EVENTS

February 1st- 3rd

National Heart Awareness Day

Support Go Red For Women by participating in National Wear Red Day® on Friday, February 2, 2018 and donate to help fund research during American Heart Month.

Feb 06

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

The focus of NBHAAD is to get Blacks educated about the basics of HIV and AIDS in their local communities.

Mar 10

National Girls/Women’s HIV/AIDS Day

This National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD), OWH wants to empower women and girls to make the best choices when it comes to sex. Abstinence is the surest way to avoid HIV, but if you decide to have sex, there are simple, effective steps to protect yourself and others from HIV.

Mar 30

March of Dimes

The mission of the March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.

May 06

National Nurses Week

As of 1998, May 8 was designated as National Student Nurses Day, to be celebrated annually. And as of 2003, National School Nurse Day is celebrated on the Wednesday within National Nurses Week each year.

May 27

National Children’s Day in Nigeria

May 30

Great American Smoke Out Day

This is an annual social engineering event to encourage Americans to stop tobacco smoking. The Great American Smokeout challenges smokers to quit cigarettes for 24 hours with the hopes that this decision will continue forever.