February 2021 – National Health Observances

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Coronavirus Disease 2021 (COVID-19) 


Influenza (FLU)


Shots & Vaccines


Medical Screening Tests



American Heart Month

The American Heart Association sponsors American Heart Month in February to raise awareness about heart health. Join the conversation by using the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s (NHLBI) promotional toolkit. You can also share our consumer-friendly MyHealthfinder resources on heart health to help people build heart-healthy habits. And take a look at the Healthy People 2030 objectives aimed at reducing deaths from heart disease and stroke

Low Vision Awareness Month 

Each February the National Eye Institute (NEI) supports Low Vision Awareness Month — an opportunity to raise awareness about low vision and vision rehab services. If you’re interested in national efforts to improve eye health and vision, take a look at the Healthy People 2030 objectives related to sensory and communication disorders. And to help people protect their kids’ eye health, share our MyHealthfinder resource on getting your child’s vision checked

Teen Dating Violence Awareness 

Break the Cycle sponsors Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month in February to help people learn how to create healthy relationships. Get involved by sharing this evidence-based teen dating violence prevention model from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And be sure to check out the Healthy People 2030 violence prevention objectives to learn about national targets for reducing violence. Finally, consider sharing our MyHealthfinder tips for spotting signs of relationship violence



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“Source: 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)


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