Health Observances

2010 National Health Observances provided by the National Health Information Center, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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SEPTEMBER

1 - 30
Childhood Cancer Month
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
www.candlelighters.org/awareness/childhoodcancerawarenessmonth/tabid/406/default.aspx   External Website - opens in new window.

1 - 30
Fruit and Veggies - More Matters Month
Fruit and Vegetable Program Office
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Produce for Better Health Foundation
www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov

1 - 30
Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Month
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
www.lls.org   External Website - opens in new window.

1 - 30
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
Office of the Director, Consumer Affairs
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
www.recoverymonth.gov   External Website - opens in new window.

1 - 30
National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month
American Foundation for Women's Health
www.stopafib.org

1 - 30
National Cholesterol Education Month
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center
hp2010.nhlbihin.net/cholmonth/   External Website - opens in new window.

1 - 30
National Infant Mortality Awareness Month
National Healthy Start Association
www.healthystartassoc.org

1 - 30
National Pediculosis Prevention Month/Head Lice Prevention Month
National Pediculosis Association, Inc.
www.headlice.org

1 - 30
National Sickle Cell Month
Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc.
www.sicklecelldisease.org   External Website - opens in new window.

1 - 30
National Yoga Awareness Month
Yoga Health Foundation
www.yogamonth.org

1 - 30
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
www.ovarian.org

1 - 30
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Zero - The Project to End Prostate Cancer
www.zerocancer.org   External Website - opens in new window.

1 - 30
Reye's Syndrome Awareness Month
National Reye's Syndrome Foundation
www.reyessyndrome.org

1 - 30
Sports and Home Eye Safety Month
Prevent Blindness America
www.preventblindness.org

1 - 30
Whole Grains Month
Whole Grains Council
www.wholegrainscouncil.org/get-involved/celebrate-whole-grains-month-in-september   External Website - opens in new window.

5 - 11
National Suicide Prevention Week
American Association of Suicidology
www.suicidology.org

13
National Celiac Disease Awareness Day
Celiac Sprue Association
www.csaceliacs.org

15
National School Backpack Awareness Day
American Occupational Therapy Association
www.promoteot.org/AI_BackpackAwareness.html   External Website - opens in new window.

18
National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day
The AIDS Institute
www.theaidsinstitute.org

19 - 25
National Farm Safety & Health Week
National Education Center for Agricultural Safety
www.nsc.org/necas/

19 - 25
National Rehabilitation Awareness Celebration
National Rehabilitation Awareness Foundation
www.nraf-rehabnet.org   External Website - opens in new window.

21
World Alzheimer's Day
Alzheimer's Disease International
www.alz.co.uk/adi/wad/

23
RAINN Day
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
www.rainn.org/get-involved/college/rainn-day

25
Family Health & Fitness Day USA
Health Information Resource Center
www.fitnessday.com   External Website - opens in new window.

26
National Mesothelioma Awareness Day
Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation
www.curemeso.org

27
National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
National Association of People with AIDS
www.napwa.org/

28
World Rabies Day
Global Alliance for Rabies Control
www.worldrabiesday.org   External Website - opens in new window.

29
National Women's Health & Fitness Day
Health Information Resource Center
www.fitnessday.com

30
World Heart Day
World Heart Federation
www.worldheart.org