2009 Calendar of Health Observances

JANUARY	National Glaucoma Awareness Month
FEBRUARY	Heart Health Month National Wear Red Day 2/6 National Women's Heart Day 2/20 National Children's Dental Health Month
MARCH	American Diabetes Alert Day 3/25 National Nutrition Month Advocacy Day National Cover the Uninsured Week 3/23-3/27
APRIL	Alcohol Awareness Month National Alcohol screening day 4/3 Foot Health Awareness Month National Infant Immunization Week 4/19-26
MAY	Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month High Blood Pressure Sunday Mental Health Month National High Blood Pressure Education Month National Women's Health Week
JUNE	National Men's Health Week
JULY	Light the Night for Sight
AUGUST	National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) National Minority Donor Awareness Day (NMDAD) 8/1 National Health Center Week
SEPTEMBER	National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
OCTOBER	National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Breast Cancer Control Month National Mammography Day National AIDS Awareness Month National Child Health Day Cold & Flu Campaign National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week National Dental Hygiene Month
NOVEMBER	American Diabetes Month Diabetic Eye Disease Month Lung Cancer Awareness Month Great American Smokeout Flu and Pneumonia Campaign
DECEMBER	World AIDS Day

SCHC volunteer staffing a health education booth.

"One key attribute of the SCHC, Inc, is its sense of giving back to the community and its employees. It has a staff that is culturally sensitive to the needs of the community residents and the employees."
Cynthia White, Case Manager and Community Health Corps Coordinator