Mark these annual health event dates on your calendar now. Special recognition dates provide a platform for advocates to discuss related legislation, educational campaigns and initiatives.
January
February
- Wise Health Consumer Month
American Institute for Preventive Medicine
30445 Northwestern Highway
Suite 350
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
248-539-1800, ext. 247
- National Girls and Women in Sports Day
Wednesday, February 7
Women's Sports Foundation
Eisenhower Park
East Meadow, NY 11554
516-542-4700
wosport@aol.com
www.womenssportsfoundation.org
March
- National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Prevent Cancer Foundation, The American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, The Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition, and National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable
1600 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-836-4412
www.preventcancer.org/colorectal/
- National Nutrition Month
American Dietetic Association
216 West Jackson Boulevard
Suite 800
Chicago, IL 60606-6995
312-899-0040
www.eatright.org
April
- Cancer Control Month
American Cancer Society
1599 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30329-4251
1-800-ACS-2345
www.cancer.org
- Kick Butts Day
April 5
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
National Action Network
1-800-284-KIDS
www.tobaccofreekids.org
- YMCA Healthy Kids Day
April 8
YMCA of the USA
101 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
312-269-1198
312-977-9063
www.ymca.net
- National Minority Cancer Awareness Week
April 17-23
Cancer Information Service
NCI Office of Cancer Communications
Building 31, Room 10A16
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20892
1-800-4 CANCER
301-496-5583 (local)
www.nci.nih.gov
May
- National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
American Academy of Dermatology
P.O. Box 4014
Schaumberg, IL 60168
847-330-0230, ext. 343
www.aad.org
- National Running and Fitness Week
May 14-20
American Running and Fitness Association
4405 East-West Highway
Suite 405
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-913-9517
ARFArun@aol.com
http://www.americanrunning.org
- National Employee Health and Fitness Day
National Association of Governor's Councils on Physical Fitness and Sports
201 South Capitol, Suite 560
Indianapolis, IN 46225
317-237-5630
gov.council@aol.com
www.physicalfitness.org
- National Senior Health and Fitness Day
May 31
Mature Market Resource Center
621 East Park Avenue
Libertyville, IL 60048
1-800-828-8225
seniorprograms@aol.com
www.fitnessday.com
June
- National Men's Health Week
June 12-18
154-182 East Minor Street
Emmaus, PA 18098
610-967-8620
www.nmhw.org
September
- Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
Gynecological Cancer Foundation
401 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
1-800-444-4441
312-644-6610 (local)
gcf@sba.com
www.wcn.org
- Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
P.O. Box 4472
Boca Raton, Fl 33429-4472
1-888-OVARIAN
www.ovarian.org
- National 5 A Day Week
September 10-16
National Cancer Institute, Better Health Foundation
6130 Executive Boulevard, EPN 232
Bethesda, MD 20892-7332
301-496-8520
www.nci.nih.gov
- National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Foundation for Children's Oncology Group
440 East Hutington Drive
Arcadia, CA 91066
800-458-6223
- Family Health and Fitness Days USA
September 23-24
Health Information Resource Center
621 East Park Avenue
Libertyville, IL 60048-2904
1-800-828-8225
www.nahdo.org
October
- National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
P.O. Box 15437
Wilmington, DE 19850-5437
1-877-886-2226
www.nbcam.org
- Child Health Day
October 2
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources and Services Adm.
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Parklawn Building, Room 18-20
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
301-443-0205
www.mchb.hrsa.gov
- Breast Cancer Control Month
American Cancer Society National Headquarters
1599 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30329-4251
1-800-ACS-2345
www.cancer.org
- Child Health Month
American Academy of Pediatrics
141 Northwest Point Boulevard
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
847-981-7667
847-981-7134 (message line)
www.aap.org
- Family Health Month
American Academy of Family Physicians
11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway
Leawood, KS 66211
1-800-274-2237
www.aafp.org
- Healthy Lung Month
American Lung Association
1740 Broadway
New York, NY 10019-4374
1-800-LUNG-USA
www.lungusa.org
November
- Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Alliance for Lung Cancer Advocacy, Support and Education
P.O. Box 849
Vancouver, WA 98666
1-800-298-2436
www.alcase.org
- Great American Smokeout
November 16
American Cancer Society National Headquarters
1599 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30329-4251
1-800-ACS-2345
www.cancer.org