Health Observances

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

• Breast Cancer Awareness
• National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

• Intimate Partner Violence
• Prevent Domestic Violence in Your Community

Health Literacy Month

• Health Literacy

10/1 -10/7 Mental Illness Awareness Week

• Learn About Mental Health
• Tobacco Use Among Adults with Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders

10/5 National Depression Screening Day

• Depression Among Women
• Depression During and After Pregnancy
• Diabetes and Depression in Older Women (Podcast)
• Diabetes, Distress, and Depression (Podcast)

10/10 World Mental Health Day

• Aging and Mental Health
• Improving Cancer Survivors’ Mental Health
• Mental Health

10/11 International Day of the Girl

• International Day of the Girl
• Elevating the Health of Girls, Worldwide

10/12 – 10/20 Bone and Joint Health National Action Week

• Osteoporosis

10/13 Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day

• Breast Cancer Awareness
• National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program

10/20 National Mammography Day

• What Is a Mammogram and When Should I Get One?

Lung Cancer Awareness Month

• Lung Cancer Awareness
• Basic Information About Lung Cancer

National Family Caregivers Month

• Care Plans Help Both Older Adults and Caregivers
• Families with Special Needs: Caregiving Tips
• Caregiving for Person with Alzheimer’s Disease or a related Dementia

American Diabetes Month

• Diabetes and Women
• Diabetes and Pregnancy

11/16 Great American Smokeout

• How to Quit

11/23 National Family Health History Day

• Family Health History

National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month

• Alzheimer’s Disease and Healthy Aging
• Minorities and Women Are at Greater Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease

12/1 World AIDS Day

• World AIDS Day 2021
• HIV Among Women
• HIV and Pregnant Women, Infants, and Children
• HIV and Transgender People