2008 HEALTH OBSERVANCES & RECOGNITION DAYS JANUARY                           DATE         WEBSITE National Blood Donor Month 1-31   www.aabb.org National Nurse Anesthetists Week 20-26   www.aana.com National Medical Group Practice Week 21-25  www.mgma.com National IV Nurse Day 25   www.ins1.org FEBRUARY American Heart Month 1-29   www.americanheart.org National Patient Recognition Week 1-7   www.nprw.com National Burn Awareness Week 3-9   www.shinershq.org Pride in Food Service Week 4-8   www.dmaonline.org Cardiovascular Professionals Week 10-16   www.acp-online.org National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week 10-16   www.aacvpr.org MARCH National Kidney Month 1-31   www.kidney.org National Brain Injury Awareness Month 1-31   www.biausa.org National Nutrition Month 1-31   www.eatright.org National Professional Social Work Month 1-31   www.socialworkers.org National Child Life Month 1-31   www.childlife.org Patient Safety Awareness Week 2-8   www.npsf.org Brain Awareness Week 10-16   www.dana.org National Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week 16-22   www.aacvpr.org National Poison Prevention Week 16-22   www.poisonprevention.org National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week 16-22   www.inhalants.org National Doctors’ Day 30   www.sma.org APRIL Alcohol Awareness Month 1-30   www.ncadd.org Child Abuse Prevention Month 1-30   www.preventchildabuse.org Counseling Awareness Month 1-30   www.counseling.org Cancer Control Month 1-30   www.cancer.org National Occupational Therapy Month 1-30   www.aota.org or  www.promoteot.org National Public Health Week 6-12   www.apha.org National Healthcare Access Personnel Week 7-12   www.naham.org World Health Day 7   www.paho.org National Radiology Nurses Day 10   www.arna.net Patient Advocacy Week 13-19   www.shca-aha.org Health Information Privacy/Security Week 13-19   www.ahima.org/hipsweek National Infant Immunization Week 19-26   www.cdc.gov/vaccines National Electroneurodiagnostic Week 20-26   www.aset.org Healthcare Administrative Professionals Week 20-26   www.ahaahap.org National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week 20-26   www.labweek.org March of Dimes Walk America 26-27   www.marchofdimes.com National Healthcare Volunteer Week 27-May 3  www.todaysvolunteer.org  or   www.aha.org MAY National Arthritis Month 1-31   www.arthritis.org Better Hearing and Speech Month 1-31   www.asha.org National Mental Health Month 1-31   www.mentalhealthamerica.net National Trauma Awareness Month 1-31   www.amtrauma.org National American Stroke Month 1-31   www.stroke.org National Critical Care Awareness/Recog. Month 1-31  www.aacn.org or  www.sccm.org Oncology Nursing Month 1-31   www.ons.org North American Occupational & Safety Week 4-10   www.asse.org National Nurses Day 6   www.nursingworld.org National Nurses Week 6-12   www.nursingworld.org National School Nurse Day 7   www.nasn.org Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day 7   www.asse.org National Hospital Week 11-17 www.imprintmall.com/hospitalweek National Nursing Home Week 11-17   www.nnhw.org National Emergency Medical Services Week 18-24   www.acep.org National Medical Transcriptionist Week 18-24   www.aamt.org Employee Health & Fitness Day 21  www.physicalfitness.org JUNE National Cancer Survivor Day 1   www.ncsdf.org National Health Care Recruiter Recognition Day 3   www.nahcr.com National Vascular Nursing Week 9-13   www.svnnet.org National Men’s Health Week 9-15   www.menshealthweek.org National Nursing Assistants Week 12-19   www.cna-network.org National Healthcare Risk Management Week 16-20   www.ashrm.org JULY National Therapeutic Recreation Week 6-12   www.nrpa.org National Hospitality House Week 20-26   www.nahhh.org AUGUST National Immunization Awareness Month 1-31   www.cdc.gov/nip/events/niam/ Neurosurgery Outreach Month 1-31   www.aans.org National Kids Day 3   www.nationalkidsday.org National Health Center Week 3-9   www.healthcenterweek.org Health Unit Coordinator Day 23   www.nahuc.org SEPTEMBER National Assisted Living Week 7-13   www.ncal.org National Healthcare Environmental Svc. & Housekeeping Week 7-13  www.ashes.org Nephrology Nurses Week 14-20   www.annanurse.org National Surgical Technologist Week 14-20   www.ast.org Neonatal Nurse’s Day 15   www.nann.org National Rehabilitation Awareness Week 21-27   www.nraf-rehabnet.org Women’s Health & Fitness Day 24   www.fitnessday.com National Family Health & Fitness Day 27   www.fitnessday.com OCTOBER National American Pharmacy Month 1-31  www.aphanet.org National Breast Cancer Awareness Month 1-31  www.nbcam.org National Physical Therapy Month 1-31  www.apta.org National SIDS Awareness Month 1-31  www.firstcandle.org Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month 1-31  www.sdms.org National Gerontological Nursing Week 1-8  www.ngna.org Emergency Nurses Week 5-11  www.ena.org National Healthcare Resource & Materials Mgmt. 5-11  www.ahrmm.org National Nurse-Midwifery Week 5-11  www.midwife.org Nuclear Medicine Week 5-11  www.snm.org National Healthcare Food Service Week 6-12  www.ashfsa.org National Physician Assistant Week 6-12  www.aapa.org Emergency Nurses Day 8  www.ena.org National Pediatric Nursing Week 9-15  www.pedsnurses.org World Mental Health Day 10  www.wfmh.org National Case Management Week 12-18  www.acmaweb.org National Healthcare Central Service Week 12-18  www.ashcsp.org National Health Education Week 13-17  www.nche.org National Nephrology Techs/Technologist Week 13-18  www.nant.biz International Infection Prevention Week 16-22  www.apic.org National Mammography Day 17  www.nbcam.org National Respiratory Care Week 19-25  www.aarc.org National Healthcare Quality Week 19-25  www.nahq.org National Hospital/Health System Pharmacy Week 19-25  www.ashp.org National Medical Assistants Week 20-24  www.amt1.com Nat’l Healthcare Facilities & Engineering Week 20-26  www.ashe.org NOVEMBER National Home Care Month 1-30  www.nahc.org National Hospice Month 1-30  www.nhpco.org Medical Surgical Nurses Week 1-7  www.medsurgnurse.org National Urology Nurses Week 1-7  www.suna.org National Allied Health Professions Week 2-8  www.asahp.org National Health Information & Technology Week 2-8  www.ahima.org National Diabetes Education Week 2-8  www.diabeteseducator.org National Radiologic Technology Week 2-8  www.asrt.org National Medical Staff Services Week 2-8  www.namss.org Perioperative Nurse Week 9-15  www.aorn.org Great American Smokeout 20  www.cancer.org DECEMBER World AIDS Day 1  www.AIDS.gov Source: Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development American Hospital Association 2008 Prepared: September 2007. 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