National Health Observances
January
● Cervical Health Awareness Month
● National Birth Defects Awareness Month
● National Glaucoma Awareness Month
● National Healthy Weight Week
● Maternal Health Awareness Day (January 23)
February
● Wise Health Care Consumer Month
● National Cancer Prevention Month
● National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week (February 11-17)
● National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (February 26-March 3)
● National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (February 7)
March
● National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
● Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month
● Brain Injury Awareness Month
● National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (March 10)
April
● National Minority Health Month
● Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month
● National Child Abuse Prevention Month
● National Stress Awareness Month
● Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
● National Public Health Week (April 1-7)
May
● Mental Health Awareness Month
● National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
● Melanoma And Skin Cancer Awareness Month
● Osteoporosis Awareness And Prevention Month
● National Stroke Awareness Month
June
● Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
● Migraine And Headache Awareness Month
● World Sickle Cell Day (June 19)
● National HIV Testing Day (June 27)
July
● World Hepatitis Day (July 28)
August
● National Immunization Awareness Month
● National Breastfeeding Month
● Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
● National Health Center Week (August 4-10)
● National Grief Awareness Day (August 30)
September
● Fruits & Vegetables More Matters Month
● National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
● National Sickle Cell Awareness Month
● Blood Cancer Awareness Month
● Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
● National Food Safety Education Month
● Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
● Prostate Health Month and Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
● National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (September 18)
● National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (9/27)
October
● National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
● Domestic Violence Awareness Month
● National Depression And Mental Health Screening Month
● National Bullying Prevention Month
● National Chiropractic Health Month
● Liver Cancer Awareness Month
● National Health Education Week (October 21-25)
● National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day
November
● Native American Heritage Month
● Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month
● Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
December
● National Influenza Vaccination Week (December 4–8)
● World AIDS Day (December 1)