Coronavirus Disease 2021 (COVID-19)
Influenza (FLU)
Shots & Vaccines
Medical Screening Tests
Health Literacy Month
The Institute of Healthcare Advancement sponsors Health Literacy Month in October to integrate and expand the mission of health literacy. Check out our health literacy resources for health professionals to find strategies for sharing health information in ways that everyone can understand and use. And be sure to share our MyHealthfinder tool to connect people with easy-to-understand information based on health literacy best practices. You can also take a look at our custom Healthy People 2030 health literacy objective list to learn about efforts to improve health literacy on the national level.
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Every year the American Cancer Society and many other organizations dedicate the month of October to raising awareness about breast cancer. Share our consumer-friendly MyHealthfinder resources to encourage people to get tested for breast cancer and talk with the doctor about mammograms. Finally, be sure check out the Healthy People 2030 Cancer objectives to learn about national efforts to reduce new cases of cancer.
Healthcare Quality Week
The National Association for Healthcare Quality is sponsoring Healthcare Quality Week
starting October 17 to celebrate progress toward improving patient outcomes and quality of care. At ODPHP, we’re committed to improving health care quality — take a look at our information and trainings. You can also check out the Healthy People 2030 objectives related to health care and health care-associated infections. Finally, share our MyHealthfinder resource to help people in your community learn how to prevent infections when getting medical care.
compliments of www.health.gov; healthfinder.gov and www.cdc.gov
(please check those sites for further information)
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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