Select Health Observances, 2022
Below is a list of select national health observances related to women’s health. Explore the links to learn how to support a healthy lifestyle for you, your family, and your community.
January
Cervical Health Awareness Month
National Stalking Awareness Month
National Birth Defects Prevention Month
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
1/3 – 1/9 National Folic Acid Awareness Week
February
International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month
American Heart Month
2/4 National Wear Red Day
- National Wear Red Day
- The Heart Truth (NIH)
- Million Hearts (HHS)
2/21 – 2/27 National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
March
National Endometriosis Awareness Month
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
3/10 National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
April
STD Awareness Month
Sexual Assault Awareness Prevention Month
Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month
4/24 – 4/30 National Infertility Awareness Week
4/11 – 4/17 Black Maternal Health Week
May
American Stroke Month
Lupus Awareness Month
National Arthritis Awareness Month
National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
Preeclampsia Awareness Month
5/8 – 5/15 National Women’s Health Week
5/9 National Women’s Check-Up Day
5/12 Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
5/28 Menstrual Hygiene Day
5/31 World No Tobacco Day
June
Scleroderma Awareness Month
National Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month
July
International Group B Strep Awareness Month
August
National Breastfeeding Month
National Immunization Awareness Month
- National Immunization Awareness Month
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination
- Maternal Vaccines: Part of Healthy Pregnancy
8/1 – 8/7 World Breastfeeding Week
September
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Healthy Aging Month
- National Institute on Aging
- Healthy Brain Initiative
- Depression is Not a Normal Part of Growing Older
National Preparedness Month
National Sexual Health Awareness Month
National Sickle Cell Month
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Month
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
- Childhood Overweight and Obesity
- Progress on Childhood Obesity
- September is National Childhood Obesity Month
National Suicide Prevention Week: TBD
9/10 World Suicide Prevention Day
9/23 – 9/29 Falls Prevention Week
9/29 World Heart Day
- Women and Heart Disease
- Prevent Heart Disease
- Women and Heart Disease Prevention
- WISEWOMAN
- Million Hearts®
9/28 National Women’s Health and Fitness Day™
October
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Health Literacy Month
10/2 -10/8 Mental Illness Awareness Week
10/10 World Mental Health Day
10/11 International Day of the Girl
10/6 National Depression Screening Day
- Depression Among Women
- Depression During and After Pregnancy
- Diabetes and Depression in Older Women (Podcast)
- Diabetes, Distress, and Depression (Podcast)
10/12 – 10/18 Bone and Joint Health National Action Week
10/13 Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day
10/21 National Mammography Day
November
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
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
11/17 Great American Smokeout
11/24 National Family Health History Day
National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month