Health observances are days, weeks, or months devoted to promoting particular health concerns.
Health professionals, teachers, community groups, and others can use these special times to sponsor health promotion events, stimulate awareness of health risks, or focus on disease prevention. Materials available from sponsoring organizations range from a single flyer to packets of promotional materials.
Information appearing in this document does not represent an endorsement by the Office of Minority Health or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which do not have any role in naming national health observances.
For more information, please contact the sponsoring organization directly.
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September
- Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
- Fruit and Veggies - More Matters Month
- National Pediculosis Prevention Month/Head Lice Prevention Month
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Month
- National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month
- National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
- National Preparedness Month
- National Recovery Month
- National Sickle Cell Month
- National Yoga Awareness Month
- Newborn Screening Awareness Month
- Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
- Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
- Whole Grains Month
- September 1 - 28
National ITP Awareness Month
- September 13
National Celiac Disease Awareness Day
- September 16 - 22
National Farm Safety & Health Week
- September 16 - 22
National Rehabilitation Awareness Celebration
- September 18
Get Ready Day
- September 19
National School Backpack Awareness Day
- September 27
National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- September 27
RAINN Day
- September 28
World Rabies Day
- September 18
World Heart Day
- September 18
Sport Purple For Platelets Day
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