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May is the National Stroke Associations National Stroke Awareness Month. Take this opportunity to boost your knowledge or join education and fundraising campaigns in your area. For more information, visit the National Stroke Associations Web site at www.stroke.org. And be sure to mark your calendar for these other health observances:

Train to End Stroke (All year)
American Stroke Association
http://strokeassociation.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=2549

National Nutrition Month (March)
American Dietetic Association
www.eatright.org

Brain Awareness Week (March)
Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives
www.dana.org

National High Blood Pressure Education Month (May)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
www.nhlbi.nih.gov)

National Cholesterol Education Month (May)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center
www.nhlbi.nih.gov

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month (May)
President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
www.fitness.gov

National Running and Fitness Week (In May)
American Running Association
www.americanrunning.org

American Diabetes Month (November)
American Diabetes Association
www.diabetes.org

Great American Smokeout (In November)
American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org

Source of Material: RockHill Communications, 14 Rock Hill Road Bala, Cynwyd, PA 19004, (610) 667-2040,
Writer: Christine Norris
Editors: Erin Murphy, Andrea King, Joanne Poeggel, Ron Wozny
Clinical Reviewer: Patt Panzer, M.D.
Date Written: 4/30/01
Last Revised: 4/3/03