Some awareness days and weeks vary from year to year please consult the web site given for accurate dates
JANUARY
National Glaucoma Awareness Month
Prevent Blindness America
www.preventblindnes.org
National Eye Care Month
www.preventblindness.org/news/observe.html
March of Dimes Birth Defects Prevention Month
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
www.modimes.org
Cervical Health Awareness Month
www.nccc-online.org/awareness.html
Employee Health and Fitness Month
National Association for Health and Fitness
www.physicalfitness.org/nehf.html
FEBRUARY
American Heart Month
American Heart Association
www.americanheart.org
National Children’s Dental Health Month
www.ada.org
National Wear Red Day
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth
MARCH
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
www.preventcancer.org/colorectal
National Kidney Month
National Kidney Foundation
www.kidney.org
Workplace Eye Health and Safety Month
Prevent Blindness America
www.preventblindness.org
National Nutrition Month
American Dietetic Association
www.eatright.org
National Collegiate Health and Wellness Week (1st week)
www.bacchusgamma.org
National Poison Prevention Week (3rd week)
www.poisonprevention.org/poison.htm
APRIL
National Minority Health Month
www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov
National Cancer Control Month
American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org
Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Awareness Month
American Social Health Association
www.ashastd.org
Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
www.testicularcancerawarenessmonth.com
World Health Day (1st Sunday)
www.thebody.com
Alcohol Awareness Month
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
www.ncadd.org
National Youth Sports Safety Month
National Youth Sports Safety Foundation, Inc.
www.nyssf.org
National Infant Immunization Week
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niiw/index.html
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niiw/activities.html
Child Abuse Prevention Month
National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse
www.childabuse.org
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Child Welfare Information Gateway
www.childwelfare.gov
MAY
Mother’s Day (2nd Sunday)
Women’s Health Week (Begins on Mother’s Day)
www.womenshealth.gov/WHW/
Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
Allergy and Asthma Network
www.aanma.org
National High Blood Pressure Month
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center
www.nhlbi.nih.gov
Stroke Awareness Month
National Stroke Association
www.stroke.org
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American Heart Association
www.americanheart.org
National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
American Academy of Dermatology
www.aad.org
National Mental Health Month
Mental Health America
www.nmha.org
National Osteoporosis Prevention Month
National Osteoporosis Foundation
www.nof.org
Hepatitis Awareness Month
Hepatitis Foundation International
www.hepfi.org
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
www.fitness.gov
National Arthritis Month
Arthritis Foundation
www.arthritis.org
Older Americans Month
Administration on Aging – USDHHS
www.acl.gov
National Senior Health and Fitness Day (4th Sunday)
Mature Market Resource Center
www.fitnessday.com
JUNE
Father’s Day (3rd Sunday)
Men’s Health Month
www.menshealthmonth.org
Wear Blue Day (Friday before Father’s Day)
www.wearblueday.com
Men’s Health Week (state observances)
www.menshealthweek.org
International Men’s Health Week
(Supported by Men’s Health Network)
www.imhw.org
www.internationalmenshealthweek.org
National Safety Month
American Society of Safety Engineers
www.asse.org
National Headache Awareness Week (2nd week)
National Headache Foundation
www.headaches.org
JULY
Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
Arthritis Foundation
www.arthritis.org
AUGUST
Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
Prevent Blindness America
www.preventblindness.org
SEPTEMBER
Prostate Health Month (all prostate health issues)
www.prostatehealthmonth.com
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
www.prostatecancerawarenessmonth.com
National Cholesterol Education Month
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center
www.nhlbi.nih.gov
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/cholesterol/cholesterol_education_month.htm
Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month
Leukemia Society of America
www.leukemia.org
National Cholesterol Education Awareness Month
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhlbi/nhlbi.htm
National Sickle Cell Awareness Month
Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc.
www.sicklecelldisease.org
National Farm Safety and Health Week
National Safety Council
www.nsc.org
Prostate Cancer Awareness Week
www.prostatehealthmonth.com
Baby Safety Awareness Month
Juvenile Product Manufacturers Association
www.jpma.org
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
National Ovarian Cancer Resource Center
www.ovarian.org
OCTOBER
Make a Difference Day (celebrating people helping people)
The Points of Light Foundation
www.pointsoflight.org
National Family Health Month
American Academy of Family Physicians
www.aafp.org
Healthy Choice American Heart Walk
American Heart Association
www.americanheart.org
Healthy Lung Month
American Lung Association
www.lungusa.org
National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month (SIDS)
First Candle
www.firstcandle.org
National Depression and Mental Health Month / Depression Screening Day
National Mental Illness Screening Project
www.nmisp.org
www.nmisp.org/depression.htm
National Mental Illness Awareness Week
American Psychiatric Association
www.psych.org
World Mental Health Day
World Federation for Mental Health
www.wfmh.com
National Dental Hygiene Month
American Dental Hygienists Association
www.adha.org
Lupus Awareness Month
Lupus Foundation of America
www.lupus.org
Child Health Month / Campaign for Healthier Babies Month
American Academy of Pediatrics
www.aap.org
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March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
www.modimes.org
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
www.komen.org
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National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Information Service
cancernet.nci.nih.gov
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American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org
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Male Breast Cancer Resource Center
www.malebreastcancerresourcecenter.com
NOVEMBER
Impotence Education Month
http://www.urologyhealth.org/urology/index.cfm?article=60
National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month
Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association
www.alz.org
National Diabetes Month
American Diabetes Association
www.diabetes.org
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/diabetes
National Epilepsy Awareness Month
Epilepsy Foundation of America
www.efa.org
Great American Smokeout
American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org
Over-the-Counter Viagra, Real or Not
Kuether Brain and Spine
kuetherbrainandspine.com
DECEMBER
World AIDS Day (December 1)
American Association for World Health
www.thebody.com
National Influenza Vaccination Week
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/flu/NIVW