Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Extra Extra "Back to School Meals" & "August Awareness!"





AUGUST 2013
This month, support your local health centers and the impact they have on community health and wellness!

Cataract Awareness Month
American Academy of Ophthalmology www.aao.org

Medic Alert Awareness Month www.medicalert.org

National Breastfeeding Month
United States Breastfeeding Committee http://www.usbreastfeeding.org/

National Immunization Awareness Month
Center for Disease Control & Prevention www.cdc.gov/vaccines

Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
Prevent Blindness America www.preventblindness.org

August 1 – 7
World Breastfeeding Week
La Leche League International www.llli.org/

August 5 – 9 (second week in August)
National Health Center Week
National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc. www.healthcenterweek.com

August 6
National Night Out
America’s Night Out Against Crime www.nationalnightout.org/nno/about.html

August 9
International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
United Nations
www.unesco.org 

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