Mark your calendars
Health-related observances for April and May
April
Alcohol Awareness Month - For more information contact the National
Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependency at national@ncadd.org
or visit www.ncadd.org/
National Autism Awareness Month - For more information contact
the Autism Society of America at 1-800-328-8476 or visit www.autism-society.org
Cancer Control Month - For more information contact the American
Cancer Society at 1-800-ACS-2345 or visit www.cancer.org
Child Abuse Prevention Month - For more information contact
Prevent Child Abuse America at mailbox@preventchildabuse.org
or visit www.preventchildabuse.org/
Donate Life Month - Sign up for organ donation. For more information
contact the National Kidney Foundation at 1-800-622-9010 or E-mail
info@kidney.org or visit
www.kidney.org
National Occupational Therapy Month – For more information
visit the American Occupational Therapy Association site at www.aota.org/
National Sexually Transmitted Diseases Awareness Month - For
more information visit the American Social Health Associates site
at www.ashastd.org/
Sports Eye Safety Month - For more information contact the American
Academy of Ophthalmology at eyemd@aao.org
or visit www.aao.org/
Youth Sports Safety Month – For more information visit
the National Youth Sports Safety Foundation, Inc. site at www.nyssf.org
National Pediatric Nursing Week April 9 to 16 – For more
information visit the Society of Pediatric Nursing site at www.pedsnurses.org
National Heimlich Maneuver Week April 11 to 17 - For more information
visit the Heimlich Institute site at www.heimlichinstitute.org/
Patient Advocacy Week April 11 to 17 - For more information
contact the Society for Healthcare Consumer Advocacy, American
Hospital Association at shca@aha.org
or visit www.shca-aha.org
National Infant Immunization Week April 25 to May 1 - For more
information contact the National Immunization Program, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention at (404) 639-8837 or visit
www.cdc.gov/nip/
National Alcohol Screening DayApril 8 - For more information
contact Screening for Mental Health, Inc. at 1-800-253-7638 or
visit www.nationalalcoholscreeningday.org/
Administrative Professionals Day April 21
May
Oncology Nursing Month- For more information or to request a
celebration kit, contact the Oncology Nursing Society at (412)
859-6100 or E-mail jan@ons.org
or visit www.ons.org
National Critical Care Awareness and Recognition Month - For
more information contact the American Association of Critical-Care
Nurses at info@aacn.org or
visit www.aacn.org/
Digestive Diseases Awareness Month
Health Vision Month
National Mental Health Month - For more information contact
the National Mental Health Association at 1-800-969-6642 or E-mail
infoctr@nmha.org or visit
www.nmha.org/
Worldwide Neurofibromatosis Month - For more information on
the disorder visit www.childrenshospital.org/nf
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month - For more information
visit the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
site at www.fitness.gov
National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month - For more information
visit www.plannedparenthood.org
National Trauma Awareness Month - For more information contact
the American Trauma Society at 1-800-556-7890 or visit www.amtrauma.org
National Safe Kids Week May 1 to 8 - For more information contact
the National Safe Kids Campaign at info@safekids.org or visit
www.safekids.org
Children's Mental Health Week May 2 to 8
National Suicide Prevention Week May 2 to 8 - For more information
contact the American Association of Suicidology at info@suicidology.org
or visit www.suicidology.org
National Stuttering Awareness Week May 10 to 16 - For more information
contact the Stuttering Foundation of America at 1-800-992-9392
or E-mail info@stutteringhelp.org
or visit www.stutteringhelp.org/
National Emergency Medical Service Week May 16 to 22
National Childhood Depression Awareness Day May 4 - For more
information or to request materials contact National Mental Health
Associations Resource Center at 1-800-969-6442 or E-mail infoctr@nmha.org
or visit www.nmha.org
National Nurses Day May 6
