August 2020 – National Health Observances


August 1 – 31

Coronavirus Disease 2020 (COVID-19)


August 1 – 31

Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month

American Academy of Ophthalmology
P.O. Box 7424
San Francisco, CA 94120-7424
(415) 561-8534
aao.org
aao.org/eyesmart
Materials available


August 1 – 31

Digestive Tract Paralysis Awareness Month

Gastroparesis Patient Association for Cures and Treatments, Inc.
185-132 Newberry Commons
Etters, PA 17319
888-874-7228
[email protected]
www.gastroparesisawarenessmonth.org
Contact: None Designated

August 1 – 31

Gastroparesis Awareness Month

International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
PO Box 170864
Milwaukee, WI 53217
(414) 964-1799
[email protected]
aboutgastroparesis.org
Materials available

August 1 – 31

National Breastfeeding Month

United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC)
4044 N Lincoln Ave, # 288
Chicago, IL 60618
(773) 359-1549
(773) 313-3498 Fax
[email protected]
www.usbreastfeeding.org
Materials available
Contact: Amelia Psmythe

August 1 – 31

National Immunization Awareness Month

National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road NE, MS E-05
Atlanta, GA 30333
(800) CDC-INFO (232-4636) English/Spanish
(888) 232-6348 (TTY)
(404) 639-7394 Fax
(877) 394-8747 International Travel Information
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niam.html
Materials available
Contact: None designated

August 1 – 31

Psoriasis Awareness Month

National Psoriasis Foundation
6600 SW 92nd Avenue, Suite 300
Portland, OR 97223
(800) 723-9166
(503) 245-0626 Fax
[email protected]
www.psoriasis.org
Materials available
Contact: National Office

August 1 – 8

World Breastfeeding Week

World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action
P.O.Box 1200
Penang, Malaysia 10850
(847) 519-7730
(847) 969-0460 Fax
[email protected]
www.worldbreastfeedingweek.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated

August 4 – 10

National Health Center Week

National Association of Community Health Centers
7200 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1100W
Bethesda, MD 20814
(202) 296-3800
[email protected]
healthcenterweek.org/
Materials available

August 19 – 23

Contact Lens Health Week

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Rd
Atlanta, GA 30333
(800) CDC-INFO (800-232-4636)
(888) 232-6348 TTY
[email protected]
www.cdc.gov/contactlenses/contact-lens-health-week.html
Materials available

compliments of www.health.gov


“Source: Archived 2019 National Health Observances, National Health Information Center, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC.”


19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?  20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s. – 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (KJV)