2018 Calendar of Injury Prevention Observances and Events

2018 Calendar of Injury Prevention Observances and Events

Color Coding Key:

Injury Prevention Month Long Observances

ISDH Holiday? Office Closed

NHTSA/ Traffic Safety Observances Intentional Injury Awareness Observances Poisoning/ Medication Safety Observances Fire/Burn Safety Observances

Conference / Meeting

ISDH Meetings (IPAC, INVDRS

Board Meetings, ITN and ISTCC)

Occupational Safety Observances

Other Injury and Safety Observances

Disclaimer:

Information appearing in this document does not represent endorsement by the Indiana State Department of Health, Trauma and Injury Prevention Division, which is not responsible for naming or approving national health observances. For more information about an observance, please contact the sponsoring organization directly.

January 2018

Sun

Mon

Tue

1 New Year's Day

2

Wed 3

Thu 4

Fri 5

Sat 6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15 Martin Luther King 16

17

18

19

20

Jr. Day

No-Name Calling Week

No-Name Calling Week

No-Name Calling Week

No-Name Calling Week

No-Name Calling Week

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

NIDA National Drug NIDA National Drug NIDA National Drug NIDA National Drug NIDA National Drug NIDA National Drug

Facts Week

Facts Week

Facts Week

Facts Week

Facts Week

Facts Week

28

29

30

31

National Winter Sports National Stalking

Birth Defects Preven-

NIDA National Drug

Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month

tion Month

Facts Week

Awareness Month

National Human traf- National Mentoring

National Radon Month ficking Prevention

Month

Month

February 2018

Sun

Mon

Tue

Teen Dating Violence National Cancer Pre- Career and Technical

Awareness Month

vention month

Education Month

Wed

Thu 1

Fri 2

Sat 3

4 Super Bowl Sunday 5

6

7

8

9

10

Drunk Driving Preven-

tion

Burn Awareness Week Burn Awareness Week Burn Awareness Week Burn Awareness Week Burn Awareness Week Burn Awareness Week Burn Awareness Week

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Mardi Gras drunk

driving prevention

ISTCC

ITN

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Grain Bin Safety Week Grain Bin Safety Week Grain Bin Safety Week Grain Bin Safety Week Grain Bin Safety Week Grain Bin Safety Week Grain Bin Safety Week

25

26

27

28

March 2018

Sun

Brain Injury Awareness Month

Mon

Workplace Eye Wellness Month

Tue

Wed

Thu 1

Fri

Sat

2

3

National Sleep Foundation Sleep Awareness Week

National Sleep Foundation Sleep Awareness Week

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

National Sleep Foundation Sleep Awareness Week

National Sleep Foundation Sleep Awareness Week

National Sleep Foundation Sleep Awareness Week

National Sleep Foundation Sleep Awareness Week

National Sleep Foundation Sleep Awareness Week

National Sleep Foundation Sleep Awareness Week

11 Patient Safety Week

18

12 Patient Safety Week

19

13 Patient Safety Week

20

14 Patient Safety Week

21

15 Patient Safety Week

22

16 Patient Safety Week

23

17

Patient Safety Week

St. Patrick's Day Impaired Driving Prevention

24

National Poison Prevention Week

National Poison Prevention Week

National Poison Prevention Week

National Poison Prevention Week

National Poison Prevention Week

National Poison Prevention Week

National Poison Prevention Week

25

26

27

28

29

30 Good Friday

31

April 2018

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

1

2

Medication Safety Wk Public Health Week

3 Public Health Week

Window Safety Week Medication Safety Wk Medication Safety Wk

Window Safety Week Window Safety Week

4 Public Health Week

5 Public Health Week

6 Public Health Week

7 Public Health Week

Medication Safety Wk Medication Safety Wk Medication Safety Wk Medication Safety Wk

Window Safety Week Window Safety Week Window Safety Week Window Safety Week

World Health Day

8 Public Election Day 9

10

11

12

13

14

Public Health Week Work Zone Aware-

Work Zone Awareness Work Zone Aware-

Work Zone Aware-

Work Zone Aware-

ness Wk

Wk

ness Wk

ness Wk

ness Wk

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Youth Violence Pre- Youth Violence Pre- Youth Violence Pre-

vention Week

vention Week

vention Week

ISTCC ITN

22

Lifesavers 2018 Conference

Youth Violence Prevention Week

29

23 Lifesavers 2018 Conference Youth Violence Prevention Week

Playground Safety Wk

24

Lifesavers 2018 Conference

Playground Safety Wk

30

Alcohol Awareness

Month

National Child Abuse

Prevention Month

25

26

27

28

Playground Safety Wk Playground Safety Wk Playground Safety Wk

National Distracted Driving Awareness Month

Nat'l Sexual Assault Prevention Month

Sports Eye Safety Month

National Youth Sports Safety Month

May 2018

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Motorcycle Safety

National Bicycle Safe- 1

2

3

4

Awareness Month

ty Month

Keep Kids Alive Drive

25 Day

Mental Health Month Older Americans

National Youth Traffic Month

Safety Month

National Trauma

National Electrical

Awareness Month

Safety Month

6

7

8

9

10

11

Safe Kids Indiana Inju- Safe Kids Indiana Inju-

ry Prevention Confer- ry Prevention Confer-

ence

ence

Sat 5 Cinco De Mayo drunk driving prevention

12

13 Nat'l Prevention Wk

Nat'l Police Week

14 Nat'l Prevention Wk

Nat'l Police Week

15 Nat'l Prevention Wk

Nat'l Police Week

16 Nat'l Prevention Wk

Nat'l Police Week

17 Nat'l Prevention Wk

Nat'l Police Week

18 Nat'l Prevention Wk

Nat'l Police Week

Bike to School Day

19 Nat'l Prevention Wk

Nat'l Police Week

Safe Boating Week

20 EMS Week

Safe Boating Week

21 EMS Week

Safe Boating Week

22 EMS Week

Safe Boating Week

23 EMS Week

Safe Boating Week

24 EMS Week

Safe Boating Week

25 EMS Week

Safe Boating Week

26 EMS Week

27

28 Memorial Day

29

30

31

June 2018

Sun

Mon

National Safety Month Men's Health Month

Fireworks Safety Month

Tue

3

4

5

Wed 6

Thu 7

Fri 1

8

Sat 2

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

ISTCC ITN

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Ride to Work Day

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

July 2018

Sun 1

8

Mon 2

9

Tue 3

10

Wed

4 Independence Day 5 Drunk driving prevention

Thu

11

12

Fri 6

13

Sat 7

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Fireworks Safety

Month

National Heatstroke

Prevention Day

Heatstroke Prevention

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