Awareness Month Information
"Be brave enough to start a conversation that matters"
-Dau Voire
January
Birth Defects Prevention Month
Blood Donor Month
Cervical Health Awareness Month
Glaucoma Awareness Month
Thyroid Disease Awareness Month
Drug and Alcohol Facts Week (Jan. 22-28)
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Awareness (Jan. 30)
March
Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Developmental Disabilities Awareness
Endometriosis Awareness Month
Hemophilia Awareness Month
Learning Disabilities Awareness Month
Kidney Month
Multiple Sclerosis Education&Awareness
Myeloma Awareness Month
Nutrition Month
Social Work Month
Save Your Vision Month
Trisomy Awareness Month
Self Injury Awareness Day (March 1)
*World Kidney Day (March 8)
Registered Dietitian & Nutritionist Day (March 8)
Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (March 10)
Sleep Awareness Week (March 11-17)
*World Kidney Day
Brain Awareness Week (March 12- 18)
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week (March 14- 20)
Youth Violence Prevention Week (March 19- 23)
Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness (March 20)
*Down Syndrome Awareness Day (March 21)
American Diabetes Alert Day (March 24)
Purple Day for Epilepsy Awareness (March 26)
*World Tuberculosis Day (March 27)
May
Arthritis Awareness Month
Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
Better Hearing and Speech Month
Celiac Disease Awareness Month
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes Awareness
Food Allergy Awareness Month
Healthy Vision Month
Hepatitis Awareness Month
Huntington's Disease Awareness Month
Lupus Awareness Month
Melanoma Awareness Month
Mental Health Month
Mobility Awareness Month
High Blood Pressure Education Month
Osteoporosis Awareness Month
Preeclampsia Awareness Month
Stroke Awareness Month
Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week (May 2-8)
Nurses Week (May 6-12)
Hospitals Week (May 7-13)
National Stuttering Awareness Week (May 7-13)
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness Day (May 12)
Neuropathy Awareness Week (May 12-16)
Food Allergy Awareness Week (May 13-19)
Women’s Health Week (May 13-19)
Alcohol/ Drug-Related Birth Defects Awareness Week (May 13-19)
Asian/Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day(May 19)
*Autoimmune Arthritis Day (May 20)
July
Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness Month
Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
*Strep Throat Awareness Month
Therapeutic Recreation Week (July 11-17)
Bladder Cancer Awareness Day (July 17)
*Hepatitis Day (July 28)
September
Addiction Recovery Month
Alopecia Awareness Month
*Alzheimer’s Month
Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month
Blood Cancer Awareness Month
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
Chronic Pain Awareness Month
Leukemia/Lymphoma/Myeloma Month
Infant Mortality Awareness Month
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Pain Awareness Month
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Month
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Sepsis Awareness Month
Sickle Cell Awareness Month
Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month
Suicide Prevention Week (Sept. 9-15)
*Suicide Prevention Day (Sept. 10)
*Sepsis Day (Sept. 13)
Celiac Disease Awareness Day (Sept. 13)
Usher Syndrome Awareness Day (third Saturday)
Falls Prevention Day (Sept. 22)
Malnutrition Awareness Week (Sept. 26-30)
Women’s Health and Fitness Day (Sept. 28)
Family Health and Fitness Day (Sept. 29)
*World Heart Day (Sept. 29)
Sport Purple for Platelets Day (Sept. 30)
November
Bladder Health Month
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Month
COPD Awareness Month
Diabetes Awareness Month
Diabetic Eye Disease Month
Epilepsy Awareness Month
Family Caregivers Month
Hospice & Palliative Care Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
Prematurity Awareness Month
Stomach Cancer Awareness Month
Color the World Orange for CRPS (Nov. 5)
*Antibiotic Awareness Week (Nov. 12-18)
Home Healthcare Aide Week (Nov. 12-18)
Emphysema Awareness Week (Nov.14-20)
*World Diabetes Day (Nov. 14)
*Prematurity Day (Nov. 17)
*Survivors of Suicide Day (Nov. 17)
GERD Awareness Week (Nov. 19-25)
February
American Heart Month
Children's Dental Health Month
Low Vision Awareness Month
Macular Degeneration Awareness Month
*Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
*Self-Esteem Month
Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
African Heritage and Health Week (first week)
Give Kids a Smile (Feb. 2)
Wear Red for Women's Heart Health Day (Feb. 2)
*World Cancer Day (Feb. 4)
Burn Awareness Week (Feb. 7-13)
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week (Feb. 7-14)
National Donor Day (Feb. 14)
Cardiac Rehabilitation Week (Feb. 14-21)
Eating Disorders Awareness & Screening Week (Feb. 18- 24)
Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day (Feb. 22)
April
Alcoholism Awareness Month
Autism Awareness Month
Child Abuse Prevention Month
Donate Life Month
Drug Dependence Awareness Month
Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Month
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness
Minority Health Month
Occupational Therapy Month
Oral Cancer Awareness Month
Parkinson's Awareness Month
Sarcoidosis Awareness Month
STD Awareness Month
Sexual Assault Prevention & Awareness
Stress Awareness Month
Youth Sports Safety Month
*World Autism Day (April 2)
Public Health Week (April 2-8)
Sexual Assault Awareness Day of Action (April 3)
Alcohol Screening Day (April 5)
Sexual Violence on College Campuses (April 5)
*World Health Day (April 7)
Minority Cancer Awareness Week (April 9-15)
Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (April 10)
Infant Immunization Week (April 21-28)
Infertility Awareness Week (April 22-28)
Every Kid Healthy Week (April 23-27)
*Immunization Week (April 23-29)
*Meningitis Day (April 24)
*Malaria Day (April 25)
June
Aphasia Awareness Month
Cataract Awareness Month
Hernia Awareness Month
Men’s Health Month
Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month
PTSD Awareness Month
Scleroderma Awareness Month
Scoliosis Awareness Month
Migraine Awareness Week (June 1-7)
Cancer Survivors Day (June 3)
Men’s Health Week (June 11-17)
*Blood Donor Day (June 14)
Nursing Assistant Week (June 15-22)
*World Sickle Cell Day (June 19)
Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week (June 24-30)
PTSD Awareness Day (June 27)
August
Breastfeeding Month
Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
Gastroparesis Awareness Month
Immunization Awareness Month
Psoriasis Awareness Month
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness
*Breastfeeding Week (Aug. 1-7)
Fungal Disease Awareness Week (Aug. 14-18)
Health Unit Coordinators Day (Aug. 23)
October
ADHD Awareness Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Bullying Prevention Month
Dental Hygiene Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Down Syndrome Awareness Month
Disability Employment Month
Dysautonomia Awareness Month
Eye Injury Prevention Month
Health Literacy Month
Healthy Lung Month
Liver Cancer Awareness Month
Pharmacists Month
Physical Therapy Month
Pregnancy/Infant Loss Awareness Month
Rett Syndrome Awareness Month
Spina Bifida Awareness Month
Sudden Infant Death Awareness Month
Sarcoidosis Awareness Week (Oct.1- 7)
Primary Care Week (Oct. 2-6)
*Cerebral Palsy Day (Oct. 3)
Mental Illness Awareness Week (Oct. 7-13)
Case Management Week (Oct. 8-15)
*Mental Health Day (Oct.10)
Depression Screening Day (Oct.11)
Bone and Joint Health Awareness Week (Oct.12-20)
Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day (Oct.13)
*Infection Prevention Week (Oct.14-20)
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day (Oct.15)
Latino AIDS Awareness Day (Oct.15)
*Pediatric Bone and Joint Day (Oct.19)
*Osteoporosis Day (Oct. 20)
Respiratory Care Week (Oct. 21-27)
Healthcare Quality Week (Oct. 21-27)
*Stuttering Awareness Day (Oct. 22)
Red Ribbon Week for Drug-Free America (Oct. 23- 31)
Pastoral Care Week (Oct. 24- 30)
*Psoriasis Day (Oct. 29)
December
Safe Toys Month
*AIDS Awareness Day (Dec. 1)
*International Day of Persons with Disabilities (Dec. 3)
* International Awareness
"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much"
-Helen Keller