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Nelson County Health System P O Box 367 McVille, ND 58254 701.322.4328
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| Health Care Events Calendar July - December July 08: Fireworks Safety Months: www.preventblindness.comooo Eye Injury Prevention Month: www.aao.org UV Safety Month: www.preventblindness.org National Therapeutic Recreation Week (13 - 19): www.nrpa.org International Massage Week (20 - 26): www.abmp.com Dental Awareness Day (18): 1-800-SMILE33 National Parents' Day (26): www.parentsday.com August 08: Cataract Awareness Month: www.aao.org Medic Alert Awareness Month: www.medicalert.org National Immunization Awareness Month: www.partnersforimmunization.org Psoriasis Awareness Month: www.psoriasis.org National Health Center Week (10 - 16): www.healthcenterweek.com World Breastfeeding Week (1 - 7): www.lalecheleague.org September 08: America on the Move - Month of Action: www.americaonthemove.org Baby Safety Awareness Month: www.jpma.org Children's Eye Health and Safety Month: www.preventblindness.org Fruit & Vegetable Month: www.5aday.gov Healthy Aging Month: www.healthyaging.net Leukemia Society Month: www.leukemia.org National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: www.recoverymonth.gov National Cholesterol Education Awareness Month: www.nhlbi.nih.gov/chd National Food Safety Education Month:www.nraef.org/nfsem National Menopause Awareness Month: www.fda.gov/womens/menopause National Osteopathic Medicine Month: www.aoa-net.org National Preparedness Month: www.redcross.org and www.ready.gov National Sickle Cell Awareness Month: www.sicklecelldisease.org Prostate Health Month: www.pcaw.com Active Aging Week (29 - Oct 5): www.icaa.cc National Childhood Injury Prevention Week (1 - 7): www.assafeaspossible.org National Farm Safety and Health Week (21 - 27): www.nsc.org National Environmental Services Week (14 - 20): www.ashes.org National Rehabilitation Week (21 - 27): www.nraf-rehabnet.org Prostate Cancer Awareness Week (15 - 21): www.pcaw.com Suicide Prevention Week (7 - 13): www.suicidology.org America on the Move Day (24): www.americaonthemove.org Family Health & Fitness Day (27):www.fitnessday.com National Grandparent's Day (7): www.grandparents-day.com National Women's Health & Fitness Day (24): www.fitnessday.com Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day (16): www.omhrc.gov/healthgap World Suicide Prevention Day (12): www.med.uio.no/iasp October 08: Domestic Violence Awareness Month: www.ncadv.org Healthy Babies Month: www.marchofdimes.com Health Lung Month: www.lungusa.org Lupus Awareness Month: www.lupus.org National Breast Cancer Awareness month: www.nbcam.org and www.komen.org National Depression Screening Month: www.mentalhealthscreening.org National Family Sexuality Education Month: www.plannedparenthood.org National Liver Awareness Month: www.liverfoundation.org National Physical Therapy Month: www.apta.org National Spina Bifida Month: www.sbaa.org National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month: www.sidsalliance.org Talk about Prescriptions Month: www.talkaboutrx.org Infection Prevention Week (TBA): www.APIC.org National Health Education Week (20 - 26): www.nche.org National Quality Healthcare Week (12 - 18): www.nahq.org National Massage Therapy Week (21 - 27): www.amtamassage.org National Mental Health Illness Awareness Week (5 - 11): www.healthyminds.org National Respiratory Care Week (19 - 25): www.aarc.org National Pharmacy Week (19 - 25): www.aphanet.org Child Health Day (6): http://mchb.hrsa.gov International Day of the Older Person (1): www.who.int Lung Health Day (22): www.aarc.org Make a Difference Day (25): www.makeadifferenceday.com and www.pointsoflight.org National Depression Screening Day (2): www.mentalhealthscreening.org National Mammography Day (19): www.nbcam.com and www.cancer.org and www.komen.org World Mental Health Day (10): www.wfmh.org World Osteoporosis Day (20): www.nof.org November 08: American Diabetes Month: www.diabetes.org Diabetic Eye Disease Month: www.preventblindness.org Great American Smokeout Month: www.cancer.org National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month: www.alz.org National Child Mental Health Month: www.aboutourkids.org National Epilepsy Awareness Month: www.efa.org National Family Caregivers Month: www.nfcacares.org National Healthy Skin Month: www.aad.org National Home Care Month: www.nahc.org National Hospice Month: www.nhpco.org Prematurity Awareness Month: www.marchofdimes.com National Family Week (18 - 24): www.nationalfamilyweek.org World Kindness Week (9 - 16): www.actsofkindness.org Great American Smokeout (20): www.cancer.org Tie One On For Safety Campaign (27 - Jan 1): www.madd.org World Diabetes Day (14): www.worlddiabetesday.org World Kindness Day (15): www.actsofkindness.org December 08: National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention (3D) Month: www.nhtsa.dot.gov National Aplastic Anemia Week (1 - 7): www.aamds.org National Hand Washing Awareness Week (3 - 9): www.henrythehand.com World AIDS Day (1): www.unaids.org International Volunteer Day (5): www.worldvolunteerweb.org Click here for January - June |