The following dates are listed by organizations as special times to observe a particular health related subject. Trade associations will designate a date where they can showcase their services. There may be other reasons for these “observances”, but promotion is certainly one of them. Not all dates are specifically health related. Some are just FUN!
These dates give you many new avenues, and excuses, to promote your services. But, they won’t work by themselves. They are opportunities for creative, bright, and energetic health care promoters.
- Give a workshop in your office on the theme. Do this workshop alone, or in conjunction with a local professional related to the subject.
- Promote a special screening for the condition or theme.
- Work with local related professionals or associates and schedule workshop or screenings outside of the office. You can do this with them, or for them.
- Set up a donation program in conjunction with a particular theme.
- Set up your own dates to observe a health condition, as many office that we work with do.
- Set up a patient appreciation day around a special Candy Holiday!
January
1 – 31
Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
www.nccc-online.org/awareness.php
1 – 31
National Birth Defects Prevention Month
www.marchofdimes.com
1 – 31
National Blood Donor Month
www.aabb.org
1 – 31
National Glaucoma Awareness Month (Prevent Blindness America)
www.preventblindness.org
Candy Holidays – Different ones for each month.
http://www.candyusa.org/Classroom/calendar.asp#mar
January 13 — Blame Someone Else Day –
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blame_Someone_Else_Day
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_326847.html
Sample Flier.
January 14-20
National Slow Down Week
http://www.adbusters.org/media/flash/slow_down_week/
January 23 – National Pie Day –
http://www.piecouncil.org/national.htm
February
1 – 28
AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month – Prevent Blindness America
www.preventblindness.org
1 – 28
American Heart Month
www.americanheart.org
1 – 28
National Children’s Dental Health Month
www.ada.org/goto/ncdhm
2
Groundhog Day
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog_day
2
National Wear Red Day 2007
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth
February 7
National Girls and Women Sports Day
http://www.aahperd.org/ngwsdcentral/template.cfm?template=eventcalendar.html
4 – 10
National Burn Awareness Week
www.shrinershq.org
14 VALENTINE’S DAY
11 – 17
Children of Alcoholics Week
www.nacoa.org
11-17
Child Passenger Safety Week
http://www.boosterseat.gov/
16 – National Women’s Heart Day
www.womansheartday.org
February 12-18
Random Acts of Kindness Week
http://www.actsofkindness.org/people/days.asp
March
1 – 31
National Nutrition Month
www.eatright.org
1 – 31
Save Your Vision Month
www.aoa.org
1 – 31
Workplace Eye Health and Safety Month
www.preventblindness.org
5 – 9
National School Breakfast Week
www.schoolnutrition.org
17 St. Patrick’s Day
March 26-30
National Youth Violence Prevention Week
http://www.violencepreventionweek.org/
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/04/20050401-3.html
April
1 – 30
Alcohol Awareness Month
ncadi.samhsa.gov
1 – 30
Foot Health Awareness Month
www.apma.org
1 – 30
National Autism Awareness Month
www.autism-society.org
1 – 30
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
www.childwelfare.gov/preventing
1 – 30
National Youth Sports Safety Month
www.nyssf.org
1 -30
National Humor Month
http://www.larrywilde.com/month.htm
1 – 30
Sports Eye Safety Month
www.aao.org/eyemd
April 5
A Day To End Sexual Violence – National Sexual Violence Resource Center
www.nsvrc.org/saam
7
World Health Day
www.who.int/world-health-day/
2 – 6
National Work Zone Awareness Week
http://www.atssa.com/page.ww?section=Meetings+%26+Events&name=National+Work+Zone+Awareness+Week
April 15-21
Cowboy Poetry Week
http://www.cowboypoetry.com/week.htm
April 16-20, 2007
National Occupational Health Nursing Week
http://www.aaohn.org/about/ohn_week/index.cfm
22 Earth Day
http://www.earthday.net/
28 – May 6
National SAFE KIDS Week
www.safekids.org
28 – 29
2007 WalkAmerica – March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
www.walkamerica.org
May
1-31 National Correct Posture Month
http://www.amerchiro.org/membership/cpm/index.shtml
1 – 31
National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
www.nof.org
1 – 31
National Military Appreciation Month
http://www.nmam.org/
1 – 31
Older Americans Month
www.aoa.gov
1 – 31
Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
www.aafa.org
1 – 31
Better Sleep Month
www.bettersleep.org
1 – 31
Healthy Vision Month
www.healthyvision2010.org/hvm/
1 – 31
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
www.fitness.gov
1 – 31
National Bike Month
www.bikemonth.com
5
Cinco de Mayo
http://www.cincodemayo.net/english/other.shtml
May 9 -National Teacher Day
http://www.nea.org/teacherday/index.html
May 6-12
North American Safety and Health Week
http://www.asse.org/naosh
May 7-11
Teacher Appreciation Week
http://www.nea.org/teacherday/index.html
May 6th – 12th
National Nurses Week
www.nursingworld.org/pressrel/nnw/nnwhist.htm
6 – 13 National SAFE KIDS Week
www.safekids.org
13 Mother’s Day
14 – 19
National Women’s Health Week
www.womenshealth.gov
14 – 19
National Running and Fitness Week
www.americanrunning.org
16
National Employee Health and Fitness Day
www.physicalfitness.org
25
National Missing Children’s Day
www.childfindofamerica.org
29 Memorial Day
http://www.usmemorialday.org/
31
World No Tobacco Day
www.wntd.org
June
1-30
June National Outdoors Month
http://www.greatoutdoorsmonth.org/
2-10
National Fishing Week
http://www.takemefishing.org/default.aspx?id=241
4 – 10
National Headache Awareness Week
National Headache Foundation (Links mostly go to drug companies.)
www.headaches.org
12 – 18
National Men’s Health Week
www.menshealthweek.org
18 Father’s Day
21
National ASK Day
PAX/Real Solutions to Gun Violence
www.AskingSavesKids.com
25 – July
1 Helen Keller Deaf – Blind Awareness Week
www.hknc.org