Nelson County Health System P O Box 367 McVille, ND 58254 701.322.4328
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| Health Care Events Calendar January - June JANUARY 08: Cervical Health Awareness Month - www.nccc-online.org National Birth Defects Prevention Month - www.marchofdimes.com National Glaucoma Awareness Month - www.preventblindness.org National Thyroid Awareness Month - www.aace.com National Volunteer Blood Donor Month - www.aabb.org National Folic Acid Awareness Week (7 - 13) - www.folicacidinfo.org National Certified Registered Nurses Week (20 - 26) - www.aana.com Healthy Weight Week (20 - 26) - www.healthyweight.net National Activity Professionals Week (20 - 25) - www.thenaap.com National IV Nurse Day (24) - www.ins1.org FEBRUARY 08: AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month - www.preventblindness.org Heart Health Month - www.americanheart.org National Cancer Prevention Month - www.aicr.org National Children's Dental Health Month - www.ada.org National Hypertension Awareness Month - www.ppsinc.org Wise Health Consumer Month - www.healthylife.com National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week (11 - 17) - www.aacvpr.org National Cardiovascular Professionals Week (10 - 16) - www.acp-online.org National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week (10 - 16) - www.nhtsa.dot.gov National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (Feb 24 - 1) - www.nationaleatingdisorders.org Random Acts of Kindness Week (11 - 17) - www.actsofkindness.org National Wear Red Day for Women (1) - www.goredforwomen.org MARCH 08: American Red Cross Month - www.redcross.org Hemophilla Month - www.hemophilliaone.com National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month - www.cancer.org National Development Disabilities Awareness Month - www.thearc.org National Kidney Month - www.kidney.org National Nutrition Month - www.eatright.org National Poison Prevention Month - www.poisonprevention.org or www.aapcc.org National Save Your Vision Month - www.aoa.org National Professional Social Work Month - www.socialworkers.org National Long Term Care Administrators Week (19 - 23) - www.achca.org National Patient Safety Awareness Week (2 - 8) - www.npsf.org National Problem Gambling Awareness Week (10 - 16) - www.ncpgambling.org National Poison Prevention Week (16 - 22) - www.poisonprevention.org National Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week (9 - 15) - www.aacvpr.org National Sleep Awareness Week (3 - 9) - www.sleepfoundation.org American Diabetes Alert Day (25) - www.diabetes.org Kick Butts Day (31) - www.tobaccofreekids.org National Doctor's Day (30) - www.sma.org APRIL 08: National Alcohol Awareness Month - www.ncadd.org National Autism Awareness Month - www.autism-society.org National Cancer Control Month - www.cancer.org National Child Abuse Prevention Month - www.preventchildabuse.org National Donate Life Month - www.organdonor.gov National Minority Health and Health Disparities Month - www.omhrc.gov National Occupational Therapy Month - www.aota.org National Parkinson's Awareness Month - www.parkinson.org National STDs/Family Planning Awareness Month - www.ashastd.org Sexual Assault Awareness Month - www.nsvrc.org Women's Eye Health and Safety Month - www.preventblindness.org Cover the Uninsured Week (TBA) - www.covertheuninsuredweek.org Medical Fitness Week (21 - 28) - www.medicalfitness.org National Health Information Privacy & Security Week (13 - 19) - www.ahima.org National Infant Immunization Week (19 - 26) - www.cdc.gov/nip National Public Health Week (6 - 12) - www.apha.org National Volunteer Week (27 - May 3) - www.pointsoflight.org Alcohol-Free Weekend (4 - 6) - www.ncadd.org Earth Day (22) - www.earthday.net National Day of Hope (2) - www.childhelpusa.org National Alcohol Screening Day (5) - www.mentalhealthscreening.org World Health Day (7) - www.who.org MAY 08: Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month - www.aanma.org Better Hearing and Speech Month - www.asha.org Better Sleep Month - www.bettersleep.org Clean Air Month - www.lungusa.org Correct Posture Month - www.amerchiro.org Healthy Vision Month - www.healthyvision2010.org Hepatitis Awareness Month - www.hepfi.org Huntington's Disease Awareness Month - www.hdsa.org National Arthritis Month - www.arthritis.org National Emergency Medical Services Week (20 - 26) - www.acep.org/emsweek National High Blood Pressure Education Month - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/ National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month - www.aad.org www.cancer.org National Mental Health Month - www.nmha.org National Nurses Week (6 - 12) - www.nursingworld.org National Osteoporosis Awareness Prevention Month - www.nof.org National Physical Fitness and Sports Month - www.fitness.gov National Sight-Saving Month - Ultraviolet Awareness - www.preventblindness.org National Stroke Awareness Month - www.stroke.org www.americanheart.org National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month - www.advocatesforyouth.org National Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Month - www.tsalliance.org Older Americans Month - www.aoa.dhhs.gov Bike to Work Week (12 - 16) - www.bikeleague.org Buckle Up America! Week (26 - June 1) - www.nhtsa.gov National Hospital Week (11 - 17) - www.aha.org National Hug Holiday Week (4 - 10) - www.hugs4health.org National Nurses Week (4 - 10) - www.nursingworld.org National SAFE KIDS Week (Apr 26 - 4) - www.safekids.org North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (4 - 10) - www.asse.org/naosh National Nursing Home Week (11 - 17) - www.ahca.org Older Americans Mental Health Week (25 - 31) - www.owl-national.org Women's Health Week (11 - 17) - www.4women.gov/owh National Employee Health and Fitness Day (21) - www.physicalfitness.org National Nurses Day (6) - www.nursingworld.org National Prevent Teen Pregnancy Day (7) - www.teenpregnancy.org National Senior Health & Fitness Day (28) - www.fitnessday.com Project Aces Day (7) - www.projectaces.com School Nurse Day (7) - www.nasn.org World No Tobacco Day (31) - www.who.int/tobacco/wntd/en World Red Cross Day (8) - www.redcross.org JUNE 08: Fireworks Safety Months: www.preventblindness.org Home Safety Month: www.homesafetycouncil.org National Safety Month: www.nsc.org National Scleroderma Awareness Month: www.scleroderma.org National Headache Awareness Week (1 - 7): www.headaches.org National Men's Health Week (9 - 15): www.menshealthweek.org Nursing Assistants' Week (12 - 19): www.cna-network.org National HIV Testing Day (27): www.napwa.org National Cancer Survivors Day (1): www.ncsf.org Stand for Children Day (1): www.stand.org World Blood Donor Day (14): www.wbdd.org Click here for July - December |
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