Wellness Calendar - April 

 

APRIL

Awareness Months

 

• Alcohol Awareness Month - http://www.ncadd.org/programs/awareness/index.html  (US)
• Cancer Control Month - http://www.cancer.org (US)
• Caesarean Awareness Month - http://www.ican-online.org (US)
• Community Spirit Month
• Conflict Awareness Month - http://www.ChacoCanyon.com(US)
• Counselling Awareness Month - http://www.counseling.org (US)
• Couple Appreciation Month
• Dental Health Month - http://www.cda-adc.ca (CND)
• Earth Month - http://www.earthday.ca (CND)
• Eating Disorders Awareness - http://www.anad.org (US)
• Foot Health Awareness Month - http://www.apma.org (US)
• Informed Woman Month
• International Ideas Month - http://springboardtraining.com(US)
• International Work Life Enrichment Month - http://www.wiserwaystowork.com (US)
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month - http://www.badgut.com (CND) & http://www.aboutibs.org (US)
• National Autism Awareness Month - http://www.autism-society.org (US)
• National Cancer Awareness Month - http://www.cancer.ca (CND)
• National Child Abuse Prevention Month - http://www.nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/topics/prevention/index.cfm (US)
• National Donate Life Month - http://www.organdonor.gov (US)
• National Facial Protection Month - http://www.aaoms.org (US)
• National Humour Month
• National Lawn and Garden Month
• National Occupational Therapy Month - http://www.aota.org (US)
• National Pet First Aid Awareness Month
• National STD Awareness Month - http://www.ashastd.org (US)
• National Youth Sports Safety Month - http://www.nyssf.org (US)
• Oral Cancer Month - http://www.oda.on.ca (CND)
• Parkinson Awareness Month - http://www.parkinson.ca (CND)
• Sexual Assault Awareness Month - http://www.nsvrc.org (US)
• Spiritual Wellness Month - http://www.WordsOfWellness.com(US)
• Sports Eye Safety Month - http://www.aao.org (US)
• Stress Awareness Month - www.stresscure.com (US)
• Tackle Your Clutter Month - www.clsetmaid.com (US)
• Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
• Women's Eye Health and Safety Month - http://www.preventblindness.org (US)

 

 

Awareness Days

 

• Children's Book Day - http://wwwq.ibby.org/index.php?id=269 - Apr 2
• Reconciliation Day - http://www.betterworldcalendar.com/reconciliationday.htm - Apr 2
• National Fun Day - Apr 5, 2010 (first Monday)
• No Household Chores Day - Apr 7
• World Health Day http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/intactiv/whd-jms_e.html - April 7
• Empowered Women Entrepreneurs Day - http://www.thewildwe.com/ Apr 7
• Feng Shui Awareness Day – April 9
• National Siblings Day - http://www.siblingsday.org/bodyframe.htm - Apr 10
• YMCA Healthy Kids Day - http://www.ymca.net/about_the_ymca/ymca_healthy_kids_day.html - Apr 12 (US)
• National Alcohol Screening Day http://www.nationalalcoholscreeningday.org - Apr 15 (US)
• Husband Appreciation Day - Apr 15
• International Hemophilia Day - http://www.hemophilia.ca - Apr 17 (CND)
• Equality Day - http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/dates/otherdates_e.html - Apr 17 (CND)
• Earth Day - http://www.earthday.ca - April 22 (CND)
• Administrative Assistants’ Day – http://www.iaap-hq.org/apw/apwindex.htm  - Apr 21, 2010 (Wednesday of the last full week)
• Oncology Nurses Day - http://www.ons.org/nursingmonth07/ - Apr 24
• Childcare Professionals Day – Apr 30, 2010 (last Friday)
• Noise Awareness Day - http://www.lhh.org/noise/ - Apr 29, 2009
• National Honesty Day - Apr 30

 

 

Awareness Weeks

 

• Medication Safety Week - http://lungdiseases.about.com/b/a/158239.htm - Apr 1-7 (US)
• Laugh At Work Week - http://chicago.about.com/cs/miscellaneous/a/032804_laugh.htm - Apr 1-7 (US)
• Alcohol-Free Weekend - http://www.ncadd.org  and http://www.councilonalcoholism.net/national.htm - Apr 9-11, 200910 (US)
• National Public Health Week - http://www.apha.org/programs/healthweek/ - Apr 5-11, 2010 (first full week) (US)
• National Week of the Ocean - http://www.national-week-of-the-ocean.org/ Apr 4-10, 2010 (US)
• Explore Your Career Options Week - http://www.crayola.com/calendar/detail.cfm?event_id=217&year=2008 - Apr 5-10, 2010 (US)
• Administrative Professionals Week - http://www.iaap-hq.org/apw/apwindex.htm - Apr 18-24, 2010, (24-30, 2011, 22-28, 2012) (US)
• National Playground Safety Week - http://www.uni.edu/playground/safetyweek/index.htm - Apr 26-30, 2010 (US)
• National Dental Hygienists Week - http://www.cdha.ca/AM/Template.cfm?Section=DH_Week&Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=5158  http://www.preventionprofessionals.ca – April 11-17, 2010 (April 9-15, 2011)(CND)
• National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week - http://www.transplant.ca/aware_notdaw.htm - Apr 18-25, 2010 (17-24, 2011) (last full week of April)(CDN)
• National Immunization Awareness Week - http://immunize.cpha.ca/en/events/niaw.aspx  - Apr 24-May 1, 2010 (CDN)
• National Infant Immunization Week - http://www.cdc.gov/nip/events/niiw/ http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niiw/default.htm - Apr 24-May 1, 2010 (US)
• National TV Turnoff Week - http://www.tvturnoff.org - Apr 19-25, 2010 (4^th week of April) (US)
• National Volunteer Week- http://volunteer.ca/en/content/national-volunteer-week- Apr 18-24, 2010 (4^th week of April 2011: April 17 to 23 and 2012: April 15 to 21 ) (CND) http://www.pointsoflight.org/programs/seasons/nvw/(US)

 

 

 

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