Wednesday, December 26, 2001
Have a Healthy 2002
Yes, Virginia, there is an official calendar of various and sundry ailments, syndromes and safety bulletins proclaimed month by month and week by week.
Wanna know when Noise Awareness Day is? That would be April 24.
February is Sinus Pain Awareness Month, although many Cincinnatians seem to be aware of it every other month too. And April is jam-packed with observances, commemorations and general ballyhoo, including Facial Protection Month and Youth Sports Safety Month.
Here's a health calendar, courtesy of the American Hospital Association's Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development, and local organizations.
January
Bath Safety Month
Cervical Health Awareness Month
Glaucoma Awareness Month
March of Dimes Birth Defects Prevention Month
Volunteer Blood Donor Awareness Month
Weekly observances:
1-7 Diet Resolution Week
20-26 Healthy Weight Week
Commemorative days:
10: Arthritis Foundation/Flying Pig Marathon Kickoff Party for Joints in Motion; Find a Dentist Day
23: School Nurse Day
25: Intravenous Nurse Day
February
Age-Related Macular Degeneration/Low Vision Awareness Month
American Heart Month
Children's Dental Health Month
Sinus Pain Awareness Month
Wise Health Care Consumer Month
Weekly observances:
1-7 Patient Recognition Week
3-9 Burn Awareness Week
Cardiac Rehabilitation Week
10-16 Cardiovascular Professionals Week
14-21 Condom Week; Child Passenger Safety Week
Commemorative days:
1 Women's Heart Health Day
3 Patient Recognition Day
6 Girls and Women in Sports Day
9 Alzheimer's Association Memory Day, Ohio Statehouse
9 American Cancer Society's Creative Black Tie Gala
11 Day of the Sick
14 Have-A-Heart Day
23-24 American Heart Association stroke risk assessments and blood pressure screenings at the Black Book Fair
March
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Eye Donor Month
Hemophilia Awareness Month
Kidney Month
Mental Retardation Awareness Month
Nutrition Month
Workplace Eye Health and Safety Month
Weekly observances:
1-16 Shamrocks Against Dystrophy for the Muscular Dystrophy Association
4-8 School Breakfast Week
4-10 Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Week
11-17 Brain Awareness Week
13-17 Speaking of Women's Health Conference, Northern Kentucky Convention Center
13-23 Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week
17-23 Poison Prevention Week; Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week
Commemorative days:
23 American Heart Association's Heart Mini-Marathon Fitness Clinic
24 Humana Heart Mini-Marathon; World TB Day
30 Doctors' Day
April
Alcohol Awareness Month
Autism Awareness Month
Cancer Control Month
Child Abuse Prevention Month
Counseling Awareness Month
Facial Protection Month
Foot Health Awareness Month
Humor Month
Occupational Therapy Month
Oncology Nursing Month
Sexually Transmitted Disease Awareness Month
Sports Eye Safety Month
Women's Eye Health and Safety Month
Youth Sports Safety Month
Weekly observances:
1-7 Healthcare Access Personnel Week; Public Health Week
9-16 Pediatric Nursing Week
12-18 Infant Immunization Week
14-20 Heimlich Maneuver Week; Medical Laboratory Week; Minority Cancer Awareness Week; Patient Advocacy Week
14-21 Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week
21-27 Administrative Professionals Week; Electroneurodiagnostic Week; Noise Awareness Week.
Commemorative days:
4 Cancer Fatigue Awareness Day
7 World Health Day
11 Alcohol Screening Day
13 Alzheimer's Association Spring Gala
14 Moment of Laughter Day
18 Oncology Nursing Day
24 Noise Awareness Day
27-28 March of Dimes WalkAmerica
May
Allergy and Asthma Awareness Month
Arthritis Month
Better Hearing and Speech Month
Better Sleep Month
Bike Month
Clean Air Month
Correct Posture Month
Critical Care Awareness and Recognition Month
Digestive Diseases Awareness Month
Hepatitis Awareness Month
High Blood Pressure Awareness Month
Huntington's Disease Awareness Month
Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
Mental Health Month
Motorcycle Safety Month
Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month
Older Americans Month
Osteoporosis Prevention Month
Physical Fitness and Sports Month
Sight-Saving Month
Stroke Awareness Month
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
Trauma Awareness Month
Tuberous Sclerosis Month
UV Safety Month
Weekly observances:
4-11 Safe Kids Week
5-11 Children's Mental Health Week
6-12 Nurses Week; Suicide Awareness Week
12-18 Birth Center Week; Hospital and Healthcare Week; Nursing Home Week; Running and Fitness Week
13-19 Stuttering Awareness Week
14-June 15 American Cancer Society Relay for Life events, various dates and locations
19-25 Medical Transcriptionist Week
20-26 Emergency Medical Services Week
20-27 Buckle Up America! Week
Commemorative days:
1 Anxiety Disorders Screening Day
6 Melanoma Monday
6 Mother's Day Comes Early for Too Many of Our Teens
6 No-Diet Day
6 Nurses Day
7 Childhood Depression Awareness Day
11 American Lung Association Second Annual Wine Taste
12 Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Day
15 Employee Health and Fitness Day
20 Arthritis Foundation's Women's Golf Classic and Health and Wellness Expo
29 Senior Health and Fitness Day
31 No-Tobacco Day
June
Aphasia Awareness Month
Hernia Awareness Month
Safety Month
Scleroderma Awareness Month
Vision Research Month
Fireworks Safety Month
Light the Night for Sight
Weekly observances:
2-8 Headache Awareness Week
6-13 Nursing Assistants Week
7-9 Arthritis Foundation's Concours d'Elegance at Ault Park
10-16 Men's Health Week
11-18 Vascular Nursing Week
17-21 Healthcare Risk Management Week
23-29 Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week
Commemorative days:
2 Cancer Survivor Day
6 Career Nursing Assistants Day
7 American Cancer Society's Discovery Shop Auction
8 Regional Ozone Coalition's 2002 Clean Airathon
15 American Heart Association Juneteenth Wellness Walk
17 American Cancer Society's Men's Golf Championship
23 American Lung Association Run for Breath with Craig Auberger starts
24 American Cancer Society's Women's Golf Championship
27 HIV Testing Day
July
Eye Injury Awareness Month
Hemochromatosis Screening Awareness Month
Weekly observances:
2-9 Nursing Staff Development Week
14-20 Therapeutic Recreation Week
22-28 Hospitality House Week
Commemorative days:
4 SmileLine-Dental Dilemma Day
29 American Lung Association Golf Tournament
August
Amblyopia Awareness Month
Cataract Awareness Month
Medic Alert Awareness Month
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
Aisles of Smiles
Weekly observances:
1-7 Breastfeeding Week
Commemorative days:
4 Kids Day
23 Health Unit Coordinator Day
September
Baby Safety Month
Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
Cholesterol Education Month
Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
Head Lice Prevention Month
Healthy Aging Month
Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month
Prostate Health Month
Sickle Cell Awareness Month
Weekly observances:
1-7 Childhood Injury Prevention Week
2-3 Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon
6-8 Arthritis Foundation/COMAIR Mini Grand Prix
8-14 Assisted Living Week
8-14 Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Awareness Week
8-14 Case Management Week; 5-A-Day Campaign Week
10-16 Healthcare Environmental Services Week; Healthcare Housekeeping Week
15-21 Prostate Cancer Awareness Week; Rehabilitation Awareness Celebration; Reyes Syndrome Awareness Week; Surgical Technologist Week
16-22 Hearing Aid Awareness Week; Thyroid Cancer Awareness Week
21-24 Light the Night
22-27 Prostatitis Awareness Week
28-29 Family Health and Fitness Days
Sept. 30-Oct. 6 Nuclear Medicine Week
Commemorative days:
3 Prostate Cancer Awareness Day
6 Alzheimer's Association Summer Symposium
15 Neonatal Nurse's Day
28 American Heart Association Heart Walk, Hamilton
October
Auto Battery Safety Month
Brain Injury Awareness Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Dental Hygiene Month
Disability Awareness Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Family Eye Care Month
Family Sexuality Education Month
Health Literacy Month
Healthy Lung Month
Liver Awareness Month
Lupus Awareness Month
Physical Therapy Month
Sonography Awareness Month
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month
Talk About Prescriptions Month
Ultrasound Awareness Month
Vegetarian Awareness Month
Weekly observances:
1-8 Gerontological Nursing Week
6-12 Fire Prevention Week: Healthcare Food Service Week; Healthcare Resource and Materials Management Week; Mental Illness Awareness Week; Wegener's Granulomatosis Awareness Week
7-13 Healthcare Central Service/Sterile Processing Week; Nurse-Midwifery Week
13-19 Nephrology Technician/Technologist Week
14-18 Medical Assistants Week
14-20 Adult Immunization Awareness Week
15-21 Dystonia Awareness Week; Health Education Week
20-26 Healthcare Facilities and Engineering Week; Pastoral Care Week; Respiratory Care Week; School Bus Safety Week
21-27 Infection Control Week; Pharmacy Week
22-29 Nurse Attorneys Week
23-31 Red Ribbon Week
Commemorative days:
6 Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk, Sawyer Point; Physician Assistant Day
10 Depression Screening Day; Mental Health Day; SAVE (Stop America's Violence Everywhere) Today
16 Food Day
18 Mammography Day
19 American Heart Association Heart Walk, Middletown
November
Alzheimer's Disease Month
American Diabetes Month
Christmas Seals Campaign
Diabetic Eye Disease Month
Epilepsy Awareness Month
Family Caregivers Month
Healthy Skin Month
Home Care Month
Hospice Month
Sexual Medicine Month
Weekly observances:
3-9 Allied Health Professions Week; Diabetes Education Week; Health Information and Technology Week; Medical Staff Services Week
4-10 Radiologic Technology Week
11-17 Lung Cancer Awareness Week; Perioperative (OR) Nurse Week
18-22 Bladder Health Week
Commemorative days:
12 Lung Cancer Awareness Day
21 Great American Smokeout
December
Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month
Jingle Bell Run for Arthritis
Safe Toys and Gifts Month
Weekly observances:
1-7 Aplastic Anemia/Myelodysplastic Syndrome Awareness Week
1-25 Christmas Seals Campaign
Commemorative days:
1 World AIDS Day
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Have a Healthy 2002
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