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Health observances are days, weeks, or months devoted to promoting particular health concerns. Jump-to-the-Month using the links located in the bar below.


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May 2008

 

American Stroke Month
Date(s): 5/1/2008 - 5/31/2008
For more information, call American Heart Association at (800) 242-8721 or send an e-mail to: inquires@heart.org.

Better Sleep Month
Date(s): 5/1/2008 - 5/31/2008
For more information, call the Better Sleep Council at (703) 683-8371 or send an e-mail to: kdillner@sleepproducts.org.

Clean Air Month
Date(s): 5/1/2008 - 5/31/2008
For more information, call the American Lung Association at (800) LUNG-USA (586-4872) or send an e-mail to: info@lungusa.org.

Hepatitis Awareness Month
Date(s): 5/1/2008 - 5/31/2008
For more information, call the Hepatitis Foundation International at (800) 891-0707 or send an e-mail to: hfi@comcast.net.

Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
Date(s): 5/1/2008 - 5/31/2008
For more information, call the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America at (800) 7-ASTHMA (727-8462) or send an e-mail to: info@aafa.org.

Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Mont
Date(s): 5/1/2008 - 5/31/2008
For more information, call the American Academy of Dermatology at (888) 462-DERM (462-3376) or send an e-mail to: mediarelations@aad.org.

Mental Health Month
Date(s): 5/1/2008 - 5/31/2008
For more information, call the Mental Health America at (800) 969-6642 or send an e-mail to: infoctr@mentalhealthamerica.net.

Lupus Awareness Month
Date(s): 5/1/2008 - 5/31/2008
For more information, call the Lupus Foundation of America at (888) 385-8787 or send an e-mail to: info@lupus.org.

Lyme Disease Awareness Month
Date(s): 5/1/2008 - 5/31/2008
For more information, call the Lyme Disease Foundation at (800) 886-5963 or send an e-mail to: info@lyme.org.


June 2008

 

Fireworks Safety Month
Date(s): 6/1/2008 - 7/4/2008
For more information, call Prevent Blindness America at (800) 331-2020.

National Scleroderma Awareness Month
Date(s): 6/1/2008 - 6/30/2008
For more information, call the Scleroderma Foundation at (800) 722-HOPE (4673) or send an e-mail to: sfinfo@scleroderma.org.

Helen Keller Deaf - Blind Awareness Week
Date(s): 6/22/2008 - 6/28/2008
For more information, call the Helen Keller National Center Office for Development at (516) 944-8900 x253 or (516) 994-8637 TTY.

National Men's Health Week
Date(s): 6/9/2008 - 6/15/2008
For more information, call the Men’s Health Network at (888) MEN-2-MEN (636-2636) or (202) 543-MHN-1 (543-6461), ext. 101. You may also send an e-mail to: info@menshealthweek.org.

National Cancer Survivors Day
Date(s): 6/1/2008 - 6/1/2008
For more information, call the National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation at (615) 794-3006 or send an e-mail to: info@ncsdf.org.

National Scoliosis Awareness Month
Date(s): 6/1/2008 - 6/30/2008
For more information, please call the National Scoliosis Foundation at (800) NSF-MYBACK (673-6922) or send an e-mail to: NSF@scoliosis.org. www.scoliosis.org

National Headache Awareness Week
Date(s): 6/1/2008 - 6/7/2008
For more information, call the National Headache Foundation at (888) NHF-5552 (643-5552) or send an e-mail to: info@headaches.org.

Vision Research Month
Date(s): 6/1/2008 - 6/30/2008
For more information, call Prevent Blindness America at (800) 331-2020 or send an e-mail to: info@preventblindness.org.

Home Safety Month
Date(s): 6/1/2008 - 6/30/2008
For more information, call the Home Safety Council at (202) 330-4900 or send an e-mail to: info@homesafetycouncil.org.

National Aphasia Awareness Month
Date(s): 6/1/2008 - 6/30/2008
For more information, call the National Aphasia Association at (800) 922-4622 or send an e-mail to: naa@aphasia.org.


July 2008

 

UV Safety Month
Date(s): 7/1/2008 - 7/31/2008
For more information, call the American Academy of Opthalmology at (415) 447-0213 or send an e-mail to: eyemd@aao.org.

International Group B Strep Awareness Month
Date(s): 7/1/2008 - 7/31/2008
For more information, call Group B Strep International at (909) 620-7214 or send an e-mail to: info@gbs-intl.org.

Hemochromatosis Awareness Month
Date(s): 7/1/2008 - 7/31/2008
For more information, call the Iron Disorders Institute at (888) 565-4766 or (864) 292-1175. You may also send an e-mail to: irondis@aol.com.


August 2008

 

Cataract Awareness Month
Date(s): 8/1/2008 - 8/31/2008
For more information, call the American Academy of Ophthalmology at (415) 447-0213 or send an e-mail to: eyemd@aao.org.

Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
Date(s): 8/1/2008 - 8/31/2008
For more information, call Prevent Blindness America at (800) 331-2020 or send an e-mail to: info@preventblindness.org.

National Immunization Awareness Month
Date(s): 8/1/2008 - 8/31/2008
For more information, call the National Immunization Program Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at (800) 232-2522, (800) CDC-INFO (232-4636) English/Spanish, or (888) 232-6348 TTY.

Psoriasis Awareness Month
Date(s): 8/1/2008 - 8/31/2008
For more information, call the National Psoriasis Foundation at (800) 723-9166 or send an e-mail to: getinfo@psoriasis.org.

National Minority Donor Awareness Day
Date(s): 8/1/2008 - 8/1/2008
For more information, call the National Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Program at (800) 393-2839 or send an e-mail to: nbbrooks@nationalmottep.org.


September 2008

 

Healthy Aging Month
Date(s): 9/1/2008 - 9/30/2008
For more information, call the Educational Television Network at (610) 793-0979 or send an e-mail to the Information Specialist at: info@healthyaging.net.

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Date(s): 9/1/2008 - 9/30/2008
For more information, call the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition at (888) OVARIAN or send an e-mail to: nocc@ovarian.org. You may also contact Jane E. Langridge at nocc@ovarian.org.

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Date(s): 9/1/2008 - 9/30/2008
For more information, call the National Prostate Cancer Coalition at (888) 245-9455 or send an e-mail to Jamie Bearse at: info@fightprostatecancer.org.

America On the Move's Steptember Campaign
Date(s): 9/1/2008 - 9/30/2008
For more information, call the America On the Move Foundation at (800) 807-0077 or send an e-mail ato sani@americaonthemove.org.

World Heart Day
Date(s): 9/30/2008 - 9/30/2008
for more information, send an e-mail to: the World Heart Federation at: admin@worldheart.org.

Hearing Aid Awareness Week
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