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Monthly Observances
October 2004
- National Liver Awareness Month (www.liverfoundation.org)
- National Orthodontic Health Month (www.braces.org)
- Cold and flu Campaign (www.lungusa.org)
- National Down Syndrome Awareness Month (www.ndss.org)
- Halloween Safety Month (www.preventblindness.org)
- Celiac Sprue Awareness Month (www.csaceliacs.org)
- Domestic Violence Awareness Month (www.ncadv.org)
- Health Lung Month (www.lungusa.org)
- National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (for more information contact: Susan Nathanson at 312-596-3557)
- National Dental Hygiene Month (www.adha.org)
- National Family Sexuality Education Month (www.plannedparenthood.org)
- National Lupus Awareness Month (www.lupus.org)
- National Physical Therapy Month (www.apta.org)
- National Spina Bifida Awareness Month (www.sbaa.org)
- Rett Syndrome Awareness Month (www.rettsyndrome.org)
- "Talk About Prescriptions" Month (www.talkaboutrx.org)
- Let's Talk Month (www.advocatesforyouth.org)
- National Medical Librarians Month (www.mlanet.org/resources/nml-month/index.html)
- Health Literacy Month (www.healthliteracymonth.com)
- National Brain Injury Awareness Month (www.biausa.org)
- World Blindness Awareness Month (www.aao.org)
- October 3-9, Mental Illness Awareness Week (www.psych.org)
- October 4, National Child Health Day (www.mchb.hrsa.gov)
- October 4-8, Drive Safely Work Week (www.trafficsafety.org)
- October 7, National Depression Screening Day (www.mentalhealthscreening.org)
- October 5-11, National Fire Prevention Week (www.nfpa.org)
- October 10-16, National Adult Immunization Awareness Week (www.nfid.org/ncai)
- October 11-15, National School Lunch Week (www.asfsa.org)
- October 13, SAVE (Stop America's Violence Everywhere) Today (www.ama-assn.org/go/alliance)
- October 15, National Mammography Day (www.cancer.org)
- October 16, World Food Day (www.worldfooddayusa.org)
- October 19-25, National Radon Action Week (www.epa.gov)
- October 23-31, National Red Ribbon Celebration (Campaign to keep kids off drugs) (www.nfp.org)
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