Friday, February 1, 2013

Extra! Extra! "Health & Awareness"




AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
Prevent Blindness America www.preventblindness.org
American Heart Month
Contact your local chapter of the American Heart Association

or AHA National Center www.americanheart.org www.cdc.gov


National Cancer Prevention Month
American Institute for Cancer Research www.aicr.org

American Cancer Society www.cancer.org


National Children’s Dental Health Month
Contact the state or local dental society or

American Dental Association www.ada.org


National Condom Month
The Bacchus Network National Office www.bacchusnetwork.org

National Senior Independence Month
Administration on Aging www.aoa.gov

Wise Health Consumer Month
American Institute for Preventive Medicine www.healthylife.com
February 1

National Girls & Women in Sports Day National Girls and Women in Sports Coalition AAHPERD www.aahperd.org/nagws/programs/ngwsd

February 1

National Wear Red Day

The Heart Truth—a National Awareness Campaign for Women About Heart Disease
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Health Information Center
Women Heart
Go Red For Women Cause Initiatives
American Heart Association National Center www.goredforwomen.org/national_wear_red_day.aspx

February 3 – 9

National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week AACVPR Office


February 14 (Valentine’s Day) National Condom Awareness Day www.ashastd.org
February 11 – 17

Random Acts of Kindness Week Random Acts of Kindness Foundation www.randomactsofkindness.org

February 24 – March 2

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week National Eating Disorders Association www.nationaleatingdisorders.org

February 22

World Thinking Day



About 1/3 of common cancers can be prevented with healthy living choices such as diet, exercise, and weight management.
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