General health: Health observances
Participate and become aware
Health observances are special days, weeks, or months used to raise awareness of important health topics. Examples include World AIDS Day or the Great American Smokeout. Below you will find a list of national health observances.
July
- Hemochromatosis Awareness Month
- International Group B Strep Awareness Month
- Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
- UV Safety Month
- 20 - 24 National Youth Sports Week
- 27 - August 2 Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Week
August
- Cataract Awareness Month
- Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
- National Immunization Awareness Month
- Psoriasis Awareness Month
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
- 1 - 7 World Breastfeeding Week
- 1 National Minority Donor Awareness Day
- 9 - 15 National Health Center Week
September
- America On the Move's Steptember Campaign
- Childhood Cancer Month
- Craniofacial Acceptance Month
- Fruit and Veggies - More Matters Month
- Healthy Aging Month
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Month
- National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
- National Cholesterol Education Month
- National Infant Mortality Awareness Month
- National Pain Awareness Month
- National Pediculosis Prevention Month/Head Lice Prevention Month
- National Sickle Cell Month
- National Yoga Awareness Month
- Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
- Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
- Reye's Syndrome Awareness Month
- Sports and Home Eye Safety Month
- Whole Grains Month
- 6 - 12 National Suicide Prevention Week
- 13 National Celiac Disease Awareness Day
- 20 - 26 National Farm Safety & Health Week
- 21 - 27 America on the Move Week
- 21 World Alzheimer's Day
- 26 National Mesothelioma Awareness Day
- 28 World Rabies Day
- 30 World Heart Day