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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.

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November 2002

American Diabetes Month

• American Diabetes Association
• About Diabetes

Diabetic Eye Disease Month

• Prevent Blindness America
• About Diabetes

National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month

• Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association
• About Senior Health

National Epilepsy Month

• Epilepsy Foundation

National Hospice Month

• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

National Marrow Awareness Month

• National Marrow Donor Program
• About Cancer

November 21 Great American Smokeout

• American Cancer Society
• About Smoking Cessation

November 14-20 National Adoption Week

• BAAF Adoption & Fostering
• About Adoption

November 24-30 GERD Awareness Week

• International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
• About GERD

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.