Healthy Advances

Health Observances

September 2009

America on the Move’s September Campaign
http://www.americaonthemove.org

Childhood Cancer Month
http://www.candlelighters.org/septchildhoodcancermonth.stm

Craniofacial Acceptance Month
http://www.ccakids.com

 Fruit and Veggies-More Matters Month
http://fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov

Healthy Aging Month
http://www.healthyaging.net/events.htm

 National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
http://www.recoverymonth.gov

 National Cholesterol Education Month
http://hp2010.nhlbi.nih.gov

National Infant Mortality Awareness Month
http://www.healthystartassoc.org

 National Pediculosis Prevention Month
(Head Lice Prevention Month)
http://www.headlice.org

National Sickle Cell Month
http://www.sicklecelldisease.org

National Yoga Month
http://www.yogamonth.org

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
http://www.ovarian.org

 Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
http://www.fightprostatecancer.org

Reye’s Syndrome Awareness Month
http://www.reyessyndrome.org

Sports and Home Eye Safety Month
http://www.preventblindness.org

 Whole Grains Month
http://www.wholegrainscouncil.org/get-involved/celebrate-whole-grains-month-in-september

National Suicide Prevention Month
Sept. 6-12
http://suicidology.org

 National Celiac Disease Awareness Day
Sept. 13
http://www.csaceliacs.org

World Alzheimer’s Day
Sept. 21
http://www.alz.co.uk/adi/wad

America on the Move Week
Sept. 21 – 27
http://www.ymca.net/about_the_ymca/aom.html

World Heart Day
Sept. 30
http://www.worldheart.org