H.O.P.E. Calendar
2012 Suggested H.O.P.E. Health and Wellness Observances
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January
- National Volunteer Blood Donor Month
- National Glaucoma Awareness Month
February
- American Heart Month
- Go Red Day (February 3)
- National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Sunday (February 5)
- National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (February 7)
- Wear Red Sunday (February 12)
March
- NBCUSA/American Kidney Fund Kidney Sunday (March 4)
- World Kidney Day (March 8)
- Taste Test Sunday” (Diabetic Safe Desserts) (March 18)
- Diabetes Alert Day (March 27)
April
- NBCUSA/Easter Seals Make the First Five Count Sunday (April 1)
- Minority Health Month: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
- Alcohol Awareness Month
- Thursday, April 7 World Health Day
May
- American Stroke Month
- Lupus Awareness Month
- Skin Cancer Awareness Month
- Power (to End Stroke) Sunday (May 20)
June
- Summer of Health and Wellness Vacation Bible School
- Sunday, June 3 National Cancer Survivors Day
- National CPR Week (June 3-9)
July
- Fireworks Safety Month (through July 4)
- Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
August
- National Immunization Awareness Month
- National Minority Donor Awareness Day (August 1)
September
- Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
- Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month
- Fruits and Veggies - More Matters Month
- NBCUSA Senior Recognition Sunday
- H.O.P.E. Faith and Health Conference 2012 September 4-6
concurrent with the NBCUSA Annual Session in Atlanta
- Sickle Cell Sabbath (September 16)
- H.O.P.E./Let’s Move Conference 2012: Brown Baptist Church -Southaven, MS (September 21-22)
- Let’s Move Sunday (September 23)
October
- National Bullying Prevention Month
- National Church Safety and Security Month
- National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
November
- American Diabetes Month
- Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
- Diabetes ID (I Decide) Day (November 11)
- American Cancer Society Great American Smoke Out (November 17)
- Pancreatic Cancer Purple Light Sunday (November 18)
December
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