The following dates are listed by various web sites 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.
These dates give you many new avenues in which you can 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.
February
1-28 Heart Month
www.americanheart.org Participate in the local “Heart Walk.” Give your patients a free cap if they participate in the walk and bring in a friend for an exam and or massage. Donate the money paid to the local Heart Foundation.
1–28 AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
www.preventblindness.org Set up a health fair with a local optometrist.
1– 28 Kids E.N.T. (Ears, Nose, Throat) Health Month
www.entnet.org/KidsENT Give a workshop on “Kid’s Care” with a nurse or M.D.
5 – 11 National Burn Awareness Week
www.shrinershq.org
7 – 14 Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
www.tchin.org/aware
14 VALENTINE’S DAY
11 – 18 Cardiac Rehabilitation Week
American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
www.aacvpr.org
12 – 18 Children of Alcoholics Week
www.nacoa.org
17 National Women’s Heart Day
www.womansheartday.org
26 – March 4 National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
March
1 – 31 National Nutrition Month
www.eatright.org
1 – 31 Workplace Eye Health and Safety Month
www.preventblindness.org
1 – 31 Save Your Vision Month
www.aoa.org
1 – 31 National Brain Injury Awareness Month
www.biausa.org
1 – 31 National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month
www.msfocus.org
6 – 10 National School Breakfast Week
www.schoolnutrition.org
13 – 20 Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week
www.nationalmssociety.org
13 – 19 Brain Awareness Week
www.dana.org/brainweek
17 St. Patrick’s Day
April
1 – 30 National Occupational Therapy Month
www.aota.org
1 – 30 National Humor Month
http://www.larrywilde.com/month.htm
1 – 30 National Youth Sports Safety Month
www.nyssf.org
1 – 30 Sports Eye Safety Month
www.aao.org
1 – 30 National Child Abuse Prevention Month
nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/topics/prevention/index.cfm
1 – 30 Foot Health Awareness Month
www.apma.org
3 – 7 National Youth Violence Prevention Week
National Association of Students Against Violence Everywhere
www.violencepreventionweek.org
7 World Health Day
www.who.int/world-health-day/
22 Earth Day
http://www.earthday.net/
22 – 29 National Infant Immunization Week
www.cdc.gov/nip/events/niiw/
29 – 30 2006 WalkAmerica
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
www.walkamerica.org
30 – May 6 North American Occupational Safety and Health Week
www.asse.org/naosh
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 Older Americans Month
U.S. Administration on Aging
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 1-7 Teacher Appreciation Week
http://www.nea.org/teacherday/index.html
6 – 13 National SAFE KIDS Week
www.safekids.org
12 Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
fmaware.org/may12.htm
14 Mother’s Day
14 – 20 National Women’s Health Week
www.womenshealth.gov
14 – 20 National Running and Fitness Week
American Running Association and American Medical Athletic Association
www.americanrunning.org
15 – 19 Bike to Work Week
www.biketoworkweek.com
15 National Women’s Check-up Day
www.womenshealth.gov
17 National Employee Health and Fitness Day
National Association for Health and Fitness
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
June National Outdoors Month http://www.greatoutdoorsmonth.org/
4 – 10 National Headache Awareness Week
National Headache Foundation
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
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults
www.hknc.org