Nelson County Health System        P O Box 367        McVille, ND   58254        701.322.4328
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

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