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Health Observances and Recognition Days

March
1-31: National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month - Cancer groups, hospitals and communities focus attention on preventing, treating and curing colorectal cancer and provide education to the public and encourage screenings. For more information, contact Prevent Cancer Foundation; 703.837.3695 or www.preventcancer.org. 

1-31: National Eye Donor Month - The Eye Bank Association of America promotes March as National Eye Donor Month to raise awareness of the need to donate eyes. For more information, contact the Eye Bank Association of America: 202.775.4999 or www.restoresight.org.

1-31: Hemophilia Awareness Month - Hemophilia is a genetic bleeding disorder that prevents the blood from clotting normally. The National Hemophilia Foundation promotes awareness and education about bleeding and clotting disorders and encourages testing and treatment for those who think they may be affected. For more information, contact the National Hemophilia Foundation: 800.424.2634 or www.hemophilia.org.

1-31: National Kidney Month - To help raise awareness and appreciation for all the vital functions the kidneys perform, the National Kidney Foundation encourages Americans to learn more and take steps now to preserve kidney health. For more information, contact the National Kidney Foundation: 212.889.2210 or www.kidney.org.

7-13: Patient Safety Awareness Week - Patient Safety Awareness Week is a national education and awareness building campaign for improving patient safety at the local level. Hospitals and health care organizations across the country are encouraged to plan events to promote patient safety within their own organizations. Educational activities are centered on educating patients, families, and communities to be active participants on their health care teams as well as working with hospitals to build partnerships with their patient community. For more information, contact the National Patient Safety Foundation: 617.391.9916 or www.npsf.org.

14-20: Cover the Uninsured Week - The eighth annual campaign to raise public awareness about the 46 million U.S. residents without health insurance. Participants in the campaign, led by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, help enroll eligible uninsured children and adults in low-cost or free health coverage programs through events held in towns and cities across the country. For more information, visit: www.covertheuninsured.org.

14-20: National Inhalants & Poison Awareness Week - The intent of the National Inhalants & Poison Awareness Week campaign is to reduce and prevent inhalant use and abuse and the misuse and abuse of common household products. For more information, contact the National Inhalant Prevention Coalition: 800.269.4237 or www.inhalants.org.

21-27: National Poison Prevention Week - More than two million poisonings are reported each year to the 61 poison control centers across the country. More than 90 percent of these poisonings occur in the home. The majority of nonfatal poisonings occur in children younger than six. This week is a nationally designated observance to highlight the dangers of poisonings and how to prevent them. For more information, contact the Poison Prevention Week Council: www.poisonprevention.org.