March 28 - American Diabetes Alert Day. April. Cancer Control Month November 14 World Diabetes Day. November 17 World Lung Cancer Day. December …
National Health Observances 2007
Below are National Health Observances for 2007 that compliment the LIVE
campaign Use these observances as opportunities to expand and piggyback
your community engagement activities with the LIVE campaign For example,
contact your local organ and tissue procurement organization or local
cancer society and find out when they are doing health fairs or community
presentations so you can join their efforts and promote the LIVE campaign
January
National Volunteer Blood Donor Month
February
Heart Health Month
March
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
National Eye Donor Month
National Kidney Month
American Red Cross Month
National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month
March 28 - American Diabetes Alert Day
April
Cancer Control Month
Counseling Awareness Month
National Donate Life Month - promoting organ, tissue, marrow, and blood
donation
April 3-9 - National Public Health Week
April 7- World Health Day
April 16 - World Voice Day
April 23-29 - National Volunteer Week
May
Memorial Day
Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
May 7-13 - Brain
Tumor Action Week
May 4 - Melanoma Day
May 18 - HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
June
National Healthy Skin Month
June 4 - National Cancer Survivors Day
June 27 - National HIV Testing Day
July
July 2-8 - Alzheimers Awareness Week
August
August 1 - National Minority Donor Awareness Day
September
Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
Leukemia Lymphoma Awareness Month
National Sickle Cell Month
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
September 19-25 - Prostate Cancer Awareness Week
September 21 - World Alzheimers Day
September 25 - World Heart Day
October
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Healthy Lung Month
Lupus Awareness Month
October 8 - World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
October 21 - National Mammography Day
October 25 - Lung Health Day
November
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
National Alzheimers Awareness Month
National Hospice Month
National Health Skin Month
American Diabetes Month
National Marrow Awareness Month
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving Holiday
November 14 - World Diabetes Day
November 17 - World Lung Cancer Day
December
December 1 - World AIDS Day
Resources To Find
Other National Health Observances
What Health - http://wwwwhathealthcom/awareness/marchhtml
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