MINNEAPOLIS --- As part of its Know Your Numbers campaign, Health Fair 11 presents this listing of health events taking place in November:
Month-long Observances
Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month - Alzheimer's Association / www.alz.org ph 800-272-3900
Bladder Health Month - American Urological Association (AUA) / www.urologyhealth.org ph 800-828-7866
COPD Awareness Month - American Lunch Association / www.lungusa.org ph 202-715-3450
Diabetes Month - American Diabetes Association / www.stopdiabetes.org ph 800-342-2383
Diabetic Eye Disease Month - Prevent Blindness America / www.preventblindness.org ph 800-331-2020
Epilepsy Awareness Month - Epilepsy Foundation / www.epilepsyfoundation.org ph 800-332-1000
Healthy Skin Month - American Academy of Dermatology / www.aad.org
Hospice Palliative Care Month - National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization / www.nhpco.org ph 703-837-1500
Lung Cancer Awareness Month - American Lung Association /www.lungusa.org ph 202-715-3450
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month - Pancreatic Cancer Action Network / www.pancan.org ph 877-272-6226
Sexual Health Month - American Urological Association Foundation (AUA) / www.urologyhealth.org ph 800-828-7866
Week-long & Special Day Observances
November 4 - 10
Allied Health Professions Week - Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions / www.asahp.org 202-237-6481
Diabetes Education Week - American Association of Diabetes Educators / www.diabeteseducator.org ph 800-338-3633
Patient Transport Week - National Association of Healthcare Transport Management / www.nahtm.org ph 336-713-8810
November 11 - 17
Home Care Month, Hospice Month, Home Care Aide Week - National Association for Home Care and Hospice / ph 202-547-7424
Mental Health Wellness Week - Freedom From Fear / www.freedomfromfear.org ph 718-351-1717
November 15
Great American Smokeout - American Cancer Society / www.cancer.org/smokeout ph 800-227-2345
November 17
Family Volunteer Day - Points of Light Institute / www.familycares.org ph 203-656-8052