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Fruits and Vegetables of the Month
January 4 – National Spaghetti Day February 5 – National Chocolate Fondue Day February 16 – National Almond Day; Almond Board of California February 20 – National Cherry Pie Day February 28 – National Pistachio Day May – National Burger Month September – Whole Grains MonthNovember 3 – National Sandwich Day |
Celebrate Health
National Health Observances
The following dates have not been revised or updated. Please feel free to send in any additions to the calendar.
January – National Volunteer Blood Donor Month; http://www.organdonor.gov, https://www.givelife.org
January – National Stalking Awareness Month; www.ncvc.org/src
January – Thyroid Awareness Month; http://www.aace.com, http://www.powerofprevention.com
January – National Birth Defects Prevention Month; http://www.nbdpn.org/, http://www.marchofdimes.org, http://www.marchofdimes.com, http://www.folicacidinfo.org
January 8-14 – National Folic Acid Awareness Week; http://www.nbdpn.org/, http://www.marchofdimes.org, http://www.marchofdimes.com, http://www.folicacidinfo.org
January 20-26 – Healthy Weight Week; http://www.healthyweight.net
February – National Heart Month; www.americanheart.com, http://www.cdc.gov/cvh
February – American Heart Month; http://www.goredforwomen.org/
February – National Parent Leadership Month; www.parentsanonymous.org
February – National Children’s Dental Health Month
February 1 – National Girls and Women in Sports Day; http://www.aahperd.org/nagws
February 1st Friday – Wear Red Day; www.americanheart.com, http://www.cdc.gov/cvh, http://www.goredforwomen.org/
February 3 – Give Kids a Smile® Day
February 6-12 – National Burn Awareness Week; www.shrinershq.org/shc/cincinnati/index.html
February 7 – National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day; http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/
February 7-14 – Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week; http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov
February 9 – National Girls and Women in Sports Day; www.pe4life.org
February 13-19 – Cardiac Rehabilitation Week; http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov
February 13-19 – National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week; www.nhtsa.dot.gov
February 14 – National Donor Day; http://www.organdonor.gov, http://www.unos.org, http://www.shareyourlife.org
February 18 – National Women's Heart Day; http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov
February 26 - March 3 – National Eating Disorders Awareness Week; http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/programs-events/nedawareness-week.php
March – National Nutrition Month; www.eatright.org
March – Endometriosis Awareness Month; http://www.endometriosis.org
March – National Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month; www.biausa.org
March – Workplace Eye Health and Safety Month; www.preventblindness.org
March – Red Cross Month; www.redcross.org
March – National Kidney Month; http://www.nkdep.nih.gov/kidneymonth/index.htm
March – Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month; www.preventcancer.org/colorectal, http://www.cdc.gov/features/colorectalawareness/; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBVhS_pMA_w
March ? – Bacchus Network National Collegiate Health and Wellness Week; www.bacchusnetwork.org
March 1 – National Sportsmanship Day; http://www.internationalsport.com/nsd/nsd.cfm
March 5-9 – National School Breakfast Week; http://www.schoolnutrition.org/Level2_NSBW2012.aspx?id=15458
March 5-11 – Sleep Awareness Week; http://www.nsaw.org, http://www.sleepfoundation.org
March 6-12 – Patient Safety Awareness Week; www.npsf.com
March 8 – "What's on MyPlate?" Day; ChooseMyPlate.gov
March 8 – International Women's Day; http://www.who.int/gender/en/index.html, http://www.paho.org
March 10 – National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day ; http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/HIVAIDS/Research/Pages/protectingFemales.aspx
March 2nd Wednesday – Registered Dietitian Day; www.eatright.org
March 14-20 – Brain Awareness Week; www.danaorg/brainweek
March 20-26 – National Poison Prevention Week; www.poisonprevention.org
March 22 – World Water Day; http://www.worldwaterday.org, http://www.unwater.org
March 21 – International Earth Day; http://www.earthsite.org/
March 21 – World Down Syndrome Day; www.ds-int.org/
March 21-27 – Worlds Salt Awareness Week; http://www.cdc.gov/salt/wsaw.htm?s_cid=salt_005
March 24 – World Tuberculosis Day; _http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/tuberculosis/Pages/default.aspx, http://healthfinder.gov/scripts/SearchContext.asp?topic=877
March 4th Tuesday – American Diabetes Alert Day; http://ndep.nih.gov/partners-community-organization/diabetes-alert-day/index.aspx, http://www.diabetes.org/in-my-community/programs/alert-day/, http://yourdiabetesinfo.org/alertday2012
April – Alcohol Awareness Month; www.ncadd.org
April – National Child Abuse Prevention Month; http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/topics/prevention/index.cfm
April – National Donate Life Month; http://www.organdonor.gov, http://www.unos.org, http://www.shareyourlife.org
April – National Youth Sports Safety Month; www.womenssportsfoundation.org, http://www.nyssf.org, http://www.safekids.org, http://www.safeamerica.org, http://www.preventblindness.org/safety/sportspage1.html
April – Sexual Assault Awareness Month; www.nsvrc.org
April – Sports Eye Safety Month; www.aao.org
April – Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month; www.preventblindness.org
April – Autism Awareness Month; http://www.autismspeaks.org, http://www.autism-society.org
April – National Stress Awareness Month
April – National Counseling Awareness Month; http://www.counseling.org
April – National Humor Month; http://www.aath.org, http://www.larrywilde.com/carmel.htm
April 1-3 – Alcohol-Free Weekend; www.ncadd.org
April 2 – YMCA Healthy Kids Day; www.ymca.net/
April 4-10 – National Public Health Week; http://www.nphw.org; www.apha.org
April 7 – World Health Day; www.who.int/world-health-day/2005/en/, World Health Day Fitness and Health Links (end of document)
April 7 – National Alcohol Screening Day; www.NationalAlcoholScreeningDay.org
April 13 – Kick Butts Day; http://kickbuttsday.org, http://www.tobaccofreekids.org, http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung, http://www.nicotine-anonymous.org
April 13-17 – Blood Cancer Awareness Week; http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/hm_lls, http://community.lls.org/blogs/lls/2009/04/10/national-young-adult-cancer-awareness-week
April 14 – International Moment of Laughter Day; http://www.izzyg.com
April 15–21 – Medical Fitness Week; www.medicalfitness.org
April 16 – National Healthcare Decisions Day Day; http://www.nationalhealthcaredecisionsday.org/
April 20 – Senior Citizens in Schools Day; http://sbw.cefpi.org
April 21 – Schools as Centers of Community Day; http://sbw.cefpi.org
April 22 – Earth Day; http://www.earthday.gov/, http://www.earthday.net/
April 22 – Walking School Bus & School Building Day; http://sbw.cefpi.org
April 23 – World Book and Copyright Day; http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/book, http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=5125&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
April 23-29 – Cover The Uninsured Week; http://covertheuninsured.org, http://coveringkidsandfamilies.org, http://www.cms.hhs.gov
April 25 – Malaria Awareness Day; http://www.pmi.gov/, http://www.path.org, http://www.mrcg.ucdavis.edu/index.html, http://www.rbm.who.int, http://www.malarianomore.org/mad.php
April 25-29 – National Playground Safety Week; www.uni.edu/playground/
April 30 – May 7 – National SAFE KIDS Week; www.safekids.org
April 25 – May 1 – TV Turnoff Week, http://www.tvturnoff.org/index.htm
May – Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month; http://www.aad.org, http://www.skincarephysicians.com
May – Women's Health Month; http://www.dhs.ca.gov/director/owh, http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/womensHealth/Pages/default.aspx
May – National Stroke Month; http://www.americanheart.org
May – National High Blood Pressure Education Month; http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/nhbpep_kit/index.htm
May – Healthy Vision Month; http://www.healthyvision2010.org/hvm
May – National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month; www.nof.org
May – National Bike Month; www.bikemonth.com
May – National Physical Fitness and Sports Month; http://www.fitness.gov
May – National Trauma Awareness Month; www.amtrauma.org
May – Older Americans Month; www.aoa.gov
May – Stroke Awareness Month
May – National High Blood Pressure Month
May – Mental Health Month
May 1-7 – National Mental Health Counseling Week; www.amhca.org
May 1-7 – Children's Mental Health Week; www.ffcmh.org
May 1-7 – North American Occupational Safety and Health Week; www.asse.org
May 3-4 – National PE Day; www.pe4life.org
May 6-12 – National Nurses Week; http://www.nursingworld.org/pressrel/nnw
May 8 – World Red Cross Red Crescent Day; http://www.ifrc.org, http://www.redcross.org/article/0,1072,0_312_6661,00.html
May 8-14 – National Women's Health Week; www.4women.gov, http://www.womenshealth.gov/WHW/, http://www.womenshealthresearch.org, http://www.cdc.gov/women/nwhw
May 11-12 – Asian Conference on Women and Sport; http://jws.or.jp
May 13-19 – Food Allergy Awareness Week; http://www.aaaai.org; http://www.foodallergy.org; http://www.kidnetic.com/BrightPapers/?c=For+Parents&p=1284
May 15-19 Bike-to-Work Week; www.biketoworkweek.com, www.bikeleague.org, www.bicyclesafe.com, www.bicycling.com
May 19 – Bike-to-Work Day; www.bikeleague.org, www.bicyclesafe.com, www.bicycling.com
May 15-21 – National Emergency Medical Services Week; www.acep.org/emsweek
May 15-21 – National Dog Bite Prevention Week; www.avma.org
May 21-27 – National Safe Boating Week; www.safeboatingcouncil.org
May 22-28 – National Running and Fitness Week; www.americanrunning.org
May 22-28 – Older Americans' Mental Health Week; www.owl-national.org
May 23-30 – Buckle Up America! Week; www.nhtsa.dot.gov
May 25 – National Senior Health and Fitness Day; www.fitnessday.com
May 31 – World No Tobacco Day; www.cdc.gov/tobacco, http://tobacco.who.int
June – National Safety Month; www.nsc.org/nsm/index.cfm
June – Vision Research Month; www.preventblindness.org
June – Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month; www.5aday.gov; www.5aday.org
June – National Dairy Month; www.3aday.org
June – National Turkey Lovers Month; www.eatturkey.com
June – National Beef Steak Month; www.nebeef.org; www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com
June – Men’s Health Month; http://www.menshealthmonth.org
June 1st Saturday – National Trails Day; http://www.americanhiking.org/index.html
June 1st week – National CPR/AED Awareness Week; www.cprweek.org
June 9-15 – Men’s Health Week; http://www.menshealthmonth.org/week/
June 13-19 – National Men’s Health Week; http://www.menshealthweek.org; http://www.menshealthforum.org.uk
June 15 – Washington DC 2012 Youth Sports Day
June 17 – National Eat Your Vegetables Day; www.5aday.gov
June ? – Protect Yourself from Excessive Sun and Heat Day; http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/nscpep/index.htm, http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/index.asp
June 21 – Go Skateboarding Day; www.goskateboardingday.org
June 27 – July 5 – Eye Safety Awareness Week; www.useironline.org
July – Fireworks Safety Month (through July 4); www.preventblindness.org
July – Eye Injury Prevention Month; www.aao.org
August 1 – National Minority Donor Awareness Day; http://www.organdonor.gov, http://www.unos.org, http://www.shareyourlife.org
September – Baby Safety Month; www.jpma.org
September – National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month (Puerto Rico); http://www.recoverymonth.gov
September – Children's Eye Health and Safety Month; www.preventblindness.org
September – Home and Sports Eye Safety Month; www.preventblindness.org
September – Healthy Ageing Month; http://www.healthyaging.net/
September – Cholesterol Awareness Month; http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/ncep, http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3033059, http://www.foh.dhhs.gov/NYCU/cholesterol.asp
September – National Food Safety Education Month; http://www.foodsafety.gov, http://www.fsis.usda.gov/education/food_safety_education_programs/index.asp, http://www.fightbac.org, http://www.foodinsight.org/Newsletter/Detail.aspx?topic=National_Food_Safety_Education_Month_Give_your_Home_a_Health_Inspection, http://www.servsafe.com/nfsem,
September – National Preparedness Month
September – Fruits & Veggies - More Matters Month
September ? – National 5 a Day Week; http://dccps.nci.nih.gov/5aday
September 1-7 – National Childhood Injury Prevention Week; www.AsSafeAsPossible.org
September 4-10 – Suicide Prevention Week; www.suicidology.org
September 6 – Stillbirth Remembrance Day
September 9 – STOP A Suicide Today Day; www.stopasuicide.org
September 11 – World First Aid Day; http://www.ifrc.org
September 18-24 – National Rehabilitation Week; www.nraf-rehabnet.org
September 20 – Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day; http://www.healthgap.omhrc.gov
September 24 – Worldwide Day of Play; http://www.nick.com/thebighelp/worldwide-day-of-play/
September last Saturday – Family Health and Fitness Day USA; www.fitnessday.com/family
September 28 – National Women's Health and Fitness Day; www.fitnessday.com
October – National Breast Cancer Awareness Month; http://www.nbcam.com, http://www.nationalbreastcancer.org, http://www.komen.org, http://www.cancer.org
October – Auto Battery Safety Month; www.preventblindness.org
October – Children's Health Month; www.childrenshealth.gov
October – Domestic Violence Awareness Month; www.ncadv.org
October – Halloween Safety Month; www.preventblindness.org
October – National Brain Injury Awareness Month; www.biausa.org
October – National Health Literacy Month; http://www.healthliteracymonth.org, http://nnlm.gov/outreach/consumer/hlthlit.html
October 1st Monday – National Child Health Day; www.mchb.hrsa.gov, http://www.whitehouse.gov
October ?– National School Lunch Week; http://www.asfsa.org
October 3-7 – Drive Safely Work Week; www.trafficsafety.org
October 3-7 – International Walk to School Week; http://www.walktoschool.org, http://www.walkableamerica.org
October 5 – International Walk to School Day; http://www.walktoschool.org, http://www.walkableamerica.org
October 9-15 – National Fire Prevention Week; www.nfpa.org
October 12 – SAVE (Stop America's Violence Everywhere) Today; www.ama-assn.org/go/alliance
October 12 – National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day
October 16-22 – National School Bus Safety Week; www.napt.org
October 17-23 – National Health Education Week; www.nche.org
October 24 _– Food Day; http://www.foodday.org/
November – National Marrow Awareness Month; http://www.organdonor.gov, http://www.unos.org, http://www.shareyourlife.org
November – American Diabetes Month; www.diabetes.org
November – COPD Awareness Month; http://www.lung.org
November – National Hospice Palliative Care Month; http://www.nhpco.org/templates/1/homepage.cfm
November 2 – National Start Eating Healthy Day; http://www.startwalkingnow.org/StartEatingHealthyDay.jsp
November 14 – World Diabetes Day
November 3rd Thursday – The Great American Smokeout, http://www.cancer.org, http://www.quitsmoking.com
November 2 Weekends before Thanksgiving – National Donor Sabbath; http://www.organdonor.gov, http://www.unos.org, http://www.shareyourlife.org
December – National Colorectal Cancer Education and Awareness Month; www.aicr.org
December – National Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month; www.3dmonth.org
December – Safe Toys and Gifts Month; http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/default.htm, http://www.preventblindness.org
December – World AIDS Month; www.worldaidscampaign.org
December 1 – World AIDS Day; http://www.worldaidsday.org
December 1-7 – National Aplastic Anemia and MDS Awareness Week; http://www.aamds.org/aplastic/
The following dates have not been revised or updated. Please feel free to send in any additions to the calendar.
January – National Volunteer Blood Donor Month; http://www.organdonor.gov, https://www.givelife.org
January – National Stalking Awareness Month; www.ncvc.org/src
January – Thyroid Awareness Month; http://www.aace.com, http://www.powerofprevention.com
January – National Birth Defects Prevention Month; http://www.nbdpn.org/, http://www.marchofdimes.org, http://www.marchofdimes.com, http://www.folicacidinfo.org
January 8-14 – National Folic Acid Awareness Week; http://www.nbdpn.org/, http://www.marchofdimes.org, http://www.marchofdimes.com, http://www.folicacidinfo.org
January 20-26 – Healthy Weight Week; http://www.healthyweight.net
February – National Heart Month; www.americanheart.com, http://www.cdc.gov/cvh
February – American Heart Month; http://www.goredforwomen.org/
February – National Parent Leadership Month; www.parentsanonymous.org
February – National Children’s Dental Health Month
February 1 – National Girls and Women in Sports Day; http://www.aahperd.org/nagws
February 1st Friday – Wear Red Day; www.americanheart.com, http://www.cdc.gov/cvh, http://www.goredforwomen.org/
February 3 – Give Kids a Smile® Day
February 6-12 – National Burn Awareness Week; www.shrinershq.org/shc/cincinnati/index.html
February 7 – National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day; http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/
February 7-14 – Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week; http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov
February 9 – National Girls and Women in Sports Day; www.pe4life.org
February 13-19 – Cardiac Rehabilitation Week; http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov
February 13-19 – National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week; www.nhtsa.dot.gov
February 14 – National Donor Day; http://www.organdonor.gov, http://www.unos.org, http://www.shareyourlife.org
February 18 – National Women's Heart Day; http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov
February 26 - March 3 – National Eating Disorders Awareness Week; http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/programs-events/nedawareness-week.php
March – National Nutrition Month; www.eatright.org
March – Endometriosis Awareness Month; http://www.endometriosis.org
March – National Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month; www.biausa.org
March – Workplace Eye Health and Safety Month; www.preventblindness.org
March – Red Cross Month; www.redcross.org
March – National Kidney Month; http://www.nkdep.nih.gov/kidneymonth/index.htm
March – Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month; www.preventcancer.org/colorectal, http://www.cdc.gov/features/colorectalawareness/; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBVhS_pMA_w
March ? – Bacchus Network National Collegiate Health and Wellness Week; www.bacchusnetwork.org
March 1 – National Sportsmanship Day; http://www.internationalsport.com/nsd/nsd.cfm
March 5-9 – National School Breakfast Week; http://www.schoolnutrition.org/Level2_NSBW2012.aspx?id=15458
March 5-11 – Sleep Awareness Week; http://www.nsaw.org, http://www.sleepfoundation.org
March 6-12 – Patient Safety Awareness Week; www.npsf.com
March 8 – "What's on MyPlate?" Day; ChooseMyPlate.gov
March 8 – International Women's Day; http://www.who.int/gender/en/index.html, http://www.paho.org
March 10 – National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day ; http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/HIVAIDS/Research/Pages/protectingFemales.aspx
March 2nd Wednesday – Registered Dietitian Day; www.eatright.org
March 14-20 – Brain Awareness Week; www.danaorg/brainweek
March 20-26 – National Poison Prevention Week; www.poisonprevention.org
March 22 – World Water Day; http://www.worldwaterday.org, http://www.unwater.org
March 21 – International Earth Day; http://www.earthsite.org/
March 21 – World Down Syndrome Day; www.ds-int.org/
March 21-27 – Worlds Salt Awareness Week; http://www.cdc.gov/salt/wsaw.htm?s_cid=salt_005
March 24 – World Tuberculosis Day; _http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/tuberculosis/Pages/default.aspx, http://healthfinder.gov/scripts/SearchContext.asp?topic=877
March 4th Tuesday – American Diabetes Alert Day; http://ndep.nih.gov/partners-community-organization/diabetes-alert-day/index.aspx, http://www.diabetes.org/in-my-community/programs/alert-day/, http://yourdiabetesinfo.org/alertday2012
April – Alcohol Awareness Month; www.ncadd.org
April – National Child Abuse Prevention Month; http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/topics/prevention/index.cfm
April – National Donate Life Month; http://www.organdonor.gov, http://www.unos.org, http://www.shareyourlife.org
April – National Youth Sports Safety Month; www.womenssportsfoundation.org, http://www.nyssf.org, http://www.safekids.org, http://www.safeamerica.org, http://www.preventblindness.org/safety/sportspage1.html
April – Sexual Assault Awareness Month; www.nsvrc.org
April – Sports Eye Safety Month; www.aao.org
April – Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month; www.preventblindness.org
April – Autism Awareness Month; http://www.autismspeaks.org, http://www.autism-society.org
April – National Stress Awareness Month
April – National Counseling Awareness Month; http://www.counseling.org
April – National Humor Month; http://www.aath.org, http://www.larrywilde.com/carmel.htm
April 1-3 – Alcohol-Free Weekend; www.ncadd.org
April 2 – YMCA Healthy Kids Day; www.ymca.net/
April 4-10 – National Public Health Week; http://www.nphw.org; www.apha.org
April 7 – World Health Day; www.who.int/world-health-day/2005/en/, World Health Day Fitness and Health Links (end of document)
April 7 – National Alcohol Screening Day; www.NationalAlcoholScreeningDay.org
April 13 – Kick Butts Day; http://kickbuttsday.org, http://www.tobaccofreekids.org, http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung, http://www.nicotine-anonymous.org
April 13-17 – Blood Cancer Awareness Week; http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/hm_lls, http://community.lls.org/blogs/lls/2009/04/10/national-young-adult-cancer-awareness-week
April 14 – International Moment of Laughter Day; http://www.izzyg.com
April 15–21 – Medical Fitness Week; www.medicalfitness.org
April 16 – National Healthcare Decisions Day Day; http://www.nationalhealthcaredecisionsday.org/
April 20 – Senior Citizens in Schools Day; http://sbw.cefpi.org
April 21 – Schools as Centers of Community Day; http://sbw.cefpi.org
April 22 – Earth Day; http://www.earthday.gov/, http://www.earthday.net/
April 22 – Walking School Bus & School Building Day; http://sbw.cefpi.org
April 23 – World Book and Copyright Day; http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/book, http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=5125&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
April 23-29 – Cover The Uninsured Week; http://covertheuninsured.org, http://coveringkidsandfamilies.org, http://www.cms.hhs.gov
April 25 – Malaria Awareness Day; http://www.pmi.gov/, http://www.path.org, http://www.mrcg.ucdavis.edu/index.html, http://www.rbm.who.int, http://www.malarianomore.org/mad.php
April 25-29 – National Playground Safety Week; www.uni.edu/playground/
April 30 – May 7 – National SAFE KIDS Week; www.safekids.org
April 25 – May 1 – TV Turnoff Week, http://www.tvturnoff.org/index.htm
May – Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month; http://www.aad.org, http://www.skincarephysicians.com
May – Women's Health Month; http://www.dhs.ca.gov/director/owh, http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/womensHealth/Pages/default.aspx
May – National Stroke Month; http://www.americanheart.org
May – National High Blood Pressure Education Month; http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/nhbpep_kit/index.htm
May – Healthy Vision Month; http://www.healthyvision2010.org/hvm
May – National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month; www.nof.org
May – National Bike Month; www.bikemonth.com
May – National Physical Fitness and Sports Month; http://www.fitness.gov
May – National Trauma Awareness Month; www.amtrauma.org
May – Older Americans Month; www.aoa.gov
May – Stroke Awareness Month
May – National High Blood Pressure Month
May – Mental Health Month
May 1-7 – National Mental Health Counseling Week; www.amhca.org
May 1-7 – Children's Mental Health Week; www.ffcmh.org
May 1-7 – North American Occupational Safety and Health Week; www.asse.org
May 3-4 – National PE Day; www.pe4life.org
May 6-12 – National Nurses Week; http://www.nursingworld.org/pressrel/nnw
May 8 – World Red Cross Red Crescent Day; http://www.ifrc.org, http://www.redcross.org/article/0,1072,0_312_6661,00.html
May 8-14 – National Women's Health Week; www.4women.gov, http://www.womenshealth.gov/WHW/, http://www.womenshealthresearch.org, http://www.cdc.gov/women/nwhw
May 11-12 – Asian Conference on Women and Sport; http://jws.or.jp
May 13-19 – Food Allergy Awareness Week; http://www.aaaai.org; http://www.foodallergy.org; http://www.kidnetic.com/BrightPapers/?c=For+Parents&p=1284
May 15-19 Bike-to-Work Week; www.biketoworkweek.com, www.bikeleague.org, www.bicyclesafe.com, www.bicycling.com
May 19 – Bike-to-Work Day; www.bikeleague.org, www.bicyclesafe.com, www.bicycling.com
May 15-21 – National Emergency Medical Services Week; www.acep.org/emsweek
May 15-21 – National Dog Bite Prevention Week; www.avma.org
May 21-27 – National Safe Boating Week; www.safeboatingcouncil.org
May 22-28 – National Running and Fitness Week; www.americanrunning.org
May 22-28 – Older Americans' Mental Health Week; www.owl-national.org
May 23-30 – Buckle Up America! Week; www.nhtsa.dot.gov
May 25 – National Senior Health and Fitness Day; www.fitnessday.com
May 31 – World No Tobacco Day; www.cdc.gov/tobacco, http://tobacco.who.int
June – National Safety Month; www.nsc.org/nsm/index.cfm
June – Vision Research Month; www.preventblindness.org
June – Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month; www.5aday.gov; www.5aday.org
June – National Dairy Month; www.3aday.org
June – National Turkey Lovers Month; www.eatturkey.com
June – National Beef Steak Month; www.nebeef.org; www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com
June – Men’s Health Month; http://www.menshealthmonth.org
June 1st Saturday – National Trails Day; http://www.americanhiking.org/index.html
June 1st week – National CPR/AED Awareness Week; www.cprweek.org
June 9-15 – Men’s Health Week; http://www.menshealthmonth.org/week/
June 13-19 – National Men’s Health Week; http://www.menshealthweek.org; http://www.menshealthforum.org.uk
June 15 – Washington DC 2012 Youth Sports Day
June 17 – National Eat Your Vegetables Day; www.5aday.gov
June ? – Protect Yourself from Excessive Sun and Heat Day; http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/nscpep/index.htm, http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/index.asp
June 21 – Go Skateboarding Day; www.goskateboardingday.org
June 27 – July 5 – Eye Safety Awareness Week; www.useironline.org
July – Fireworks Safety Month (through July 4); www.preventblindness.org
July – Eye Injury Prevention Month; www.aao.org
August 1 – National Minority Donor Awareness Day; http://www.organdonor.gov, http://www.unos.org, http://www.shareyourlife.org
September – Baby Safety Month; www.jpma.org
September – National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month (Puerto Rico); http://www.recoverymonth.gov
September – Children's Eye Health and Safety Month; www.preventblindness.org
September – Home and Sports Eye Safety Month; www.preventblindness.org
September – Healthy Ageing Month; http://www.healthyaging.net/
September – Cholesterol Awareness Month; http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/ncep, http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3033059, http://www.foh.dhhs.gov/NYCU/cholesterol.asp
September – National Food Safety Education Month; http://www.foodsafety.gov, http://www.fsis.usda.gov/education/food_safety_education_programs/index.asp, http://www.fightbac.org, http://www.foodinsight.org/Newsletter/Detail.aspx?topic=National_Food_Safety_Education_Month_Give_your_Home_a_Health_Inspection, http://www.servsafe.com/nfsem,
September – National Preparedness Month
September – Fruits & Veggies - More Matters Month
September ? – National 5 a Day Week; http://dccps.nci.nih.gov/5aday
September 1-7 – National Childhood Injury Prevention Week; www.AsSafeAsPossible.org
September 4-10 – Suicide Prevention Week; www.suicidology.org
September 6 – Stillbirth Remembrance Day
September 9 – STOP A Suicide Today Day; www.stopasuicide.org
September 11 – World First Aid Day; http://www.ifrc.org
September 18-24 – National Rehabilitation Week; www.nraf-rehabnet.org
September 20 – Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day; http://www.healthgap.omhrc.gov
September 24 – Worldwide Day of Play; http://www.nick.com/thebighelp/worldwide-day-of-play/
September last Saturday – Family Health and Fitness Day USA; www.fitnessday.com/family
September 28 – National Women's Health and Fitness Day; www.fitnessday.com
October – National Breast Cancer Awareness Month; http://www.nbcam.com, http://www.nationalbreastcancer.org, http://www.komen.org, http://www.cancer.org
October – Auto Battery Safety Month; www.preventblindness.org
October – Children's Health Month; www.childrenshealth.gov
October – Domestic Violence Awareness Month; www.ncadv.org
October – Halloween Safety Month; www.preventblindness.org
October – National Brain Injury Awareness Month; www.biausa.org
October – National Health Literacy Month; http://www.healthliteracymonth.org, http://nnlm.gov/outreach/consumer/hlthlit.html
October 1st Monday – National Child Health Day; www.mchb.hrsa.gov, http://www.whitehouse.gov
October ?– National School Lunch Week; http://www.asfsa.org
October 3-7 – Drive Safely Work Week; www.trafficsafety.org
October 3-7 – International Walk to School Week; http://www.walktoschool.org, http://www.walkableamerica.org
October 5 – International Walk to School Day; http://www.walktoschool.org, http://www.walkableamerica.org
October 9-15 – National Fire Prevention Week; www.nfpa.org
October 12 – SAVE (Stop America's Violence Everywhere) Today; www.ama-assn.org/go/alliance
October 12 – National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day
October 16-22 – National School Bus Safety Week; www.napt.org
October 17-23 – National Health Education Week; www.nche.org
October 24 _– Food Day; http://www.foodday.org/
November – National Marrow Awareness Month; http://www.organdonor.gov, http://www.unos.org, http://www.shareyourlife.org
November – American Diabetes Month; www.diabetes.org
November – COPD Awareness Month; http://www.lung.org
November – National Hospice Palliative Care Month; http://www.nhpco.org/templates/1/homepage.cfm
November 2 – National Start Eating Healthy Day; http://www.startwalkingnow.org/StartEatingHealthyDay.jsp
November 14 – World Diabetes Day
November 3rd Thursday – The Great American Smokeout, http://www.cancer.org, http://www.quitsmoking.com
November 2 Weekends before Thanksgiving – National Donor Sabbath; http://www.organdonor.gov, http://www.unos.org, http://www.shareyourlife.org
December – National Colorectal Cancer Education and Awareness Month; www.aicr.org
December – National Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month; www.3dmonth.org
December – Safe Toys and Gifts Month; http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/default.htm, http://www.preventblindness.org
December – World AIDS Month; www.worldaidscampaign.org
December 1 – World AIDS Day; http://www.worldaidsday.org
December 1-7 – National Aplastic Anemia and MDS Awareness Week; http://www.aamds.org/aplastic/