October Prevention/Wellness Observances

·       Breast Cancer Awareness Month

·       Bullying Prevention Month

·       Children’s Health Month

·       Crime Prevention Month

·       Dental Hygiene Month

·       Depression & Mental Health Screening Month

·       Domestic Violence Awareness Month

·       Down Syndrome Awareness Month

·       Eye Injury Prevention Month

·       Health Literacy Month

·       Healthy Babies Month

·       Physical Therapy Month

·       Spina Bifida Month

·       Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month

·       Talk About Prescriptions Month (www.takecarewv.org)

·       Drive Safely Work Week (Oct 1-6)

·       Fire Prevention Week (Oct 7-13)

·       Bone & Join Health Awareness Week (Oct 12-20)

·       Infection Prevention Week (Oct 14-20)

·       School Lunch Week (Oct 14-20)

·       Health Education Week (Oct 15-19)

·       Respiratory Care Week (Oct 21-27)

·       Red Ribbon Week (Drug Prevention Campaign) (Oct 23-31)

Sources:  National Health Information Center & National Wellness Institute 

September Prevention/Wellness Observances

• Childhood Cancer / Ovarian Cancer / Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
• Fruit, Veggies, & Whole Grains Month
• Healthy Aging Month
• Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Month
• National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month
• National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month
• National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
• National Cholesterol Education Month
• National Food Safety Education Month
• National Menopause Awareness Month
• National Pediculosis Prevention Month/Head Lice Prevention Month
• National Preparedness Month
• National Sickle Cell Disease Month
• National Yoga Awareness Month
• National ITP (Immune Thrombocytopenia) Awareness Month
• Newborn Screening Awareness Month
• Suicide Prevention Week (Sept 3-7)
• National Celiac Disease Awareness Day (Sept 13)
• National Farm Safety & Health Week (Sept 16-22)
• National Rehabilitation Awareness Celebration (Sept 16-22)
• World Alzheimer's Day (Sept 21)
• Women’s Health & Fitness Day (Sept 26)
• RAINN (Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network) Day (Sept 27)
• World Rabies Day (Sept 28)
• Family Health & Fitness Day (Sept 29)
• World Heart Day (Sept 29)
  
  Sources:  National Health Information Center, National Wellness Institute

August Health / Prevention / Wellness Observances

Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
Prevent Blindness America


National Breastfeeding Month
WVBreasfeeding Alliance


National Immunization Awareness Month
WV Immunization Network


Psoriasis Awareness Month

Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
Families of SMA

Counseling Ethics Training

August 28, 2012

9 am - 4:30 pm 

@ the WV Prevention Resource Center

Ethics Seminars for Licensed Professional Counselors & Approved Licensed Professional Supervisors

Presented by Dr. Donald Hall

Additional Information & Online Registration

July Health Observances

Cord Blood Awareness Month

www.parentsguidecordblood.org

Eye Injury Prevention Month
http://www.foh.dhhs.gov/nycu/eyeinjury.asp

Fireworks Safety Month
http://www.fireworksafety.com/

International Group B Strep Awareness Month
www.groupbstrepinternational.org
http://www.dhhr.wv.gov/oeps/disease/IBD_VPD/IBD/Pages/StrepB.aspx

Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
www.arthritis.org/ja-alliance-main.php
http://www.arthritis.org/west-virginia/ 

National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month
www.nccapm.org

UV Safety Month
www.preventblindness.org
http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/skin/basic_info/prevention.htm

World Hepatitis Day (July 28)
www.nvhr.org
http://www.dhhr.wv.gov/oeps/disease/AtoZ/Pages/Hepatitis.aspx

July is also Baked Beans, Berry, Ice Cream, Peach, Pickle, Picnic and Watermelon Month (http://foodandhealth.com/calendar/). 

Sources:  National Health Information Center, National Wellness Institute, Food & Health Communications

National Health Observances in June 2012

Aphasia Awareness Month (Communication Disorder)

Cataract Awareness Month

Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month (Common infection that can cause problems such as deafness for newborn babies.)

Fireworks Safety Month

Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month (Neuromuscular Disorder)

Safety Month

Scleroderma Awareness Month (Chronic Connective Tissue Disease)

June 3             National Cancer Survivors Day

June 3-9         National Rip Current Awareness Week

June 11-17    Men’s Health Week

June 19          World Sickle Cell Day

June 27          National HIV Testing Day

Currently on our Prevention WV TV show

First Choice Health Systems has operated the state’s Problem Gamblers Help Hotline for almost a decade.  Now, the Charleston-based health services provider is managing WV’s prescription drug abuse quit line.  Sheila Moran of First Choice Health joins me on the current edition of Prevention WV to discuss these two valuable resources.

WV RX Abuse Quitline

1-866-QUITT

http://www.wvrxabuse.org/

WV Problem Gamblers Help Network

1-800-GAMBLER

http://www.1800gambler.net/

Additional information about Prevention West Virginia, including show times and channels, is available at http://www.prevnet.org/preventionwvTV/default.aspx.