Year Long Campaign
Your Time… Their Future
The campaign urges adults to become involved in volunteering, mentoring and other efforts that help young people, ages 7 to 14, participate in positive activities that build skills, self-discipline, and competence. The campaign aims to prevent new use and reduce existing use of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs among youth.
http://www.ncadi.samhsa.gov/yourtime/Default.asp
January
National Birth Defects Prevention Month
January 1-31
March of Dimes has adopted goals to bring us closer to the day when all babies will be born healthy.
http://www.modimes.org
National Mentoring Month
January 1-31
Through a public-private initiative, this campaign celebrates mentoring and the positive effect it can have on lives.
http://www.mentoring.org
No Name-Calling Week
January 25-29, 2010
No Name-Calling Week is an annual week of educational activities aimed at ending name-calling of all kinds and providing schools with the tools and inspiration to launch an on-going dialogue about ways to eliminate bullying in their communities.
www.nonamecallingweek.org
Thank Your mentor Day
January 21, 2010
http://www.whomentoredyou.org
February
National Children of Alcoholics Week
February 14-20, 2009
This campaign will raise awareness about the effects on children with alcoholic and drug-dependent parents.
http://www.nacoa.org/index.htm
Eating Disorders Awareness Week
February 21-27, 2010
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
March
Safe Spring Break
March 1-31
Drug and alcohol-related injuries and deaths among college students predictably increase between March and mid-April, the time when many students are on spring break. Promote a healthy and responsible environment to enjoy the vacation.
http://www.bacchusgamma.org
National Problem Gambling Awareness Week
March 7-13, 2010
www.npgaw.org
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
March 10, 2010
www.womenshealth.gov/nwghaad
National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week
March 14-20, 2010
This annual media-based, community-level program is designed to increase understanding about the use and risks of inhalant involvement.
http://www.inhalants.org
Kick Butts Day
March 24, 2010
On March 28, thousands of kids and adults unite on Kick Butts Day -- a large, youth-led anti-tobacco initiative carried out nationwide. Join with young people who are leading the fight against youth tobacco use.
http://www.kickbuttsday.org
April
Alcohol Awareness Month
April 1-30
This national campaign calls for communities across the country to participate in a grassroots effort to recognize and encourage teen efforts to remain free of alcohol and other drugs.
http://www.ncadi.samhsa.gov/seasonal/aprilalcohol/
National Public Health Week
April 6-12, 2010
This national event provides an opportunity to recognize the contributions of public health to the nation's well-being as well as help focus public attention on major health issues in our communities.
http://www.apha.org/
National Alcohol Screening Day
April 8, 2010
National Alcohol Screening Day is held during Alcohol Awareness Month. The program addresses a range of drinking behaviors from risky drinking to alcohol dependence.
www.mentalhealthscreening.org
Alcohol Free Weekend
April 9-11, 2010
This initiative is an activity targeting adults associated with Alcohol Awareness Month.
http://www.ncadd.org/programs/awareness/index.html
May
Safe Senior Week/Graduation
May 1-15, 2010
Contact Bacchus and Gamma to obtain information about organizing prevention events for your college or university.
http://www.bacchusgamma.org/
National Alcohol and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week
May 9-15, 2010
A debilitating effect of alcohol use by pregnant women is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. This campaign is dedicated to raising awareness about the effects of alcohol and other drug use by pregnant women on their babies.
http://www.ncadd.org/
World No Tobacco Day
May 31
World No Tobacco Day increases awareness of global marketing practices of the tobacco industry which lure customers, especially young people, through sponsorship, advertising and glamorization of tobacco in films, music, art and sports. Download materials to organize your own community event.
www.who.int/tobacco
August
National Night Out
August 3, 2010
A crime/drug prevention community event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW). National Night Out is an effective, inexpensive and enjoyable program to promote neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships in the fight for safer communities.
http://www.natw.org
September
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
September 1-30
This effort is aimed at highlighting the benefits gained from corporate and small business workplace substance abuse referral programs, and to help raise awareness about the importance of supporting access to substance abuse treatment programs in the workplace.
http://www.recoverymonth.gov/
National Suicide Awareness Week
September 5-11, 2010
www.suicidology.org
Fetal Alcohol Awareness Day
September 9, 2010
FAS effects 60 million people who are living with brains that were damaged by alcohol, before they were born.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
Family Day
September 27, 2010
Family Day is a day for parents to eat dinner with their children. A national effort to promote parental engagement as a simple, effective way to reduce youth substance abuse and raise healthier children.
http://www.casafamilyday.org/
October
Family Health Month
October 1-31
Let's Talk Month
October 1-31
http://www.advocatesforyouth.com/
National Children Health Month
October 1-31
www.aap.org
National Family Health Month
October 1-31
www.aafp.org
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October 1-31
www.ncadv.org
Drive Safely Work Week
October 4-8, 2010
www.traficsafety.org
National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week
October 17-23, 2010
www.bacchusgamma.org
National Drug Free Work Week
October 18-24, 2010
www.dol.gov/drugfreeworkweek
National Red Ribbon Week
October 23-31
This nationwide celebration has become a major force for raising public awareness and mobilizing communities to combat alcohol and drug use among youth.
http://www.nfp.org/
Great American Smokeout
November 19
Millions of people have quit smoking since the first Great American Smokeout, a national awareness event for those addicted to tobacco.
http://www.cancer.org/
December
National Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention
December 1-31
Take a stand against impaired driving! Communities across the country join the National 3D Prevention Month Coalition to conduct public awareness and enforcement campaigns to prevent impaired driving.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/duip/spotlite/3d.htm
World AIDS Day
December 1
www.worldaidsday.org
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