National Week

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EMBRACE READING This week, we celebrate the power of literature and the endless possibilities it offers. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN November 13-17, 2023 ORIGIN Established in 1989 by the Children's Book Council STAT Over 60% of children in the U.S. are reading below grade […]

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EMBRACE KINDNESS World Kindness Week invites you to make kindness a priority in your life and community. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN November 13-19 ORIGIN Initiated by the World Kindness Movement in 1998 STAT Over 150 countries celebrate kindness STAT 85% of Americans believe kindness

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ WRITE TO SANTA This week encourages families to connect with the spirit of the season through heartfelt letters to Santa Claus, a timeless holiday tradition. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN December 1-7, annually ORIGIN The tradition dates back to the early 1900s STAT Over 1.5

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ CELEBRATE NPS Join us in honoring the incredible contributions of nurse practitioners during National Nurse Practitioner Week. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN November 12-18, 2023 ORIGIN Established by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners in 1993 STAT Over 355,000 NPs are practicing in the U.S.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ CELEBRATE RADIOLOGIC TECH This week highlights the essential role of radiologic technologists in modern medicine. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN November 5-11, 2023 ORIGIN Established in 1979 by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists STAT Over 300,000 radiologic technologists in the U.S. STAT Radiologic technologists

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ PROTECTING OUR FUTURE During National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, we highlight the importance of keeping our children safe from lead exposure. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN October 22-28, 2023 ORIGIN Established by the CDC in 1995 STAT Approximately 3.6 million households have children at risk

Drug prevention awareness

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ HONORING CAREGIVERS This week, we celebrate the compassion that pastoral caregivers bring to our communities. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN Third week of October ORIGIN Established in 1985 by the Association of Professional Chaplains STAT Over 25,000 chaplains serve in the U.S. STAT Pastoral care

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ WELCOME TO AWARENESS This week, we celebrate the heroes who ensure our lungs stay healthy. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN October 22-28, 2023 ORIGIN Established in 1982 by the AARC STAT Over 26 million Americans have asthma STAT Chronic respiratory diseases affect 1 in 6

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ CELEBRATE FIGS Discover the delicious versatility of figs this week as we honor this ancient fruit. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN First week of June ORIGIN Believed to be one of the first cultivated fruits, dating back to 5000 BC STAT Figs are a good