IMPORTANT DATES IN PREVENTION

2008-2009

 

SEPTEMBER

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month

http://www.recoverymonth.gov/

 

9           Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Day   http://fasday.com/

14-20    Yellow Ribbon Week  http://www.yellowribbon.org/

20         Day For Kids  http://www.bgcwd.org/

22         Family Day  http://www.casafamilyday.org/

OCTOBER

Crime Prevention Month

http://www.ncpc.org/

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

http://www.ncadv.org/community/dvamguide.htm

 

17-19     Pray for the Children  http://www.prayforthechildren.net/01public/_main/

18-26     Red Ribbon Week  http://www.preventionpartners.com/events/red_ribbon_week.cfm

19-25     Character Counts Week  http://charactercounts.org/

19-25    America's Safe Schools Week  http://www.schoolsafety.us/

20-26    Drug-Free Work Week  http://www.dol.gov/workingpartners

25         Make A Difference Day  http://www.makeadifferenceday.com/

30        Cammi Award Deadline 5 PM http://www.cammiawards.blogspot.com

NOVEMBER

National Lung Cancer Awareness Month

 

7           17th Annual Cammi Awards http://www.cammiawards.blogspot.com

10-14     Chemical Health Week  http://www.emprc.org/mchw.html

DECEMBER

National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month

http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/duip/spotlite/3d.htm

MADD Tie One On For Safety  http://www.madd.org/

JANUARY

Parents Empowered Month

http://www.parentsempowered.com

National Mentoring Month

http://www.mentoring.org/

 

             Healthy Weight Week http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/

             National Non-Smoking Week  http://www.nnsw.ca/

FEBRUARY

American Heart Month

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000

Violence Prevention Month

http://www.gov.nf.ca/vpi/

 

1            National Wear Red Day http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth/

             Children of Alcoholics Week http://www.nacoa.org/

             Drug Prevention & Education Week  http://www.cadca.org/

             CADCA National Leadership Forum  http://www.cadca.org/

             National Eating Disorders Awareness Week  http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/

MARCH

National Nutrition Month

http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/index.html

Safe Spring Break Month

http://www.bacchusnetwork.org/

 

              Brain Awareness Week  http://www.dana.org/

              Sexual Abstinence Awareness Week  http://www.mysdfs.com/

              National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week  http://www.inhalants.org/

APRIL

Alcohol Awareness Month

http://www.ncadd.org/

Child Abuse Prevention Month

http://www.preventchildabuse.org/index.shtml

 

              National Youth Violence Prevention Week  http://www.violencepreventionweek.org/pdf/actionkit.pdf

              Kick Butts Day  http://kickbuttsday.org/

              Alcohol Free Weekend  http://www.ncadd.org/

              National Public Health Week  http://www.nphw.org/nphw08/default.htm

7            World Health Day  http://www.who.int/world-health-day/en/

24-26     National Youth Service Day  http://ysa.org/

26-May 2      National Crime Victims' Rights Week  http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/ncvrw/

              National SAFE Kids Week  http://www.safekids.org/

MAY

Prom Promise

http://www.madd.org/Under-21.aspx

Mental Health Month

http://www.nmha.org/

 

            Teen Pregnancy Prevention Day http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/default.aspx

            Alcohol- and Other Drug-Related Birth  Defects Awareness Week  http://www.ncadd.org/programs/awareness/

31        World No Tobacco Day  http://www.who.int/tobacco/communications/events/wntd/en/

JUNE

National Safety Month

http://www.nsc.org/nsm

 

15-21    Men's Health Week  http://www.menshealthmonth.org/week/

JULY

 

AUGUST

National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month

http://www.doseofprevention.org

 

3          National Kids Day  http://www.kidsday.net/

5          National Night Out  http://www.natw.org/nno/