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|California State PTA – Health Observance Calendar |

|July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014 |

|July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June |

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|July |

|July |UV Safety Month |UV Safety Month--- |

| |Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month |Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month --- |

|July 28 |World Hepatitis Day |World Hepatitis Day |

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|August |

|August |Children’s Eye and Safety Month |Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month ---Prevent Blindness America--- preventblin​ |

| |National Immunizations Awareness Month|National Immunizations Awareness Month---Center for Disease Control & Prevention--- |

| |Shots For School |vac​cines--- |

| | |California - Shots For School - |

|Aug. 6-10 |World Breastfeeding Week |World Breastfeeding Week |

| | |La Leche League International |

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|Aug. 26-30 |National Safe at Home Week |National Safe at Home Week |

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|September |

|September |Back to School Month |California State PTA and National PTA websites |

| |America on the Move Month |“American On The Move” Foundation “STEPtember,” a month-long celebration inviting people to |

| |Baby Safety Awareness Month |become more active and ear more healthfully americaonth​ |

| |Childhood Cancer Awareness Month |Baby Safety Awareness Month ---Juvenile Product Manufacturers Association--- |

| |Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month|Childhood Cancer Awareness Month |

| |Fruit and Veggies—More Matters Month |Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month ---Prevent Blindness America--- preventblin​ |

| | |Fruit and Veggie Month--- Fruits & Veggies More Matters --- fruitsandve​--- |

| |National Preparedness Month |movingtothe​--- |

| |Whole Grains Month | |

| |National Pediculosis Prevention |National Preparedness Month--- |

| |Month/Head Lice Prevention Month |Whole Grains Month--- The Whole Grains Council---wholegrains​ |

| | |National Pediculosis Association-- npa@ |

|Sept. 8 |Grandparents Day | |

|Sept. 8-14 |Suicide Prevention Week – |39th Annual National Suicide Prevention Week |

| | |American Association of Suicidology |

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|Sept. 11 |National Day of Service and |Organize a school spruce up day for… |

| |Remembrance |9/11 – Day of Remembrance at OR |

| | |9/29 – Green Apple Day of Service at |

|Sept. 15-Oct. 15 |National Hispanic Heritage Month |Sept 15-October 15 |

| | |National Hispanic Heritage Month |

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|Sept. 15-21 |Child Passenger Safety Week |Child Passenger Safety Week |

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|Sept. 18 |National School Backpack Awareness Day|The American Occupational Therapy Association |

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|Sept. 28 |Family Health & Fitness Day USA® |Family Health & Fitness Day USA® |

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|Sept. 29 |Green Apple Day of Service |Organize a school spruce up day for Green Apple Day of Service |

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|October |

|October |Eat better. Eat Together Month |Eat better. Eat Together Month ---Washington State University nutrition.w​su.edu/ebet/ |

| |Eye Injury Prevention Month |Eye Injury Prevention Month--- |

| |Health Literacy Month |Health Literacy Month ---Health Literacy Counseling--- |

| |Healthy Babies Month |healthliter​ |

| |National Breast Cancer Awareness Month|Healthy Babies Month --- March of Dimes/Birth Defects Foundation--- marchofdime​ |

| |National Bullying Prevention Month |National Breast Cancer Awareness Month--- |

| |National Crime Prevention Month |National Bullying Prevention Month--- |

| |National Down Syndrome Awareness Month|National Crime Prevention Month--- |

| |Stop Violence Everywhere (SAVE) Month |National Down Syndrome Awareness Month--- |

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| | |Stop Violence Everywhere (SAVE) Month--- |

|Oct. 1 |Child Health Day |U.S. Department of Health & Human Services |

|Oct. 9 |Walk to School Day |Registration is now open at for the 16th annual Walk to School Day, |

| | |which celebrates the many benefits of walking and bicycling to school. Walk to School Day 2012 |

| | |will take place Wednesday, Oct. 3. |

|Oct. TBD |Nickelodeon’s World Wide Day of Play |Nickelodeon’s The Big Help Worldwide Day of Play! |

| | |How will you participate? Register a local event and get kids up, out and playing. The 2013 |

| | |Playbook planning guide will be posted soon. Download it for fun and easy ways to get kids |

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|Oct. 6-12 |National Fire Protection Week |Sparky’s List of Fire Safety Information |

| | |For children, families, schools and more |

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|Oct. 7-13 |National Mental Illness Awareness Week| |

|Oct. 14-18 |National School Lunch Week |School Nutrition Association |

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|Oct. 14-18 |National Health Education Week |National Health Education Week |

| | |Society for Public Health Education 10 G Street NE, Suite 605 Washington, DC 20002-4242 (202) |

| | |408-9804 (202) 408-9815 Fax info@ |

|Oct. 24 |World Food Day |Food Day is modeled after Earth Day and will seek to advance the whole “food movement.” More |

| | |than 70 national organizations, celebrities and chefs have joined this broad coalition working |

| | |on food and agriculture issues from different perspectives, including Community Food Security |

| | |Coalition, APHA, Slow Food USA, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, and many others. |

| | |Food Day aims to stimulate thousands of events around the country— health departments, colleges,|

| | |grammar schools, city councils, farmers markets, and the general community. Besides educating |

| | |people, the event also will cultivate support for local, state, and federal policies that would |

| | |improve this country’s food system and health. |

| | |The Food Day school curriculum, Helping Youth Eat Real: A Classroom Curriculum to Transform |

| | |Youth and their Communities, written by the Columbia Teachers college, is available here for |

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|Oct. 20-26 |National Teen Driver Safety Week |National Teen Driver Safety Week |

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|Oct. 21-25 |National School Bus Safety Week |The third week in October is National School Bus Safety Week. |

| | |The 2013 National School Bus Safety Week theme: |

| | |"Stand Back From the Yellow and Black!" |

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| | |Poster Contest Theme for 2013: |

| | |At my Stop - You Stop! |

| | |Poster Contest Theme for 2014: |

| | |Be Smart - Be Seen, I wait in a safe place! |

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|Oct. 21-31 |Red Ribbon Week |National Family Partnerships |

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|November |

|November |American Diabetes Month |American Diabetes Month --American Diabetes Association -- diabetes.or​g--- |

| |Lung Cancer Awareness Month | |

| |American Indian Heritage Month |Lung Cancer Awareness Month – --- |

| |National Family Caregivers Month |American Indian Heritage Month--- |

| |National Healthy Skin Month |National Family Caregivers Month--- |

| |Great American Smokeout Month |Great American Smokeout Month -- American Cancer Society -- cancer/org tobaccofree​.org |

| | |National Healthy Skin Month -- American Academy of Dermatology--- |

|November |National PTA Healthy Lifestyles Month |National PTA Healthy Lifestyles Month |

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|Nov. 5 |Election Day |Local, state and national election day |

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|Nov. 10-16 |Drowsy Driving Prevention Week |Drowsy Driving Prevention Week |

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|Nov. 11-15 |Get Smart About Antibiotics Week |Center for Disease Control and Prevention |

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|Nov.14 |World Diabetes Day |American Diabetes Association -- diabetes.or​g |

|Nov. 15 |California State PTA Health Lifestyles|Grant funds are available from the California State PTA to develop, promote and implement |

| |Grant Due |Healthy Lifestyles programs, projects and activities to improve the overall health of children |

| | |and adults. The funds are available for use by unit, council or district PTA's in good standing |

| | |and the programs or projects must be sponsored by the PTA applying for the grant. |

| | |Information and application - |

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| | |Sample Award Recipients - |

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|Nov. 21 |Great American Smokeout Day |Great American Smokeout - American Cancer Society cancer/org --- tobaccofree​.org |

|Nov. 23 |International Survivors of Suicide Day|American Foundation for Suicide Prevention |

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|Nov. 18-24 |National Teens Don’t Text and Drive |National Teens Don’t Text and Drive Week |

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|Nov. 21-Jan. 1 |Tie One On For Safety Campaign |Attach a red ribbon to your car, and drive safe and sober. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) |

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|December |

|December |Drunk and Drugged Driver Prevention |Drunk and Drugged Driver Prevention Month – |

| |Month |Safe Toys and Gifts Month -- Prevent Blindness America -- preventblin​ |

| |Safe Toys and Gifts Month |Read a New Book Month – select Health Lifestyles themes such as foods or nutrition, athletics, |

| |Read a New Book Month |science, health professions, winter gardening, etc. -- |

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|Dec. 1 |World AIDS Day |World Aids Day |

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|Dec. 1-7 |National Handwashing Awareness Week |National Handwashing Awareness Week |

| | |Henry the Hand Foundation |

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|Dec. 14 |National PTA Hearst Award |Visit National to determine actual date. |

| | |Applications are due by 5:00 p.m. EST, Friday, December 14 |

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|2014 - January |

|January |National Blood Donor Month |National Blood Donor Month--- |

| |Oatmeal Month |

| |National Book Month |eed-donors-now |

| |National Birth Defects Prevention |Oatmeal Month |

| |Month |National Book Month--- |

| | |National Birth Defects Prevention Month--- |

|January |National Stalking Awareness Month |National Stalking Awareness Month |

| | |National Center for Victims of Crime 2000 M Street NW, Suite 480 Washington, DC 20036 (202) |

| | |467-8700 (202) 467-8701 |

| | | Materials available |

|Jan. 8-14 |National Folic Acid Awareness Week |National Folic Acid Awareness Week |

| | |National Council on Folic Acid c/o Spina Bifida Association 4590 MacArthur Boulevard NW, Suite |

| | |250 Washington, DC 20007 (800) 621-3141 x13 (202) 944-3285 x13 (202) 944-3295 Fax ncfa@ |

| | | Materials available |

|2014 - February |

|February |American Heart Month |American Health Month – |

| |National Dental Health Month |National Dental Health Month – |

| |National Hot Breakfast Month |National Hot Breakfast Month – |

| |Family Fit Lifestyle Month |Family Fit Lifestyle Month – |

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|Feb 1 |California State PTA Spotlight |California State PTA Environmental Spotlight Award |

| |Environmental Award Application Due |The Environmental Award is one of eight PTA Unit Spotlight Award categories to recognize |

| | |outstanding programs organized by PTA units. Share your successful program with other PTA |

| | |leaders at a special California State PTA Convention workshop. Applications must be received in |

| | |the California State PTA office, not postmarked, by February 1. |

| | |Award description           |

| | |Award application     |

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|February |Teen Dating Violence Awareness and |Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month |

| |Prevention Month |Break the Cycle P. O. Box 21034 Washington, DC 20009 (202) 824-0707 (202) 824-0747 Fax |

| | |teendvmonth@ Materials available. |

|February |Black History Month |Celebrate Black History Month |

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| | |Library of Congress |

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|Feb. 6 |Give Kids A Smile® Day |Give Kids A Smile® Day |

| | |American Dental Association 211 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611-2637 (312) 440-2500 |

| | |gkas@ Materials available |

|Feb. 14 |National Donor Day |National Donor Day |

| | |Division of Transplantation, Healthcare Systems Bureau Health Resources and Services |

| | |Administration U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Parklawn Building, Room 12C-05 5600 |

| | |Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 (888) 275-4772 (703) 821-2098 Fax ask@ --- |

| | | Materials available |

| | |California United Organ Transplant Association – |

|Feb. 17 |PTA Founders Day |PTA honors three PTA founders, past and present leaders and volunteers. |

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|Feb. 17-21 |Take Your Family to School Week | |

|2014 - March |

|March |National Nutrition Month |National Nutrition Month--- |

| |Women’s History Month |Women’s History Month --- |

|Mar. 3-7 |National School Breakfast Week |National School Breakfast Week |

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| | |California Food Policy Advocates |

|Mar. 3-7 |National Sleep Awareness Week |National Sleep Awareness Week |

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|Mar. 10-14 |Brain Awareness Week |Brain Awareness Week |

| | |Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives 505 Fifth Avenue, 6th Floor New York, NY 10017 (212) |

| | |401-1689 (212) 593-7623 Fax |

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| | | Materials available |

|Mar. 17-21 |National Poison Prevention Week |National Poison Prevention Week |

| | |Poison Prevention Week Council P.O. Box 1543 Washington, DC 20013 (703) 894-1858 (703) 683-2812 |

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| | | Materials available |

|Mar. 26 |American Diabetes Alert Day |American Diabetes Alert Day |

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|Mar. 29 |School Wellness Recognition Program |School Wellness Recognition Program Applications Due. |

| |Applications Due |The School Wellness Recognition Program is sponsored by the American Cancer Society in |

| | |collaboration with the California State PTA and California Action for Healthy Kids and is |

| | |designed to recognize and applaud schools that are making significant improvements in their |

| | |school environment related to healthy eating, physical activity, and tobacco free lifestyles. |

| | |ACS and PTA want to motivate and empower California schools to “step up” and create healthy |

| | |school environments. |

| | |To register your school, complete the Recognition Program application. Apply here: |

| | |​s​/SWRP Deadline to submit application: March 29. |

| | |For more information Phone: 510-464-8146 |

| | |E-mail: david.saunders@​ |

|2014 - April |

|April |Alcohol Awareness Month |Alcohol Awareness Month--- nho/PDFs/AprilNHOtoolkit.pdf |

| |National Autism Month |National Autism Month---

| |National Child Abuse Prevention Month |National Child Abuse Prevention Month— preventing/preventionmonth |

| |National Distracted Driving Awareness |National Distracted Driving Awareness Month--- |

| |Month | |

| |National Garden Month |National Garden Month – |

| |National Minority Health Month |National Minority Health Month— |

| |National Public Health Month |National Public Health Month— |

|Apr. 6 |California Poppy Day |California Poppy Day (California Education Code Section 37222) |

|Apr. 7 |World Health Day |World Health Organization |

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|Apr. 13-19 |National Environmental Education Week |National Environmental Education Week |

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|Apr. 21 |MADD Power Talk 21 Day |MADD Power Talk 21 Day |

| | |April 21 is PowerTalk 21 Day – a day when parents across the county will talk with their |

| | |children about the dangers of alcohol. Download the parent handbook to help you talk with your |

| | |children at |

| | |powertalk21 |

| | |powerofparents |

|Apr. 22 |Earth Day |Earth Day – |

|Apr. 20-27 |National Infant Immunization Week |California - Shots For School - |

| | |National Infant Immunization Week |

| | |National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Centers for Disease Control and |

| | |Prevention 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS A27 Atlanta, GA 30333 (800) CDC-INFO (232-4636) (404) |

| | |639-1862 (404) 639-8905 Fax cdcinfo@ |

| | | Materials available |

|Apr. 23 |Administrative Professional Day |Administrative Professional Day (Ca. Dept. of Education) |

|2014 - May |

|May |Asian Pacific American Heritage Month |Asian Pacific American Heritage Month--- |

| |Melanoma/SkinCancer Detection and |Melanoma/SkinCancer Detection and Prevent Month--- |

| |Prevent Month | |

| |Mental Health Month |Mental Health Month--- |

| |National Asthma and Allergy Awareness |National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month--- |

| |Month | ---|

| |National Bicycle Safety Month |National Bicycle Safety Month--- |

| |National Celiac Disease Month |

| |National Hepatitis Month |month/ |

| |National Physical Fitness and Sports |National Celiac Disease Month--- |

| |Month |National Hepatitis Month - Viral hepatitis is a silent epidemic in the United States and more |

| |National Youth and Traffic Safety |than 4 million Americans are living with chronic hepatitis B or chronic hepatitis C. Every year,|

| |Month |approximately 15,000 Americans die from liver cancer or chronic liver disease associated with |

| |Safe Jobs for Youth Month |viral hepatitis. As many as 75 percent people with chronic viral hepatitis do not know that they|

| | |are infected, therefore these individuals cannot receive lifesaving care and treatment. |

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| | |National Physical Fitness and Sports Month--- |

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| | |National Youth and Traffic Safety Month--- |

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| | |Safe Jobs for Youth Month is an annual public awareness campaign to highlight the importance of |

| | |preventing teen injuries on the job. The objective is to protect young workers from injury by |

| | |raising community awareness about child labor and workplace health and safety issues. |

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|May |Better Hearing and Speech Month |Better Hearing and Speech Month |

| | |American Speech-Language-Hearing Association 2200 Research Boulevard, Mailstop 215 Rockville, MD|

| | |20850 (800) 498-2071 (301) 296-5700 (301) 296-8580 Fax bhsm@ |

| | | Materials available |

|May 1 |School Principals Day |School Principals Day (California Dept. of Education) |

|May 5-9 |National Teacher Appreciation Week |National Teacher Appreciation Week |

| | |Celebrated the first full week of May |

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|May 7-10 |California State PTA Convention |California State PTA Annual Convention, Los Angeles |

|May 14 |California Day of the Teacher |California Day of the Teacher |

| | |Celebrated the second Wednesday of May |

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|May 14 |National School Nurse Day |School Nurse Day, Celebrated the second Wednesday of May |

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|May 12-16 |National Women’s Health Week |National Women’s Health Week |

| | |Office on Women’s Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue |

| | |SW, Room 712E Washington, DC 20201 (800) 994-9662 (202) 205-1952 (202) 690-7172 Fax |

| | | Materials available |

|May 12-16 |Food Allergy Awareness Week | |

| | |Food Allergy Research & Education 11781 Lee Jackson Highway, Suite 160 Fairfax, VA 22033 (800) |

| | |929-4040 (703) 691-3179 (703) 691-2713 Fax faaw@ |

| | | Materials available |

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|May 21 |California Classified Employee Day |California Classified Employee Day |

| | |Honor school district non-certificated employees on May 22. |

|May 21 |Heat Safety Awareness Day |Heat Safety Awareness Day |

| | |National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service Office of Climate, |

| | |Water, and Weather Services 1325 East West Highway, Room 13160 Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301) |

| | |713-1867 x135 jannie.g.ferrell@ |

| | |Materials available |

|2014 - June |

|June |Fireworks Safety Month |Fireworks Safety Month--- |

| |National Dairy Month | |

| |National Fresh Fruit And Vegetables |National Dairy Month, |

| |Month | |

| |National Safety Month |National Fresh Fruit And Vegetables Month -- |

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| | |National Safety Month -- . National Safety Council 1121 Spring Lake Drive |

| | |Itasca, IL 60143-3201 (800) 621-7615 (630) 285-1121 (630) 285-1315 Fax info@ |

| | | Materials available |

|June 3 |National Cancer Survivors Day |National Cancer Survivors Day |

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|June 18 |World Sickle Cell Day |World Sickle Cell Day |

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|June 19-22 |National PTA Convention and Exhibition|June 19-22, 2014. 118th Annual National PTA Convention and Exhibition, Austin, TX. At the |

| | |National PTA Convention, more than 1,500 people—representing every U.S. state PTA |

| | |congress—gather to learn, network and become re-energized as volunteer advocates for all |

| | |children. |

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California State PTA Vice President for Health – health@

• Introduction

Current Issues

Grants and Recognitions

Health Resources

Health Resolutions

PTA Health Tidbits

Articles for PTA Newsletters and Websites

Conduct a Study, Create a Plan

Health Allied Agencies [pdf]

PTA Health Fairs [pdf]

Health Job Description [pdf]

Toolkit, Program [pdf]

Kids Health Data

Health Links

• American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI)

• American Academy of Pediatrics, Healthy Children

• American Cancer Society

• American College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI)

• American Heart Association

• American Lung Association

• Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America

• AWARE- Alliance Working for Antibiotic Resistance Education

• California Action for Healthy Kids

• California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance

• California Center for Health Improvement

• California Dental Association

• California Department of Education, Coordinated School Health & Safety Office

• California Department of Education, Health

• California Department of Education, Nutrition

• California Department of Public Health

• California Endowment Center, Health Happens Here

• California Food Policy Advocates

• California Immunization Coalition

• California School Boards Association Student Wellness

• California School Nurses Organization

• California School Nutrition Association

• Center for Oral Health

• Centers for Disease Control

• Children's Environmental Health Network

• Dairy Council of California

• Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality

• National PTA

• Food Allergy

• Healthy Families Network

• JAMA Asthma Information Center

• Kids Health Data

• National Assembly on School-Based Health Care

• National Association of State Boards of Education Health Curriculum and Instruction

• National Association of State Boards of Education State Schools Health Policy Database

• National Asthma Education Program (NHLBI)

• National Eating Disorders Association

• National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

• Oral Health Access Council

• Pesticide Action Network

• Shots for School

• Team California for Healthy Kids

• The Foundation for Better Healthcare

• The Via Foundation

• United Organ Transplant Association

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