January 2020

National Wellness Institute’s 2020 HEALTH & WELLNESS OBSERVANCES CALENDAR

JANUARY 2020

Cervical Health Awareness Month January 19 – 25 National Cervical Cancer Coalition National Certified Nurse Anesthetists Week www.nccc-online.org American Association of Nurse Anesthetists www.aana.com National Birth Defects Prevention Month March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation January 20 (Martin Luther King Day) www.marchofdimes.com King Day of Service or Corporation for National and Community Service Center for Disease Control & Prevention www.mlkday.gov www.cdc.gov

National Blood Donor Month American Association of Blood Banks www.aabb.org or American Red Cross www.redcross.org

National Glaucoma Awareness Month Glaucoma Research Foundation www.glaucoma.org

FEBRUARY 2020

AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month February 7 Prevent Blindness America National Wear Red Day www.preventblindness.org The Heart Truth—a National Awareness Campaign for Women About Heart Disease American Heart Month National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Contact your local chapter of the American Heart Health Information Center Association www.hearttruth.gov or or AHA National Center Women Heart www.americanheart.org www.womenheart.org www.cdc.gov or Go Red For Women Cause Initiatives National Cancer Prevention Month American Heart Association National Center American Institute for Cancer Research www.goredforwomen.org www.aicr.org American Cancer Society February 9 – 15 www.cancer.org National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week AACVPR Office National Children’s Dental Health Month www.aacvpr.org American Dental Association www.ada.org February 16-23 Random Acts of Kindness Week National Condom Month Random Acts of Kindness Foundation American Sexual Health Association www.randomactsofkindness.org www.ashasexualhealth.org February 22 (Same date each year) Wise Health Consumer Month World Thinking Day American Institute for Preventive Medicine World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts www.healthylife.com www.worldthinkingday.org

February 23 - 29 National Eating Disorder Awareness Week Screening for Mental Health, Inc. www.mentalhealthscreening.org

MARCH 2020

American Red Cross Month National Athletic Training Month American Red Cross, National Headquarters National Athletic Training Association or contact your local chapter www.nata.org www.redcross.org March 1 – 6 Brain Injury Awareness Month Aplastic Anemia and MDS Week Brain Injury Association of America Aplastic Anemia and MDS Internl, Inc. www.biausa.org www.aamds.org

Hemophilia Month March 1 – 8 (week before daylight savings time) National Hemophilia Foundation National Sleep Awareness Week www.hemophilia.org National Sleep Foundation www.sleepfoundation.org National Colorectal Awareness Month Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation March 2 – 6 www.preventcancer.org/colorectal National School Breakfast Week School Nutrition Association National Developmental Disabilities www.schoolnutrition.org Awareness Month The Arc of the United States March 8 – 14 www.thearc.org National Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week American Association of Cardiovascular and National Eye Donor Month Pulmonary Rehabilitation EBAA, Eye Bank Association of America www.aacvpr.org www.restoresight.org March 15 – 21 (third week in March) National Kidney Month National Poison Prevention Week National Kidney Foundation American Association of Poison Control Centers www.kidney.org www.aapcc.org

National Nutrition Month March 20 (same date each year) Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day www.eatright.org www.hiv.gov/events/awareness-days

National Problem Gambling Awareness Month March 22 (same date each year) The National Council on Problem Gambling, Inc. World Water Day www.ncpgambling.org UN Water www.unwater.org National Professional Social Work Month National Association of Social Workers March 24 (fourth Tuesday in March) www.socialworkers.org American Diabetes Alert Day American Diabetes Association Save Your Vision Month www.diabetes.org American Optometric Association www.aoa.org

Workplace Eye Wellness Month Prevent Blindness America www.preventblindness.org

APRIL 2020

National Alcohol Awareness Month National Occupational Therapy Month www.alcohol.org The American Occupational Therapy Association www.aota.org National Autism Awareness Month Autism Society Sexual Assault Awareness Month www.autism-society.org National Sexual Violence Resource Center www.nsvrc.org National Cancer Control Month Contact your local chapter or Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month American Cancer Society Prevent Blindness America www.cancer.org www.preventblindness.org

National Child Abuse Prevention Month Testicular Cancer Awareness Month Prevent Child Abuse America www.testicularcancerawarenessmonth.com www.preventchildabuse.org or March 30 - April 3 Child Welfare Information Gateway National Youth Violence Prevention Week Children’s Bureau/ACYF National Association of SAVE www.childwelfare.gov www.nationalsave.org

Counseling Awareness Month April 1 (first Wednesday of April) American Counseling Association (ACA) National Day of Hope www.counseling.org Childhelp www.childhelp.org National Donate Life Month HRSA Information Center April 6 – 12 www.organdonor.gov National Public Health Week American Public Health Association Stress Awareness Month www.nphw.org American Counseling Association (ACA) www.counseling.org April 7 (same date each year) World Health Day National Humor Month World Health Organization Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor www.who.org www.aath.org April 9 National Minority Health & National Alcohol Screening Day Health Disparities Month Screening for Mental Health, Inc. Office of Minority Health Resource Center www.mentalhealthscreening.org www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov

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April 14 (same date annually) April 19 – 25 International Moment of Laughter Day National Library Week Izzy Gesell, Wide Angle Humor American Library Association www.izzyg.com www.ala.org

April 16 (same date annually) April 22 (same date annually) National Healthcare Decisions Day Earth Day www.nhdd.org Earth Day Network www.earthday.org April 17 – 19 Global Youth Service Day April 23 (fourth Thursday April) Youth Service America Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day www.gysd.org Daughters And Sons To Work® Day www.daughtersandsonstowork.org April 19 – 25 (third week of April) National Volunteer Week April 26 – May 3 The Points of Light and Hands on Network National Infant Immunization Week www.PointsofLight.org CDC, National Immunization Program www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niiw/index.html

MAY 2020

Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month National High Blood Pressure Education Month Allergy and Asthma Foundation of America NHLBI Information Center www.aafa.org www.nhlbi.nih.gov

Better Sleep Month National Melanoma/Skin Cancer The Better Sleep Council Awareness Month www.bettersleep.org American Academy of Dermatology www.aad.org or Building Safety Month American Cancer Society International Code Council www.skincancer.org www.iccsafe.org National Mental Health Month Correct Posture Month National Mental Health Association American Chiropractic Association www.nmha.org Communications Department www.acatoday.org National Osteoporosis Month National Osteoporosis Foundation Healthy Vision Month www.nof.org National Eye Institute www.nei.nih.gov/hvm National Physical Fitness and Sports Month President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition Hepatitis Awareness Month www.fitness.gov American Liver Foundation www.liverfoundation.org National Stroke Awareness Month National Stroke Association Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month www.stroke.org Huntington’s Disease Society of America www.hdsa.org National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month Advocates for Youth Lupus Awareness Month www.advocatesforyouth.org Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. www.lupus.org Older Americans Month U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services National Arthritis Month Administration for Community Living Arthritis Foundation www.acl.gov www.arthritis.org May 1 – 7 (same dates annually) National Bike Month National Physical Education and Sports Week League of American Bicyclists National Association for Sport and Physical Education www.bikeleague.org www.shapeamerica.org

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May 3 – 9 (first full week in May) May 10 – 16 (Mother’s Day week) Be Kind to Animals Week National Nursing Home Week Canadian Federation of Humane Societies American Health Care Association www.cfhs.ca www.nnhw.org American Humane Association www.americanhumane.org May 10 – 16 (Mother’s Day week) Women’s Health Week May 3 – 9 (first full week in May) Office on Women’s Health North American Occupational Safety and Health Department of Health and Human Services Week (NAOSH) www.cdc.gov/women American Society of Safety Engineers www.asse.org/naosh May 11 – 17 Bike to Work Week May 6 (first Wednesday in May) (Bike to Work Day: May 15) Project Aces Day League of American Bicyclists (All Children Exercise Simultaneously) www.bikeleague.org Youth Fitness Coalition, Inc. www.projectaces.com May 18 – 24 National Volunteer Week – Australia May 6 – 12 (same dates each year) Volunteering Australia National Nurses Week www.volunteeringaustralia.org American Nurses Association www.nursingworld.org May 20 World Autoimmune/Autoinflammatory Arthritis May 6 (Wednesday during National Nurses Week) Day (World AiArthritis Day) School Nurse Day International Foundation for Autoimmune www.nasn.org & Autoinflammatory Arthritis (IFAA) www.facebook.com/AIArthritisDay May 8 (same date annually) World Red Cross/Red Crescent Day May 27 (last Wednesday in May) American Red Cross National Senior Health & Fitness Day www.redcross.org www.fitnessday.com

May 9 May 31 World Fair Trade Day World No Tobacco Day World Fair Trade Association (WFTO) World Health Organization www.wfto.com www.who.org

May 10 – 16 (week of Florence Nightengale’s birthday, May 12) National Hospital and Healthcare Week American Hospital Association www.aha.org

JUNE 2020

Cataract Awareness Month June 7 (first Sunday in June) Prevent Blindness America National Cancer Survivors Day www.preventblindness.org National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation www.ncsdf.org National Great Outdoors Month American Recreation Coalition June 10 – 16 (ending with Father’s Day) www.greatoutdoorsmonth.org Men’s Health Week Men’s Health Network National Safety Month www.menshealthweek.org National Safety Council www.nsc.org June 13 Family Health & Fitness Day National Scleroderma Awareness Month National Recreation and Park Association United Scleroderma Foundation, Inc. www.nrpa.org www.scleroderma.org June 14 (second Sunday in June) Men’s Health Month National Children’s Day www.menshealthmonth.org www.nationalchildrensday.us

Migraine and Headache Awareness Month June 14 (same date annually) National Headache Foundation World Blood Donor Day www.headaches.org www.who.int/world-blood-donor-day

June 5 (same date annually) June 27 (same date annually) World Environment Day National HIV Testing Day United Nations Environment AIDS.gov worldenvironmentday.global www.aids.gov

June 6 (first Saturday in June) National Trails Day American Hiking Society www.americanhiking.org

JULY 2020

National Park and Recreation Month July 12 – 18 National Recreation and Park Association EveryBody Deserves a Massage Week www.nrpa.org Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals www.abmp.com UV Safety Month American Academy of Ophthalmology July 20 - 22 www.aao.org 45th Annual National Wellness Conference National Wellness Institute, Orlando World Center Marriott www.nationalwellness.org/Conference

AUGUST 2020

Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month August 4 American Academy of Ophthalmology National Night Out www.aao.org National Association of Town Watch natw.org Medic Alert Awareness Month www.medicalert.org August 9 (same date annually) International Day of the World’s Indigenous People National Breastfeeding Month United Nations United States Breastfeeding Committee www.unesco.org www.usbreastfeeding.org/ August 9 – 15 (second week in August) National Immunization Awareness Month National Health Center Week Center for Disease Control & Prevention National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc. www.cdc.gov/vaccines www.healthcenterweek.org

August 1 – 7 (same dates annually) World Breastfeeding Week La Leche League International www.llli.org

SEPTEMBER 2020

Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk National Cholesterol Education Awareness Month Dates vary depending location. Contact your local National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute Alzheimer’s Association or visit www.cdc.gov/cholesterol/cholesterol_education_ www.alz.org month.htm

Baby Safety Awareness Month National Food Safety Education Month Juvenile Product Manufacturers Association National Restaurant Association Education Foundation www.jpma.org www.foodsafetymonth.com

Biodiversity Month National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month Dept. of the Environment and Heritage Australia National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, Inc. www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity www.ovariancancerawareness.org

Blood Cancer Awareness Month National Menopause Awareness Month Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of America North American Menopause Society www.lls.org www.menopause.org

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month National Preparedness Month CureSearch for Children’s Cancer Cosponsored by American Red Cross www.curesearch.org www.redcross.org and U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security Fruit & Veggies More Matters Month www.ready.gov Fruits & Veggies More Matters www.fruitsandveggies.org National Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc. Healthy Aging® Month www.sicklecelldisease.org Healthy Aging Campaign Educational Television Network, Inc. National Yoga Month www.healthyaging.net Yoga Health Foundation www.yogamonth.org National Recovery Month Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Prostate Health Month and Administration (SAMHSA) Prostate Cancer Awareness Month National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Prostate Cancer Foundation Information www.pcf.org www.recoverymonth.gov Sports and Home Eye Safety Month National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month Prevent Blindness America President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition www.preventblindness.org www.hhs.gov/fitness

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Whole Grains Month September 20 – 26 (third week in September) The Whole Grains Council National Farm Safety and Health Week www.wholegrainscouncil.org/get-involved/ National Educational Center for Agricultural Safety celebrate-whole-grains-month-in-september www.necasag.org

September 1 – 7 (same date annually) September 21 (same date annually) National Childhood Injury Prevention Week International Day of Peace The American Academy of Pediatrics United Nations www.healthychildren.org www.un.org/en/events/peaceday/ Safe Kids Worldwide www.safekids.org September 26 (last Saturday) National Public Lands Day September 6 – 12 (week of Sept. 10) National Public Lands Day Suicide Prevention Week www.publiclandsday.org American Association of Suicidology www.suicidology.org September 30 (last Wednesday) National Women’s Health & Fitness Day September 11 Health Information Resource Center National Day of Service and Remembrance www.fitnessday.com/women 911day.org

September 13 – 19 National Assisted Living Week National Center for Assisted Living www.nalw.org

September 16 (third Wednesday) Backpack Awareness Day The American Occupational Therapy Association www.aota.org

September 20 – 26 (third week in September) National Rehabilitation Week National Rehabilitation Awareness Foundation www.nraf–rehabnet.org/

OCTOBER 2020

Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk National Chiropractic Month Dates vary depending location. Contact your local American Chiropractic Association Alzheimer’s Association or visit www.acatoday.org www.alz.org National Crime Prevention Month American Heart Walk National Crime Prevention Council Dates vary depending on your location. www.ncpc.org American Heart Association www.heartwalk.org National Dental Hygiene Month American Dental Hygienists Association Auto Battery Safety Month www.adha.org/ndhm Prevent Blindness America www.preventblindness.org National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month Eat Together, Eat Better Month Screening for Mental Health, Inc. Washington State University www.mentalhealthscreening.org nutrition.wsu.edu/ETEB National Disability Employment Awareness Month Children’s Health Month U.S. Dept. of Labor Office of Children’s Health Protection www.dol.gov/odep U.S. Environmental Protection Agency www.epa.gov/children/childrens-health-month National Family Sexuality Education Month Planned Parenthood Federation of America Domestic Violence Awareness Month www.plannedparenthood.org/ National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) National Liver Awareness Month www.ncadv.org American Liver Foundation www.liverfoundation.org Health Literacy Month Health Literacy Consulting National Physical Therapy Month www.healthliteracymonth.org American Physical Therapy Association www.apta.org Healthy Babies Month March of Dimes/Birth Defects Foundation National Spina Bifida Awareness Month www.marchofdimes.com Spina Bifida Association of America www.spinabifidaassociation.org Healthy Lung Month American Lung Association National Sudden Infant Death www.lungusa.org Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month SIDS Alliance National Breast Cancer Awareness Month www.sidsalliance.org National Breast Cancer Foundation www.nationalbreastcancer.org National UNICEF Month: Trick–or–Treat for UNICEF National Office of the US Fund for UNICEF National Bullying Prevention Month www.unicefusa.org PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center www.pacer.org/bullying OCTOBER CONTINUED >

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Talk About Your Medicines Month October 17 (same date annually) National Council on Patient Information and International Day for the Eradication of Poverty Education United Nations www.talkaboutrx.org www.un.org/en/events/povertyday

Vegetarian Awareness Month October 18 – 24 (third full week in October) North American Vegetarian Society National Pharmacy Week www.worldvegetarianday.org American Society of Health-System Pharmacists www.ashp.org October 1 World Vegetarian Day October 18 – 24 (third week in October) North American Vegetarian Society National Healthcare Quality Week www.worldvegetarianday.org National Association for Healthcare Quality www.nahq.org October 1 (annually same date) International Day of Older Persons October 18 – 24 (third full week in October) www.un.org/en/events/olderpersonsday International Infection Prevention Week Association for Professionals in Infection Control October 4 – 10 (week including October 9 – Chicago Fire) and Epidemiology, Inc. National Fire Prevention Week www.apic.org National Fire Protection Association www.nfpa.org October 19 – 23 (third week in October) National Health Education Week October 4 – 10 (first full week in October) Society for Public Health Education National Mental Illness Awareness Week www.sophe.org/NHEW NAMI – National Alliance on Mental Illness www.nami.org/miaw October 20 (same date annually) World Osteoporosis Day October 5 (first Monday in October) International Osteoporosis Foundation Child Health Day www.worldosteoporosisday.org U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services mchb.hrsa.gov October 23 – 31 (same dates annually) National Red Ribbon Celebration/ October 5 (first Monday in October) National Plant the Promise Week World Habitat Day National Family Partnership UN Habitat www.nfp.org new.unhabitat.org October 24 (fourth Saturday in October) October 10 (same date annually) Make a Difference Day World Mental Health Day www.makeadifferenceday.com World Federation for Mental Health www.wfmh.global October 25 – 31 (last full week October) National Respiratory Care Week October 10 (same date annually) American Association for Respiratory Care Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day www.aarc.org American Society of Civil Engineers www.asce.org October 29 (same date annually) World Stroke Day October 12 – 16 (second full week) American Stroke Association National School Lunch Week www.strokeassociation.org School Nutrition Association www.schoolnutrition.org

NOVEMBER 2020

American Diabetes Month November 2 (first Monday in November) American Diabetes Association Color the World Orange for CRPS/RSD Awareness www.diabetes.org www.colortheworldorange.com

Native American Heritage Month November 12 (same date annually) nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov World Pneumonia Day www.stoppneumonia.org Diabetic Eye Disease Month Prevent Blindness America November 13 (same date annually) www.preventblindness.org World Kindness Day Random Acts of Kindness Lung Cancer Awareness Month www.randomactsofkindness.org American Cancer Society www.cancer.org November 14 (same date annually) World Diabetes Day National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month International Diabetes Federation Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association www.worlddiabetesday.org www.alz.org November 15 (same date annually) National Epilepsy Awareness Month National Philanthropy Day Epilepsy Foundation of America Association of Fundraising Professionals www.efa.org www.npdlove.com

National Family Caregivers Month November 15 (same date annually) National Family Caregivers Association America Recycles Day www.nfcacares.org National Recycling Coalition, Inc. www.americarecyclesday.org National Healthy Skin Month American Academy of Dermatology November 16 – 20 (week before Thanksgiving) www.aad.org American Education Week National Education Association National Home Care Month www.nea.org National Association for Home Care & Hospice www.nahc.org November 19 (third Thursday) Great American Smokeout National Hospice and Palliative Care Month American Cancer Society National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization www.cancer.org www.nhpco.org November 21 (Saturday before U. S. Thanksgiving) Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month International Survivors of Suicide Day Pancreatic Cancer Action Network American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) www.pancan.org www.afsp.org/survivorday

Prematurity Awareness Month November 26 (always Thanksgiving Day) March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation National Family Health History Day www.marchofdimes.com U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services www.hhs.gov/familyhistory/ November 1 –December 31 Tie One On For Safety® Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) www.madd.org

DECEMBER 2020

International AIDS Awareness Month December 5 (same date annually) International HIV/AIDS Alliance International Volunteer Day frontlineaids.org United Nations Volunteers www.unv.org National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention (3D) Month December 6 – 12 (first full week of December) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration National Hand Washing Awareness Week www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving Henry the Hand Foundation www.henrythehand.com Safe Toys and Gifts Month Prevent Blindness America December 6 – 12 www.preventblindness.org National Influenza Vaccination Week www.cdc.gov/flu/nivw/ December 1 (same date annually) World AIDS Day December 10 (same date annually) HIV.gov Human Rights Day www.hiv.gov United Nations Human Rights www.ohchr.org

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