Causes of the Month CALENDAR JANUARY • National Codependency Awareness Month • National Mentoring Month (United States) • Stalking Awareness Month (United States) • Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month (United States) • Glaucoma Awareness Month • National Birth Defects Awareness Month • Thyroid Disease Awareness Month • National Blood Donor Month • Cervical Cancer Screening Month FEBRUARY • Black History Month (United States and Canada) • Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month • American Heart Month • Heart Disease Awareness Month • Prenatal Infection Prevention Month • National Cancer Prevention Month • National Wise Mental Health Consumer Month MARCH • American Cancer Society’s Daffodil Days • Colon Cancer Awareness Month • National Nutrition Month • Women's History Month • Endometriosis Awareness Month • National Reading Awareness Month • Multiple System Atrophy Awareness Month • Brain Injury Awareness Month • National Kidney Cancer Awareness Month UCTC 4/15 Causes of the Month CALENDAR MARCH • Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month • National Myeloma Awareness Month • National Save Your Vision Month • Hemophilia Month • National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Month • American Red Cross Month • Learning Disabilities Awareness Month • National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month • National Eye Donor Month • National Poison Prevention Month APRIL • Alcohol Awareness Month • Autism Acceptance Month • Autism Awareness Month • Earth Month (United States and Canada) • Financial Literacy Month • National Child Abuse Prevention Month • National Volunteer Month • Occupational Therapy Month • Parkinson’s Awareness Month • Sexual Assault Awareness Month • Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Awareness Month • National Donate Life Month (Organ Donation) • National Cancer Control Month • Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month • Testicular Cancer Awareness Month • Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month • Stress Awareness Month • Food Health Awareness Month • National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month • National Youth Sports Safety Month • Sports Eye Safety Month • Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month • Canadian Cancer Society's Daffodil Days UCTC 4/15 Causes of the Month CALENDAR MAY • Join Hands Day - first Saturday in May • ALS Awareness Month (United States) • Asthma Awareness Month • Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month • Celiac Awareness Month • Mental Health Awareness Month • Hepatitis Awareness Month • Lupus Awareness Month • Motorcycle Awareness Month • National Bike Month • National Mobility Awareness Month • Zombie Awareness Month • National Foster Care Month • National Skin Cancer Awareness Month • CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome) Awareness Month • National Stroke Month • National Brain Tumor Awareness Month • Clean Air Month • Healthy Vision Month • National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month • Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month • National Arthritis Month • National Digestive Diseases Awareness Month • National Neurofibromatosis Month • National Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Month • National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month • National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month • National Physical Fitness and Sports Month • Lyme Disease Awareness Month JUNE • National Race for the Cure • National Hernia Awareness Month • National Scleroderma Awareness Month • Fireworks Safety Month UCTC 4/15 Causes of the Month CALENDAR JUNE • National Home Safety Month • National Aphasia Awareness Month • National Congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMS) Awareness Month • National Scoliosis Awareness Month • Vision Research Month • Professional Wellness Month • National Great Outdoors Month • National Safety Month • Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month JULY • UV Safety Month • Eye Injury Prevention Month • Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month AUGUST • Habitat for Humanity • Spinal Muscular Atrophy Month • Cataract Awareness Month • Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month • National Immunization Awareness Month • Psoriasis Awareness Month • Medic Alert Awareness Month SEPTEMBER • National Day of Service and Remembrance - September 11 • National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month • National Guide Dog Month • National Preparedness Month (United States) • National Prostate Awareness Month • National Wilderness Month • Orthostatic Tremor Awareness Month • Leukemia Awareness Month • Lymphoma Awareness Month • Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month UCTC 4/15 Causes of the Month CALENDAR SEPTEMBER • National Sickle Cell Awareness Month • National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month • Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month • National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month • National Infant Mortality Awareness Month • National Head Lice Prevention Month OCTOBER • National Breast Cancer Awareness Month • National Bullying Prevention Month • National Disability Employment Awareness Month • National Fire Prevention Month • National Domestic Violence Awareness Month • National Work and Family Month • National Month Commemoration Month • United Way • National Liver Cancer Awareness Month • Down Syndrome Awareness Month • Energy Awareness Month (Go Green) • Healthy Lungs Month • National Campaign for Healthier Babies Month • National Physical Therapy Month • National Spinal Health Month • Rett Syndrome Awareness Month • National Dental Hygiene Month • Celiac Sprue Awareness Month • SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) Awareness Month • Hunger Awareness Month NOVEMBER • Epilepsy Awareness Month • Lung Cancer Awareness Month • Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month • National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month • American Diabetes Month • Diabetic Eye Disease Month UCTC 4/15 Causes of the Month CALENDAR NOVEMBER • Great American Smoke Out Month (American Cancer Society) • National Child Mental Health Month • Healthy Skin Month • National Hospice Month DECEMBER • Toys for Tots UCTC 4/15 Causes of the Month CALENDAR INDEX A I Alcohol Awareness Month - APRIL J ALS Awareness Month - MAY Join Hands Day (first Saturday in May) - MAY American Cancer Society's Daffodil Days - MARCH Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month - JULY American Diabetes Month - NOVEMBER K American Heart Month - FEBRUARY L American Red Cross - MARCH Learning Disabilities Awareness Month - MARCH Asthma Awareness Month - MAY Leukemia Awareness Month - SEPTEMBER Autism Acceptance Month - APRIL Lung Cancer Awareness Month - NOVEMBER Autism Awareness Month - APRIL Lupus Awareness Month - MAY B Lyme Disease Awareness Month - MAY Black History Month (United States and Canada) - FEBRUARY Lymphoma Awareness Month - SEPTEMBER Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month - MAY M Brain Injury Awareness Month - MARCH Medic Alert Awareness Month - AUGUST C Mental Health Awareness Month - MAY Cataract Awareness Month - AUGUST Motorcycle Awareness Month - MAY Celiac Awareness Month - MAY Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month - MARCH Celiac Sprue Awareness Month - OCTOBER Multiple System Atrophy Awareness Month - MARCH Cervical Cancer Screening Month - JANUARY Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month - JUNE Children's Eye Health and Safety Month - AUGUST N Clean Air Month - MAY National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month - SEPTEMBER Colon Cancer Awareness Month - MARCH National Alzheimer's Awareness Month - NOVEMBER CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome) Awareness Month - MAY National Aphasia Awareness Month - JUNE D National Arthritis Month - MAY Diabetic Eye Disease Month - NOVEMBER National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month - MAY Down Syndrome Awareness Month - OCTOBER National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month - SEPTEMBER National E Bike Month - MAY Earth Month (United States and Canada) - APRIL National Birth Defects Awareness Month - JANUARY Endometriosis Awarenss Month - MARCH National Blood Donor Month - JANUARY Energy Awareness Month (Go Green) - OCTOBER National Brain Tumor Awareness Month - MAY Epilepsy Awareness Month - NOVEMBER National Breast Cancer Awareness Month - OCTOBER Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month - APRIL National Bullying Prevention Month - OCTOBER Eye Injury Prevention Month - JULY National Campaign for Healthier Babies Month - OCTOBER F National Cancer Control Month - APRIL Financial Literacy Month - APRIL National Cancer Prevention Month - FEBRUARY Fireworks Safety Month - JUNE National Child Abuse Prevention Month - APRIL Food Health Awareness Month - APRIL National Child Mental Health Month - NOVEMBER G National Childhood Cancer Awarenss Month - SEPTEMBER Glaucoma Awareness Month - JANUARY National Chronic Fatgue Syndrome Awareness Month - MARCH Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month - SEPTEMBER National Codependency Awareness Month - JANUARY Great American Smoke Out Month (American Cancer Society) - NOVEMBER National Congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMS) Awareness Month - JUNE H National Day of Service and Remembrance (Spetember 11) - SEPTEMBER Habitat for Humanity - AUGUST National Dental Hygiene Month - OCTOBER Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month - APRIL Healthy National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month - MARCH Lungs Month - OCTOBER National Digestive Diseases Awareness Month - MAY Healthy Skin Month - NOVEMBER National Disability Employment Awareness Month - OCTOBER National Healthy Vision Month - MAY Domestic Violence Awareness Month - OCTOBER Heart Disesase Awareness Month - FEBRUARY National Donate Life Month (Organ Donation) - APRIL Hemophilia Month - MARCH National Eye Donor Month - MARCH Hepatitis Awareness Month - MAY National Fire Prevention Month - OCTOBER Hunger Awareness Month - OCTOBER Huntington's National Foster Care Month - MAY Disease Awareness Month - MAY