2012 Events Calendar and eCards
Sample media statements, activities, and ideas to help plan theme-centered campaigns, as well as eCards to inspire and encourage friends and family throughout the year.
January 2012
Events
National Birth Defects Prevention Month
January 1—New Year's Day
January 22–28—Tobacco-Free Awareness Week
February 2012
Events
Black History Month
American Heart Month
National Cancer Prevention Month
February 3—National Wear Red Day
February 5–11—National Burn Awareness Week
February 14—Valentine's Day
February 19–25—Through With Chew Week
March 2012
Events
LGBT Health Awareness Month
March 14–20—Brain Awareness Week
March 18–24—National Poison Prevention Week
March 21—Kick Butts Day
April 2012
Events
April 22—Earth Day
May 2012
Events
May 13—Mother's Day
May 31—World No Tobacco Day
June 2012
Events
June 3—National Cancer Survivors Day
June 11–17—National Men's Health Week
June 17—Father's Day
July 2012
Events
July 4—Independence Day
August 2012
Events
August 5—Friendship Day
August 6—Back to School
August 26—Equality Day
September 2012
Events
September 28—Native American Day (CA)
September 30—World Heart Day
October 2012
Events
October 8—Native American Day (SD)
November 2012
Events
November 15—American Cancer Society's GASO
Great American Smokeout (GASO)