Health Observances, 2018
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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
January 1
New Year’s Day
January 7-13
National Folic Acid Awareness Week
February
International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month
February 2
National Girls and Women in Sports Day
February 2
National Wear Red Day, American Heart Month
- Wear It Well: Women and Heart Disease Prevention
- Women and Heart Disease Fact Sheet
- The Heart Truth (NIH)
- Million Hearts (HHS)
February 14
Valentine’s Day
February 26- March 4
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
April
STD Awareness Month
Prom Season
Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month
April 22-28
National Infertility Awareness Week
April 25
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
May 13
Mother’s Day
May 14
National Women’s Check-Up Day
May 12
Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
May 13-19
National Women’s Health Week
May 31
World No Tobacco Day
June
National Scleroderma Awareness Month
- Silica: The Deadly Dust
- Scleroderma (NIAMS)
National Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month
August
National Breastfeeding Month
National Immunization Awareness Month
- National Immunization Awareness Month
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination
- Vaccines for Pregnant Women
August 1
National Girlfriends Day
August 1-7
World Breastfeeding Week
- Page last reviewed: September 8, 2017
- Page last updated: November 29, 2017
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