You are here: Home / Resource Library / Nutrition Through the Seasons / Fall's Harvest / October                                                                                                                                                  Printable Page On this page... October Health Observances and HolidaysResource Finder Highlights October Health Observances and Holidays Celebrate Health Literacy Month in October Health Literacy Consulting. Health Literacy Month was founded in 1999 by Helen Osborne, President of Health Literacy Consulting. The goal of the campaign is to emphasize the importance of making health information understandable to the people who need it most. For more on health literacy, see our Hot Topics A-Z page on Health Literacy. Happy Healthy Halloween  (PDF|114 KB) Communicating Food for Health Newsletter. Food and Health Communications. This color handout has fun tips and recipes for Halloween. National Apple Month U.S. Apple Association. National Apple Month is the only national, generic apple promotion conducted in the United States. For more apple resources, see our apples page. National Health Education Week National Center for Health Education. An annual event that is celebrated throughout the nation during the third week of October. Every year, an annual theme is identified in order to focus national attention and raise awareness of pressing health issues of interest to the public. National School Lunch Week School Nutrition Association. Celebrated the second week in October, National School Lunch Week promotes the importance of school nutrition programs. This celebration also gives the nation’s students a chance to vote for their favorite lunch entrees online. Podcast: Halloween Food Safety Tips  (WMV|) USDA. Food Safety and Inspection Service. Learn tips for keeping food safe at your Halloween party. script Vegetarian Awareness Month and World Vegetarian Day North American Vegetarian Society. Every year on October 1st, World Vegetarian Day kicks off a month of parties, potluck, presentations, and food tasting displays. For more resources on vegetarianism, see our Hot Topics A-Z page on Vegetarian Nutrition. World Food Day U.S. National Committee for World Food Day. World Food Day, October 16th, is a worldwide event designed to increase awareness, understanding and informed, year-around action to alleviate hunger. For more resources on hunger, see our Hot Topics A-Z page on Food Insecurity and Hunger. October Celebrations Did you know? October is also... National Cookie Month National Cranberry Month National Dessert Month National Pasta Month National Pizza Month National Popcorn Month National Pork Month National Seafood Month Back to Top Resource Finder Highlights Avoid Portion Distortion with MyPyramid's Specific Guidelines University of Nebraska-Lincoln Cooperative Extension. Describes recommended amounts and shows how common serving sizes have increased in recent years. Eat Better; Eat Together: Ideas for Promoting Positive Family Meals Washington State University Nutrition Education. October is National Eat Better; Eat Together month, a time for adults to eat meals with children and teenagers and to celebrate family meals. Let's Play "FOOD" Ball University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension. "FOOD" Ball is an interactive PowerPoint that teaches the basic points about MyPyramid through a series of questions that correspond to quarters in a football game. So Easy to Preserve University of Georgia Cooperative Extension. This resource includes the latest USDA Guidelines for safe food preservation. Check out the reviews from the Resource Finder Database: So Easy to Preserve Book So Easy to Preserve DVD Back to Top Last Modified: Oct 29, 2009     Resource Finder   Click n' Go Education Materials   Nutrition Through the Seasons Winter's Abundance Spring Refreshers Summer Sizzlers Fall's Harvest   Eat Right When Money's Tight   Photo Gallery   Sharing Center   State Newsletters and Web Sites   Nutrition Education Materials from FNS   Referral Index

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