JANUARY
- Cervical Health Awareness Month
- National Birth Defects Prevention Month
- National Glaucoma Awareness Month
- National Radon Action Month
- National Stalking Awareness Month
- Thyroid Awareness Month
- National Winter Sports TBI Awareness Month
- National Folic Acid Awareness Week (first full week of January)
- National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week (last week of January)
FEBRUARY
- American Heart Month
- AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
- National Children’s Dental Health Month
- International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
- African Heritage & Health Week (first week of February)
- Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week (February 7-14)
- Condom Week (week of Valentine’s Day)
- Eating Disorders Awareness and Screening Week (last week of February)
- National “Wear Red” Day for women’s heart health (February 5)
- Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
- World Cancer Day (February 4)
- Give Kids a Smile Day (February 5)
- National Donor Day (February 14)
MARCH
- National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
- National Endometriosis Awareness Month
- National Kidney Month
- Multiple Sclerosis Education Month (promoted by the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation and others)
- National Nutrition Month
- Save Your Vision Month
- Sleep Awareness Month (promoted by the National Sleep Foundation)
- Trisomy Awareness Month
- Workplace Eye Wellness Month
- National Athletic Training Month
- Patient Safety Awareness Week (March 13-19)
- National Sleep Awareness Week (March 6-13)
- Brain Awareness Week (March 14-20)
- National Poison Prevention Week (March 15-21)
- Purple Day for Epilepsy Awareness (March 26)
- National Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month
- National Cheerleader Safety Month
- Problem Gambling Awareness Month
- National School Breakfast Week (March 7-11)
- National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (March 10)
- World Kidney Day (March 10)
- National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (March 20)
- American Diabetes Alert Day (March 24)
- World Tuberculosis Day (March 24)
- Tsunami Preparedness Week (March 27-April 2)
APRIL
- Alcohol Awareness Month
- National Autism Awareness Month
- National Child Abuse Prevention Month
- National Donate Life Month
- National Facial Protection Month
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month
- National Minority Health Month
- Occupational Therapy Month
- National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month
- STI Awareness Month
- Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month of Action
- Sexual Assault Awareness Day of Action (April 5)
- Sports Eye Safety Awareness Month
- Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month
- Oral Cancer Awareness Month
- National Public Health Week (first full week of April)
- Minority Cancer Awareness Week (second full week of April)
- National Infertility Awareness Week (last full week of April)
- Every Kid Healthy Week (last full week of April)
- World Immunization Week (last week of April)
- National Infant Immunization Week (April 12-23)
- Air Quality Awareness Week (last week of April)
- National Distracted Driving Awareness Month
- National Interprofessional Health Care Month
- National Youth Violence Prevention Week (April 3-9)
- National Alcohol Screening Day (April 7)
- World Health Day (April 7)
- National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (April 10)
- World Meningitis Day (April 24)
- Every Kid Healthy Week (last week of April)
MAY
- American Stroke Awareness Month (promoted by the National Stroke Association)
- Arthritis Awareness Month
- Better Hearing and Speech Month
- National Lyme Disease Awareness Month
- National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
- Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
- Clean Air Month
- Global Employee Health and Fitness Month
- Healthy Vision Month
- Hepatitis Awareness Month
- Lupus Awareness Month (promoted by the Lupus Foundation of America)
- National Mediterranean Diet Month
- Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
- Mental Health Month
- National High Blood Pressure Education Month
- Older Americans Month
- National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
- National Physical Education and Sport Week (first full week of May)
- National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
- Preeclampsia Awareness Month
- Ultraviolet Awareness Month
- Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week (first full week of May)
- Food Allergy Awareness Week (second full week of May)
- Food Allergy Action Month
- National Women’s Health Week (begins on Mother’s Day)
- National Alcohol- and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Awareness Week (begins on Mother’s Day)
- National Neuropathy Awareness Week (second full week of May)
- National Senior Health Fitness Day (last Wednesday of May)
- World Autoimmune Arthritis Day (May 20)
- Global Youth Traffic Safety Month
- National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
- National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
- North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (first full week of May)
- National Bike to School Day (May 4)
- Hand Hygiene Day (May 5)
- National Stuttering Awareness Week (May 9-15)
- National Neuropathy Awareness Week (May 12-16)
- Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness Day (April 14)
- HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (May 18)
- National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (May 19)
- National Hurricane Preparedness Week (May 22-28)
- Healthy and Safe Swimming Week (May 23-29)
- Don’t Fry Day (May 27)
- Heat Safety Awareness Day (May 27)
- World No Tobacco Day (May 31)
JUNE
- Cataract Awareness Month
- Fireworks Safety Month (June 1-July 4)
- Hernia Awareness Month
- Men’s Health Month
- Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month
- National Aphasia Awareness Month
- National Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month
- National Safety Month
- National Scleroderma Awareness Month
- Scoliosis Awareness Month (promoted by National Scoliosis Foundation and other scoliosis awareness foundations)
- Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week (last week of June)
- Men’s Health Week (second week of June)
- National Cancer Survivors Day (first Sunday of June)
- PTSD Awareness Month
- Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
- National Rip Current Awareness Week (June 5-11)
- National Lightning Safety Awareness Week (June 19-25)
- World Sickle Cell Day (June 19)
JULY
- Cord Blood Awareness Month
- International Group B Strep Throat Awareness Month
- Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
- National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month
- World Hepatitis Day (July 28)
AUGUST
- Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
- National Breastfeeding Month
- National Immunization Awareness Month
- Psoriasis Awareness Month
- World Breastfeeding Week (first week of August)
- National Health Center Week (second full week of August)
- Gastroparesis Awareness Month
- Contact Lens Health Week (August 22-26)
SEPTEMBER
- National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month
- Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
- National Food Safety Education Month
- Fruit and Veggies—More Matters Month
- Healthy Aging Month
- National ITP Awareness Month
- Blood Cancer Awareness Month (promoted by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society)
- National Cholesterol Education Month
- Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
- National Pediculosis Prevention Month/Head Lice Prevention Month
- Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
- National Recovery Month
- National Sickle Cell Month
- National Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month
- National Yoga Awareness Month
- Newborn Screening Awareness Month
- Whole Grains Month
- World Alzheimer’s Month
- Sepsis Awareness Month
- Usher Syndrome Awareness Day (third Saturday)
- National Suicide Prevention Week (September 5-11)
- World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10)
- World Sepsis Day (September 13)
- National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
- National Preparedness Month
- Pain Awareness Month
- Sexual Health Awareness Month
- Sports Eye Safety Month
- National Celiac Disease Awareness Day (September 13)
- Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) Day (September 15)
- National Farm Safety & Health Week (September 18-24)
- National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (September 18)
- Get Ready Day (September 20)
- National School Backpack Awareness Day (September 21)
- Falls Prevention Day (September 22)
- Family Health and Fitness Day (September 24)
- Malnutrition Awareness Week (September 26-30)
- National Women’s Health and Fitness Day (September 28)
- World Rabies Day (September 28)
- World Heart Day (September 29)
- Sport Purple for Platelets Day (September 30)
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Month
OCTOBER
- National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
- Eye Injury Prevention Month
- Health Literacy Month
- Healthy Lung Month
- Home Eye Safety Month
- National Physical Therapy Month
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month
- Spina Bifida Awareness Month (promoted by the Spina Bifida Association)
- Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
- Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- National ADHD Awareness Month
- Mental Illness Awareness Week (first full week of October)
- Bone and Joint Health National Action Week (October 12-20)
- National Health Education Week (third full week of October)
- International Infection Prevention Week (October 16-22)
- Respiratory Care Week (last full week of October)
- Red Ribbon Week (last week of October)
- World Mental Health Day (October10)
- Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day (October 15)
- National Bullying Prevention Month
- National Dental Hygiene Month
- National Medical Librarians Month
- International Walk to School Day (October 5)
- National Depression Screening Day (October 6)
- World Cerebral Palsy Day (October 6)
- Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day (October 13)
- National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (October 15)
- World Food Day (October 16)
- National Healthcare Quality Week (October 17-22)
- National Health Education Week (October 17-21)
- World Pediatric Bone and Joint Day (October 19)
- International Stuttering Awareness Day (October 22)
- Red Ribbon Week (October 23-31)
- World Psoriasis Day (October 29)
NOVEMBER
- National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month
- American Diabetes Month
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Awareness Month
- Diabetic Eye Disease Month
- National Epilepsy Awareness Month
- National Family Caregivers Month
- National Healthy Skin Month
- National Hospice Palliative Care Month
- Lung Cancer Awareness Month
- Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
- Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
- National Stomach Cancer Awareness Month
- Prematurity Awareness Month
- Global Antibiotic Awareness Week (November 14-20)
- GERD Awareness Week (Thanksgiving week)
- Great American Smokeout (third Thursday of November)
- World Prematurity Day (November 17)
- Bladder Health Month
- International Survivors of Suicide Day (November 19)
- National Family Health History Day (November 24)
DECEMBER
- Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week (December 1-7)
- Safe Toys and Gifts Month
- National Influenza Vaccination Week (first full week of December)
- World AIDS Day (December 1)
- National Handwashing Awareness Week (December 4-10)
