JANUARY 2018

National Wellness Institute's

2018 HEALTH & WELLNESS OBSERVANCES CALENDAR

JANUARY 2018

Cervical Health Awareness Month National Cervical Cancer Coalition nccc-

National Birth Defects Prevention Month March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation or Center for Disease Control & Prevention

National Blood Donor Month American Association of Blood Banks or American Red Cross

National Glaucoma Awareness Month Glaucoma Research Foundation

January 15 (Martin Luther King Day) King Day of Service Corporation for National and Community Service

January 21 ? 27 National Certified Nurse Anesthetists Week American Association of Nurse Anesthetists

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FEBRUARY 2018

AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month Prevent Blindness America

American Heart Month Contact your local chapter of the American Heart Association or AHA National Center

National Cancer Prevention Month American Institute for Cancer Research American Cancer Society

National Children's Dental Health Month American Dental Association

National Condom Month American Sexual Health Association

Wise Health Consumer Month American Institute for Preventive Medicine

February 7 (First Wednesday in February) National Girls & Women in Sports Day Women's Sports Foundation en/home/ advocate/ngwsd

February 2 National Wear Red Day The Heart Truth--a National Awareness Campaign for Women About Heart Disease National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center or Women Heart or Go Red For Women Cause Initiatives American Heart Association National Center

February 11 ? 17 National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week AACVPR Office

February 11 ? 17 Random Acts of Kindness Week Random Acts of Kindness Foundation

February 22 (Same date each year) World Thinking Day World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts

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2018 HEALTH & WELLNESS OBSERVANCES CALENDAR

MARCH 2018

American Red Cross Month American Red Cross, National Headquarters or contact your local chapter

Brain Injury Awareness Month Brain Injury Association of America

Hemophilia Month National Hemophilia Foundation

National Colorectal Awareness Month Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation colorectal

National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month The Arc of the United States

National Eye Donor Month EBAA, Eye Bank Association of America

National Kidney Month National Kidney Foundation

National Nutrition Month Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

National Problem Gambling Awareness Month The National Council on Problem Gambling, Inc.

National Professional Social Work Month National Association of Social Workers

Save Your Vision Month American Optometric Association

Workplace Eye Health and Safety Month Prevent Blindness America

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National Athletic Training Month National Athletic Training Association

March 1 ? 6 Aplastic Anemia and MDS Week Aplastic Anemia and MDS Internl, Inc.

March 2 ? 9 (week before daylight savings time) National Sleep Awareness Week National Sleep Foundation

March 5 ? 9 National School Breakfast Week School Nutrition Association

March 11 ? 17 National Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation

March 14 Kick Butts Day Campaign for Tobacco?Free Kids

March 18 ? 24 (third week in March) National Poison Prevention Week Poison Prevention Council

March 20 (same date each year) National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day events/awareness-days

March 22 (same date each year) World Water Day UN Water

March 27 (fourth Tuesday in March) American Diabetes Alert Day American Diabetes Association

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National Alcohol Awareness Month SAMSHA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Information

National Autism Awareness Month Autism Society autism-

National Cancer Control Month Contact your local chapter or American Cancer Society

National Child Abuse Prevention Month Prevent Child Abuse America or Child Welfare Information Gateway Children's Bureau/ACYF ics/preventing/ preventionmonth

Counseling Awareness Month American Counseling Association (ACA)

National Donate Life Month HRSA Information Center

Stress Awareness Month American Counseling Association (ACA)

National Humor Month Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor

National Minority Health & Health Disparities Month Office of Minority Health Resource Center minorityhealth.

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APRIL 2018

National Occupational Therapy Month The American Occupational Therapy Association

Sexual Assault Awareness Month National Sexual Violence Resource Center

Women's Eye Health and Safety Month Prevent Blindness America

Testicular Cancer Awareness Month

March 19 ? 23 National Youth Violence Prevention Week National Association of SAVE

April 2 ? 8 National Public Health Week American Public Health Association

April 4 (first Wednesday of April) National Day of Hope Childhelp

April 6 ? 8 (first weekend in April) Alcohol-Free Weekend National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.

April 7 National Alcohol Screening Day Screening for Mental Health, Inc.

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April 7 (same date each year) World Health Day World Health Organization

April 8 ? 14 National Library Week American Library Association

April 14 (same date annually) International Moment of Laughter Day Izzy Gesell, Wide Angle Humor

April 15 ? 21 (third week of April) National Volunteer Week The Points of Light and Hands on Network

April 16 (same date annually) National Healthcare Decisions Day

April 21 ? 27 National Infant Immunization Week CDC, National Immunization Program vaccines/events/niiw/index.html

April 20 ? 22 Global Youth Service Day Youth Service America

April 22 (same date annually) Earth Day Earth Day Network

April 22 ? 28 National Environmental Education Week (eeweek) National Environmental Education Foundation

April 23 ? 29 Medical Fitness Week Medical Fitness Association

April 26 (fourth Thursday April) Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day Daughters And Sons To Work? Day

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