June 22, 2021
July - UV Safety Month
July 2021
Months
Group B Strep Awareness MonthHealthy Vision Month
Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month
UV Safety Month
Day(s)
World Hepatitis Day July 28August 2021
Children's Eye Health and Safety MonthMonths
Gastroparesis Awareness MonthNational Breastfeeding Month
National Immunization Awareness Month
Psoriasis Action Month
Summer Sun Safety Month
Weeks
August 1 – 7 World Breastfeeding WeekContact Lens Health Week August 19 – 23
Day(s)
World Lung Cancer Day – August 1International Overdose Awareness Day – August 31
September 2021
Blood Cancer Awareness MonthNational Cholesterol Education Month
National Sickle Cell Month
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Pain Awareness Month
Sepsis Awareness Month
Sexual Health Awareness Month
World Alzheimer's Month
Weeks
Falls Prevention Awareness Week September 20-24Fungal Disease Awareness Week September 20-24
Day(s)
World Sexual Health Day – SeptemberWorld Suicide Prevention Day September 10
National Celiac Disease Awareness Day – September
World Alzheimer's Day – September 21
Sport Purple for Platelets Day – September 24
World Lung Day – September 25
World Rabies Day – September 28
National Women's Health and Fitness Day – September 29
World Heart Day – September 29
October 2021
Domestic Violence Awareness MonthHealth Literacy Month
Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month
Weeks
Mental Illness Awareness Week October 3 – 9. National Primary Care Week October 4 – 8
Bone and Joint Health Action Week October 12 – 20
International Infection Prevention Week October 17 – 23
National Health Education Week October 18 – 22
Red Ribbon Week October 23 – 31
Day(s)
Child Health Day – October 4World Mental Health Day – October 10
National Depression Screening Day – October 7
Global Handwashing Day – October 15
World Food Day – October 16
National Mammography Day – October 18
World Pediatric Bone and Joint Day – October 19
World Osteoporosis Day – October 20
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day – October 24
November 2021
American Diabetes MonthBladder Health Month
COPD Awareness Month
Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Weeks
National Diabetes Education Week November 1 – 7National Nurse Practitioner Week November 7-13
National Radiologic Technology Week November 7-13
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Awareness Week November 23 – 29
Day(s)
National Diabetes Heart Connection Day – November 9World Pneumonia Day – November 12
World Diabetes Day November 14
Great American Smokeout – November 19
National Family Health History Day – November 25