Upcoming National Health Observances for April

Attention health professionals, teachers, and community groups!

By supporting National Health Observances, you can:

• Educate the public about health risks
• Organize successful health promotion events and campaigns
• Get new ideas, information, and resources on health topics of interest

Contact the sponsoring organization to request outreach materials and information.

Upcoming Observances for April:

• Alcohol Awareness Month
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month
• National Autism Awareness Month
• National Donate Life Month
• National Facial Protection Month
• National Minority Health Month
• Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
• Sports Eye Safety Month
• Women's Eye Health and Safety Month
• National Public Health Week, April 4 - 10
• World Health Day, April 7
• National Healthcare Decisions Day, April 16
• National Infant Immunization Week, April 23 - 30
• National Infertility Awareness Week, April 24 - 30
• World Meningitis Day, April 24

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_{2011 National Health Observances, National Health Information Center, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC.}