October 2021

Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Health 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 4
World 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