Events

The following are health-related observances to recognize during the year. If you have an observance you would like added to this list, please let us know.

January

• Birth Defects Prevention Month
• Cervical Health Awareness Week
• Glaucoma Awareness Month
• Healthy Weight Week

February

• American Heart Month
• Children’s Dental Health Month
• Give Kids a Smile Day
• National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
• Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month

March

• Careers Week
• Nutrition Month
• Poison Prevention Week

April

• National Public Health Week
• World Health Day
• National Infant Immunization Week
• STI (sexually-transmitted infection) Awareness Month
• Month of the Young Child
• Child Abuse Prevention Month
• National Youth Violence Prevention Week
• National Healthcare Volunteer Week
• National Healthcare Decisions Day
• National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week
• Patient Experience Week
• Administrative Professionals’ Day
• World Day for Safety and Health at Work

May

• National Women’s Health Week
• Asthma Awareness Month
• National High Blood Pressure Education Month
• Clean Air Month
• World No Tobacco Day
• Hepatitis Awareness Month
• National Nurses Week
• Women’s Health Week
• Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week
• EMSC Day
• National Nurses Week begins

June

• Men’s Health Week
• National HIV Testing Day
• National Safety Month
• National Nursing Assistant Week
• National Career Nursing Assistants’ Day

July

• CCBOH Back to School Immunization Campaign
• UV Safety Month
• National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month

August

• National Immunization Awareness Month
• World Breastfeeding Week
• Health Center Week
• Health Unit Coordinators Day

September

• National Sickle Cell Awareness Month
• Baby Safety Month
• Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
• Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
• National Childhood Injury Prevention Week
• National Suicide Prevention Week
• Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day
• Family Health and Fitness Day
• World Heart Day
• Falls Prevention Awareness Day (FPAD)
• National Women’s Health and Fitness Day

October

• National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) Awareness Month
• Health Literacy Month
• National AIDS Awareness Month
• American Heart Walk
• Child Health Day
• National Health Education Week
• National Latino HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
• Dental Hygienes Month
• National PA week
• Pharmacy Technician Day
• Medical Assistants Recognition Day
• Respiratory Care Week
• National Healthcare Quality Week
• National Health Education Week

November 

• American Diabetes Month
• Prematurity Awareness Day
• National Healthy Skin Month
• The Great American Smokeout
• Lung Cancer Awareness Month
• National Family Health History Day

December

• World AIDS Day
• National Hand Washing Awareness Week
• National Influenza Vaccination Week