Breastfeeding reduces mothers’ cardiovascular disease risk, review found
Breastfeeding, even for a few days, linked to lower blood pressure in early childhood

National Immunization Awareness Month – Learn what immunizations are important for people with or at risk for cardiovascular disease.
Here's what doctors know about immunizations right now: You still need them

Summer Sun Safety Month highlights skin cancer prevention and heat related safety tips
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Keep cool to be heart-healthy in extreme heat
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How to Stay Active in Warm Weather
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August 1-7 is National Farmer's Market Week - Eat More Color!
August Calendar Highlights
8/1-7 - National Farmers Market Week
8/1 - National Minority Donor Awareness Day
8/7 - Sisters' Day | National Friendship Day | American Family Day
8/9 - International Day of the World's Indigenous People – Established by the UN General Assembly to acknowledge contributions of indigenous peoples on world issues and work to help protect the rights of indigenous populations.
8/12 - International Youth Day
8/15 - National Back to School Prep Day | National Relaxation Day
8/17 - National Nonprofit Day
8/18 - National Couple's Day
8/19 - World Humanitarian Day
8/21 - Senior Citizens Day
8/23 - International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition – remembers those who suffered and died in the transatlantic slave trade.
8/26 - Women's Equality Day – commemorates this day in 1920 when the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was certified giving women the right to vote.
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