Health & Wellness Focused Month/Week/Day
The following is a curated list of health and wellness related designated “Month of…” “Week of…” & “Day of… ” recognized events. This list was taken from NationalDayCalendar.com. Please visit their site as each recognized event below has a full page explaining the history, details about and potentially ways to recognize the day.
April
April the Month of…
- Autism Acceptance Month
- Cancer Control Month
- Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month
- Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month
- National Child Abuse Prevention Month
- National Occupational Therapy Month
- National Volunteer Month
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April the Week of…
- National Public Health Week (First Full Week)
- Oral, Head, and Neck Cancer Awareness Week (First Full Week)
- National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (Second Full Week)
April the Day of…
- April 2 – World Autism Awareness Day
- April 7 – World Health Day
- April 9 – National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day
- April 16 – National Stress Awareness Day
May
May the Month of…
- ALS Awareness Month
- Arthritis Awareness Month
- Better Hearing & Speech Month
- Celiac Disease Awareness Month
- Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Awareness Month
- Hepatitis Awareness Month
- Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month
- Lupus Awareness Month
- Lyme Disease Awareness Month
- Mental Health Awareness Month
- National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
- National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
- National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
- National Stroke Awareness Month
- Skin Cancer Awareness Month
May the Week of …
- National Women’s Health Week
(May 12–18) - National Hospital Week (May 12–18)
- National Nursing Home Week (May 12–18)
May the Week of …
- May 6 – International No Diet Day
- May 13 – National Women’s Checkup Day
- May 18 – HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
- May 19 – National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- May 20 – World Autoimmune/Auto-inflammatory Arthritis Day
- May 29 – National Senior Health & Fitness Day
- May 31 – World No Tobacco Day
June
June the Month of …
- Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
- Cataract Awareness Month
- Migraine and Headache Awareness Month
- Men’s Health Month
- PTSD Awareness Month
- Scleroderma Awareness Month
- Scoliosis Awareness Month
June the Week of …
Men’s Health Week (June 9–15)
June the Day of …
- June 2 – National Cancer Survivors Day
- June 8 – World Brain Tumor Day
- June 8 – Family Health & Fitness Day
- June 14 – World Blood Donor Day
- June 14 – Wear Blue Day (Men’s Health Awareness)
- June 18 – Autistic Pride Day
- June 19 – World Sickle Cell Day
- June 25 – World Vitiligo Day
- June 27 – National HIV Testing Day
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