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2008
  Health Observances

March
Monthly Observances
American Red Cross Month
Employee Spirit Month
National Caffeine Awareness Month
National Kidney Month
National Nutrition Month
National Social Work Month
Poison Prevention Awareness Month
Save Your Vision Month
Workplace Eye Health and Safety Month
National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month

Weekly Observances
National Patient Safety Awareness Week (2-8)
National Sleep Awareness Week (3-9)
National School Breakfast Week (3-7)
Brain Awareness Week (10-16)
Multiple Sclerosis Week (10-17)
National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week (16-22)

Daily Observances
Be Positive - Do Something Day (1)
National Anthem Day (3)
Good Samaritan Involvement Day (13)
World Kidney Day (13)
National Common Courtesy Day (21)
World Down Syndrome Day (21)
National Puppy Day (23)
American Diabetes Association Alert Day (25)


www.eatright.org
www.dana.org/brainweek
www.msfocus.org
www.aoa.org
www.preventblindness.org
www.npsf.org
www.sleepfoundation.org
www.schoolnutrition.org
www.kidney.org/news/wkd/index.cfm
www.inhalants.org
www.poisonprevention.org
www.diabetes.org/communityprograms-and-localevents/americandiabetesalert.jsp
Monthly
Alcohol Awareness Month
Counseling Awareness Month
Emotional Overeating Awareness Month
Injury Prevention Month
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
Physical Wellness Month
Stress Awareness Month
STD Awareness Month
Sports Eye Safety Month
Women's Eye Health & Safety Month

Weekly
Medication Safety Week (1-7)
Public Health Week (7-13)
Week of the Young Child (13-19)
National Infant Immunization Week (19-26)
National SAFE KIDS Week (26-May 4)

Daily
All Fools Day (1)
Kick Butts Day (2)
World Health Day (7)
National D.A.R.E. Day (10)
Stress Awareness Day (16)
2008 March for Babies (26-27)




APRIL
SAMHSA
Eye Safety
STD Awareness
Immunization
March
Women's Health
safe kids
May
Monthly
American Stroke Month
Better Sleep Month
Family Wellness Month
Healthy Vision Month
Mental Health Month
Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
Hepatitis Awareness Month
National Correct Posture Month
National High Blood Pressure Month
National Osteoporosis Month
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
National Salad Month
National Teen Pregnancy Awareness Month

Weekly
National Physical Education and Sport Week (1-7)
National Family Week (4-10)
National Nurses Week (6-12)
Food Allergy Awareness Week (11-17)
National Women's Health Week (11-17)
Bread Week (18-24)

Daily
National Employee Health and Fitness Day (21)
Nurses Day (6)
World Red Cross Day (8)
World No-Tobacco Day (31)
stroke
sleep
vision
asthma
HBP
PE & sports