April Health Observances

The latest PT Bulletin offers the following links for April:

Health observances for April begin with National Public Health Week, April 2-8, and World Health Day, April 7, which marks the founding of the World Health Organization. Later in the month are Cover the Uninsured Week, April 23-29 (see upcoming article on April 13); National Safe Kids Week, April 28 - May 6; WalkAmerica, April 27-29, sponsored by the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation; and World Tai Chi & Qigong Day, April 28.

Month-long observances include Foot Health Awareness Month, National Child Abuse Prevention Month, National Youth Sports Safety Month, and Occupational Therapy Month.