Select Health Observances, 2023
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 Awareness Month
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
February
International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month
American Heart Month
- Women and Heart Disease
- Lower Your Risk for the Number 1 Killer of Women
- The Heart Truth
- Million Hearts
- Heart Risk Calculator
2/3 National Wear Red Day
2/27 – 3/5 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
4/23 – 4/29 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
5/14 – 5/20 National Women’s Health Week
5/8 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
National Minority Mental Health 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
9/10 – 9/16 National Suicide Prevention Week
9/10 World Suicide Prevention Day
9/10 – 9/16 Folic Acid Awareness Week
(Date TBA) Falls Prevention Week
9/28 National Women’s Health and Fitness Day™
9/29 World Heart Day
October
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Health Literacy Month
10/1 -10/7 Mental Illness Awareness Week
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
10/11 International Day of the Girl
10/12 – 10/20 Bone and Joint Health National Action Week
10/13 Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day
10/20 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
11/16 Great American Smokeout
11/23 National Family Health History Day
National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month