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According to a website of 2006 National Health Observances, January is National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, Glaucoma Awareness Month, Thyroid Awareness Month, Birth Defects Prevention Month, and Blood Donor Month.

Birth Defects

Birth Defects and Genetic Conditions (March of Dimes Foundation)

MedlinePlus: Birth Defects (National Library of Medicine)

Blood Donation

Blood Donation Eligibility Guidelines (American Red Cross)

What to Expect When Donating Blood (American Red Cross)

GiveLife - find out where to give blood (American Red Cross)

Cervical Cancer

What You Need to Know About Cancer of the Cervix (National Cancer Institute)

Cervical Cancer Risk Questionnaire (Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention)

Pap Tests & Cervical Health - A Healthy Habit for You (National Cancer Institute)

Glaucoma

Glaucoma: What You Should Know (National Eye Institute)

About Glacoma (The Glaucoma Foundation)

Thyroid

MedlinePlus: Thyroid Diseases (National Library of Medicine)

Patient Resources (American Thyroid Association)

Technorati Tags: birth defects; blood donation; cervical cancer; glaucoma; thyroid
MeSH Tags: Abnormalities; Blood Donors; Glaucoma; Thyroid Diseases; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms