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Parents, health professionals, teachers, community groups, and others can use these special times to sponsor health promotion events, stimulate awareness of health risks, or focus on disease prevention.

Information appearing in this document does not represent an endorsement by your Pediatric's Guide, who does not have any role in naming any national health observance day, week, or month.

May 2002

Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month

• Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
• About Allergies
• About Asthma

Better Hearing and Speech Month

• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• About Deafness

Better Sleep Month

• Better Sleep Council
• About Sleep Disorders

Bicycle Safety Month

• National Bike Safety Network
• About Bicycling

Clean Air Month

• American Lung Association
• Enviornmental Protection Agency Clean Air Topics

Correct Posture Month

• American Chiropractic Association
• Strengthen Your Core - Proper Posture

Electrical Safety Month

• National Electrical Safety Foundation
• Safety

Hepatitis Awareness Month

• Hepatitis Foundation International
• Hepatitis Basics: an overview

Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month

• Huntington’s Disease Society of America

Lyme Disease Awareness Month

• Lyme Disease Foundation
• Lyme Disease

National Arthritis Month

• National Arthritis Foundation
• About Arthritis

National Digestive Diseases Awareness Month

• Digestive Disease National Coalition

National High Blood Pressure Education Month

• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center
• High Blood Pressure A Common But Controllable Disorder

National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month

• American Academy of Dermatology
• Detecting Melanoma: What To Look For

Mental Health Month

• National Mental Health Association
• About Mental Health

National Neurofibromatosis Month

• National Neurofibromatosis Foundation
• About Neurofibromatosis

National Osteoporosis Prevention Month

• National Osteoporosis Foundation
• About Osteoporosis

National Sight-Saving Month: Ultraviolet Awareness & Home Eye Safety

• Prevent Blindness America
• Vision Health

National Stroke Awareness Month

• National Stroke Association
• Stroke - Prevention and Treatment

National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month

• The National Campaign To Prevent Teen Pregnancy
• Teen Pregnancy

National Trauma Awareness Month

• American Trauma Society
• Safety

Older Americans Month

• Administration on Aging
• About Senior Health

Skin Cancer Awareness Month

• American Cancer Society
• Detecting Melanoma: What To Look For

Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Month

• Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance

1 National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day

• "Freedom From Fear"
• About Panic/Anxiety Disorders

5-11 Food Allergy Awareness Week

• Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network
• About Food Allergies

5-11 National SAFE KIDS Week

• National SAFE KIDS Campaign
• Safety

5-11 National Suicide Awareness Week

• American Association of Suicidology
• About Suicide Prevention

6 Melanoma Monday

• American Academy of Dermatology
• Detecting Melanoma: What To Look For

7 Childhood Depression Awareness Day

• National Mental Health Association

7 World Asthma Day

• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center
• About Asthma

8 A National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy

• The National Campaign To Prevent Teen Pregnancy
• Teen Pregnancy

12 International Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFIDS/ME) Awareness Day

• Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Association of America
• About Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Fibromyalgia

12-18 National Alcohol - and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week

• National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.

12-18 National Running and Fitness Week

• American Running Association
• About Running/Jogging
• About Exercise

12-18 National Women's Health Week

• Office on Women's Health
• About Women's Health

13-19 National Stuttering Awareness Week

• Stuttering Foundation of America

15 National Employee Health and Fitness Day

• National Association for Health and Fitness
• About Exercise

18-24 National Safe Boating Week

• National Safe Boating Council
• About Powerboating

19-25 National Dog Bite Prevention Week.

• American Veterinary Medical Association

19-25 National Emergency Medical Services Week

• American College of Emergency Physicians

20-27 Buckle Up America

• National Highway Transportation Safety Administration
• Car Seat Safety Guide

25 National Missing Children’s Day

• Child Find of America, Inc.

29 National Senior Health and Fitness Day

• Mature Market Resource Center
• About Senior Health

31 World "No Tobacco" Day

• World No Tobacco Day
• About Smoking Cessation

Source: 2002 National Health Observances, National Health Information Center, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC.