June 4th 2023

The strength of human connection is one of our most important weapons in the fight against diseases. That is why Health Awareness days, weeks, and months are so important: they bring people together to raise awareness and support.

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Throughout the year, health observances raise awareness for a number of illnesses while also reminding customers to maintain good health. These days, weeks, and months are celebrated by hospitals, healthcare NGOs, patients, media outlets, and even influencers.

During these times, educational and charitable events are frequently arranged to empower not just individuals who are coping with health issues but also their loved ones. You’ve probably heard of the larger awareness efforts, such as Breast Cancer Awareness Month and World AIDS Day.

Here is the calendar for health awareness days, weeks, and months in 2023

So you can keep track of when events that are relevant to you are happening during the year.

January

January 1-31: Cervical Health Awareness Month with National Cervical Cancer Coalition
January 1-31: Glaucoma Awareness Month with Glaucoma Research Foundation
January 1-31: National Birth Defects Prevention Month with National Birth Defects Prevention Network
January 1-31: National Blood Donor Month with organizations like the American Red Cross and America’s Blood Centers
January 1-31: National Radon Action Month with the Environmental Protection Agency
January 1-31: Thyroid Awareness Month with the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology
January 1-31: National Stalking Awareness Month

February

American Heart Month with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteTrusted Source (NHLBI)
February 1-28: Cholangiocarcinoma Awareness Month
February 1-28: International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month with organizations like the WIC Works Resource System and the National Association of County and City Health Officials
February 1-28: Low Vision Awareness Month with the National Eye Institute
February 1-28: Marfan Syndrome Awareness Month
February 1-28: National Cancer Prevention Month with the American Institute for Cancer Research
February 1-28: National Children’s Dental Health Month with the American Dental Association
February 1-28: National Self-Check Month
February 1-28: Raynaud’s Awareness Month
Teen Dating Violence Prevention Month with love is respect and TeenDVMonth.org
February 1: World Aspergillosis Day
February 1-7: African Heritage & Health Week with Old Ways Go Red For Women
February 4: World Cancer Day with the Union for International Cancer Control
February 5: National “Wear Red” Day for women’s heart health with the American Heart Association
February 5: Give Kids a Smile Day with the American Dental Association
February 7: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day with the Minority HIV/AIDS Fund
February 7-14: Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week with Mended Hearts
February 14: National Donor Day with Donate Life America and Donor Alliance
February 14-20: Heart Failure Awareness Week with the Heart Failure Society of America
February 14-21: National Condom Week with the National Coalition of STD Directors
February 20-26: National Eating Disorders Awareness Month with the National Eating Disorders Association
February 28: Rare Disease Day with multiple organizations

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Health Awareness Days in March

March 1-31: Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month with the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America
March 1-31: National Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month with the National Hemophilia Foundation
March 1-31: National Colorectal Cancers Awareness Month with organizations like Prevent Cancer Foundation, the American Digestive Health Foundation, and the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable
March 1-31: National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
March 1-31: National Endometriosis Awareness Month with the Endometriosis Association
March 1-31: National Kidney Month with the National Kidney Foundation
March 1-31: National Nutrition Month with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
March 1-31: National Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month with the Brain Injury Association of America
March 1-31: Save Your Vision Month with the American Optometric Association
March 10: National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day with the Office on Women’s Health
March 11: World Kidney Day with the International Society of Nephrology and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations
March 12-18: National Poison Prevention Week with the Health Resources & Services Administration
March 12-18: Patient Safety Awareness Week with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement
March 12-18: Sleep Awareness Week with the National Sleep Foundation
March 13-19: Brain Awareness Week with the Dana Foundation
March 17: World Sleep Day with the World Sleep Society
March 20: National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day with multiple organizations
March 20-26: National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week with the National Institute on Drug Abuse
March 24: World Tuberculosis Day with multiple organizations
March 26: Purple Day
March 27: American Diabetes Alert Day with the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

April

April 1-30: Alcohol Awareness Month with the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
April 1-30: Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month with the International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders
April 1-30: National Autism Awareness Month with the National Autism Society
April 1-30: National Child Abuse Prevention Month with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
April 1-30: National Donate Life Month with Donate Life America
April 1-30: National Facial Protection Month
April 1-30: National Minority Health Month with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health
April 1-30: National Primary Immunodeficiency Awareness Month
April 1-30: National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month with multiple organizations
April 1-30: Occupational Therapy Month with the American Occupational Therapy Association
April 1-30: Oral Cancer Awareness Month with the Oral Cancer Foundation
April 1-30: Parkinson’s Awareness Month with the Parkinson’s Foundation
April 1-30: Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month with the National Sexual Violence Resource Center
April 1-30: Sexually Transmitted Infections Awareness Month with the American Sexual Health Association
April 1-30: Stress Awareness Month with the Health Resource Network
April 1-30: Sports Eye Safety Month
April 1-30: Testicular Cancer Awareness Month with the Men’s Health Network
April 3-9: National Public Health Week with the American Public Health Association
April 7: World Health Day with the World Health Organization (WHO)
April 8: Rainn Day with the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
April 10: National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day with the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
April 24-28: National Youth Violence Prevention Week with Sandy Hook Promise
April 24-30: Every Kid Healthy Week with Action for Healthy Kids
April 24-30: National Infertility Awareness Week with the National Infertility Association
April 24-30: World Immunization Week with the CDC
April 24-30: National Infant Immunization Week with the CDC

May

May 1-31: American Stroke Awareness Month with the National Stroke Association
May 1-31: Arthritis Awareness Month with the Arthritis Foundation
May 1-31: Better Hearing and Speech Month with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
May 1-31: Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
May 1-31: Global Employee Health and Fitness Month with the National Association for Health and Fitness
May 1-31: Healthy Vision Month with the National Eye Institute
May 1-31: Hepatitis Awareness Month with the CDC
May 1-31: Lupus Awareness Month with the Lupus Foundation of America
May 1-31: Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month with the Skin Cancer Foundation and the American Academy of Dermatology
May 1-31: Mental Health Awareness Month with Mental Health America
May 1-31: National Asthma and Allergies Awareness Month with the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
May 1-31: National Celiac Disease Awareness Month with the Celiac Disease Foundation
May 1-31: National High Blood Pressure Education Month with the CDCTrusted Source and the NHLBITrusted Source
May 1-31: National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month with the National Osteoporosis Foundation
May 1-31: National Physical Fitness and Sports Month with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
May 1-31: National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month with the CDC and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
May 1-31: Older Americans Month with the Administration for Community Living
May 1-7: National Physical Education and Sport Week with the Society of Health and Physical Education Educators
May 2-8: North American Occupational Safety and Health Week with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
May 3-9: Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week with the National Federation of Families
May 5: World Hand Hygiene Day with the WHO
May 9-15: Food Allergy Awareness Week with Food Allergy Research & Educator
May 9-15: National Women’s Health Week with the Office on Women’s Health
May 10-15: National Stuttering Awareness Week with the National Stuttering Association
May 12: ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day with the Solve ME/CFS Initiative and the CDC
May 18: HIV Vaccine Awareness Day with the Minority HIV/AIDS Fund
May 19: National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day with the Minority HIV/AIDS Fund
May 20: World AiArthritis Day with the International Foundation for Autoimmune & Autoinflammatory Arthritis
May 22: World Preeclampsia Day with Population Council and other organizations
May 28: Don’t Fry Day with National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention
May 31: World No Tobacco Day with the WHO

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June

June 1-30: Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month with the Alzheimer’s Association
June 1-30: Cataract Awareness Month with Prevent Blindness
June 1-30: Men’s Health Month with multiple organizations
June 1-30: Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month with the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America
June 1-30: National Aphasia Awareness Month with the National Aphasia Association
June 1-30: National Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month with the CDC
June 1-30: National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month with the Coalition For Headache And Migraine Patients (CHAMP)
June 1-30: National Safety Month with the National Safety Council
June 1-30: National Scleroderma Awareness Month with the Scleroderma Foundation
June 1-30: PTSD Awareness Month with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
June 6: Scoliosis Awareness Month with the Scoliosis Research Society
National Cancer Survivors Day with the National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation
June 12: Family Health and Fitness Day with the National Recreation and Park Association
June 14: World Blood Donor Day with the WHOTrusted Source
June 14-20: Men’s Health Week with multiple organizations
June 18: Autistic Pride Day
June 19: World Sickle Cell Day with the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America
June 21-27: Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week with the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults
June 27: National HIV Testing Day with multiple organizations

July

July 1-31: Cord Blood Awareness Month with the Parent’s Guide to Cord Blood Foundation
July 1-31: Healthy Vision Month with the National Eye InstituteTrusted Source
July 1-31: International Group B Strep Throat Awareness Month with Group B Strep International
July 1-31: Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month with the Arthritis National Research Foundation
July 1-31: National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month with AmeriFace and cleftAdvocate
July 1-31: Sarcoma Awareness Month with the Sarcoma Foundation of America
July 28: UV Safety Awareness Month with multiple organizations

August

August 1: World Lung Cancer Day with multiple organizations
August 1-31: Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month with the National Eye InstituteTrusted Source
August 1-31: Gastroparesis Awareness Month with the Gastroparesis Patient Association for Cures and Treatments
August 1-31: National Breastfeeding Month with the U.S. Breastfeeding Committee
August 1-31: National Immunization Awareness Month with the CDCTrusted Source
August 1-31: Psoriasis Action Month with the National Psoriasis Foundation
August 1-31: Summer Sun Safety Month with the American Cancer Society
August 1-31: World Breastfeeding Week with the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action
August 9-15: National Health Center Week with multiple organizations
August 19-23: Contact Lens Health Week with the CDC
August 31: International Overdose Awareness Day with the Penington Institute

September

September 1-30: Blood Cancer Awareness Month with multiple organizations
September 1-30: Childhood Cancer Awareness Month with the American Childhood Cancer Organization
September 1-30: Healthy Aging Month with Healthy Aging Magazine
September 1-30: National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month with the September 1-30: American Foundation for Women’s Health and the American Heart AssociationTrusted Source
September 1-30: National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month with the American College of Sports Medicine
September 1-30: National Cholesterol Education Month with the CDC and American College of Cardiology
September 1-30: National Food Safety Education Month with the CDCTrusted Source and U.S. Department of Agriculture
September 1-30: National ITP Awareness Month with the International ITP Alliance
September 1-30: National Pediculosis Prevention Month/Head Lice September 1-30: Prevention Month with the National Pediculosis Association
September 1-30: National Recovery Month
September 1-30: National Sickle Cell Month with the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America
September 1-30: National Yoga Awareness Month with multiple organizations
September 1-30: Newborn Screening Awareness Month with the Health Resources and Services Administration
September 1-30: Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month with the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
September 1-30: Pain Awareness Month with the American Chronic Pain Association
September 1-30: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Month with the National Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Association
September 1-30: Prostate Cancer Awareness Month with the Men’s September 1-30: Health Network and the Prostate Cancer Foundation
September 1-30: Sepsis Awareness Month with the Sepsis Alliance
September 1-30: Sexual Health Awareness Month with the American Sexual Health Association
September 1-30: Sports Eye Safety Month with multiple organizations
September 1-30: World Alzheimer’s Month with Alzheimer’s Disease International
September 5-11: National Suicide Prevention Week with the American
September 1-30: Foundation for Suicide Prevention and other organizations
September 10: World Suicide Prevention Day with the International Association for Suicide Prevention
September 12-18: National Folic Acid Awareness Week with the National Birth Defects Prevention Network
September 13: National Celiac Disease Awareness Day with Beyond Celiac
September 13: World Sepsis Day with multiple organizations
September 15: National School Backpack Awareness Day with the American Occupational Therapy Association
September 18: National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day with The AIDS Institute
September 18: Usher Syndrome Awareness Day with the Usher Syndrome Coalition
September 24: Sport Purple for Platelets Day with the Platelet Disorder Support Association
September 28: World Rabies Day with the Global Alliance for Rabies Control
September 29: National Women’s Health and Fitness Day with the WIC Works Resource System
September 29: World Heart Day with the World Heart Federation

October

October 1-31: Breast Cancer Awareness Month with multiple organizations
October 1-31: Domestic Violence Awareness Month with Break the Cycle and the Domestic Violence Awareness Project
October 1-31: Eye Injury Prevention Month with the American Academy of Ophthalmology
October 1-31: Health Literacy Month with multiple organizations
October 1-31: Healthy Lung Month with the Lung Health Institute and other organizations
October 1-31: Home Eye Safety Month with the American Academy of Ophthalmology
October 1-31: Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month with the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography
October 1-31: National ADHD Awareness Month with the ADHD Awareness Month Coalition
October 1-31: National Bullying Prevention Month with PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center
October 1-31: National Dental Hygiene Month with the American Dental Hygienists’ Association and the Wrigley Oral Healthcare Program
October 1-31: National Down Syndrome Awareness Month with the National Association for Down Syndrome and the National Down Syndrome Society
October 1-31: National Medical Librarians Month with the Medical Library Association
October 1-31: National Physical Therapy Month with the American Physical Therapy Association
October 1-31: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month with the Star Legacy Foundation
October 1-31: Prenatal-onset GBS Disease Recognition Month with Group B Strep International
October 1-31: Spina Bifida Awareness Month with the Spina Bifida Association
October 1-31: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month with the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
October 3-9: Mental Illness Awareness Week with the National Alliance on Mental Illness
October 4-8: Malnutrition Awareness Week with the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
October 6: World Cerebral Palsy Day with multiple organizations
October 7: National Depression Screening Day with Mental Health America
October 10: World Mental Health Day with the WHO
October 11: International Day of the Girl Child with the United Nations
October 12-20: Bone and Joint Health National Action Week with the Bone and Joint Initiative USA
October 13: Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day with the Metastatic Breast Cancer Network
October 14: World Sight Day with the WHO
October 15: Global Handwashing Day with the Global Handwashing Partnership
October 15: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day with the Star Legacy Foundation
October 15: National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day with multiple organizations
October 17-23: International Infection Prevention Week with the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
October 16: World Food Day with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
October 17-23: National Healthcare Quality Week with the National Association for Health Quality
October 18: National Mammography Day with multiple organizations
October 18-22: National Health Education Week \with the Society for Public Health Education
October 19: World Pediatric Bone and Joint Day with the Bone and Joint Initiative USA
October 22: International Stuttering Awareness Day with the National Stuttering Association
October 24: National Prescription Drug Take Back Day with the Drug Enforcement Administration
October 24-30: Respiratory Care Week with the American Association for Respiratory Care
October 29: World Psoriasis Day with the International Federation of Psoriasis Associations

November

November 1-30: American Diabetes Month with the American Diabetes Association and other organizations
November 1-30: Bladder Health Month with the Urology Care Foundation
November 1-30: COPD Awareness Month with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and other organizations
November 1-30: Diabetic Eye Disease Month with the National Eye Institute
November 1-30: Lung Cancer Awareness Month with the Lung Cancer Foundation of America, the American Lung Association, and other organizations
November 1-30: National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month with the Alzheimer’s Association
November 1-30: National Epilepsy Awareness Month with the Epilepsy Foundation
November 1-30: National Family Caregivers Month with the Alzheimer’s Association
November 1-30: National Healthy Skin Month with the American Academy of Dermatology
November 1-30: National Hospice Palliative Care Month with the November 1-30: National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and the National PACE Association
November 1-30: National Stomach Cancer Awareness Month with No Stomach for Cancer and other organizations
November 1-30: Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month with the Hirshberg Foundation
November 1-30: Prematurity Awareness Month with the March of Dimes
November 12: World Pneumonia Day with Stop Pneumonia
November 17: World Prematurity Day with March of Dimes
November 19: Great American Smokeout with the American Cancer Society
November 20: International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
November 21-27: GERD Awareness Week with the International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders
November 25: National Family Health History Day (Nov. 25) with the CDC

December

December 1-31: National Safe Toys and Gifts Month with Child & Family Services
December 1: World AIDS Day with the National AIDS Trust
December 1-7: National Handwashing Awareness Week with Henry the Hand Foundation
December 3: International Day of Persons with Disabilities with the United Nations
December 6-12: National Influenza Vaccination Week with the CDC

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