June 22, 2021

July - UV Safety Month

July 2021

Months

Group B Strep Awareness Month
Healthy Vision Month
Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month
UV Safety Month

Day(s)

World Hepatitis Day July 28

August 2021

Children's Eye Health and Safety Month

Months

Gastroparesis Awareness Month
National Breastfeeding Month
National Immunization Awareness Month
Psoriasis Action Month
Summer Sun Safety Month

Weeks

August 1 – 7 World Breastfeeding Week
Contact Lens Health Week August 19 – 23

Day(s)

World Lung Cancer Day – August 1
International Overdose Awareness Day – August 31

September 2021

Blood Cancer Awareness Month
National 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 20-24
Fungal Disease Awareness Week September 20-24

Day(s)

World Sexual Health Day – September
World 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 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

November 2021

American Diabetes Month
Bladder Health Month
COPD Awareness Month
Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Weeks

National Diabetes Education Week November 1 – 7
National 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 9
World Pneumonia Day – November 12

World Diabetes Day November 14
Great American Smokeout – November 19
National Family Health History Day – November 25

December 2021

National Safe Toys and Gifts Month

Weeks

National Handwashing Awareness Week December 1-7
National Influenza Vaccination Week December 6-12

Day(s)

World AIDS Day – December 1
International Day of People with Disability – December 3