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2020-2021 National Educational and Health Awareness Dates 2020-2021 National Educational and Health Awareness Dates 2 Friendship Day 8 Happiness Happens Day AUG.20 13 Left Handers’ Day Women’s Equality Day National Immunization Awareness Month 26 6-12 National Suicide Prevention Week 8 Grandparents Day SEPT.20 8 International Literacy Day 10 World Suicide Prevention Day Childhood Cancer Awareness Month National School Backpack Awareness Day Children’s Good Manners Month 16 Deaf Awareness Month 17 Constitution Day/Citizenship Day Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 – Oct. 15) 19 International Talk Like a Pirate Day Library Card Sign-up Month 19 World Clean-Up Day National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month 20-26 Child Passenger Safety Week National Preparedness Month 21-25 Start With Hello Week National Recovery Month 21 International Day of Peace Self-Improvement Month 23 International Day of Sign Languages Sexual Health Awareness Month Suicide Prevention Awareness Month 30 National Women’s Health & Fitness Day PAGE 1 | NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH AWARENESS DATES • 2020-2021 CALENDAR 1 International Day for Older Persons 2 World Smile Day OCT.20 4-10 Mental Illness Awareness Week 5-9 Solidarity Week ADHD Awareness Month 5 Child Health Day Bullying Prevention Month Communicate with Your Kids Month 5 World Habitat Day Computer Learning Month 5 World Teacher’s Day Crime Prevention Month 7 Walk to School Day Domestic Violence Awareness Month 8 National Depression Screening Day Dyslexia Awareness Month 10 World Mental Health Day Health Literacy Month 11 National Coming Out Day LGBT History Month 12 Indigenous Peoples’ Day National Book Month National Depression and Mental Health Screening 16 World Food Day Month 17-23 America’s Safe Schools Week Positive Attitude Month 19-23 National School Bus Safety Week 21 Unity Day/Stop Bullying Day 22 International Stuttering Awareness Day 23-31 Red Ribbon Week (Drug-Free America) 24 United Nations Day 13-19 Transgender Awareness Week 13 World Kindness Day 15-22 National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness NOV.20 Week Adoption Awareness Month 16-20 American Education Week Military Family Appreciation Month 16 International Day for Tolerance National Career Development Month 19 Great American Smokeout National Family Caregivers Month National Parental Involvement Day National Homeless Youth Awareness Month 19 National Runaway Prevention Month 20 Transgender Day of Remembrance National Scholarship Month 21 Survivor Day – International Survivors of Native American Heritage Month Suicide Loss Picture Book Month 21 National Adoption Day 27 Native American Heritage Day 27 Random Acts of Kindness Friday PAGE 2 | NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH AWARENESS DATES • 2020-2021 CALENDAR 1-7 National Handwashing Awareness Week 1 World AIDS Day DEC.20 2 Special Education Day National Impaired Driving Prevention Month 3 International Day of Persons with Disabilities Safe Toys and Gifts Month 5 International Volunteer Day 10 Human Rights Day 15 Bill of Rights Day 1 Emancipation Proclamation Anniversary 1 Global Family Day JAN.21 17 World Religion Day Get Organized Month 18-22 No Name-Calling Week National Mentoring Month 18 Martin Luther King, Jr., Day of Service National Thank You Month 1-5 National School Counseling Week 1 National Freedom Day FEB.21 2 National Groundhog Job Shadow Day African American History Month 14-20 Random Acts of Kindness Week Career and Technical Education Month 22-28 National Eating Disorders Awareness Week Gap Year Awareness Month 22 World Thinking Day International Boost Self-Esteem Month National Children’s Dental Health Month Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month 1-5 Say Something Week 1-8 Sleep Awareness Week MARCH21 1 Self-Injury Awareness Day 2 Read Across America Day/Dr. Seuss’s Birthday Deaf History Month (March 13 – April 15) Gender Equality Month 8-12 National School Breakfast Week Middle Level Education Month 8 International Women’s Day Music in Our Schools Month 21 International Day for the Elimination of Racial National Nutrition Month Discrimination Women’s History Month 22 World Water Day Youth Art Month 22-28 National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week 31 Transgender Day of Visibility PAGE 3 | NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH AWARENESS DATES • 2020-2021 CALENDAR 1 Sexual Assault Awareness Day of Action 2 World Autism Acceptance Day APRIL21 4-10 National Library Week 7 World Health Day Alcohol Awareness Month Child Abuse Prevention Month 8 Holocaust Remembrance Day Community Service Month 8 National Alcohol Screening Day Counseling Awareness Month 10-16 Week of the Young Child D.E.A.R. Drop Everything and Read Month 12-16 National Youth Violence Prevention Week Keep America Beautiful Month 18-24 National Volunteer Week Mathematics Awareness Month 22 Administrative Professionals Day Month of the Military Child 22 Earth Day National Autism Acceptance Month 22 Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day National STD Awareness Month National Youth Sports Safety Month 23-25 Global Youth Service Days School Library Month 23 Day of Silence Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month 30 Children’s Day/Book Day 1-7 Choose Privacy Week 3-7 National PTA Teacher Appreciation Week MAY21 4-10 Screen Free Week (TV Turnoff Week) Asian–Pacific American Heritage Month 6 Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day Better Hearing and Speech Month 15 Armed Forces Day Clean Air Month 17 International Day Against Homophobia, Mental Health Month Transphobia, and Biphobia Military Appreciation Month 25 National Missing Children’s Day National Bike Month 31 World No Tobacco Day National Foster Care Month National Physical Fitness and Sports Month Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month 1 International Children’s Day 5 World Environment Day JUNE21 12 Family Health and Fitness Day 14 Flag Day Fireworks Safety Month (1–July 4) LGBTQ Pride Month 19 Juneteenth National Hunger Awareness Month National Safety Month PAGE 4 | NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH AWARENESS DATES • 2020-2021 CALENDAR.
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