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The following health-related events are listed by the months in which they are observed nationally.
Click here for the 2008 calendar from the National Health Information Center
National Health Observances in 2008
January 2008
Cervical Health Awareness Month
National Birth Defects Prevention Month
National Glaucoma Awareness Month
National Radon Action Month
Thyroid Awareness Month
February 2008
American Heart Month
AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
National Children's Dental Health Month
National Wise Health Consumer Month
February 1 Give Kids A Smile Day
February 3 National Wear Red Day 2008
February 3-9 National Burn Awareness Week
February 7-14 Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
February 10-16 Children of Alcoholics Week
February 11-15 National Condom Week
February 14 National Donor Day
February 24 (thru March 1) National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
March 2008
National Brain Injury Awareness Month
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
National Endometriosis Awareness Month
National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month
National Nutrition Month®
Save Your Vision Month
Workplace Eye Health and Safety Month
March 2-8 National Patient Safety Awareness Week
March 3-7 National School Breakfast Week
March 3-9 National Sleep Awareness Week®
March 9-16 National Problem Gambling Awareness Week
March 10-16 Brain Awareness Week
March 10-17 Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week
March 13 World Kidney Day
March 16-23 National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week
March 25 American Diabetes Alert Day
March 30 (thru April 5) Root Canal Awareness Week
Source: 2008 National Health Observances, National Health Information Center, Office of Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC.
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