Monthly Health Observances

The following is a list of nationally recognized health topics for each month of the calendar year

January

Cervical Cancer Screening Month, National Birth Defects Month, Thyroid Awareness Month, Glaucoma Awareness Month, National Blood Donor Month, 18-24-Healthy Weight Week

February

American Heart Month, National Children's Dental Health Month, Kids ENT (Ears, Nose, Throat) Month, 6th- National Wear Red Day, 20th- National Women's Heart Day

March

American Red Cross Month, National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, National Kidney Month, Workplace Eye Health and Safety Month, 23rd- American Diabetes Awareness Day

April

Alcohol Awareness Month, Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month, National Occupational Therapy Month, National Youth Sports Safety Month, National Donate Life Month, 5-11- National Public Health Week, National Infant Immunization Week

May

Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, Hepatitis Awareness Month , National Digestive Diseases Awareness Month, National Neurofibromatosis Month, Mental Health Month, Clean Air Month

June

Myasthenia Gravis Month,6-12 National Headache Awareness Week, 14-20 National Men's Health Week, Vision research Month,6th- Cancer Survivor's Day,

July

Eye Injury Prevention Month, International Group B Strep Awareness Month

August

Spinal Muscular Strophy Month, National Immunization Awareness Month, 1-4 World Breastfeeding Week, Cataract Awareness Month, Psoriasis Awareness Month,

September

Baby Safety Month, Healthy Aging Month , Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month, Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month, National Food Safety Education Month, Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, National 5 A Day Month, Children's Eye Health and Safety Month, National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, National Osteopathic Medicine Month,5-11 Suicide Prevention Week, 12-18 National Reye's Syndrome Week, 19-25 National Rehabilitation Week, 21 Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day, 24 National Women's Health and Fitness Day , 27 National Family Health and Fitness Day USA

October

National Liver Awarness Month, Cold and Flu Campaign, Halloween Safety Month, National Down's Syndrome Month, National Orthodontic Health Month, Healthy Lung Month, National Dental Hygiene Month, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, National Lupus Awareness Month, National Physical Therapy Month, National Spina Bifida Awareness Month, Rett Syndrome Awareness Month, Let's Talk Month, National Brain Injury Awareness Month, Health Literacy Month, World Blindness Awareness Month, 309 National Fire Prevention Week, 3-9 National Mental Illness Week, 4 National Child Health Day, 4-8 Drive Safely Work Week , 7 National Depression Screening Day , 11-15 National School Lunch Week, 15 National Mammography Day, 16 World Food Day, 24-30 Respiratory Care Week , 27 Lung Health Day

November

National Adoption Month, National Healthy Skin Month, Diabetic Eye Disease Month, National Alzheimer's Awareness Month, American Diabetes Month, National Epilepsy Month,Lung and Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, 18 Great American Smokeout

December

National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Month, National Aplastic Anemia Awareness Month,National Handwashing Awareness Month, Safe Toys and Gifts Month