February is National American Heart Month.

March is American National Nutrition Month.

Achieving Health Equity through Access, Advocacy, Treatment, and Policy Development
Tuesday, March 6 - Thursday, March 8
New Orleans, LA

Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy's Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education (CMHDRE) will host its Fifth Health Disparities Conference March 6-8, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Conference participants will include clinicians (pharmacists, nurses, physician assistants, and other allied health professionals), health policy makers, health educators, and public and community health leaders whose work incorporates the use of mid-level providers to build partnerships to eliminate health disparities and improve health equity. This conference will include discussions on successful multidisciplinary models for improved health systems outcomes.

For more information, visit: xula.the1joshuagroup.com/

Reunión Latina
Thursday, March 8 - Friday, March 9
Albany, NY

Once a year, Reunion Latina provides us with the opportunity to bring all of our experiences together in one powerful forum, in order to influence legislators, social and civic leaders. Institute attendees, including service providers, media representatives, elected officials, community leaders and their partners, experts in the field, and people living with HIV/AIDS participate in workshops and panels that highlight critical issues and promising solutions pertinent to those who are working to break the cycle of indifference and stigma in some of our nation’s most affected communities.

Registration opens December 1, 2011
Scholarship application opens January 1, 2012

For more information, call: 646-375-4446 or email: dleyva@latinoaids.org

2012 National STD Prevention Conference
Monday, March 12 - Thursday, March 15
Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
1300 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN

The 2012 National STD Prevention Conference will provide an important opportunity to build knowledge and explore partnerships as we usher in an era of change, not only for the healthcare system broadly but also for STD prevention and control. Please join us as we explore the possibilities for moving STD prevention and control into the future!

For more information, visit: www.cdc.gov/stdconference/

April is Alcohol Awareness Month and National Autism Awareness Month.

2012 National Health Promotion Summit: Prevention. Promotion. Progress.
Tuesday, April 10 - Wednesday, March 11
Omni Shoreham Hotel
2500 Calvert Street NW
Washington, DC

With this Summit, HHS will highlight the vast number of disease prevention and health promotion efforts that are working to improve the health of all Americans. No matter where you fit into this collaboration, the Summit provides an opportunity to showcase your contributions as we gather to share ideas, learn from one another, generate momentum, and celebrate the many new opportunities during this unprecedented time.

The 2012 National Health Promotion Summit goals are to:

• Promote the development of disease prevention and health promotion policies that align with national prevention initiatives;
• Encourage stakeholders at every level to collaborate on reaching national health goals; and
• Integrate health policies across all sectors.

For more information, visit: www.atpm.org/2012summit.html

May is Lupus Awareness Month.

2012 & Beyond: Latino Health Equity Conference
Thursday, May 17
Portland, OR

The Latino Health Equity Conference will provide a forum to focus on individual and community pathways to health through research, programs and policies for Latinos. This interactive summit will build the path for a Latino Health Initiative with strategies to eliminate health disparities.

For more information, visit: www.latinohealthequityconference.com/

June is Cataract Awareness Month.

National Cancer Survivors Day
Sunday, June 3

National Cancer Survivors Day is an annual, worldwide Celebration of Life that is held in hundreds of communities on the first Sunday in June.

For more information, visit: www.ncsd.org/

Latino Health Summit 2012
Thursday, June 7 - Friday, June 8
Emory Rollins School of Public Health Auditorium
Atlanta, GA

The Latino Health Summit 2012 is an event that will bring together community leaders, health providers, government representatives, community educators and advocates in GA to develop an Action Plan to improve access to healthcare services for Latinos/Hispanics in GA.

For more information, visit: hhcga.org/latino_health.html

August is National Immunization Awareness Month.

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Month and National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month.

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and National Dental Hygiene Month.

National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
Thursday, March 15

The Latino Commission on AIDS (LCOA) Exit Disclaimer, the Hispanic Federation and many other organizations organize this day. This year's theme is Latinos Unite! Let's stay Healthy! Get Tested for HIV! The NLAAD campaign works annually at building capacity for non-profit organizations and health departments in order to reach Latino/Hispanic communities, promote HIV testing, provide HIV prevention information and access to care.

For more information, visit: www.nlaad.org/

November is American Diabetes Month.