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Calendar of Events

Annual Aging Observances

February

• American Heart Month

April

• National Healthcare Decisions Day- April 16

May

• Older Americans Month
• Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month

June

• World Elder Abuse Awareness Day- June 15
• National Falls Awareness Day (United Kingdom)- June 28

September

• Healthy Aging Month
• Grandparents' Day- first Sunday after Labor Day
• National Employ Older Workers Week
• Active Aging Week- September 22-28, 2008

October

• United Nations International Day of Older Persons- October 1
• Gerontological Nurses Week - October 1-8, 2008
• National Residents' Rights Week- October 5-11, 2008
• National Depression Screening Day- October 10
• World Osteoporosis Day- October 20

November

• National Family Caregiver Month- November
• National Memory Screening Day- November 18, 2008
• Long Term Care Awareness Month