Health and Wellness
Topic By Month

January

National Blood Donor Month
Thyroid Awareness Month

February

American Heart Month
National Cancer Prevention Month
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week (February 7–14)
World Cancer Day (February 4)
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (February 7)

March

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month
National Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month
National Kidney Month
National Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month
World Kidney Day (March 11)
Purple Day for epilepsy awareness (March 26)

April

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month
National Autism Awareness Month
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
National Donate Life Month
National Minority Health Month
National Parkinson’s Awareness Month
National Public Health Week (April 1- 7)
National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (April 10)

May

American Stroke Awareness Month
Arthritis Awareness Month
Better Hearing and Speech Month
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
Healthy Vision Month
Hepatitis Awareness Month
Lupus Awareness Month
Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
Mental Health Awareness Month
National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week (May 3 – 9)
Food Allergy Awareness Week (May 9 – 15)

June

National Safety Month
Scoliosis Awareness Month
Pride Month
National Cancer Survivors Day (June 6)
Family Health and Fitness Day (June 12)
Autistic Pride Day (June 18)

July

Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month
Sarcoma Awareness Month

August

Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
National Immunization Awareness Month

September

Blood Cancer Awareness Month
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
Sickle Cell Awareness Month
Sepsis Awareness Month
National Suicide Prevention Week (September 5-11)

October

Breast Cancer Awareness Month 
National ADHD Awareness Month
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month 
National Physical Therapy Month
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
Spina Bifida Awareness Month
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month
Mental Illness Awareness Week (October 3-9)
Malnutrition Awareness Week (October 4-8)
World Cerebral Palsy Day (October 6)
National Depression Screening Day (October 7)
World Mental Health Day (October 10)

November

American Diabetes Month
Bladder Health Month
Diabetic Eye Disease Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
National Epilepsy Awareness Month
National Healthy Skin Month
National Hospice Palliative Care Month
National Stomach Cancer Awareness Month
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
Prematurity Awareness Month
Transgender Awareness Week (2nd week in November)
World Pneumonia Day (November 12)
World Prematurity Day (November 17)

December

National Handwashing Awareness Week (December 1 -7)
World AIDS Day December 1