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June, 2003


Mark your calendars
Health-related observances for February and March

February

National Children’s Dental Health Month
For more information or to order promotional materials, contact the American Dental Association at www.ada.org

Kids Ear Nose and Throat Awareness Month
For more information, contact American Academy of Otolaryngology at kids@entnet.org or visit www.entnet.org/kidsent/

National Burn Awareness Week (February 8-14)

National child passenger safety week (February 9-15)
For more information visit the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration site at www.nhtsa.dot.gov/

National Patient Recognition Day (February 3)

National Girls and Women in Sports Day (February 4)
For more information contact the Women’s Sports Foundation at 1-800-227-3988 or visit www.womenssportsfoundation.org/

 

March

Child Life Month
For more information contact the Child Life Council at clcstaff@childlife.org or visit www.childlife.org/

National Eye Donor Month
For more information contact the Eye Bank Association of America at info@restoresight.org or visit www.restoresight.org/

National Kidney Month
For more information contact the National Kidney Foundation at 1-800-622-9010

National Nutrition Month
For more information or to order promotional materials, contact the American Dietetic Association at nnm@eatright.org or visit www.eatright.org/

National Save Your Vision Month
For more information contact the American Optometric Association (AOA) at 1-800-365-2219 or slthomas@aoa.org

National Social Work Month
For more information contact the National Association of Social Workers Foundation at 1-800-638-8799 or visit www.socialworkers.org/

National Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Week (March 1-7)
For more information contact the Arthritis Foundation at 1-800-283-7800 or visit www.arthritis.org/

Patient Safety Awareness Week (March 7-13)
For more information visit the National Patient Safety Foundation site at www.npsf.org/

National School Breakfast Week (March 8-12)
For more information contact the American School Food Service Association at servicecenter@asfsa.org or visit www.asfsa.org/

National Poison Prevention Week (March 21-27)

National Doctor’s Day (March 30)