Health Awareness Calendar

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Menstuff® has compiled a listing of Health Awareness events throughout the year.

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Important Men's Health Dates

• February 14-20 - National Condom Awareness Week
• April is Child Abuse Prevention Month.
• Apr 1 demonstration against circumcision - Washington, D.C. sicsociety@aol.com
• April 1-7 - Testicular Cancer Awareness Week - Get a Grip!
• June 1-30 - International Men's Month
• June - Week before Father's Day- National Men's Health Week (US/CAN/UK/NSW)
• June - 3rd Sunday - Father's Day
• September 1-30 - Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
• September - 3rd Monday - Prostate Cancer Awareness Week
• November 1-30 - International Impotency Month
• December 1 - World AIDS Awareness Day

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January

• Cervical Health Awareness Month
• March of Dimes Birth Defects Prevention Month
• 18-24 - Healthy Weight Week
• 25 - National Intravenous Nurse Day
• 25-31 - National Nurse Anesthetists Week
  

February

• American Heart Month (Heart Disease Prevention)
• National Children’s Dental Health Month
• 2-8 - Eating Disorders Awareness Week
• 9-15 - National Child Passenger Safety Week
• 14-21 - National Condom Week
• 14 - National Condom Day
• 14 - National Have-A-Heart Day
  

March

• Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
• National Mental Retardation Month
• National Nutrition Month
• National Save Your Vision Month
• 1 - Self-injury Awareness Day
• 14-20 - National Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week
• 15-21 - Brain Awareness Week
• 21-27 - National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week
• 30 - National Doctors’ Day
  

April

• Alcohol Awareness Month
• Cancer Control Month
• Child Abuse Prevention Month
• Counseling Awareness Month
• International Work Life Enrichment Month
• National Autism Awareness Month
• National Foot Health Awareness Month
• National Humor Month
• National Sports Eye Safety Month
• National Sports Safety Month
• National STDS Education and Awareness Month
• National Youth Sports Safety Month
• Occupatoinal Therapy Month
• Spring Ahead for Life Month
• Stress Awareness Month
• 1-7 - Genital Intergrity Awareness Week
• 1-7 - Testicular Cancer Awareness Week
• 5-11 - National Public Health Week
• 9-16 - National Pediatric Nursing Week
• 11-17 - National Heimlich Maneuver Week
• 18-24 - National Volunteer Week
• 18-24 - Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week
• 25 - May 1 - National Infant Immunization Week
• 7 - World Health Day
• 8 - National Alcohol Screening Day
• 16 - Stress Awareness Day
• 23 - Children's Memorial Day
  

May

• Allergy and Asthma Awareness Month
• American Stroke Month
• Better Hearing & Speech Month
• Correct Posture Month
• Digestive Diseases Awareness Month
• Healthy Vision Month
• Hepatitis Awareness Month
• National Arthritis Month
• National High Blood Pressure Month
• National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
• National Mental Health Month
• National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
• National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
• National Sickle Cell Awareness Month
• National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
• Sclerosis Awareness Month
• Sleep Better Month
• Strike Out Strokes Month
• Stroke Awareness Month
• 1-8 - National Safe Kids Week
• 2-8 - Children’s Mental Health Week
• 2-8 - National Suicide Prevention Week
• 6-12 - National Nurses Week
• 9-15 - National Hospital and Healthcare Week
• 9-15 - National Medical Services Week
• 12-18 - National Nursing Home Week
• 16-22 - National Emergency Medical Services Week
• 16-6/20 - Family Month
• 3 - National Day of Hearing Testing
• 4 - National Childhood Depression Awareness Day
• 5 - Asthma Awareness Day on Capitol Hill
• 9-15 - Family Week
• 9-15 - National Medical Services Week
• 12 - National School Nurse Day
• 19 - Employee Health and Fitness Day
• 21 - Youth Against Violence
• 26 - National Senior Health and Fitness Day
• 31 - World No Tobacco Day
  

June

• Build Your Life Month
• Cancer from the Sun Month
• Fireworks Safety Month
• National Family Month
• Naitional/International Men's Health Month
• National Scleroderma Awareness Month
• Rebuild Your Life Month
• Sclerosis Awareness Month
• Student Safety Month
• 1-7 - International Volunteer Week
• 7-13 - Headache Awareness Week
• 7-13 - Nurses Assistants Day and Week
• 14-20 - National Foregiveness Week
• 14-20 - National Men’s Health Week
• 28-7/4 - Deaf-Blindness Awareness Week
• 28-7/4 - Special Recreation Week
• 1 - Healthcare Executives Appreciation Day
• 4 - National Family Day
• 5 - Abused Women and Children's Day
• 5 - Children's Awareness Day
• 5 - Stand for Children Day
• 6 - Cancer Survivor Day
• 6 - Environment Day
• 20 - Family Awareness Day
• 20 - World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
• 20 - World Sauntering Day
• 27 - HIV Testing Day
• 28 - Special Recreation for Disabled Week
• 28 - United National International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
  

July

• Eye Injury Prevention Month
• 9 - Dental Awareness Day
• 31 - National Abstain from Sex Day for men
  

August

• National Immunization Awareness Month
• 1-7 - World Breastfeeding Week
• 1 - National Kids Day
• 8 - National Smile Week
  

September

• Baby Safety Month
• Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
• International Self-Awareness Month
• National Cholesterol Education Month
• National Head Lice Prevention Month (Pediculosis Prevention)
• National Sickle Cell Awareness Month
• National Suicide Awareness Month
• Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
• 1-7 - National Childhood Injury Prevention Week
• 15 - Lymphoma World Awareness Day
• 15-21 - Prostate Cancer Awareness Week
• 17-22 - Deaf Awareness Week
• 17-22 - Farm Safety and Health Week
• 17-22 - National Rehabilitation Awareness Celebration
• 23-24 - National Family Health and Fitness Day/Weekend
• 15 - Neonatal Nurses Day
• 19 - National Vision Rehabilitation Day
• 23 - Smash Out Suicide
• 24 - World Heart Day
  

October

• Campaign for Healthier Babies Month
• Domestic Violence Awareness Month
• Healthy Lung Month
• National AIDS Awareness Month
• National Brain Injury Awareness Month
• National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• National Dental Hygiene Month
• National Family Sexuality Education Month
• National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month
• Vegetarian Awareness Month
• 3-9 - Mental Illness Awareness Week
• 3-9 - National Nurse-Midwifery Week
• 10-16 - Emergency Nurses Week
• 10-16 - National Adult Immunization Awareness Week
• 17-23 - National Balance Awareness Week
• 17-23 - National Health Education Week
• 23-31 - National Red Ribbon Week
• 24-30 - National Respiratory Care Week
• 1 - Vegetarian Day
• 10 - World Mental Health Day
• 14 - National Depression Screening Day
• 20 - World Osteoporosis Day
  

November

• American Diabetes Month
• International Impotency Awareness Month
• National Healthy Skin Month
• National Home Care Month
• National Hospice Month
• National Sexual Medical Month
• 1-6 - National Diabetes Education Week
• 15-19 - Lung Cancer Awareness Week
• 16 - Prematurity Awareness Day
• 18 - Great American Smokeout
• 18 - Gay American Smoke-Out (Held during the month of June during Pride festivities in some communities.)
  

December

• Christmas Seal Campaign - Lungs
• National Drunk & Drugged Driving Prevention Month
• 1 - World AIDS Day/Day without Art

Source: Chase Calendar

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