This section lists physical activity related events and observances. Links are provided for information about organizing local activities. The list is in chronological order, with month long events preceding shorter events in the month. Note: some sites have not yet updated their information for 2009.

JANUARY

Cervical Cancer Screening Month
January 1-31, 2009
http://www.cervicalcancercampaign.org/

Annual Healthy Weight Week
January 18-24, 2009 (third week)
http://www.healthyweight.net/hww.htm

FEBRUARY

American Heart Month
February 1-28, 2009
http://www.americanheart.org

Jump Rope for Heart Month
February 1-28, 2009
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=2360

National Cancer Prevention Month
February 1-28, 2009
http://www.mdanderson.org

National Wise Health Consumer Month
February 1-28, 2009
http://www.aipm.net/wise/

National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week
February 8-14, 2009
http://www.aacvpr.org/

Trails Advocacy Week
February 12-15, 2009
http://www.americanhiking.org/events/ntd/

National Wear Red Day
February 1, 2009
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth/wrd/index.htm

National Girls and Women in Sports Day
February 4, 2009
http://www.aahperd.org/ngwsdcentral/

National Women's Healthy Heart Campaign
February 6, 2009
http://www.sistertosister.org/

MARCH

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
March 1-31, 2009
http://www.preventcancer.org/colorectal

National Kidney Month
March 1-31, 2009
http://www.kidney.org/kidneyDisease/kidneymonth/index.cfm

National Nutrition Month
March 1-31, 2009
http://www.eatright.org/

National School Breakfast Week
March 2-6, 2009
http://www.schoolnutrition.org/

National Collegiate Health and Wellness Week
March 1-7
http://www.bacchusgamma.org/

American Diabetes Alert Day
March 24, 2009
http://www.diabetes.org

Kick Butts Day
March 31, 2009
http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/

APRIL

Cancer Control Month
April 1-30, 2009
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=16746

National Minority Health Awareness Month
April 1-30, 2009
http://www.omhrc.gov/

National Youth Sports Safety Month
April 1-30, 2009
http://www.healthline.com/blogs/health_observances/2008/04/april-is-national-youth-sports-safety.html

Spring Into Health Month
April 1-30, 2009
http://www.aicr.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=13281

World Physical Activity Day
April 6, 2009
http://www.procor.org/calendar/calendar_show.htm?doc_id=794188

National Public Health Week
April 4-10, 2009
http://www.nphw.org/nphw09/default.htm

Medical Fitness Week
April 20-26, 2009
http://www.healthfinder.gov/nho/nho.asp#m5

National Playground Safety Week
April 20-26, 2009
http://www.playgroundsafety.org/safetyweek/index.htm

National TV Turnoff Week
April 20-26, 2009
http://www.tvturnoff.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=28&Itemid=8

National Volunteer Week
April 27-May 3, 2009
http://www.pointsoflight.org/

National Start! Walking Day
April 8, 2009
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3053117

YMCA Healthy Kids Day
April 12, 2008
http://www.ymca-beaverton.org/healthykidsday.html

Earth Day
April 22, 2009
http://www.earthday.net/

World T'ai Chi & Qigong Day
April 25, 2009
http://www.worldtaichiday.org/

Walk to Work Day
April 29, 2009
http://walking.about.com/od/pedestrians/p/walktoworkday.htm

MAY

Annual Arthritis Walk
Dates vary - see website at.
http://www.arthritis.org/arthritis-walk.php

National Arthritis Month
May 1-May 31, 2009
http://www.arthritis.org

National Bike Month
May 1-May 31, 2009
http://www.bikemonth.com

National Cancer Research Month
May 1-31, 2009
http://www.aacr.org/home/public--media/science-policy--government-affairs/national-cancer-research-month.aspx

National High Blood Pressure Education Month
May 1-May 31, 2009
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/nhbpep/

National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
May 1-31, 2009
http://www.nof.org/awareness2/annual.htm

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
May 1-May 31, 2009
http://www.fitness.gov/getmovingamerica.html

National Stroke Awareness Month
May 1-May 31, 2009
http://www.stroke.org/site/PageServer?pagename=SAM

Older Americans Month
May 1-May 31, 2009
http://www.aoa.gov

National Bike to Work Week
May 15-19, 2009
http://www.biketoworkweek.org/

National Running and Fitness Week
May 14-20, 2009
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0NHF/is_5_17/ai_86707287

National Employee Health and Fitness Day
May 20, 2009
http://www.nh.gov/gcpah/programs/walk.htm

National Physical Education and Sports Week
May 1-7, 2009
http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/

National Running and Fitness Week
May 14-20, 2009
http://www.americanrunning.org/

National Bike to Work Week
May 10-16, 2009
http://www.biketoworkweek.org/

National Women's Health Week
May 10-16, 2009
http://www.womenshealth.gov/whw/

National Walk to School Week
May 19-23, 2009
http://www.walktoschool.org.uk/content/what_is_walk_to_school.php

Project ACES Day (All Children Exercise Simultaneously)
May 6, 2009
http://www.lensaunders.com/aces/aces.html

National Bike to Work/School Day
May 14, 2009
http://www.bike2work.com/s_cruz/week.html

Walk Safely to School Day [Australia]
May 15, 2009
http://www.walk.com.au/WSTSD01/page.asp?PageID=260

National Employee Health and Fitness Day
May 21, 2009
http://physicalfitness.org/nehf.html

National Senior Health and Fitness Day
May 20, 2009
http://www.fitnessday.com/

JUNE

National Great Outdoors Month
June 1-30, 2009
http://www.funoutdoors.com/node/view/2106 (not yet updated for 2009)National

Bike Week [UK]
June 13-21, 2009
http://www.bike2work.info/

Mens Health Week
June 15-21, 2008
http://www.menshealthweek.org/

World Environment Day
June 5, 2009
http://www.unep.org/wed/2008/english/

National Trails Day
June 6, 2009
http://www.americanhiking.org/NTD.aspx

JULY

National Therapeutic Recreation Week
July 12-18, 2009
http://www.nrpa.org/content/default.aspx?documentId=4839

National Youth Sports Week
July 20-24, 2009
http://www.nrpa.org/content/default.aspx?documentId=4417

AUGUST

National Immunization Awareness Month
August 1-31, 2009
http://preview.tinyurl.com/9gfzlp

National Health Center Week
August 9-15, 2009
http://www.healthcenterweek.org/

SEPTEMBER

America On the Move's September Campaign
September 1-30, 2009
http://www.americaonthemove.org/

Fruit and Veggies - More Matters Month
September 1-30, 2009
http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/

Healthy Aging® Month
September 1-30, 2009
http://www.aoa.gov/press/observances/HealthyAging/Healthy_Aging.aspx (not yet updated for 2009)

National Cholesterol Education Month
September 1-30, 2009
http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/cholmonth/

National Yoga Month
September 1-30, 2009
http://www.yogamonth.org/

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
September 1-30, 2009
http://www.cdc.gov/features/prostatecancer/

Whole Grains Month
September 1-30, 2009
http://www.wholegrainscouncil.org/

Active Aging Week
September 24-30, 2008
http://www.icaa.cc/aaw.htm

European Mobility Week
September 16-22, 2008
http://www.mobilityweek-europe.org/ (not yet updated for 2009)

National Turn Off the TV Week
September 20-26, 2009
http://www.tvturnoff.org/

World Alzheimer's Day
September 21, 2009
http://www.alz.co.uk/adi/wad/ (not yet updated for 2009)

Family Health and Fitness Day USA
September 26, 2009
http://www.fitnessday.com/family

National Women's Health & Fitness Day
September 26, 2009
http://www.fitnessday.com/women (not yet updated for 2009)

World Heart Day
September 30, 2009
http://www.worldheart.org/

OCTOBER

Children's Health Month
October 1-31, 2009
http://yosemite.epa.gov/ochp/ochpweb.nsf/content/chm07.htm (not yet updated for 2009)

Healthy Lung Month
October 1-31, 2009
http://www.lungusa.org/

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October 1-31, 2009
http://www.nbcam.org/

National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month
October 1-31, 2009
http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org/

National Physical Therapy Month
October 1-31, 2009
http://preview.tinyurl.com/7nwwjn

Walk to School Month
October 1-31, 2009
http://www.walktoschool.org/

International Day of the Older Persons
October 1, 2009
http://www.who.int/ageing/events/idop_rationale/en/index.html

National Depression and Mental Health Screening Day
October 2, 2009
http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org/

Walk to Work Day [Australia]
October 2, 2009
http://www.walk.com.au/WTW/page.asp

National Child Health Day
October 5, 2009
http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov/

International Walk-to-School Day
October 7, 2009
http://www.iwalktoschool.org/

World Food Day
October 16, 2009
http://www.worldfooddayusa.org/

National Mammography Day
October 17, 2009
http://preview.tinyurl.com/9mymvj

World Osteoporosis Day
October 20, 2009
http://www.nof.org/eventsandprograms/WOD/WOD_2008.htm

National Lung Health Day
October 28, 2009
http://www.lungusa.org/

NOVEMBER

American Diabetes Month
November 1-30, 2009
http://www.diabetes.org/communityprograms-and-localevents/americandiabetesmonth.jsp

National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month
November 1-30, 2009
http://www.alz.org/index.asp (not updated for 2009)

Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month
November 1-30, 2009
http://www.phassociation.org/awareness/

World Diabetes Day
November 14, 2009
http://www.worlddiabetesday.org/

Great American Smokeout
October 19, 2009
http://acsf2f.com/gaso/

National Family Health History Day
October 26, 2009
http://www.hhs.gov/familyhistory/

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