October

October brings in fall and celebrates Halloween. If the holiday is celebrated at the center, try to offer dried or fresh fruit in place of candy and sugar free options for diabetics.

This month, focus on:

• Breast Cancer Control and Awareness
• Dental Hygiene
• Healthy Lung
• Talk About Prescriptions
• Pasta
• Pizza
• Pork
• Seafood
  

October Celebrates:

• Health Education Week (3rd week)
• Infection Control Week (3rd week)
• National Mammogram Day (17th)
• Halloween (31st)

Handouts available for posting:

• 10 Reasons to Have Healthy Lungs
  (English | Español)
• Celebrate National Pasta Month
  (English | Español)
• Make Pizza a Healthy Treat
  (English | Español)
• National Seafood Month
  (English | Español)
• Breast Cancer Awareness Month
  (English | Español)