Health observances are days, weeks, or months devoted to promoting particular health concerns.

Health professionals, teachers, community groups, and others can use these special times to sponsor health promotion events, stimulate awareness of health risks, or focus on disease prevention. Materials available from sponsoring organizations range from a single flyer to packets of promotional materials.

Information appearing in this document does not represent an endorsement by the Office of Minority Health or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which do not have any role in naming national health observances.

For more information, please contact the sponsoring organization directly.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Public Affairs Contacts

September 2008

1. American On the Move's September Campaign
   http://www.americaonthemove.org
   
   
2. Craniofacial Acceptance Month
   http://www.ccakids.org
   
   
3. Fruit and Veggies – More Matters Month
   http://www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov
   
   
4. Healthy Aging® Month
   http://www.healthyaging.net/agingevents.htm
   
   
5. National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
   http://www.recoverymonth.gov
   
   
6. National Cholesterol Education Month
   http://www.hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/cholmonth
   
   
7. National Infant Mortality Awareness Month
   http://www.healthystartassoc.org
   
   
8. National Pediculosis Prevention Month/Head Lice Prevention Month
   http://www.headlice.org
   
   
9. Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
   http://www.ovarian.org
   
   
10. Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
    http://www.fightprostatecancer.org
    
    
11. Reye's Syndrome Awareness Month
    http://www.reyesyndrome.org
    
    
12. Sports and Home Eye Safety Month
    http://www.preventblindness.org
    
    
13. Whole Grain Month
    http://www.wholegraincouncil.org/wgmonth.html
    
    
14. September 7-13, National Suicide Prevention Week
    http://www.suicidology.org
    
    
15. September 13, National Celiac Disease Awareness Day
    http://www.csaceliacs.org
    
    
16. September 15-23, Reye's Syndrome Awareness Week
    http://www.reyessyndrome.org
    
    
17. September 16, Get Ready Day
    http://www.getreadyforflu.org
    
    
18. September 21-27, National Farm Safety & Health Week
    http://www.nsc.org/necas
    
    
19. September 21-27, National Rehabilitation Awareness Celebration
    http://www.nraf-rehabnet.org
    
    
20. September 21, World Alzheimer's Day
    http://www.alz.co.uk/adi/wad/
    
    
21. September 20, World Heart Day
    http://www.worldheart.org
    
    
22. September 28-October 4, Hearing Aid Awareness Week
    http://www.ihsinfo.org
    
    

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