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  • Mock Emergency Preparedness
    13:23
    06/25/2021

    Friday, June 25
    Starts at 2 p.m.
    Mock Emergency Preparedness — from Mocktales to Health Career
    (VIRTUAL)

    “Mock” participants (actual health career admissions program representatives) go undercover to engage in conversation with our undergraduate college students. The purpose is to evaluate students’ preparedness for a real health career admissions program, while providing students with valuable feedback.This is a virtual event held in conjunction with Emory School of Medicine. For more information, please call SPCC Atlanta AHEC at (404) 815-4996 or email us at info@spcc-atlantaahec.org.

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  • Summer Science Academy #2
    13:24
    06/30/2021

    Wednesday, June 30
    Starts at 10:30 a.m.
    Summer Science Academy Day Program #2
    (VIRTUAL)

    The Summer Science Academy Day Program offers an exciting and engaging hands-on experience for passionate incoming 9th and 10th grade students who are interested in the sciences. biology, health care, medicine, or related STEM fields. The program takes place at the Emory University School of Medicine where students will learn a variety of science-related topics. This is a presentation designed to disseminate information on health care careers, while offering a heuristic approach to researching careers highlighted in our health careers manualThis is a virtual event held in conjunction with Emory School of Medicine. For more information, please call SPCC Atlanta AHEC at (404) 815-4996 or email us at info@spcc-atlantaahec.org.

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Upcoming Events

Health Observances

The following are health-related observances to recognize during the year. If you have an observance you would like added to this list, please let us know.

January

  • Birth Defects Prevention Month
  • Cervical Health Awareness Week
  • Glaucoma Awareness Month
  • Healthy Weight Week

February

  • American Heart Month
  • Children’s Dental Health Month
  • Give Kids a Smile Day
  • National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
  • Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month

March

  • Careers Week
  • Nutrition Month
  • Poison Prevention Week

April

  • National Public Health Week
  • World Health Day
  • National Infant Immunization Week
  • STI (sexually-transmitted infection) Awareness Month
  • Month of the Young Child
  • Child Abuse Prevention Month
  • National Youth Violence Prevention Week
  • National Healthcare Volunteer Week
  • National Healthcare Decisions Day
  • National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week
  • Patient Experience Week
  • Administrative Professionals’ Day
  • World Day for Safety and Health at Work

May

  • National Women’s Health Week
  • Asthma Awareness Month
  • National High Blood Pressure Education Month
  • Clean Air Month
  • World No Tobacco Day
  • Hepatitis Awareness Month
  • National Nurses Week
  • Women’s Health Week
  • Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week
  • EMSC Day
  • National Nurses Week begins

June

  • Men’s Health Week
  • National HIV Testing Day
  • National Safety Month
  • National Nursing Assistant Week
  • National Career Nursing Assistants’ Day

July

  • CCBOH Back to School Immunization Campaign
  • UV Safety Month
  • National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month

August

  • National Immunization Awareness Month
  • World Breastfeeding Week
  • Health Center Week
  • Health Unit Coordinators Day

September

  • National Sickle Cell Awareness Month
  • Baby Safety Month
  • Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
  • Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
  • National Childhood Injury Prevention Week
  • National Suicide Prevention Week
  • Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day
  • Family Health and Fitness Day
  • World Heart Day
  • Falls Prevention Awareness Day (FPAD)
  • National Women’s Health and Fitness Day

October

  • National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
  • SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) Awareness Month
  • Health Literacy Month
  • National AIDS Awareness Month
  • American Heart Walk
  • Child Health Day
  • National Health Education Week
  • National Latino HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
  • Dental Hygienes Month
  • National PA week
  • Pharmacy Technician Day
  • Medical Assistants Recognition Day
  • Respiratory Care Week
  • National Healthcare Quality Week
  • National Health Education Week

November 

  • American Diabetes Month
  • Prematurity Awareness Day
  • National Healthy Skin Month
  • The Great American Smokeout
  • Lung Cancer Awareness Month
  • National Family Health History Day

December

  • World AIDS Day
  • National Hand Washing Awareness Week
  • National Influenza Vaccination Week