Awareness Months: September 2005 - August 2006

September 1-30
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month	www.recoverymonth.gov
September 4-10
Suicide Prevention Week	www.suicidology.org
September 9
International Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Day	www.fasworld.com
September 17
National Addictions Counselor Day	www.naadac.org
September 26
Family Day	www.casafamilyday.org
October 1-31
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month	www.firstcandle.org
October 1-31
"Talk About Prescriptions" Month	www.talkaboutrx.org
October 2-8
Mental Illness Awareness week	www.nami.org
October 6
National Depression Screening Day	www.mentalhealthscreening.org
October 17-23
National Health Education Week	www.nche.org
October 23-31
National Red Ribbon Week	www.nfp.org
November 17
Great American Smokeout	www.cancer.org
December 1-31
National Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month	www.3dmonth.org
December 1
World AIDS Day	www.worldaidsday.org
January 1-31
Birth Defects Prevention Month	www.marchofdimes.com
February 12-18
National Children of Alcoholics Week	www.nacoa.org
March 19-25
National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week	www.inhalants.org
March 31
Kick Butts Day	www.kickbuttsday.org
April 1-30
Alcohol Awareness Month	www.ncadd.org
April 6
National Alcohol Screening Day	www.nationalalcoholscreeningday.org/events/nasd/
April 7
World Health Day	www.who.int/en/
May 14-20
Alcohol & Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week	www.ncadd.org
May 18
HIV Vaccine Awareness Day	www.niaid.nih.gov/newsroom/mayday
May 31
World No Tobacco Day	www.wntd.com/about_index.cfm
June 27
National HIV Testing Day	www.napwa.org/hivtestinfo/

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