2021-2022 National Educational and Health Awareness Dates
1 Friendship Day 8 Happiness Happens Day AUG.21 13 Left Handers Day National Immunization Awareness Month 26 Women’s Equality Day
5-11 National Suicide Prevention Week 8 International Literacy Day SEPT.21 10 World Suicide Prevention Day 12 Grandparents Day Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Children’s Good Manners Month 13-19 Student Sleep Health Week Deaf Awareness Month 15 National School Backpack Awareness Day Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15–Oct. 15) 17 Constitution Day/Citizenship Day Library Card Sign-up Month 18 World Clean-Up Day National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month 19-25 Child Passenger Safety Week National Preparedness Month 21 International Day of Peace National Recovery Month 23 International Day of Sign Languages Self-Improvement Month 29 National Women’s Health & Fitness Day Sexual Health Awareness Month Suicide Prevention Awareness Month 29 World Heart Day
PAGE 1 | NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH AWARENESS DATES • 2021-2022 CALENDAR 1 International Day for Older Persons 1 World Smile Day OCT.21 3-9 Mental Illness Awareness Week 4 Child Health Day ADHD Awareness Month 4 World Habitat Day Bullying Prevention Month Communicate with Your Kids Month 5 World Teacher’s Day Computer Learning Month 6 Walk to School Day Crime Prevention Month 7 National Depression Screening Day Domestic Violence Awareness Month 10 World Mental Health Day Down Syndrome Awareness Month 11 Indigenous Peoples’ Day Dyslexia Awareness Month 11 National Coming Out Day Health Literacy Month 16 World Food Day LGBT History Month Meet the Blind Month 17-23 America’s Safe Schools Week National Book Month 18-22 National Health Education Week National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month 18-22 National School Bus Safety Week National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month 20 Unity Day – Kindness, Acceptance, Inclusion Positive Attitude Month 22 International Stuttering Awareness Day 23-31 Red Ribbon Week (Drug-Free America) 24 United Nations Day
1-5 Solidarity Week 13 World Kindness Day NOV.21 13-19 Transgender Awareness Week 13-21 American Education Week Adoption Awareness Month 13-21 National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Military Family Appreciation Month Week National Career Development Month 16 International Day for Tolerance National Family Caregivers Month Children’s Grief Awareness Day National Homeless Youth Awareness Month 18 National Runaway Prevention Month 18 Great American Smokeout National Scholarship Month 18 National Parental Involvement Day Native American Heritage Month 20 International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day Picture Book Month 20 National Adoption Day 20 Transgender Day of Remembrance 26 Native American Heritage Day 26 Random Acts of Kindness Friday
PAGE 2 | NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH AWARENESS DATES • 2021-2022 CALENDAR 1-7 National Handwashing Awareness Week 1 World AIDS Day DEC.21 2 Special Education Day 3 International Day of Persons with Disabilities National Impaired Driving Prevention Month 5 International Volunteer Day Safe Toys and Gifts Month 10 Human Rights Day 15 Bill of Rights Day
1 Emancipation Proclamation Anniversary 1 Global Family Day JAN.22 16 World Religion Day Get Organized Month 17 Martin Luther King, Jr., Day of Service National Mentoring Month 24-28 GLSEN Freedom Seeds National Thank You Month
7-11 National School Counseling Week 1 National Freedom Day FEB.22 2 National Groundhog Job Shadow Day African American History Month 7-11 Black Lives Matter in Education Week Career and Technical Education Month 14-18 Random Acts of Kindness Week Gap Year Awareness Month 22 World Thinking Day International Boost Self-Esteem Month 28-March 7 National Eating Disorders Awareness Week National Children’s Dental Health Month Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month
1-11 National School Breakfast Week 1 Self-Injury Awareness Day MARCH22 2 Read Across America Day 8 International Women’s Day Deaf History Month (March 13–April 15) Gender Equality Month 13-19 National Sleep Awareness Week Middle Level Education Month 21 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Music in Our Schools Month Discrimination National Nutrition Month 21 World Down Syndrome Day Women’s History Month 22 World Water Day Youth Art Month 31 Transgender Day of Visibility
PAGE 3 | NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH AWARENESS DATES • 2021-2022 CALENDAR 2-8 Week of the Young Child 2 World Autism Awareness Day APRIL22 3-9 National Library Week 5 Sexual Assault Awareness Day of Action Alcohol Awareness Month Arab American Heritage Month 7 National Alcohol Screening Day Child Abuse Prevention Month 7 World Health Day Community Service Month 17-23 National Volunteer Week Counseling Awareness Month 22 Earth Day D.E.A.R. Drop Everything and Read Month 22 Day of Silence Keep America Beautiful Month 25-29 National Youth Violence Prevention Week Mathematics Awareness Month 27 Administrative Professionals Day Month of the Military Child 28 Holocaust Remembrance Day National Autism Awareness Month National STD Awareness Month 29-May 1 Global Youth Service Days National Youth Sports Safety Month 30 Children’s Day/Book Day School Library Month Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
1-7 Choose Privacy Week 2-6 National PTA Teacher Appreciation Week MAY22 2-8 Screen Free Week (TV Turnoff Week) Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month 5 National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day Better Hearing and Speech Month Clean Air Month 17 International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia Jewish American History Month Mental Health Month 21 Armed Forces Day 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 JUNE22 11 Family Health & Fitness Day 14 Flag Day Fireworks Safety Month (June 1–July 4) LGBTQ Pride Month 19 Juneteenth National Hunger Awareness Month National Safety Month
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