Health & Wellness Observances Calendar

National Wellness Institute

2021 HEALTH & WELLNESS OBSERVANCES CALENDAR

Cervical Health Awareness Month January 10 - 16 (Second Week in January) National Cervical Cancer Coalition Home Office Safety and Security Week nccc-online.org National Safety Council nsc.org National Birth Defects Prevention Month March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation January 17 – 23 marchofdimes.org National Healthy Weight Week Center for Disease Control & Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cdc.gov cdc.gov/healthyweight

National Blood Donor Month January 16 – 22 American Association of Blood Banks National Certified Nurse Anesthetists Week aabb.org American Association of Nurse Anesthetists American Red Cross aana.com redcross.org January 18 (Martin Luther King Day) National Glaucoma Awareness Month King Day of Service Glaucoma Research Foundation AmeriCorps glaucoma.org nationalservice.gov

National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month Hope for Justice hopeforjustice.org

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February 3 AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month National Women Physicians Day Prevent Blindness America American Medical Women’s Association preventblindness.org amwa-doc.org

American Heart Month February 5 Contact your local chapter of the American Heart National Wear Red Day Association Go Red For Women Cause Initiatives americanheart.org American Heart Association National Center AHA National Center goredforwomen.org cdc.gov February 11 National Cancer Prevention Month International Day of Women and Girls in Science American Institute for Cancer Research United Nations aicr.org un.org American Cancer Society cancer.org February 14 National Organ Donor Day National Children’s Dental Health Month Donate Life America American Dental Association donatelife.net ada.org February 14 – 20 National Condom Month National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week American Sexual Health Association AACVPR Office ashasexualhealth.org aacvpr.org

Wise Health Consumer Month February 22 (Same date each year) American Institute for Preventive Medicine World Thinking Day healthylife.com World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts worldthinkingday.org

February 21 - 27 National Eating Disorder Awareness Week National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) nationaleatingdisorders.org

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American Red Cross Month Workplace Eye Wellness Month American Red Cross, National Headquarters Prevent Blindness America or contact your local chapter preventblindness.org redcross.org National Athletic Training Month Brain Injury Awareness Month National Athletic Training Association Brain Injury Association of America nata.org biausa.org

Hemophilia Month March 7 – 12 National Hemophilia Foundation Aplastic Anemia and MDS Week hemophilia.org Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation aamds.org National Colorectal Awareness Month Prevent Cancer Foundation March 7 – 13 (week before daylight savings time) preventcancer.org/colorectal National Sleep Awareness Week National Sleep Foundation National Developmental Disabilities sleepfoundation.org Awareness Month The Arc of the United States March 1 – 5 thearc.org National School Breakfast Week School Nutrition Association National Eye Donor Month schoolnutrition.org EBAA, Eye Bank Association of America restoresight.org March 14 – 20 National Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week National Kidney Month American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary National Kidney Foundation Rehabilitation kidney.org aacvpr.org

National Nutrition Month March 21 – 27 (third week in March) Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics National Poison Prevention Week eatright.org American Association of Poison Control Centers aapcc.org National Problem Gambling Awareness Month March 20 (same date each year) The National Council on Problem Gambling, Inc. National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day ncpgambling.org hiv.gov

National Professional Social Work Month March 22 (same date each year) National Association of Social Workers World Water Day socialworkers.org UN Water unwater.org Save Your Vision Month American Optometric Association March 23 (fourth Tuesday in March) aoa.org American Diabetes Alert Day American Diabetes Association diabetes.org

National Alcohol Awareness Month Stress Awareness Month alcohol.org American Counseling Association (ACA) counseling.org National Autism Awareness Month Autism Society National Humor Month autism-society.org Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor aath.org National Cancer Control Month Contact your local chapter or National Minority Health & American Cancer Society Health Disparities Month cancer.org Office of Minority Health Resource Center minorityhealth.hhs.gov National Child Abuse Prevention Month Prevent Child Abuse America National Occupational Therapy Month preventchildabuse.org The American Occupational Therapy Association Child Welfare Information Gateway aota.org Children’s Bureau/ACYF childwelfare.gov Sexual Assault Awareness Month National Sexual Violence Resource Center Counseling Awareness Month nsvrc.org American Counseling Association (ACA) counseling.org Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month Prevent Blindness America National Donate Life Month preventblindness.org HRSA Information Center organdonor.gov Testicular Cancer Awareness Month testicularcancerawarenessmonth.com

March 29 - April 2 April 5 National Youth Violence Prevention Week National Alcohol Screening Day National Association of SAVE Help Yourself. Help Others. nationalsave.org helpyourselfhelpothers.org

April 7 (first Wednesday of April) April 14 (same date annually) National Day of Hope International Moment of Laughter Day Childhelp Izzy Gesell, Wide Angle Humor childhelp.org izzyg.com

April 5 – 11 April 16 (same date annually) National Public Health Week National Healthcare Decisions Day American Public Health Association nhdd.org nphw.org April 16 – 18 April 7 (same date each year) Global Youth Service Day World Health Day Youth Service America World Health Organization gysd.org who.org APRIL CONTINUED >

April 18 – 24 (third week of April) April 22 (fourth Thursday of April) National Volunteer Week Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day The Points of Light and Hands on Network Daughters And Sons To Work® Day PointsofLight.org daughtersandsonstowork.org

April 18 – 24 April 25 – May 3 National Library Week National Infant Immunization Week American Library Association CDC, National Immunization Program ala.org cdc.gov

April 22 (same date annually) Earth Day Earth Day Network earthday.org

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

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

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May 1 – 7 (same dates annually) May 10 – 16 (week of Florence Nightingale’s birthday, May 12) National Physical Education and Sports Week National Hospital and Healthcare Week National Association for Sport and Physical Education American Hospital Association shapeamerica.org aha.org

May 2 – 8 (first full week in May) May 11 – 17 Be Kind to Animals Week Bike to Work Week Humane Canada League of American Bicyclists humanecanada.ca bikeleague.org American Humane americanhumane.org May 12 (Wednesday during National Nurses Week) School Nurse Day May 2 – 8 (first full week in May) nasn.org North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (NAOSH) May 15 American Society of Safety Engineers Bike to Work Day asse.org/naosh League of American Bicyclists bikeleague.org May 5 (first Wednesday in May) Project Aces Day (All Children Exercise Simultaneously) May 18 – 24 Youth Fitness Coalition, Inc. National Volunteer Week – Australia projectaces.com Volunteering Australia volunteeringaustralia.org May 6 – 12 (same dates each year) National Nurses Week May 20 American Nurses Association World Autoimmune/Autoinflammatory Arthritis Day nursingworld.org (World AiArthritis Day) International Foundation for Autoimmune May 8 (same date annually) & Autoinflammatory Arthritis (IFAA) World Red Cross/Red Crescent Day facebook.com/AIArthritisDay American Red Cross redcross.org May 26 (last Wednesday in May) National Senior Health & Fitness Day May 8 health.gov World Fair Trade Day World Fair Trade Association (WFTO) May 31 wfto.com World No Tobacco Day World Health Organization May 9 – 15 (Mother’s Day week) who.org National Nursing Home Week American Health Care Association nnhw.org

May 9 – 15 (Mother’s Day week) Women’s Health Week Office on Women’s Health Department of Health and Human Services cdc.gov/women

June 5 (same date annually) Cataract Awareness Month World Environment Day Prevent Blindness America United Nations Environment preventblindness.org worldenvironmentday.global National Great Outdoors Month June 5 (first Saturday in June) National Park Service National Trails Day nps.gov American Hiking Society americanhiking.org National Safety Month National Safety Council June 6-12 (first full week in June) nsc.org Community Health Improvement Week American Hospital Association National Scleroderma Awareness Month aha.org United Scleroderma Foundation, Inc. scleroderma.org June 6 (first Sunday in June) National Cancer Survivors Day Men’s Health Month National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation menshealthmonth.org ncsdf.org Migraine and Headache Awareness Month June 13 (second Sunday in June) National Headache Foundation National Children’s Day headaches.org nationalchildrensday.us PTSD Awareness Month June 14 – 20 (ending with Father’s Day) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Men’s Health Week ptsd.va.gov Men’s Health Network menshealthweek.org

June 14 (same date annually) World Blood Donor Day World Health Organization who.int

June 26 Family Health & Fitness Day National Recreation and Park Association nrpa.org

June 27 (same date annually) National HIV Testing Day aids.gov

June 27 National PTSD Awareness Day U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ptsd.va.gov

July 11 – 17 JULY EveryBody Deserves a Massage Week Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals National Park and Recreation Month abmp.com National Recreation and Park Association nrpa.org July 18 - 24 (3rd Week in July) Captive Nations Week UV Safety Month whitehouse.gov American Academy of Ophthalmology aao.org July 28 - 30 46th Annual National Wellness Conference National Wellness Institute August nationalwellness.org/Conference Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month August 1 – 7 (same dates annually) American Academy of Ophthalmology World Breastfeeding Week aao.org La Leche League International llli.org Medic Alert Awareness Month medicalert.org August 3 National Night Out National Breastfeeding Month National Association of Town Watch United States Breastfeeding Committee natw.org usbreastfeeding.org/ August 9 (same date annually) National Immunization Awareness Month International Day of the World’s Indigenous People Center for Disease Control & Prevention United Nations cdc.gov/vaccines un.org

August 8 – 14 (second week in August) National Health Center Week National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc. healthcenterweek.org

August 30 National Grief Awareness Day nationalgriefawarenessweek.org

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Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk National Food Safety Education Month Dates vary depending location. Contact your local National Restaurant Association Education Foundation Alzheimer’s Association or visit foodsafetymonth.com alz.org National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month Baby Safety Awareness Month National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, Inc. Juvenile Product Manufacturers Association ovariancancerawareness.org jpma.org National Menopause Awareness Month Biodiversity Month North American Menopause Society Dept. of the Environment and Heritage Australia menopause.org environment.gov.au/biodiversity National Preparedness Month Blood Cancer Awareness Month Cosponsored by American Red Cross Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of America redcross.org lls.org U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security ready.gov Childhood Cancer Awareness Month CureSearch for Children’s Cancer National Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month curesearch.org Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc. sicklecelldisease.org Fruit & Veggies - More Matters® Month Produce for Better health Foundation National Yoga Month fruitsandveggies.org National Institutes on Health, Office of Research Services Healthy Aging® Month ors.od.nih.gov Healthy Aging Campaign Educational Television Network, Inc. Prostate Health Month and healthyaging.net Prostate Cancer Awareness Month Prostate Cancer Foundation National Recovery Month pcf.org Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Sports Eye Safety Month National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Prevent Blindness America Information preventblindness.org recoverymonth.gov Whole Grains Month National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month The Whole Grains Council President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition wholegrainscouncil.org hhs.gov/fitness

National Cholesterol Education Awareness Month National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute cdc.gov/cholesterol/

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September 5 – 11 (week of Sept. 10) September 19 – 25 (third week in September) Suicide Prevention Week National Farm Safety and Health Week American Association of Suicidology National Educational Center for Agricultural Safety suicidology.org necasag.org

September 11 September 21 (same date annually) National Day of Service and Remembrance International Day of Peace 911day.org United Nations AmeriCorps un.org nationalservice.gov September 25 (last Saturday) September 12 – 18 National Public Lands Day National Assisted Living Week National Environmental Education Foundation National Center for Assisted Living publiclandsday.org nalw.org September 29 (last Wednesday) September 15 (third Wednesday) National Women’s Health & Fitness Day Backpack Awareness Day Health Information Resource Center The American Occupational Therapy Association fitnessday.com/women aota.org

September 19 – 25 (third week in September) National Rehabilitation Week American Medical Rehabilitation Provider Association amrpa.org

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

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October 17 (same date annually) Talk About Your Medicines Month International Day for the Eradication of Poverty National Council on Patient Information and Education United Nations talkaboutrx.org un.org Vegetarian Awareness Month October 17 – 23 (third full week in October) North American Vegetarian Society National Pharmacy Week worldvegetarianday.org American Society of Health-System Pharmacists ashp.org October 17 – 23 (third week in October) October 1 National Healthcare Quality Week World Vegetarian Day National Association for Healthcare Quality North American Vegetarian Society nahq.org worldvegetarianday.org October 17 – 23 (third full week in October) October 1 (annually same date) International Infection Prevention Week International Day of Older Persons Association for Professionals in Infection Control un.org and Epidemiology, Inc. October 3 – 9 (week including October 9 – Chicago Fire) apic.org National Fire Prevention Week October 18 – 22 (third week in October) National Fire Protection Association National Health Education Week nfpa.org Society for Public Health Education October 3 – 9 (first full week in October) sophe.org National Mental Illness Awareness Week October 20 (same date annually) NAMI – National Alliance on Mental Illness World Osteoporosis Day nami.org/miaw International Osteoporosis Foundation October 4 (first Monday in October) worldosteoporosisday.org Child Health Day October 23 – 31 (same dates annually) U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services National Red Ribbon Celebration/National Plant the mchb.hrsa.gov Promise Week October 4 (first Monday in October) National Family Partnership World Habitat Day nfp.org UN Habitat October 23 (fourth Saturday in October) new.unhabitat.org Make a Difference Day October 10 (same date annually) makeadifferenceday.com World Mental Health Day October 24 – 30 (last full week in October) World Federation for Mental Health National Respiratory Care Week wfmh.global American Association for Respiratory Care October 10 (same date annually) aarc.org Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day October 29 (same date annually) American Society of Civil Engineers World Stroke Day asce.org American Stroke Association October 11 – 15 (second full week) stroke.org National School Lunch Week School Nutrition Association schoolnutrition.org

November 1 –December 31 American Diabetes Month Tie One On For Safety® American Diabetes Association Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) diabetes.org madd.org

Native American Heritage Month November 1 (first Monday in November) nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov Color the World Orange for CRPS/RSD Awareness colortheworldorange.com Diabetic Eye Disease Month Prevent Blindness America November 12 (same date annually) preventblindness.org World Pneumonia Day stoppneumonia.org Lung Cancer Awareness Month November 13 (same date annually) American Cancer Society World Kindness Day cancer.org Random Acts of Kindness randomactsofkindness.org National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month November 14 (same date annually) Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association World Diabetes Day alz.org International Diabetes Federation worlddiabetesday.org National Epilepsy Awareness Month Epilepsy Foundation November 15 (same date annually) epilepsy.com National Philanthropy Day Association of Fundraising Professionals National Family Caregivers Month afpglobal.org/NPDLove Caregiver Action Network November 15 (same date annually) caregiveraction.org America Recycles Day National Healthy Skin Month Keep America Beautiful kab.org American Academy of Dermatology aad.org November 15 – 19 (week before Thanksgiving) American Education Week National Home Care Month National Education Association National Association for Home Care & Hospice nea.org nahc.org November 18 (third Thursday) National Hospice and Palliative Care Month Great American Smokeout National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization American Cancer Society nhpco.org cancer.org

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month November 20 (Saturday before U. S. Thanksgiving) Pancreatic Cancer Action Network International Survivors of Suicide Day pancan.org American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) afsp.org

Prematurity Awareness Month November 25 (always Thanksgiving Day) March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation National Family Health History Day marchofdimes.org Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cdc.gov

International AIDS Awareness Month Safe Toys and Gifts Month International HIV/AIDS Alliance Prevent Blindness America frontlineaids.org preventblindness.org

National Impaired Driving Prevention Month Universal Human Rights Month National Highway Traffic Safety Administration United Nations Human Rights nhtsa.gov/risky-driving ohchr.org

December 1 (same date annually) December 5 – 11 (first full week of December) World AIDS Day National Handwashing Awareness Week HIV.gov Henry the Hand Foundation hiv.gov henrythehand.com

December 2 (same date annually) December 5 – 11 International Day for the Abolition of Slavery National Influenza Vaccination Week United Nations cdc.gov/flu un.org December 10 (same date annually) December 3 (same date annually) Human Rights Day International Day of Persons with Disabilities United Nations Human Rights United Nations ohchr.org un.org December 21 (Winter Solstice) December 5 (same date annually) National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day International Volunteer Day Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services United Nations Volunteers Administration unv.org samhsa.gov

2021 Health & Wellness Observances Calendar

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Last updated: Nov. 11, 2020