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August/September 2007
Volume 35/Issue 3

Health Observances -- August/September 2007

August 2007

Cataract Awareness Month
American Academy of Ophthalmology
http://www.aao.org/eyemd

 Children's Eye Health and Safety onth
Prevent Blindess America
http://www.preventblindness.org
National Immunization Awareness Month
National Immunization Program
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niam/default.htm 		Psoriasis Awareness Month
National Psoriasis Foundation
http://www.psoriasis.org
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
http://www.curesma.org		  

September 2007

America On the Move's September Campaign
America on the Move Foundation
http://www.americaonthemove.org		 Childhood Cancer Month
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
http://www.candelighters.org/septchildhoodcancermonth.stm

Fruit and Vegetable Month
Fruit and Vegetable Program Office
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Produce
for Better Health Foundation
http://www.5aday.gov/

Health Aging® Month
Educational Television Network, Inc.
http://www.healthyaging.net
Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Month
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
http://www.lls.org		 National Acceptance Month
Children's Craniofacial Association
http://www.ccakids.org
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
http://www.recoverymonth.gov		 National Cholesterol Education Month
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center
http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/cholmonth
National Pediculosis Prevention Month/Head Lice Prevention Month
National Pediculosis Association, Inc.
http://www.headlice.org		 National Sickle Cell Month
SiIckle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc.
http://www.sicklecelldisease.org
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
http://www.ovarian.org		 Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
National Prostate Cancer Coalition
http://www.fightprostatecancer.org
Reye's Syndrome Awareness Month
National Reye's Syndrome Foundation
http://www.reyesyndrome.org		  

Source: 2007 National Health Observances, National Health Information Center, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC http://www.healthfinder.gov/library/nho.asp?year=2007

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