LOPA Campaign Ideas



The following is a list of 2009 Health Observances and Recognition Days that either directly or indirectly relate to organ, tissue or eye donation. You can use this list to plan an event at your hospital, or generate some publicity for your campaign by tying the donation message into one of these observances.

January

Blood Donor Month – Work with Your Blood Center!

February

Feb 1-7 National Patient Recognition Week

Feb 3-9 National Burn Awareness Week

Feb 9-10 LHA’s Second Annual Winter Healthcare Leadership Symposium

Feb 14 National Donor Day or “Have a Heart” Day - If someone doesn’t have a DMV heart sticker, they can register and get a heart sticker from their local hospital.

March

National Eye Donor Month

National Kidney Month

March 13 World Kidney Day

April

National Donate Life Month

April 1 Donate Life Flag Raising Day (Order flag by Jan. 30)

April 22 Earth Day (Recycle Me Theme)

May

May 6-12 National Nurses Week

May 11-17 National Hospital Week

June

June 9-15 National Men’s Health Week

July

National Donor Recognition Workshop & Ceremony in Washington D.C.

August

Aug 1 National Minority Donor Awareness Day

September

Sept 24 National Women’s Health and Fitness Day

Sept 27 National Family Health and Fitness Day

October

Healthy Lung Month

Liver Awareness Month

Oct 22 Lung Health Day

November

Two Weekends before Thanksgiving: National Donor Sabbath

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Donate Life Louisiana Hospital Campaign

Health Observances and Recognition Days

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