WELLNESS OBSERVANCES BY MONTH

January / Cervical Health Awareness Month
http://www.nccc-online.org/awareness.html
Thyroid Awareness Month www.thyroid.org
February / American Heart Month http://www.heart.org
Go Red Day (1st Friday of February)
http://www.goredforwomen.org/wearredday
March / National Nutrition Month http://www.eatright.org
National Kidney Month www.kidney.org
National Mental Retardation Monthwww.thearc.org
April / Alcohol Awareness Month http://www.samhsa.gov
National Distractive Driving Month http://www.focusdriven.org
National Cancer Awareness Month www.cancer.org
National Facial Protection Month www.aaoms.org
National Autism Awareness Month www.autism-society.org
Sexual Assault Awareness Month www.nsvrc.org
Foot Awareness Month http://www.apma.org/
May
June
July
August
September / National High Blood Pressure Month www.nhlbi.nih.gov
National Mental Health Month www.nmha.org
Lyme Disease Awareness Month www.lyme.org
National High Blood Pressure Awareness Month www.nhlbi.nih.gov
National Headache Awareness Month www.headaches.org
National UV Safety Month www.skincancer.org
National Immunization Month www.partnersforimmunization.org
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month www.fightprostatecancer.org
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month www.ovarian.org
National Health Aging Month www.healthyaging.net
National Sickle Cell Anemia Month www.SickleCellDisease.org
National Recovery Month www.recoverymonth.gov
October / Breast Cancer Awareness Month www.nationalbreastcancer.org
www.komen.org
National Brain Injury Month www.biausa.org
Health Literacy Month www.healthliteracymonth.org
November
December / American Diabetes Month www.diabetes.org
National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month www.alz.org
National Hand Washing Awareness Week (1st week in December)
http://www.cdc.gov/features/handwashing
www.henrythehand.com