2012 National Health Observances pdf

2012 National Health Observances Revised March 2012 Ofce of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 2 National Health Information Center 2 012 National Health Observances Health observances are special days, weeks, or months used to raise awareness of important health topics. Examples include the Great American Smokeout and World AIDS Day. 2012 National Health Observances: • Year at a Glance provides a summary of health observances by month. • The Complete Calendar includes full listings by month and date, including contact information for the sponsoring agencies. The Complete Calendar is also available in PDF. Attention health professionals, teachers, and community groups! By supporting National Health Observances, you can: • Educate the public about health risks • Organize successful health promotion events and campaigns • Get new ideas, information, and resources on health topics of interest Contact the sponsoring organization to request outreach materials and information. Disclaimer: Information appearing in this document does not represent endorsement by the Ofce of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), which are not responsible for naming or approving national health observances. For more information about an observance, please contact the sponsoring organization directly. You are free to reproduce or copy this publication. Please include the following credit line: “Source: 2012 National Health Observances, National Health Information Center, Ofce of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC.” 3 National Health Information Center 2 012 National Health Observances U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Public Affairs Contacts Press Ofce of the Secretary (202) 690-6343 Ofce of the Assistant Secretary for Health Director of Communications (202) 205-0143 National Vaccine Program Ofce (202) 690-5566 Ofce of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (240) 453-8280 Ofce of HIV/AIDS Policy (202) 690-5560 Ofce of Human Research Protections (240) 453-6900 Ofce of Minority Health (240) 453-2882 Ofce of Population Affairs (240) 453-2800 Ofce of Research Integrity (240) 453-8200 Ofce of the Surgeon General (301) 443-4000 Ofce on Women’s Health (202) 690-7650 President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (202) 690-9000 Administration for Children and Families (202) 401-9215 Administration on Aging (202) 401-4541 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (301) 427-1855 Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (404) 498-0070 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (404) 639-3286 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (202) 690 -6145 Food and Drug Administration (301) 796- 4540 Health Resources and Services Administration (301) 443-3376 Indian Health Service (301) 443-3593 National Institutes of Health (301) 496-5787 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (240) 276-2130 4 National Health Information Center 2 012 National Health Observances 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 January 8 – 14 National Folic Acid Awareness Week 5 National Health Information Center 2 012 National Health Observances 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 February Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 3 Give Kids A Smile® Day 3 National Wear Red Day 7 National Black HIV/ AIDS Awareness Day 7 – 14 Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week 14 National Donor Day 6 National Health Information Center 2 012 National Health Observances 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 March Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 4 – 10 Patient Safety Awareness Week 5 – 9 National School Breakfast Week 5 – 11 National Sleep Awareness Week® 8 World Kidney Day 10 National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 12 – 18 Brain Awareness Week 18 – 24 National Poison Prevention Week 20 National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 24 World Tuberculosis Day 25 – 31 National Tsunami Awareness Week 26 – April 1 World Salt Awareness Week 27 American Diabetes Alert Day 7 National Health Information Center 2 012 National Health Observances 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 April Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 2 – 8 National Public Health Week 5 National Alcohol Screening Day® 7 World Health Day 21 – 28 National Infant Immunization Week 22 – 28 National Infertility Awareness Week 24 World Meningitis Day 8 National Health Information Center 2 012 National Health Observances 1 2 3 4 5 27 28 29 30 31 6 13 May 6 – 12 North American Occupational Safety and Health Week 6 – 12 Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 7 – 11 Air Quality Awareness Week 7 – 13 National Stuttering Awareness Week 12 Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness Day 13 – 19 Food Allergy Awareness Week 13 – 19 National Alcohol- and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Awareness Week 13 – 19 National Women’s Health Week 14 National Women’s Check-up Day 18 HIV Vaccine Awareness Day 19 National Asian and Pacic Islander HIV/ AIDS Awareness Day 21 – 27 Recreational Water Illness and Injury Prevention Week 25 Heat Safety Awareness Day Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 27 – June 2 National Hurricane Preparedness Week 30 National Senior Health & Fitness Day® 31 World No Tobacco Day 9 National Health Information Center 2 012 National Health Observances 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 June Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 – July 4 Fireworks Safety Month 3 National Cancer Survivors Day 3 – 9 National Rip Current Awareness Week 11 – 17 Men’s Health Week 19 World Sickle Cell Day 27 National HIV Testing Day 10 National Health Information Center 2 012 National Health Observances 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 July Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 28 World Hepatitis Day [...]... Communications National Health Information Center 22 2012 National Health Observances APRIL (continued) National Minority Health Month Office of Minority Health U.S Department of Health and Human Services P.O Box 37337 Washington, DC 20013-7337 (800) 444-6472 (240) 453-2883 Fax info@minorityhealth.hhs.gov http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/ Materials available Contact: Information Specialist National Sarcoidosis... International Survivors of Suicide Day 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 National Health Information Center 14 2012 National Health Observances December Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 World AIDS Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 – 8 National Handwashing Awareness Week 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 National Health Information Center 15 2012 National. . .2012 National Health Observances August Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 1 – 7 World Breastfeeding Week 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 National Health Information Center 11 2012 National Health Observances September Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 National. .. Family Health & Fitness Day USA® 29 World Heart Day 30 National Health Information Center 12 2012 National Health Observances October Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 Child Health Day 1 – 6 Drive Safely Work Week 7 Mental Illness Awareness Week 14 – 20 International Infection Prevention Week 3 Walk to School Day 10 World Mental Health Day 11 National. .. Hotline National Health Information Center 23 2012 National Health Observances APRIL (continued) 2–8 National Public Health Week American Public Health Association 800 I Street NW Washington, DC 20001-3710 (202) 777-2425 (202) 777-2500 TTY (202) 777-2532 Fax cintya.renderos@apha.org http://www.nphw.org Materials available Contact: Cintya Renderos 5 National Alcohol Screening Day® Screening for Mental Health, ... Contact: None designated National Health Information Center 17 2012 National Health Observances FEBRUARY (continued) 3 National Wear Red Day National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center Attention: The Heart Truth P.O Box 30105 Bethesda, MD 20824-0105 (301) 592-8573 (240) 629-3255 TTY (301) 592-8563 Fax nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov /health/ hearttruth Materials... Health Day 11 National Depression Screening Day® 12 – 20 Bone and Joint Health National Awareness Week 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 15 National Latino AIDS Awareness Day 16 World Food Day 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 22 International Stuttering Awareness Day 23 – 31 Red Ribbon Week 28 29 30 31 National Health Information Center 13 2012 National Health Observances November Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday... – 14 National Health Information Technology Week 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 16 – 22 National Farm Safety & Health Week 16 – 22 National Rehabilitation Awareness Celebration 18 Get Ready Day 18 National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day 19 National School Backpack Awareness Day 21 World Alzheimer’s Day 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 26 National Women’s Health & Fitness Day™ 30 Sport Purple For Platelets Day 27 National. .. http://www.stutteringhelp.org Materials available Contact: Jane Fraser National Health Information Center 28 2012 National Health Observances MAY (continued) 14 National Women’s Check-up Day Office on Women’s Health U.S Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 712 E Washington, DC 20201 (800) 994-9662 (202) 205-1952 (202) 690-7172 Fax http://www.womenshealth.gov/whw/check-upday/ Materials available... dhurns@asse.org http://www.asse.org/newsroom Materials available Contact: Diane Hurns National Health Information Center 27 2012 National Health Observances 12 Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness Day 13 – 19 National Alcohol- and Other DrugRelated Birth Defects Awareness Week National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services 1325 East . “Source: 2012 National Health Observances, National Health Information Center, Ofce of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health. of Health and Human Services 2 National Health Information Center 2 012 National Health Observances Health observances are special days, weeks,