Happy International Day of Older Persons!
October is way overboard with the observances this year. In case you were wondering…
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Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk
Dates vary depending location.
American Heart Walk
Dates vary depending on your location.
American Heart Association
Auto Battery Safety Month
Prevent Blindness in America
Eat Better, Eat Together Month
Washington State University
Children’s Health Month
Office of Children’s Health Protection
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
National Resource Center for Domestic Violence
Health Literacy Month
Health Literacy Consulting
Healthy Babies Month
March of Dimes/Birth Defects Foundation
Healthy Lung Month
American Lung Association
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Chiropractic Month
American Chiropractic Association
National Crime Prevention Month
National Crime Prevention Council
National Dental Hygiene Month
American Dental Hygienists Association
National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month
Screening for Mental Health, Inc.
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
U.S. Dept. of Labor
National Family Sexuality Education Month
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
National Liver Awareness Month
American Liver Foundation
National Physical Therapy Month
American Physical Therapy Association
National Spina Bifida Month
Spina Bifida Association of America
National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month
SIDS Alliance
National UNICEF Month: Trick–or–Treat for UNICEF.
National Office of the US Fund for UNICEF
National Work and Family Month
Alliance for Work–Life Progress
Talk About Prescriptions Month
National Council on Patient Information and Education
Vegetarian Awareness Month
North American Vegetarian Society
October 1
International Day of Older Persons
Child Health Day
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
World Habitat Day
UN Habitat
October 9
International Walk–to–School Day
National Center for Safe Routes to School
October 6 – 12
(first full week in October)
National Mental Illness Awareness Week
American Psychiatric Association
NAMI – National Alliance on Mental Illness
October 7 – 13
(Week including October 9 – Chicago Fire)
National Fire Prevention Week
National Fire Protection Association
October 10
World Mental Health Day
World Federation for Mental Health
Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day
October 13 – 19
(second full week)
National School Lunch Week
School Nutrition Association
October 17
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
United Nations
October 20
World Osteoporosis Day
International Osteoporosis Foundation
October 20 – 26
(third full week in October)
International Infection Prevention Week
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and
Epidemiology, Inc.
National Health Education Week
Society for Public Health Education
National Healthcare Quality Week
National Association for Healthcare Quality
Make Your Mark Week
Generation On Kids Care Clubs
National Consultant & Senior Care Pharmacists Week
American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
National Respiratory Care Week
American Association for Respiratory Care
October 23 – 31
National Red Ribbon Celebration/
National Plant the Promise Week
(Campaign to keep kids off drugs)
October 24
Food Day
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Take Back Your Time Day
The Simplicity Forum
October 26
(fourth Sat in Oct)
Make a Difference Day
October 30
Lung Health Day
American Association for Respiratory Care
Whew!
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