June 2021 – National Health Observances
Coronavirus Disease 2021 (COVID-19) Influenza (FLU) Shots & Vaccines Medical Screening Tests Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month The Alzheimer’s Association sponsors Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month in June to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Check out and share these Alzheimer’s and healthy aging infographics from the Centers for Disease Control…
March 2021 – National Health Observances
Coronavirus Disease 2021 (COVID-19) Influenza (FLU) Shots & Vaccines Medical Screening Tests National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Each March the Prevent Cancer Foundation sponsors National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month to spread the word about colorectal cancer prevention. Use our easy-to-understand MyHealthFinder resources to encourage people to get tested for colorectal cancer — and…
February 2021 – National Health Observances
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…
January 2021 – National Health Observances
Influenza (FLU) Coronavirus Disease 2021 (COVID-19) National Glaucoma Awareness Month Each January, the National Eye Institute (NEI) sponsors National Glaucoma Awareness Month. Use NEI’s glaucoma resources for health educators to spread the word about glaucoma, the leading cause of vision loss and blindness in the United States. You can also share this feature…
September 2020 – National Health Observances
Influenza (FLU) Coronavirus Disease 2020 (COVID-19) National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sponsors National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month each year to promote healthy growth and prevent childhood obesity. Share MyHealthfinder’s resource with parents so they can help their kids stay a healthy weight. And to learn…
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 OphthalmologyP.O. Box 7424San Francisco, CA 94120-7424(415) 561-8534aao.orgaao.org/eyesmartMaterials available August 1 – 31 Digestive Tract Paralysis Awareness Month Gastroparesis Patient Association for Cures and Treatments, Inc.185-132 Newberry CommonsEtters, PA 17319888-874-7228pr@g-pact.orgwww.gastroparesisawarenessmonth.orgContact:…
July 2020 – National Health Observances
July 1 – 31 Coronavirus Disease 2020 (COVID-19) July 1 – 31 Cord Blood Awareness Month Parent’s Guide to Cord Blood Foundation23110 Georgia AvenueBrookeville, MD 20833(301) 774-4915info@parentsguidecordblood.orgwww.parentsguidecordblood.orgMaterials available July 1 – 31 International Group B Strep Awareness Month Group B Strep International11 El Dorado CourtPomona, CA 91766(909) 620-7214(909) 620-5557 Faxinfo@gbs-intl.orgwww.groupbstrepinternational.orgMaterials…
May 2020 – National Health Observances
May 1 – 31 Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) May 1 – 31 Arthritis Awareness Month Arthritis Foundation1355 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 600Atlanta, GA 30309(800) 283-7800(404) 965-7595 Faxcvillines@arthritis.orgwww.arthritis.orgMaterials availableContact: None designated May 1 – 31 Better Hearing and Speech Month American Speech-Language-Hearing Association2200 Research BoulevardRockville, MD 20850-3289(800) 498-8255(301) 296-5700(301) 296-8580 Faxnsslha@asha.orgwww.asha.org/bhsm/Materials…
October 2019 – Health Observances – National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Breast cancer is one of the most common kinds of cancer in women. About 1 in 8 women born today in the United States will get breast cancer at some point. The good news is that most women can survive breast cancer if it’s found and treated early. A mammogram…