National Safety and Health Awareness months, weeks and days are used to educate and raise awareness for a variety of conditions. Bookmark this page to use our calendar as a handy reference!
| JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUNE |
| JULY | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
January
- Thyroid Awareness Month
- National Glaucoma Awareness Month
- National Birth Defects Prevention Month
- Cervical Health Awareness Month
- Stalking Awareness Month
- Radon Awareness Month
- National Blood Donor Month
- Winter Safety Campaign
- Resolve to Be Ready Campaign
Weeks:
- Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week; February 7 - 14
- Heart Failure Awareness Week; February 13 - 19
- Sepsis Survivor Week; February 13 - 19
- National Eating Disorder Awareness Week; February 21 - 27
- Burn Awareness Week; February 6 - 12
Days:
- World Cancer Day; February 4
- National Wear Red Day; February 4
- Give Kids A Smile ® Day; February 4
- National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day; February 7
- Toothache Day; February 9
- National Donor Day; February 14
- National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day; February 22
- Rare Disease Day; February 28
- Brain Injury Awareness Month
- Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month
- Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month
- Myeloma Action Month
- National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
- National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
- National Endometriosis Awareness Month
- National Kidney Month
- National Nutrition Month
- Save Your Vision Month
- Trisomy Awareness Month
- Workplace Eye Wellness Month
- National Ladder Safety Month
- Flood Safety Campaign
- Spring Safety Campaign
Weeks:
- National Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week; March 13 - 19
- Patient Safety Awareness Week; March 13 - 19
- National Sleep Awareness Week; March 13 - 19
- National Poison Prevention Week; March 20 - 26
- Brain Awareness Week; March 14 - 20
- National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week; March 21 - 27
Days:
- World Birth Defects Day; March 3
- World Hearing Day; March 3
- National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day; March 10
- World Kidney Day 2022; March 12
- World Sleep Day; March 18
- National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day; March 20
- World Oral Health Day; March 20
- World Down Syndrome Day; March 21
- American Diabetes Alert Day; March 22
- World Tuberculosis Day; March 24
- Epilepsy Awareness - Purple Day; March 26
- National Doctors’ Day; March 30
- Alcohol Awareness Month
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month
- Medicaid Awareness Month
- National Autism Awareness Month
- National Cancer Control Month
- National Donate Life Month
- National Facial Protection Month
- National Interprofessional Healthcare Month
- National Minority Health Month
- National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month
- Occupational Therapy Month
- Oral Cancer Awareness Month
- Parkinson’s Awareness Month
- Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month
- Stress Awareness Month
- Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
- National Child Abuse Prevention Month
- National Stress Awareness Month
- National Youth Sports Safety Month
Weeks:
- National Public Health Week – Healthiest Nation 2022; April 4 - 10
- National Window Safety Week; April 3 - 9
- Oral, Head, and Neck Cancer Awareness Week; April 3 - 9
- National Pediatric Transplant Week; April 24 - 30
- Pediatric Sepsis Week; April 19 - 26
- National Infertility Awareness Week; April 24 - 30
- World Immunization Week; April 24 - 30
- Every Kid Healthy Week; April 25 - 29
- Patient Experience Week; April 26 - 30
- National Infant Immunization Week; April 25 - May 2
Days:
- World Autism Awareness Day; April 2
- World Health Day 2022; April 17
- National Youth HIV and AIDS Awareness Day; April 10
- National Prescription Drug Take Back Day; April 15
- Annual National Healthcare Decisions Day; April 16
- World Hemophilia Day; April 17
- DNA Day 2022; April 25
- World Malaria Day 2022; April 25
- World Day for Safety and Health at Work; April 28
- Arthritis Awareness Month
- Better Hearing and Speech Month
- Global Employee Health and Fitness Month
- Hepatitis Awareness Month
- Lupus Awareness Month
- Mental Health Month
- National Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month
- National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
- National High Blood Pressure Education Month
- National Nurses Month
- National Osteoporosis Month
- National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
- National Stroke Awareness Month
- National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
- Older Americans Month
- Preeclampsia Awareness Month
- Skin Cancer Prevention and Awareness Month
- Healthy Vision Month
- Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
- Ultraviolet Awareness Month
- Building Safety Month
Weeks:
- National Heatstroke Prevention Day; May 1
- Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week; May 1 - 7
- National Physical Education and Sport Week; May 1 - 7
- Air Quality Awareness Week; May 2 – 6
- National Nurses Week; May 6 - 12
- National Hurricane Preparedness Week, May 8 - 14
- National Hospital Week; May 8 - 14
- Food Allergy Awareness Week; May 9 - 14
- National Women's Health Week; May 8 - 14
- National Stuttering Awareness Week; May 9 - 15
- National Police Week; May 15 - 21
- National EMS Week; May 15 - 21
- National Safe Boating Week; May 21 - 27
Days:
- World Asthma Day; May 3
- National Get Fit Don't Sit Day, May 4
- World Hand Hygiene Day; May 5
- International No Diet Day; May 6
- Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day; May 7
- National Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness; May 14
- World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day; May 8
- National Student Nurses Day; May 8
- National School Nurse Day; May 11
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Day; May 12
- International Nurses Day; May 12
- World AIDS Vaccine Day 2022; May 18
- HIV Vaccine Awareness Day; May 18
- National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day; May 19
- World Autoimmune/Auto-inflammatory Arthritis Day; May 20
- Heat Safety Awareness Day; May 27
- National Senior Health & Fitness Day; May 27
- World No Tobacco Day; May 31
- Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month
- Cataract Awareness Month
- Men's Health Month
- Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month
- National Aphasia Awareness Month
- National Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month
- National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month
- National Scleroderma Awareness Month
- PTSD Awareness Month
- Scoliosis Awareness Month
- National Safety Month
- Summer Safety Campaign
Weeks:
- National CPR and AED Awareness Week; June 1-7
- Men's Health Week; June 13 - 19
- Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week; June 26 - July 3
Days:
- World Environment Day; June 5
- National Cancer Survivors Day; June 5
- World Brain Tumor Day; June 8
- Family Health and Fitness Day; June 11
- World Blood Donor Day; June 14
- Autistic Pride Day; June 18
- World Sickle Cell Day; June 19
- World Vitiligo Day; June 25
- National HIV Testing Day; June 27
July
- Back to School Month
- Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
- Digestive Tract Paralysis Awareness Month
- Gastroparesis Awareness Month
- National Breastfeeding Month
- National Immunization Awareness Month
- Psoriasis Action Month
- Summer Sun Safety Month
Weeks:
- World Breastfeeding Week; August 1 - 7
- National Health Center Week; August 7 - 13
- World Lung Cancer Day; August 1
- International Overdose Awareness Day; August 31
- Blood Cancer Awareness Month
- Fruit and Veggies - More Matters® Month
- Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
- Food Safety Education Month
- Healthy Aging ® Month
- National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month
- National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
- National Cholesterol Education Month
- National ITP (Platelet Disorder) Awareness Month
- National Pediculosis Prevention Month/Head Lice Prevention Month
- National Recovery Month
- National Sickle Cell Month
- National Yoga Awareness Month
- Newborn Screening Awareness Month
- Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
- Pain Awareness Month
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Month
- Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
- Sepsis Awareness Month
- Sexual Health Awareness Month
- Sports Eye Safety Awareness Month
- World Alzheimer's Month
Weeks:
- National Suicide Prevention Week; September 4 - 10
- National Folic Acid Awareness Week; September 11-17
- Malnutrition Awareness Week; September 19 - 23
- Falls Prevention Awareness Week; September 22
- National Rehabilitation Awareness Week; September 19 - 25
Days:
- World Suicide Prevention Day; September 10
- World Sepsis Day; September 13
- National Celiac Disease Awareness Day; September 13
- Concussion Awareness Day; September 16
- National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day; September 18
- Get Ready for Flu Day; September 20
- World Alzheimer’s Day; September 21
- Sport Purple for Platelets Day; September 30
- World Lung Day; September 25
- Mesothelioma Awareness Day; September 26
- World Rabies Day; September 28
- National Women's Health and Fitness Day; September 28
- World Heart Day; September 29
- Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- Eye Injury Prevention Month
- Health Literacy Month
- Healthy Lung Month
- Home Eye Safety Month
- Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month
- National ADHD Awareness Month
- National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- National Bullying Prevention Month
- National Dental Hygiene Month
- National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
- National Physical Therapy Month
- Prenatal-onset GBS Disease Recognition Month
- Spina Bifida Awareness Month
- Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month
Weeks:
- Mental Illness Awareness Week; October 2 - 8
- National Primary Care Week; October 2 - 8
- World Meningitis Day; October 5
- National PA Week; October 6 - 12
- National Fire Prevention Week; October 9 -15
- Bone and Joint Health Action Week; October 12 - 20
- National School Bus Safety Week; October 17 - 21
- National Healthcare Quality Week; October 16 - 22
- National Health Education Week; October 17 - 21
- Red Ribbon Week; October 23 - 31
- Respiratory Care Week; October 23 - 29
Days:
- Child Health Day; October 3
- World Cerebral Palsy Day; October 6
- National Depression Screening Day; October 6
- World Mental Health Day; October 10
- International Day of the Girl; October 11
- Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day; October 13
- World Sight Day; October 13
- Global Handwashing Day; October 15
- Home Fire Drill Day; October 15
- National Latino AIDS Awareness Day; October 15
- World Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day; October 15
- World Food Day; October 16
- National Mammography Day; October 21
- World Pediatric Bone and Joint Day; October 19
- World Osteoporosis Day; October 20
- National Check Your Meds Day; October 21
- International Stuttering Awareness Day; October 22
- World Psoriasis Day; October 29
- American Diabetes Month
- Bladder Health Month
- COPD Awareness Month
- Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month
- Lung Cancer Awareness Month
- National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month
- National Epilepsy Awareness Month
- National Family Caregivers Month
- National Healthy Skin Month
- National Home Care & Hospice Month
- National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
- Prematurity Awareness Month
- Stomach Cancer Awareness Month
Weeks:
- National Diabetes Education Week; November 6 - 12
- National Radiologic Technology Week; November 6-12
- National Nurse Practitioner Week; November 13 - 19
- Winter Weather Preparedness Week; November 13 - 19
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Awareness Week; November 20 - 26
Days:
- Drowsy Driving Prevention Week; October 6 - 12
- National Diabetes Heart Connection Day; November 9
- World Pneumonia Day; November 12
- World Diabetes Day; November 14
- World Prematurity Day 2022; November 17
- Great American Smokeout; November 17
- National Family Health History Day; November 24
Weeks:
- National Handwashing Awareness Week; December 4 - 10
- National Influenza Vaccination Week; December 6 - 12
Days:
- World AIDS Day; December 1
- International Day of Persons with Disability; December 3