Month
Focus
Information Link
January
National Radon Action Month
www.epa.gov/radon
February
American Heart Association Month
World Cancer Day
www.heart.org
www.worldcancerday.org
March
National Nutrition Month
American Diabetes Alert Day
National School Breakfast Week
National Kidney Month
National Sleep Awareness Week
National Doctor’s Day
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Save Your Vision Month
www.eatright.org
www.diabetes.org
www.schoolnutrition.org/nsbw
www.kidney.org
www.sleepfoundation.org
https://amaalliance.org/national-doctors-day
www.preventcancer.org
www.aoa.org
April
Alcohol Awareness Month
National Minority Health Month
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
www.facingaddiction.org
www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov
takebackday.dea.gov
May
Arthritis Awareness Month
Better Hearing and Speech Month
Global Employee Health and Fitness Month
Healthy Vision Month
National Health and Physical Fitness Month
National Hurricane Preparedness Week**
www.arthritis.org
www.asha.org/bhsm
www.healthandfitnessmonth.com
nei.nih.gov/hvm
www.hhs.gov/fitness
www.weather.gov/safety/events_calendar
June
Men’s Health Month
Food Safety Day-Jun 7 (check annually)
National Safety Month
www.menshealthmonth.org
www.fightbac.org  www.foodsafetyday.org
www.nsc.org
July
UV Safety Month
aao.org/eyesmart
August
National Health Center Week
National Immunization Awareness Month
healthcenterweek.org
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niam.html
September
Healthy Aging Month
Falls Prevention Day-Sept 24
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
National Preparedness Month**
aao.org/eyesmart
www.ncoa.org/fpad
www.cdc.gov/features/childhoodobesity
www.ready.gov/september
October
 
Health Literacy Month
National Primary Care Week
World Food Day
National Healthcare Quality Week
National Health Education Week
National Dental Hygiene Month
National Depression Screening Day
Respiratory Care Week
www.healthliteracymonth.org
www.amsa.org/events/npcw
www.fao.org/world-food-day/2019
nahq.org/about/healthcare-quality-week
www.sophe.org
www.adha.org/national-dental-hygiene-month
mentalhealthscreening.org/programs/initiatives
www.aarc.org
November
 
American Diabetes Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Great American Smokeout Day
National Family Caregivers Month
National Healthy Skin Month
GERD Awareness Week
www.diabetes.org
www.lung.org
www.cancer.org
www.caregiveraction.org
www.aad.org
aboutgerd.org
December
National Influenza Vaccination Week
National Handwashing Awareness Week
www.cdc.gov/flu/nivw
www.henrythehand.org