2012 National Health Observances At-A-Glance

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 JANUARY

- Cervical Health Awareness Month

- National Birth Defects Prevention Month

- National Glaucoma Awareness Month

- National Radon Action Month

- Thyroid Awareness Month

- National Folic Acid Awareness Week (8-14)

FEBRUARY

- AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month

- Heart Month

- International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month

- National Children’s Dental Health Month

- Give Kids a Smile Day (3)

- National Wear Red Day (3)

- Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week (7-14)

- National Donor Day (14)

MARCH

- National Endometriosis Awareness Month

- National Nutrition Month

- Save Your Vision Month

- Trisomy Awareness Month

- Workplace Eye Wellness Month

- National Sleep Awareness Week

- National School Breakfast Week (5-9)

- World Kidney Day (8)

- Brain Awareness Week (12-18)

- National Poison Prevention Week (18-24)

- World Tuberculosis Day (24)

- National Tsunami Awareness Week (25-31)

- American Diabetes Alert Day (27)

APRIL

- Alcohol Awareness Month

- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month

- National Autism Awareness Month

- National Distracted Driving Month

- National Donate Life Month

- National Facial Protection Month

- National Minority Health Month

- National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month

- Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

- Sports Eye Safety Awareness Month

- STI Awareness Month

- Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month

- National Public Health Week (2-8)

- National Alcohol Screening Day (5)

- World Health Day (7)

- National Infant Immunization Week (21-28)

- National Infertility Awareness Week (22-28)

- World Meningitis Day (24)

MAY

- Arthritis Awareness Month

- Better Hearing and Speech Month

- Employee Health and Fitness Month

- Healthy Vision Month

- Hepatitis Awareness Month

- Lupus Awareness Month

- Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month

- Mental Health Month

- National Celiac Disease Awareness Month

- National High Blood Pressure Education Month

- National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month

- Ultraviolet Awareness Month

- Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week (1-7)

- North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (6-12)

- National Stuttering Awareness Week (7-13)

- Air Quality Awareness Week (7-11)

- Food Allergy Awareness Week (13-19)

- National Alcohol- and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week (13-19)

- National Women’s Health Week (13-19)

- National Women’s Check-Up Day (14)

- HIV Vaccine Awareness Day

- Heat Safety Awareness Day (25)

- National Hurricane Preparedness Week (May 27-June 2)

- National Senior Health & Fitness Day (30)

- World No Tobacco Day (31)

JUNE

- Fireworks Safety Month (June 1-July 4)

- Cataract Awareness Month

- Home Safety Month

- National Aphasia Awareness Month

- National Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month

- National Cancer Survivor’s Day (3)

- Men’s Health Week (11-17)

- World Sickle Cell Day (19)

- National HIV Testing Day (27)

JULY

- Fireworks Safety Month (June 1-July 4)

- International Group B Strep Awareness Month

- Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month

- National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month

- UV Safety Month

- World Hepatitis Day (28)

AUGUST

- Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month

- National Immunization Awareness Month

- World Breastfeeding Week (1-7)

SEPTEMBER

- Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

- Fruit and Veggies – More Matters Month

- Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Month

- National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month

- National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

- National Cholesterol Education Month

- National Sickle Cell Month

- Newborn Screening Awareness Month

- Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

- Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

- Whole Grains Month

- Healthy Aging Month

- National Celiac Disease Awareness Day (13)

- National Farm Safety & Health Week (16-22)

- National Rehabilitation Awareness Celebration Week (16-22)

- Get Ready Day (18)

- National School Backpack Awareness Day (19)

- World Alzheimer’s Day (21)

- National Women’s Health & Fitness Day (26)

- RAINN Day (27)

- World Rabies Day (28)

- Family Health & Fitness Day USA (29)

- World Heart Day (29)

OCTOBER

- Eye Injury Prevention Month

- Health Literacy Month

- Home Eye Safety Month

- National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

- National Bullying Prevention Month

- National Down Syndrome Awareness Month

- National Physical Therapy Month

- Stop America’s Violence Everywhere (SAVE) Today

- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month

- Drive Safely Work Week (1-6)

- Child Health Day (1)

- Walk to School Day (3)

- Mental Illness Awareness Week (7)

- Bone and Joint Initiative National Action Week (12-20)

- World Food Day (16)

- International Stuttering Awareness Day (22)

- Red Ribbon Week (23-31)

 

NOVEMBER

- American Diabetes Month

- COPD Awareness Month

- Diabetic Eye Disease Month

- Lung Cancer Awareness Month

- National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month

- National Healthy Skin Month

- National Hospice Palliative Care Month

- National Stomach Cancer Awareness Month

- Drowsy Driving Prevention Week (12-18)

- Great American Smokeout (15)

- National Survivors of Suicide Day (17)

- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Awareness Week (18-24)

DECEMBER

- Safe Toys and Gifts Month

- World AIDS Day (1)

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