Health Observances, 2009
Below is a selected listing of national health observances, holidays, and other special times of year with corresponding health information. Use it to help promote a healthy lifestyle for you, your family, and your community.
January
National Birth Defects
Prevention Month
Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities:
Women's Topics A-Z
Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities
Cervical Health Awareness Month
Cancer: Women's Health
Topics A-Z
Cervical Cancer
National Breast and
Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
January 1
New Year's Day
Healthy Living Calendars
Five Minutes (or Less) for Health
January 5-11
National Folic Acid Awareness Week
Pregnancy and Reproductive Health: Women’s Health
Topics A-Z
Folic Acid
February
International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
Tips to
Prevent Infection and Keep Your Unborn Baby Safe
February 6
National Wear Red Day
Heart Disease and Stroke: Women's Health Topics A-Z
Wear It Well: Women and Heart Disease Prevention
Heart Disease
The Heart Truth (NIH)
February 1
Super Bowl Sunday
Having a Super Bowl Party?
February 2-6
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week
Choose
Respect
Youth Violence Prevention
February 4
National Girls and Women in Sports Day
Physical Activity for Everyone
Promoting Better Health for Young People
February 14
Valentine's Day
Valentine Health and
Safety Tips
February 16
Presidents' Day
First Ladies: Life and Health
February 22-28
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (NEDA)
March
Spring Season
Health and Safety Guide for Gardeners
Spring Break Guide to Staying Safe and
Healthy
National Endometriosis Awareness Month
Pregnancy and Reproductive Health: Women’s Health
Topics A-Z
Reproductive Health
Endometriosis
(NWHIC)
Women's History Month
A Timeline of CDC/ATSDR Contributions to Women's
Health
Women Change America through Health and Safety
Women Inspiring Hope and Possibility in Health
March 10
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
STDs and HIV/AIDS: Women’s Health Topics A-Z
HIV/AIDS and Women
National
Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (HHS)
April
Prom Season
Prom Health and Safety Tips
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Violence: Women's Health Topics A-Z
Sexual Violence Prevention
Women's Eye Health and Safety Month
Eye Safety at Work
Improving the Nation's
Vision Health
Vision Impairment
April 7
World Health Day
Make Every Mother
and Child Count (2005 Theme)
World Health
Day (Current Theme) (WHO)
April 22
Administrative Professionals Day
Administrative
Professional Health and Safety Tips
May
Lupus Awareness Month
Arthritis: Women's Health Topics A-Z
Disparities in Lupus
National Osteoporosis
Awareness and Prevention Month
Bone Health: Women's Health Topics A-Z
Calcium and Bone Health
National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
Pregnancy and Reproductive Health: Women’s Health
Topics A-Z
Teen
Pregnancy
May 6-12
Nurses Week
Past to Present:
Non-Traditional Roles for Nurses at CDC and ATSDR
May 10
Mother’s Day
Mother's Health Quiz
Mothers: Our First Health Educators
Mother's Day Choices e-Card
Mother's Health Feature
Spanish: Salud de
las madres
Women's Health e-Cards
May 10-16
National Women's Health Week
National Women's Health Week
Ways to Celebrate National Women's
Health Week
Women's Health at CDC Feature
Tips for Planning Health Events
Health and Safety Quizzes and Tools
Health Myths: Get the Facts
Prevention Works for Women
National Women's Health Week (HHS)
May 11
National Women's Check-Up Day
Regular Check-Ups are Important
Check-Up Checklist:
Things to Do Before Your Next Check-Up
National Women's Check-Up Day (HHS)
May 12
Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
Arthritis: Women's Health Topics A-Z
Fibromyalgia
May 12
Sex Differences in Health Awareness Day
Women's Health
Men's Health
June
Summer Season
Camping Health and Safety Tips
and Packing Checklist
Family Reunion Health and Safety
Tips
National Scleroderma Awareness Month
Silica:
The Deadly Dust
Scleroderma (NWHIC)
June 15-21
National Men's Health Week
Men's Health
Men's Summer
Health and Safety Tips
Test Your Knowledge
about Men’s Health
Men's Health at CDC
Feature
June 21
Father's Day
Men's Health
Men's Health e-Cards
July
International Group B
Strep Awareness Month
Group B Strep: Women's Health Topics A-Z
Preventing Group B Strep
August
National Immunization
Awareness Month
Immunizations: Women's Health Topics A-Z
National Immunization
Awareness Month
Vaccines and
Immunizations in Pregnant Women
National Inventors'
Month
Inventions Improving Women's Lives: Milestones
in History
August 1
National Girlfriends Day
Girlfriends' Health and Safety Tips
Women's Health e-Cards
August 1-7
World Breastfeeding Week
Pregnancy and Reproductive Health: Women's Health
Topics A-Z
Breastfeeding
September
Autumn Season
Autumn Health and Safety Tips
Autumn Tips for Parents
Autumn Games and Health Tips for
Kids and Parents
Camping Health and Safety
Tips and Packing Checklist
Gynecologic Cancer
Awareness Month
Cancer: Women’s Health Topics A-Z
Gynecologic Cancer
September 30
National Women's Health and Fitness Day
Physical Activity: Women's Health Topics A-Z
Physical Activity for Everyone
Promoting Better Health for Young People
Physical Activity and
Women
October
Children's Health Month
Child and Adolescent Health: Women's Health
Topics A-Z
College Health and
Safety
Safe and Healthy Kids and Teens
Child Health Day Resources (MCH Library)
National Breast Cancer
Awareness Month
Cancer: Women's Health Topics A-Z
Breast Cancer
National Breast and
Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Violence: Women's Health Topics A-Z
Intimate
Partner Violence Prevention
Halloween Safety Month
Halloween Health and Safety Tips
Kids'
Page: Halloween Scramble 
November
National Family Caregiver Month
Families with Special
Needs: Caregiving Tips
Family Health
November 26
National Family History Day (Thanksgiving Day)
Diethylstilbestrol (DES) Health Information Record
Family Health
Family
History
Family Reunion Health and
Safety Tips
December
Winter Holiday Season
The 12 Ways to
Health Holiday Song
Holiday Health and
Safety Tips
Holiday Health e-Cards
Holiday Health Podcast
December 1
World AIDS Day
STDs and HIV/AIDS: Women’s Health Topics A-Z
HIV/AIDS and Women
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