Monthly Initiatives

• Cervical Health Awareness Month –
  • http://healthfinder.gov/NHO/JanuaryToolkit.aspx ( inludes other supplemental materials)
  • http://healthfinder.gov/NHO/PDFs/JanuaryNHOToolkit.pdf

http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/@editorial/documents/document/acspc-047403.pdf

• National Birth Defects Prevention Month
  • http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/birthdefects/index.html
  • http://www.nbdpn.org/national_birth_defects_prevent.php?navtitle=idxpubs?navtitle=idxpubs (Materials and Resources)
  • http://www.nbdpn.org/bdpm2016.php (2016 Prevention Month Packet)

• National Glaucoma Awareness Month
  • Social Media Toolkit: https://nei.nih.gov/nehep/gam_social_media

Handouts: https://nei.nih.gov/nehep/gam_infocards

• American Heart Month/National Wear Red Day
  • http://healthfinder.gov/NHO/FebruaryToolkit.aspx (includes other supplemental materials
  • http://healthfinder.gov/NHO/PDFs/FebruaryNHOToolkit.pdf
  • http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/More/MyHeartandStrokeNews/African-Americans-and-Heart-Disease-Stroke_UCM_444863_Article.jsp#.V1gheeu4now
  • http://www.empoweredtoserve.org/index.php/resources/power-sunday-toolkit/

• National Children’s Dental Health Month
  • http://www.ada.org/en/public-programs/national-childrens-dental-health-month/

• National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
  • https://nationalblackaidsday.org/toolkits/

• World Cancer Day
  • http://www.worldcancerday.org/materials

• National Kidney Month
  • National Kidney Month Toolkit for Faith Communities: http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-communication-programs/nkdep/a-z/Documents/kidney-sundays-toolkit-508.pdf
  • https://www.kidney.org/africanamericanhealth

• National Nutrition Month
  • http://www.eatright.org/resource/food/resources/national-nutrition-month/toolkit

• National Colon Cancer Month
  • http://healthfinder.gov/NHO/MarchToolkit.aspx (includes supplemental materials)
  • http://healthfinder.gov/NHO/PDFs/MarchNHOToolkit.pdf
  • http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/@editorial/documents/document/acspc-047403.pdf

• Alcohol Awareness Month
  • http://healthfinder.gov/NHO/AprilToolkit.aspx
  • http://healthfinder.gov/NHO/PDFs/AprilNHOToolkit.pdf
  • https://www.ncadd.org/aam

• National Minority Health Month
  • http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/nmhm16/

https://www.rwjf.org/en/our-focus-areas.html

• Mental Health Month
  • http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/may

• National Stroke Awareness Month
  • http://www.strokeassociation.org/STROKEORG/AboutStroke/AmericanStrokeMonth/ASM-Campaign-Resources-For-Everyone-English_UCM_473648_Article.jsp#.V0ifOuu4m1s
  • http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/More/MyHeartandStrokeNews/African-Americans-and-Heart-Disease-Stroke_UCM_444863_Article.jsp#.V1gheeu4now

• National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
  • http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/topics-issues/teen-pregnancy-prevention/1304-tpp
  • https://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/Pages/AAP-Updates-Recommendations-on-Teen-Pregnancy-Prevention.aspx?nfstatus=401&nftoken=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&nfstatusdescription=ERROR%3a+No+local+token

• National Women’s Health Week

http://www.womenshealth.gov/nwhw/tools/

• Men’s Health Month/Men’s Health Week
  https://www.cdc.gov/men/nmhw/

• World Sickle Cell Day
  http://www.sicklecelldisease.org/index.cfm?page=advocacy-toolkit

• World Hepatitis Dayhttp://worldhepatitisday.org/en/campaign-materials s

• Children’s Eye Health Month
  http://www.friendsforsight.org/resources

• National Breastfeeding Month
  http://www.usbreastfeeding.org/p/cm/ld/fid=175

• National Immunization Awareness Month
  https://www.nphic.org/niam

• • Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
    • http://healthfinder.gov/NHO/SeptemberToolkit.aspx (includes supplemental)
    • http://healthfinder.gov/NHO/PDFs/SeptemberNHOToolkit.pdf
    • http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerinchildren/detailedguide/index
  • National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
    • http://www.cdc.gov/features/childhoodobesity/
    • https://www.rwjf.org/en/our-focus-areas/focus-areas/healthy-kids-healthy-weight.html
  • National Food Safety Education Month
    • http://www.foodsafetymonth.com/Tools
  • National Sickle Cell Month
    • http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/sicklecell/toolkit.html
    • http://www.sicklecelldisease.org/index.cfm?page=about-scd-sct
  • Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
    • http://www.ovarian.org/brochures_and_newsletters.php
    • http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/@editorial/documents/document/acspc-047403.pdf
  • Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
    • http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/@editorial/documents/document/acspc-047403.pdf
    • http://www.pcf.org/site/c.leJRIROrEpH/b.5814067/k.2BBE/Prostate_Cancer_Guides_and_Books.htm
  • National Suicide Prevention Week
    • http://www.suicidology.org/resources/links-of-interest

• • National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
    • http://healthfinder.gov/NHO/OctoberToolkit.aspx (includes supplemental materials)
    • http://healthfinder.gov/NHO/PDFs/OctoberNHOToolkit.pdf

• • American Diabetes Month
    • http://healthfinder.gov/NHO/NovemberToolkit.aspx (includes supplemetal materials)
    • http://healthfinder.gov/NHO/PDFs/NovemberNHOToolkit.pdf
    • http://www.diabetes.org/in-my-community/awareness-programs/african-american-programs/
  • Lung Cancer Awareness Month
    • http://www.lungcanceralliance.org/for-other-audiences/education-materials/

  http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/@editorial/documents/document/acspc-047403.pdf

• World AIDS Day
  http://healthfinder.gov/NHO/DecemberToolkit.aspx (includes supplemental materials)
  http://healthfinder.gov/NHO/PDFs/DecemberNHOtoolkit.pdf