Health Observances, 2013
Below is a selected list of national health observances, holidays, and other special times of year and links to additional information. Use it to help promote a healthy lifestyle for you, your family, and your community.
January
Cervical Health Awareness Month
- Cancer: Women's Health Topics A-Z
- Cervical Cancer
- National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
National Stalking Awareness Month
- Stalking: Know It. Name It. Stop It.
- Presidential Proclamation - National Stalking Awareness Month, 2013
National Birth Defects Prevention Month
- Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities: Women's Topics A-Z
- Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
January 1
New Year's Day
January 6-12
National Folic Acid Awareness Week
February
International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month
February 1
National Wear Red Day, American Heart Month
- Heart Disease and Stroke: Women's Health Topics A-Z
- Wear It Well: Women and Heart Disease Prevention
- Women and Heart Disease Fact Sheet
- The Heart Truth (NIH)
- Million Hearts (HHS)
February 6
National Girls and Women in Sports Day
February 14
Valentine's Day
February 24-March 2
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
March
National Endometriosis Awareness Month
- Pregnancy and Reproductive Health: Women’s Health Topics A-Z
- Reproductive Health
- Endometriosis (NICHD)
Women's History Month
March 10
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- STDs and HIV/AIDS: Women’s Health Topics A-Z
- HIV/AIDS and Women
- National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
April
Prom Season
Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
- Violence: Women's Health Topics A-Z
- Sexual Violence Prevention
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month (NSVRC)
Women's Eye Health and Safety Month
April 2
Sexual Assault Awareness Month Day of Action
April 21 - 27
National Infertility Awareness Week
April 24
Administrative Professionals Day
May
American Stroke Month
- Heart Disease and Stroke: Women's Health Topics A-Z
- National Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program
- Stroke
- WISEWOMAN Program
Lupus Awareness Month
National Arthritis Awareness Month
National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
Preeclampsia Awareness Month
- Diabetes and Pregnancy
- Preventing and Managing Chronic Disease to Improve the Health of Women and Infants
- Pregnancy Complications (HHS)
May 12
Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
May 12
Mother’s Day
May 13
National Women's Check-Up Day
May 12-18
National Women's Health Week
- National Women's Health Week
- Ways to Celebrate National Women's Health Week
- Tips for Planning Health Events
- Health and Safety Quizzes and Tools
- National Women's Health Week (HHS)
May 13-19
National Alcohol & Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week
May 31
World No Tobacco Day
June
National Scleroderma Awareness Month
- Silica: The Deadly Dust
- Scleroderma (NIAMS)
National Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month
July
International Group B Strep Awareness Month
August
National Breastfeeding Month
National Immunization Awareness Month
- Immunizations: Women's Health Topics A-Z
- National Immunization Awareness Month
- Vaccines and Immunizations in Pregnant Women
August 1
National Girlfriends Day
August 1-7
World Breastfeeding Week
September
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
September 25
National Women's Health and Fitness Day
September 27
RAINN Day (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network Day)
October
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- Cancer: Women's Health Topics A-Z
- Breast Cancer
- National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October 11
Day of the Girl
October 18
National Mammography Day
November
National Family Caregivers Month
December
December 1
World AIDS Day
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Page last modified: January 7, 2013
Page last reviewed: January 7, 2013
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Page last reviewed: January 7, 2013