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
• 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

• National Drunk & Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month
• World Aids Day (Thursday, December 1)
  

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