National Health Observances for November

There are several days and the month itself dedicated to raising awareness about various health topics in November. From the National Health Observances put together by the National Health Information Center, we have American Diabetes Month, Bladder Health Month, COPD Awareness Month, Diabetic Eye Disease Month, Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Lung Cancer Awareness Month, National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, National Family Caregivers Month, National Healthy Skin Month, National Hospice Palliative Care Month, and National Stomach Cancer Awareness Month. In addition these are special days and weeks in November, 17 Great American Smokeout, 19 International Survivors of Suicide Day, 20 – 26 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Awareness Week and 24 National Family Health History Day. To help you with planning, Healthfinder.gov puts together the National Health Observances 2016 at a Glance. https://nnlm.gov/bhic/n4gt
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