Health Observances, 2021
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
National Stalking Awareness Month
National Birth Defects Prevention Month
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
1/6 – 1/12 National Folic Acid Awareness Week
February
International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month
American Heart Month
March
3/2 – 3/8 National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
National Endometriosis Awareness Month
Women’s History 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
- Keep an Eye on Your Vision Health
- Eye Safety at Work
Prom Season
National Infertility Awareness Week: TBD
04/11 – 04/17 Black Maternal Health Week
4/22 Administrative Professionals Day
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
5/9 Mother’s Day
5/9 – 5/15 National Women’s Health Week May
5/12 National Women’s Check-Up Day
5/12 Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
5/31 World No Tobacco Day
June
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 Agingexternal icon
- 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
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)Externalexternal icon
- Reproductive Health
- Common Reproductive Health Concerns for Women
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
- Childhood Overweight and Obesity
- Progress on Childhood Obesity
- September is National Childhood Obesity Month
9/9 -9/15 National Suicide Prevention Week
9/10 World Suicide Prevention Day
9/23 – 9-29 Falls Prevention Week
9/29 World Heart Day
9/29 National Women’s Health and Fitness Day™
October
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Health Literacy Month
10/3 -10/9 Mental Illness Awareness Week
10/10 World Mental Health Day
10/11 International Day of the Girl
10/7 National Depression Screening Day
- Depression Among Women
- Postpartum Depression
- Symptoms of Postpartum Depression
- How Many Women Experience Depression?
- 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
10/22 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
11/18 Great American Smokeout
National Family Health History Day TBD
- Family Health History
National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month