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| April Health Observances and Holidays |
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 | National Garden Month
National Gardening Association.
Provides celebration ideas, educational activities, projects, tips for gardening in small spaces, and a listing of gardening events in your area. |
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| National Pecan Month
National Pecan Shellers Association.
April is National Pecan Month - a time to celebrate pecans for their delicious taste and numerous health benefits. |
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| National Public Health Week
American Public Health Association.
National Public Health Week centers around a campaign to educate the public, policy-makers, and public health professionals about issues important to improving the public’s health. |
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 | National Youth Sports Safety Month
National Youth Sports Safety Foundation, Inc.
The month of April has been proclaimed National Youth Sports Safety Month. The national health event was initiated in 1993 to promote safety in sports participation. |
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| World Health Day
World Health Organization.
World Health Day, on April 7th, marks the founding of the World Health Organization and is an opportunity to draw worldwide attention to a subject of major importance to global health each year. |
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| April Celebrations
Did you know? April is also...
- Fresh Florida Tomato Month
- National Cancer Control Month
- Soft Pretzel Month
- Soyfoods Month
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| Resource Finder Highlights |
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 | Hitting for Home Plate!
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension. Nebraska Beef Council.
Perfect for the start of baseball season, Hitting for Home Plate is an computer-based interactive baseball game on naturally nutrient-rich foods. The game is presented in a PowerPoint format, and takes the audience through 9 innings of baseball to teach about "naturally nutrient-rich" foods. |
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Last Modified: Aug 4, 2009 |
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