October 2019 Health Observances
October 1–31
Breast Cancer Awareness Month (National)
American Cancer Society
800.227.2345
www.cancer.org/healthy/morewaysacshelpsyoustaywell/breastcancer
October 1–31
Chiropractic Health Month (National)
American Chiropractic Association
703.812.8800
Contact: communications@acatoday.org
October 1–31
Dental Hygiene Month (National)
American Dental Hygienists’ Association
312.440.8900
Contact: Communications Division (communications@adha.net)
October 1–31
Disability Employment Awareness Month (National)
Office of Disability Employment Policy
1.866.487.2365
Contact: Office of Disability Employment Policy (odep@dol.gov)
October 1–31
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
800.537.2238
Contact: Domestic Violence Awareness Project, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (nrcdvta@nrcdv.org)
October 1–31
Halloween Safety Month
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
415.561.8534
Contact: Public Relations, AAO
October 1–31
Health Literacy Month
Institute for Healthcare Advancement
800.434.4633
Contact: Beth Scott (bscott@iha4health.org)
October 1–31
Liver Awareness Month
American Liver Foundation
800.465.4837
www.liverfoundation.org or www.facebook.com/liverinfo
Contact: Communications Department
October 1–31
Medical Librarians Month (National)
Medical Library Association
312.419.9094
Contact: Tomi Gunn, MLA (gunn@mail.mlahq.org)
October 1–31
Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography, American Society of Echocardiography, Cardiovascular Credentialing International, Society for Vascular Ultrasound, and Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS)
214.473.8057
Contact: Kelly Stafford (kstafford@sdms.org)
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October 1–31
Patient-Centered Care Awareness Month
Planetree International
203.732.1365
Contact: Planetree International (@Planetree)
October 1–31
Pharmacists Month (American)
American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
1.800.237.2742
Contact: APhA
October 1–31
Physical Therapy Month (National)
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
703.706.3216
Contact: Public Relations Department, APTA (public-relations@apta.org)
October 1–31
SIDS, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
First Candle
203.966.1300
Contact: First Candle (info@firstcandle.org)
October 1–31
“Talk About Your Medicines” Month
NeedyMeds
978.281.6666
http://www.bemedwise.org/talk-about-your-medicines-month/2018
Contact: Deborah Davidson (deborah.davidson@needymeds.org)
September 29 – October 5
Midwifery Week (National)
American College of Nurse-Midwives
240.485.1800
Contact: American College of Nurse-Midwives (info@acnm.org)
October 3
Depression Screening Day (National)
Program Department Screening for Mental Health
781.239.0071
Contact: Program Department Screening for Mental Health (smhinfo@mentalhealthscreening.org)
October 6–12
Physician Assistants Week (National)
American Academy of PAs
Contact: American Academy of PAs (customercare@aapa.org)
October 6–12
Case Management Week (National)
American Case Management Association (ACMA)
501.907.2262
Contact: Communications, ACMA (theacma@acmaweb.org)
October 6–12
Emergency Nurses Week
Emergency Nurses Association
Contact: Emergency Nurses Association
October 6–12
Fire Prevention Week
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
617.770.3000 or 800.344.3555
October 6–12
Healthcare Foodservice Workers Week
Association for Healthcare Foodservice
connect.healthcarefoodservice.org/home
Contact: Kent Hamaker at 202-802-9045 or khamaker@healthcarefoodservice.org
October 13–19
Healthcare Security and Safety Week
International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS)
630.529.3913
Contact: Colleen Kucera, IAHSS (colleen@iahss.org)
October 6–12
Mental Illness Awareness Week
National Alliance on Mental Illness
703.524.7600
October 9
Health Cares About Domestic Violence Day
Futures Without Violence
415.678.5500
www.futureswithoutviolence.org/health/healthcares-
about-domestic-violence-day
October 9
Stop America’s Violence Everywhere (SAVE) Today
American Medical Association (AMA)
800.549.4619
Contact: General Inquiries (admin@amaalliance.org)
October 13–19
Central Service Week
International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management (IAHCSMM)
800.962.8274
October 13–19
Infection Prevention Week (International)
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)
202.454.2646
www.apic.org/infectionpreventionandyou
Contact: info@apic.org
October 13–19
Nephrology Technicians/Technologists Recognition Week
National Association of Nephrology Technicians/Technologists
937.586.3705
October 14–18
Nuclear Science Week
The National Museum of Nuclear Science
505.245.2137
Contact: info@nuclearmuseum.org
October 20–26
Health Care Facilities and Engineering Week (National)
American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE), American Hospital Association
312.422.3800
www.ashe.org/engineeringwk/index.shtml
Contact: American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) (ashe@aha.org)
October 20–26
Respiratory Care Week (National)
American Association for Respiratory Care
972.243.2272
Contact: American Association for Respiratory Care (info@aarc.org)
October 22
Stuttering Awareness Day (International)
The Stuttering Foundation of America
800.992.9392
Contact: The Stuttering Foundation of America (info@stutteringhelp.org)
October 21–25
Medical Assistants Recognition Week
American Medical Technologists (AMT)
847.823.5169
Contact: mail@americanmedtech.org
October 23
Lock Your Meds Day
National Family Partnership
800.705.8997
Contact: National Family Partnership (info@nfp.org)
October 23–31
Red Ribbon Week
National Family Partnership (NFP)
800.705.8997
Contact: NFP
October 29
Psoriasis Day (World)
International Federation of Psoriasis Associations
800.723.9166
www.psoriasis.org or www.worldpsoriasisday.com
Contact: National Psoriasis Foundation (mail@americanmedtech.org)
October 29
Orthopaedic Nurses Day (International)
National Association of Othopaedic Nurses
800.289.6266
Contact: naon@orthonurse.org
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Nicole Consiglio | Workforce Health Consultant
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Rachel Druckenmiller | Wellness Director
I cannot tell you enough how all of you at WELCOA are such valuable assets. If you are not a big company and don’t have large budgets, you really need great resources like WELCOA.
Penny Paul | Community Health Education Specialist
