Ohio Revised Code Search

...The month of May is designated as "Nutrition and Physical Fitness Month" to increase public awareness of the paramount roles that nutrition and physical fitness play in promoting a healthy lifestyle for all of the citizens of this state.

...The month of October is designated as "German Heritage Month" to honor and recognize Ohioans of German descent and their contributions to this state.

...The month of May is designated as "Ohio lyme disease awareness month" to increase public awareness of lyme disease as a health concern.

...The twenty-ninth day of April is designated as "Heritage and Freedom Flag of the Former Republic of Vietnam Day" in honor of the heroes who gave the ultimate sacrifice for freedom.

...The last week of May is designated as "Ohio Turfgrass Week," in order to increase awareness of the importance of turfgrass to this state's economy and environment. The General Assembly finds that the turfgrass industry in this state employs thousands of people and generates billions of dollars in revenue each year. The General Assembly also finds that turfgrass acts as an environmental filter absorbing pollutan...

...The twenty-third day of May is designated as "Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Day." The first week of December is designated as "Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Week."

...The month of January is designated as "Fibromyalgia Awareness Month."

...The sixth day of February is designated as "Ronald Reagan Day," in honor of the birthday of the fortieth president of the United States.

...The calendar week including the eighth day of February is designated as "Ohio Boy Scout Week."

...The month of February is designated as "Black History Month" to honor and recognize the contributions that African Americans have made in the history of this state and the United States.

...The month of May is designated as "Nurses Month" in recognition of the hard work and dedication of nurses and their significant contributions in improving the health care of the citizens of this state. In enacting this section, it is the intent of the general assembly to acknowledge and celebrate the nurses of this state. Although nurses practice their profession in a wide variety of settings, including hospitals,...

...The month of May is designated as "Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month."

...The nineteenth day of June is designated as "Juneteenth" to acknowledge the freedom, history, and culture that June 19, 1865, the day on which the last slaves in the United States were set free in Texas, has come to symbolize. This day is a legal holiday.

...The third Saturday in August is designated as "Brothers and Sisters' Day" to honor and recognize siblings.

...The first Saturday following the first Monday in September is designated as "Lithopolis Honeyfest Day," to honor the annual honey festival held on that day in the village of Lithopolis in Fairfield county.

...The month of September is designated as "Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Month" to raise awareness of the existence, symptoms, and management of a diverse group of disorders known as mitochondrial disease that may impact either a part of the body or multiple organ systems as a result of dysfunction of the mitochondria, which are structures within cells that produce energy needed for cellular performance.

...The fourth Sunday in September is designated as "Internet Safety Day."

...The month of September is designated as "Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month" to increase public awareness and understanding of brain aneurysms, including methods of early detection and treatment. It is the intent of the general assembly in enacting this section to increase public awareness and understanding of brain aneurysms. The general assembly feels that it is vitally important that the state designate September a...

...The month of September is hereby designated as "Ohio Preparedness Month" to highlight the importance of preparedness on the part of all Ohioans in the event of an emergency.

...The month of September is designated as "Childhood Cancer Awareness Month" to increase public awareness of childhood cancer.

...The month of September is designated as "Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month."

...The twenty-second day of October shall be designated "U.S.S. Hocking Day," in honor of the distinguished career of the U.S.S. Hocking, a World War II attack transport ship, the navy crew who served on it, and the marines who were carried into battle on it.

...The month of October is designated as "Crime Prevention Month."

...The month of October is designated as "Disability Employment Awareness Month" to demonstrate continuing support for and to raise the awareness of the need for employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

...The Saturday immediately preceding Thanksgiving day is designated as "Adoption Day."