Health Observances, 2012
Below is a selected list of national health observances, holidays, and other special times of year and links to additional information. Use it to help promote a healthy lifestyle for you, your family, and your community.
January
Cervical Health Awareness Month
Cancer: Women's Health
Topics A-Z
Cervical Cancer
National Breast and Cervical
Cancer Early Detection Program
National Stalking Awareness Month
Presidential Proclamation - National Stalking Awareness Month, 2012
National Birth Defects Prevention Month
Birth Defects and
Developmental Disabilities: Women's Topics A-Z
Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Presidential
Proclamation - National Slavery and HumanTrafficking Prevention Month
January 1
New Year's Day
Healthy Living
Calendars
Five Minutes (or Less) for
Health
January 8-14
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
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention
Month
Dating Matters
Youth
Violence Prevention
February 1
National Girls and Women in Sports Day
Physical
Activity for Everyone
February 3
National Wear Red Day, American Heart Month
Heart Disease and Stroke:
Women's Health Topics A-Z
Wear It Well: Women
and Heart Disease Prevention
Women and
Heart Disease Fact Sheet
The
Heart Truth (NIH)
Million Hearts (HHS)
February 14
Valentine's Day
Valentine Health
and Safety Tips
February 26-March 3
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
National
Eating Disorders Awareness Week (NEDA)
March
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
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
April
Prom Season
Prom Health and Safety
Tips
Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
Violence: Women's
Health Topics A-Z
Sexual
Violence Prevention
Sexual Assault Awareness Month (NSVRC)
Women's Eye Health and Safety Month
Eye Safety at
Work
Healthy Vision
Month (NIH)
Improving the Nation's
Vision Health
April 22 - 28
National Infertility Awareness Week
Reproductive
Health
April 25
Administrative Professionals Day
Administrative
Professional Health and Safety Tips
May
American Stroke Month
Heart Disease
and Stroke: Women's Health Topics A-Z
National Heart Disease
and Stroke Prevention Program
Stroke
WISEWOMAN Program
Lupus Awareness Month
Arthritis: Women's
Health Topics A-Z
Lupus
Disparities
in Lupus
National Arthritis Awareness Month
Arthritis: Women's
Health Topics A-Z
Arthritis
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 12
Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
Arthritis:
Women's Health Topics A-Z
Fibromyalgia
May 13
Mother’s Day
Mother's
Day Choices e-Card
Mother's Health
Feature
Spanish:
Salud de las madres
Women's
Health e-Cards
May 14
National Women's Check-Up Day
Regular Check-Ups
are Important
Check-Up Checklist:
Things to Do Before Your Next Check-Up
May 13-19
National Women's Health Week
National Women's Health
Week
Ways to Celebrate
National Women's Health Week
Tips for Planning
Health Events
Health and Safety Quizzes and
Tools
National Women's
Health Week (HHS)
May 13-19
National Alcohol & Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorders (FASDs)
May 31
World No Tobacco Day
Smokefree Women
June
National Scleroderma Awareness Month
Silica:
The Deadly Dust
Scleroderma (NWHIC)
National Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and
Congenital CMV Infection
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
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
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Cancer: Women’s
Health Topics A-Z
Gynecologic Cancer
September 22
Day of the Girl
Together for Girls
September 27
RAINN Day (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network Day)
Injury
Prevention & Control: Violence Prevention
September 26
National Women's Health and Fitness Day
Physical Activity: Women's
Health Topics A-Z
Physical
Activity for Everyone
October
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
October 19
National Mammography Day
Mammography
November
National Family Caregivers Month
Families with Special
Needs: Caregiving Tips
Family Health
December
December 1
World AIDS Day
Global HIV/AIDS – World AIDS Day
STDs and HIV/AIDS: Women’s
Health Topics A-Z
HIV/AIDS and
Women
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