Hello All!

A new feature I am hoping you find enlightening and helpful in your practices. By supporting the National Health observances you can:

1. Educate the public
2. Organize successful health promotional events and campaigns
3. Get new ideas, information and resources on health topics of interest

Included in the observances are links to the direct organization for your access ease

Monthly Focuses For MARCH

1-31  National Endometriosis Awareness Month www.endocenter.org

1-31  Save your Vision Month American Optometric Association  www.aoa.org/x5072.xml

1-31  Workplace Eye Wellness month  www.preventblindness.org

1-31  National Nutrition Month ADA  www.eatright.org/nnm

1-31  Trisomy Awareness Month   http://www.trisomy.org

5-11  National Sleep Awareness Week www.sleepfoundation.org/event/national-s

5-9   National School breeakfast Week  www.schoolnutrition.org/nsbw

8      World Kidney Day  National Kidney Foundation  www.kidney.org

10   National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day  www.womenhealth.gov/nwghaad/

12-18    Brain Awareness Week   www.dana.org/brainweek

18-24   Nat'l Poison Prevention Week  www.poisonprevention.org/poison.htm

20   National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness  www.nnaapc.org/news/awareness-day.htm

24   World TB Day   www.stoptb.org/events/world_tb_day

25-31  National Tsunami Awareness Week   www.tsunami.gov

27   American Diabetes Alert Day   www.diabetes.org/in-my-community/programs/alert-day