awareness Month

National Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Month

Older Americans Month

26-May 4 National SAFE KIDS Week

27-May 3 National Volunteer Week

31-May 4 National Youth Violence Prevention Week

1-7 National Physical Education and Sports Week

4-10 National Nurses Week

4-10 North American Occupational Safety and

Health Week (NAOSH)

4-10 National Hug Holiday (seniors)

8 World Red Cross/ Red Crescent Day

11-17 International Building Safety Week

11-17 National Hospital Week

11-17 National Nursing Home Week

11-17 Women’s Health Week

21 National Employee Health and Fitness Day

25-31 Older Americans Mental Health Week

26-June 1 Buckle Up America ! Week

28 National Senior Health and Fitness Day

31 World No Tobacco Day

JUNE________________________________

Fireworks Safety Months (June/July)

Home Safety Month

National Great Outdoors Month

National Safety Month

National Scleroderma Awareness Month

1 Stand for Children Day

1-National Cancer Survivors Day

1-7 National Headache Awareness Week

5-World Environment Day

7 National Trails Day

9-15 National Men’s Health Week

14 World Blood Donor Day

27 National HIV Testing Day

27-July 5 National Clean Beaches Week

JULY_________________________________

Fireworks Safety Months (June/July)

Eye Injury Prevention Month

13-19 National Therapeutic Recreation Week

20-26 International Massage Week

AUGUST______________________________

Cataract Awareness Month

Medic Alert Awareness Month

National Immunization Awareness Month

1-7 World Breastfeeding Week

9 International Day of the World's Indigenous People

10-16 National Health Center Week

SEPTEMBER__________________________

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Month

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month

National Cholesterol Education Awareness Month

National Food Safety Education Month

National Menopause Awareness Month

National Preparedness Month

National Sickle Cell Awareness

Prostate Health Month

Sports and Home Eye Safety Month

1-7 National Childhood Injury Prevention Week

7 National Threatened Species Day

7-13 Suicide Prevention Week

12 World Suicide Prevention Day

15-21 Prostate Cancer Awareness Week

16 Take A Loved One to the Doctor Day

17 Backpack Awareness Day

21-27 National Farm Safety and Health Week

21-27 National Rehabilitation Week

23-29, 2007 National Adult Immunization Awareness

Week (2008 dates not available)

24 National Women’s Health & Fitness Day

24 America on the Move Day

27 Family Health and Fitness Day USA

29-Oct 5 Active Aging Week

OCTOBER___________________________

Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk

American Heart Walk

National Case Management Month

Health Literacy Month

Healthy Lung Month

Lupus Awareness Month

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

National Physical Therapy Month

National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

Awareness Month

National UNICEF Month:Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF

National Work and Family Month

5-11 National Mental Illness Awareness Week

6 Child Health Day

6 World Habitat Day

8 International Walk-to-School Day

10 World Mental Health Day

12-18 National Quality Health Care Week

16 World Food Day

17 National Mammography Day

19-25 National Respiratory Care Week

19-25 National Pharmacy Week

20-26 National Health Education Week

20 World Osteoporosis Day

21-27 National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week

21-27 National Massage Therapy Week

22 National Lung Health Day

24 Take Back Your Time Day

NOVEMBER___________________________

American Diabetes Month

American Indian & Alaska Native Heritage Month

National Diabetic Eye Disease Month

Great American Smoke out Month

National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month

National Child Mental Health Month

National Epilepsy Awareness Month

National Family Caregivers Month

National Healthy Skin Month

National Home Care Month

National Hospice Month

Prematurity Awareness Month

9-15 American Education Week

10-16 World Kindness Week

15 World Kindness Day

14 World Diabetes Day

15 America Recycles Day

20 Great American Smoke out

18-24 National Family Week

27 National Family Health History Day

27-Jan 1-Tie One On For Safety Campaign

DECEMBER ______________________

Aids Awareness Month

National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention

Month

Safe Toys and Gifts Month

1 World Aids Day

1-7 National Aplastic Anemia Awareness Week

3-9 National Hand Washing Awareness Week

5 International Volunteer Day