Health Calendar
January
- Cervical Health Awareness Month
- National Birth Defects Prevention Month
- National Glaucoma Awareness Month
- National Radon Action Month
- National Winter Sports TBI Awareness Month
- Thyroid Awareness Month
- 7 – 13 Folic Acid Awareness Week
- 22 – 28 National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week
February
- AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
- American Heart Month
- International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
- National Children’s Dental Health Month
- Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
- 1 – 7 African Heritage & Health Week
- 2 Give Kids A Smile ® Day
- 2 Go Red for Women
- 4World Cancer Day
- 7 – 14 Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
- 7 National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- 14 National Donor Day
- 22 National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day
March
- Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month
- National Cheerleader Safety Month
- National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
- National Endometriosis Awareness Month
- National Kidney Month
- National Nutrition Month ®
- Problem Gambling Awareness Month
- Save Your Vision Month
- Trisomy Awareness Month
- Workplace Eye Wellness Month
- 4 – 11 National Sleep Awareness Week ®
- 6 – 10 National School Breakfast Week
- 8 World Kidney Day
- 10 National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- 11 – 17 Patient Safety Awareness Week
- 12 – 18 Brain Awareness Week
- 18 – 24 National Poison Prevention Week
- 19 – 23 National Youth Violence Prevention Week
- 20 National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- 24 World Tuberculosis Day
- 27 American Diabetes Alert Day
April
- Alcohol Awareness Month
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month
- National Autism Awareness Month
- National Child Abuse Prevention Month
- National Distracted Driving Awareness Month
- National Donate Life Month
- National Facial Protection Month
- National Interprofessional Health Care Month
- National Minority Health Month
- Occupational Therapy Month
- Oral Cancer Awareness Month
- Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month of Action
- Sports Eye Safety Awareness Month
- STI Awareness Month
- Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
- Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month
- 2 – 8 National Public Health Week – Healthiest Nation 2030: Changing Our Future Together
- 3 Sexual Assault Awareness Day of Action
- 5 National Alcohol Screening Day ®
- 7 World Health Day
- 10 National Youth HIV and AIDS Awareness Day
- 15 RAINN Day
- 21 – 28 National Infant Immunization Week
- 22 – 28 National Infertility Awareness Week
- 23 – 29 World Immunization Week
- 23 – 27 Every Kid Healthy™ Week
- 24 World Meningitis Day
- 28 National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
- 30 – May 04 Air Quality Awareness Week
May
- Arthritis Awareness Month
- Better Hearing and Speech Month
- Food Allergy Action Month
- Global Employee Health and Fitness Month
- Global Youth Traffic Safety Month
- Healthy Vision Month
- Hepatitis Awareness Month
- International Mediterranean Diet Month
- Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month ®
- Mental Health Month
- National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
- National Osteoporosis Month
- National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
- National Stroke Awareness Month
- National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
- Preeclampsia Awareness Month
- Ultraviolet Awareness Month
- 1 – 7 National Physical Education & Sport Week
- 2 – 8 Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week
- 5 Hand Hygiene Day
- 6 – 12 National Neuropathy Awareness Week
- 6 – 12 North American Occupational Safety and Health Week
- 9 Walk and Bike to School Day
- 12 Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness Day
- 13 – 19 National Alcohol- and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Awareness Week
- 13 – 19 National Women’s Health Week
- 14 – 20 National Stuttering Awareness Week
- 18 HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
- 19 National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- 20 – 26 National Hurricane Preparedness Week
- 20 World Autoimmune/Autoinflammatory Arthritis Day
- 21 – 25 Healthy and Safe Swimming Week
- 25 Heat Safety Awareness Day
- 26 Don’t Fry Day
- 31 National Senior Health & Fitness Day ®
- 31 World No Tobacco Day
June
- 1 – July 04 Fireworks Safety Month
- Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month
- Cataract Awareness Month
- Men’s Health Month
- Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month
- National Aphasia Awareness Month
- National Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month
- National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month
- National Safety Month
- National Scleroderma Awareness Month
- 3 – 9 Rip Current Awareness Week
- 3 National Cancer Survivors Day ®
- 11 – 17 Men’s Health Week
- 18 – 22 National Lightning Safety Awareness Week
- 19 World Sickle Cell Day
- 27 National HIV Testing Day
July
- Cord Blood Awareness Month
- International Group B Strep Awareness Month
- Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
- National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month
- 16 – 22 National Youth Sports Week
- 28 World Hepatitis Day
August
- Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
- Digestive Tract Paralysis Awareness Month
- Gastroparesis Awareness Month
- National Breastfeeding Month
- National Immunization Awareness Month
- Psoriasis Awareness Month
- 1 – 7 World Breastfeeding Week
- 13 – 19 National Health Center Week
- 20 – 24 Contact Lens Health Week
September
- Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
- Fruits & Veggies—More Matters ® Month
- Healthy Aging ®Month
- National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month
- National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
- National Food Safety Education Month
- National ITP Awareness Month
- National Pediculosis Prevention Month/Head Lice Prevention Month
- National Preparedness Month
- National Recovery Month
- National Sickle Cell Month
- National Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month
- National Yoga Awareness Month
- Newborn Screening Awareness Month
- Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
- Pain Awareness Month
- Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
- Sepsis Awareness Month
- Sexual Health Awareness Month
- Whole Grains Month
- World Alzheimer’s Month
- 9 – 15 National Suicide Prevention Week
- 10 World Suicide Prevention Day
- 13 National Celiac Disease Awareness Day
- 16 – 22 National Farm Safety & Health Week
- 18 Get Ready Day
- 18 National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day
- 19 National School Backpack Awareness Day
- 22 Falls Prevention Awareness Day
- 24 – 28 Malnutrition Awareness Week™
- 24 Family Health & Fitness Day USA ®
- 26 National Women’s Health & Fitness Day
- 28 Sport Purple for Platelets Day
- 28 World Rabies Day
- 29 World Heart Day
October
- Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- Eye Injury Prevention Month
- Health Literacy Month
- Home Eye Safety Month
- International Walk to School Month
- National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- National Bullying Prevention Month
- National Dental Hygiene Month
- National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
- National Medical Librarians Month
- National Physical Therapy Month
- Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month
- 1 – 5 Fungal Disease Awareness Week
- 1 – 5 National Primary Care Week
- 7 – 13 Mental Illness Awareness Week
- 11 National Depression Screening Day ®
- 12 – 20 Bone and Joint Health Action Week
- 13 Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day
- 14 – 20 International Infection Prevention Week
- 15 National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
- 16 – 20 National Health Education Week
- 16 World Food Day
- 19 World Pediatric Bone and Joint Day
- 21 – 27 National Healthcare Quality Week
- 21 – 27 Respiratory Care Week
- 21 National Check Your Meds Day
- 22 International Stuttering Awareness Day
- 23 – 31 Red Ribbon Week
- 29 World Psoriasis Day
November
- American Diabetes Month
- Bladder Health Month
- COPD Awareness Month
- Diabetic Eye Disease Month
- Lung Cancer Awareness Month
- National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month
- National Family Caregivers Month
- National Healthy Skin Month
- National Hospice and Palliative Care Month
- Stomach Cancer Awareness Month
- 9 National Diabetes Heart Connection Day
- 13 – 19 U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week
- 16 Great American Smokeout
- 17 International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day
- 20 – 26 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Awareness Week
- 22 National Family Health History Day
December
- Safe Toys and Celebrations Month
- 1 World AIDS Day
- 2 – 8 National Handwashing Awareness Week
- 2 – 8 National Influenza Vaccination Week