Educate and revitalize yourself and your employees with the 2019 Health Observances Calendar (HOC). These are special observed days, weeks and months that are dedicated to raising awareness about important health topics to lower healthcare risks.
January
Cervical Health Awareness Month
National Birth Defects Prevention Month
National Glaucoma Awareness Month
National Radon Action Month
National Stalking Awareness Month
National Winter Sports Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Awareness Month
Thyroid Awareness Month
National Folic Acid Awareness Week (Jan. 7–13)
National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week (Jan. 22–27)
February
AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
American Heart Month
International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
National Children’s Dental Health Month
Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
African Heritage and Health Week (first week of February)
National “Wear Red” Day for women’s heart health (Feb. 1)
Give Kids a Smile Day (Feb. 1)
World Cancer Day (Feb. 4)
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week (Feb. 7–14)
National Donor Day (Feb. 14)
Condom Week (Feb. 14–21)
Eating Disorders Awareness and Screening Week (Feb. 25–March 3)
Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month
National Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
National Endometriosis Awareness Month
National Kidney Month
National Nutrition Month
National Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month
Save Your Vision Month
Trisomy Awareness Month
World Kidney Day (March 14)
World Sleep Day (March 15)
National School Breakfast Week (March 4–8)
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (March 10)
Patient Safety Awareness Week (March 10–16)
National Sleep Awareness Week (March 3–10)
Brain Awareness Week (March 11–17)
National Poison Prevention Week (March 17–23)
National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (March 20)
World Tuberculosis Day (March 24)
American Diabetes Alert Day (March 26)
Purple Day for epilepsy awareness (March 26)
April
Alcohol Awareness Month
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month
National Autism Awareness Month
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
National Donate Life Month
National Facial Protection Month
National Minority Health Month
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month
Occupational Therapy Month
Oral Cancer Awareness Month
Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
STD Awareness Month
Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month
National Public Health Week (April 1–7)
National Alcohol Screening Day (April 11)
Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) Day (April 5)
World Health Day (April 7)
National Youth Violence Prevention Week (April 8–12)
National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (April 10)
National Infertility Awareness Week (April 21–27)
Every Kid Healthy Week (April 22–26)
World Meningitis Day (April 24)
National Infant Immunization Week (April 26–May 3)
National Minority Cancer Awareness Week (TBA)
World Immunization Week (TBA)
May
American Stroke Awareness Month
Arthritis Awareness Month
Better Hearing and Speech Month
Clean Air Month
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
Food Allergy Action Month
Global Employee Health and Fitness Month
Healthy Vision Month
Hepatitis Awareness Month
International Mediterranean Diet Month
Lupus Awareness Month
Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
Mental Health Month
National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
National High Blood Pressure Education Month
National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
Ultraviolet Awareness Month
National Physical Education and Sport Week (May 1–7)
World Hand Hygiene Day (May 5)
North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (May 5–11)
National Stuttering Awareness Week (May 5–11)
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness Day (May 11)
National Women’s Health Week (May 12–18)
National Alcohol- and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Awareness Week (May 12–18)
HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (May 18)
National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (May 19)
World Autoimmune Arthritis Day (May 20)
Don’t Fry Day (May 24)
National Senior Health Fitness Day (May 29)
Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week (TBA)
Food Allergy Awareness Week (TBA)
National Hurricane Preparedness Week (TBA)
National Neuropathy Awareness Week (TBA)
World Preeclampsia Day (TBA)
June
Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
Cataract Awareness Month
Hernia Awareness Month
Men’s Health Month
Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month
National Aphasia Awareness Month
National Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month
National Safety Month
National Scleroderma Awareness Month
Scoliosis Awareness Month
National Cancer Survivors Day (June 2)
Men’s Health Week (June 10–16)
World Sickle Cell Day (June 19)
Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week (June 23–29)
PTSD Awareness Day (June 27)
July
Cord Blood Awareness Month
International Group B Strep Throat Awareness Month
Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month
World Hepatitis Day (July 28)
August
Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
Gastroparesis Awareness Month
National Breastfeeding Month
National Immunization Awareness Month
Psoriasis Awareness Month
World Breastfeeding Week (Aug. 1–7)
National Health Center Week (Aug. 4–10)
September
Blood Cancer Awareness Month
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Healthy Aging Month
National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
National Cholesterol Education Month
National Food Safety Education Month
National ITP Awareness Month
National Pediculosis Prevention Month/Head Lice Prevention Month
National Preparedness Month
National Recovery Month
National Sickle Cell Month
National Yoga Awareness Month
Newborn Screening Awareness Month
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Pain Awareness Month
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Month
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Sepsis Awareness Month
Sexual Health Awareness Month
Sports Eye Safety Month
World Alzheimer’s Month
Usher Syndrome Awareness Day (third Saturday)
National Suicide Prevention Week (Sept. 8–14)
World Suicide Prevention Day (Sept. 10)
World Sepsis Day (Sept. 13)
National Celiac Disease Awareness Day (Sept. 13)
National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (Sept. 18)
National School Backpack Awareness Day (Sept. 18)
Falls Prevention Day (Sept. 23)
Malnutrition Awareness Week (Sept. 23–27)
National Women’s Health and Fitness Day (Sept. 25)
Sport Purple for Platelets Day (Sept. 27)
World Rabies Day (Sept. 28)
Family Health and Fitness Day (Sept. 28)
World Heart Day (Sept. 29)
October
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Eye Injury Prevention Month
Health Literacy Month
Healthy Lung Month
Home Eye Safety Month
National ADHD Awareness Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Bullying Prevention Month
National Dental Hygiene Month
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
National Medical Librarians Month
National Physical Therapy Month
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
Spina Bifida Awareness Month
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month
World Cerebral Palsy Day (Oct. 6)
Mental Illness Awareness Week (Oct. 6–12)
World Mental Health Day (Oct. 10)
National Depression Screening Day (Oct. 10)
Bone and Joint Health National Action Week (Oct. 12–20)
Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day (Oct. 13)
International Infection Prevention Week (Oct. 13–19)
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day (Oct. 15)
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (Oct. 15)
World Food Day (Oct. 16)
World Pediatric Bone and Joint Day (Oct. 19)
Respiratory Care Week (Oct. 20–26)
National Health Education Week (Oct. 21–25)
National Healthcare Quality Week (Oct. 20–26)
International Stuttering Awareness Day (Oct. 22)
World Psoriasis Day (Oct. 29)
November
American Diabetes Month
Bladder Health Month
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Awareness Month
Diabetic Eye Disease Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month
National Epilepsy Awareness Month
National Family Caregivers Month
National Healthy Skin Month
National Hospice Palliative Care Month
National Stomach Cancer Awareness Month
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
Prematurity Awareness Month
World Prematurity Day (Nov. 17)
Great American Smokeout (Nov. 21)
International Survivors of Suicide Day (Nov. 23)
GERD Awareness Week (Nov. 24–30)
National Family Health History Day (Nov. 28)
World Antibiotic Awareness Week (TBA)
December
World AIDS Day (Dec. 1)
National Handwashing Awareness Week (Dec. 1–7)
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