National Health Observances
Every month has special health observances. HHS posts these on its Web site, saying: "Health professionals, teachers, community groups, employers, and others can use these special times to sponsor health promotion events, stimulate awareness of health risks, or focus on disease prevention. Individuals can take advantage of the latest health promotion or disease prevention information available about the topic of a health observance to improve their own health or the health of family members as well as volunteer to support locally sponsored events."
Here's what December has (or had, considering a few of these have already happened) in store.
For more information on 2008, check out this site: http://www.healthfinder.gov/library/nho/.
Entire Month
Safe Toys and Gifts Month
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
800-331-2020
info@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org
December 1 - 7
National Aplastic Anemia and MDS Awareness Week
Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 613
Annapolis, MD 21404-0613
800-747-2820
410-867-0242
Fax: 410-867-0240
help@aamds.org
www.aamds.org
December 1
World AIDS Day
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
unaids@unaids.org
www.unaids.org/en/default.asp
December 2 - 8
National Handwashing Awareness Week
Henry the Hand Foundation
11714 U.S. Route 42
Cincinnati, OH 45241
513-769-3660
dr.will@henrythehand.com
www.henrythehand.com