Here is a list of National Health Observances for the Month of August:
Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
Did you know that children should have their vision checked at least once by age 6 -(Healthfinder.gov)To learn more about Children’s Eye Health and Safety check out the links below
Healthfinder: Eye Health
Prevent Blindness Of America
National Breastfeeding Month
Breastfeeding is not only healthy for the baby, but its also healthy for the mother -(healthfinder.gov)To learn more about the benefits of Breastfeeding and National Breastfeeding Month click on the links below
Healthfinder: Breastfeeding
United States Breastfeeding Committee
Psoriasis Awareness Month
“Psoriasis is the most common autoimmune disease in the U.S. As many as 7.5 million Americans have psoriasis.”-(psoriasis.org)To find out more about Psoriasis go to
National Psoriasis Foundation
1 - 7 World Breastfeeding Week
This years theme for World Breastfeeding Week is “BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT: CLOSE TO MOTHERS”.To learn more about World Breastfeeding Week go to
World Breastfeeding Week
11 - 17 National Health Center Week
“Today, America’s Health Centers serve over 23 million people (including 862,776 Farmworkers and more than 1 million people who are Homeless) at more than 8,200 delivery sites in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and U.S. territories.”- (healthcenterweek.com)To learn more go to National Health Center Week
To learn more about the National Health Observances go to healthfinder.gov
