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/