Public Outreach Campaigns

AAO-HNS Health Observances

Welcome to the American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Public Outreach page. Here you will find information about various health campaigns the AAO-HNS observes.

The media relations staff assists Academy members as well as journalists with informing the public of the following health observances. Our current programs include:

• Kids E. N. T. Health is designed to offer parents and caregivers the latest information about the care, diagnosis, and treatment of pediatric ear, nose, and throat disorders. Observed in February.
• World Voice Day, celebrated on April 16, is a health observance day advocated across the globe by physician specialists who treat the medical disorders that affect voice quality and allied health providers who teach voice preservation and rehabilitation for damaged voices.
• Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week
  Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week (OHANCAW) is a weeklong series of events sponsored by the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance (April 14 - 20, 2013) sponsored by the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance, promoting awareness of this potentially life-threatening disease, highlighted by a day of free oral cancer screenings and educational activities held at medical offices throughout the country.
• Better Hearing & Speech Month Get a medical diagnosis for communication disorders During the month of May, the Academy asks all Americans to take steps to ensure better hearing and speech for themselves and loved ones.