Events

One of the biggest tools we have to fight health conditions is the power of human connection. That’s why awareness months, weeks, and days are so important: They rally us together to spread awareness and show support.

Educational and fundraising events are often held at these times to create a ripple effect of positivity and empowerment for not only those living with health conditions, but their loved ones, too.

Sure, you’ve heard about the bigger awareness campaigns like Breast Cancer Awareness Month and World AIDS Day. But what about lesser-known ones, such as National Family Health History Day, Give Kids a Smile Day, or National Mediterranean Diet Month?

Keep track of the events you’re passionate about — and discover some new ones, too — with this 2020 calendar of health awareness events.

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)
  • 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. 9–15)
  • 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. 6–12)
  • World Suicide Prevention Day (Sept. 10)
  • World Sepsis Day (Sept. 13)
  • National Celiac Disease Awareness Day (Sept. 13)
  • National School Backpack Awareness Day (Sept. 16)
  • National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (Sept. 18)
  • Falls Prevention Day (Sept. 24)
  • Sport Purple for Platelets Day (Sept. 25)
  • World Rabies Day (Sept. 28)
  • National Women’s Health and Fitness Day (Sept. 30)
  • World Heart Day (Sept. 29)
  • 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
  • Mental Illness Awareness Week (Oct. 4–10)
  • Malnutrition Awareness Week (Oct. 5–9)
  • World Cerebral Palsy Day (Oct. 6)
  • National Depression Screening Day (Oct. 8)
  • World Mental Health Day (Oct. 10)
  • Bone and Joint Health National Action Week (Oct. 12–20)
  • Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day (Oct. 13)
  • Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day (Oct. 15)
  • National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (Oct. 15)
  • International Infection Prevention Week (Oct. 16–22)
  • World Food Day (Oct. 16)
  • National Healthcare Quality Week (Oct. 18–24)
  • World Pediatric Bone and Joint Day (Oct. 19)
  • National Health Education Week (Oct. 20–24)
  • International Stuttering Awareness Day (Oct. 22)
  • Respiratory Care Week (Oct. 25–31)
  • World Psoriasis Day (Oct. 29)
  • 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 Antibiotic Awareness Week (Nov. 11–17)
  • World Prematurity Day (Nov. 17)
  • GERD Awareness Week (Nov. 17–23)
  • Great American Smokeout (Nov. 19)
  • International Survivors of Suicide Day (Nov. 21)
  • National Family Health History Day (Nov. 26)
  • World AIDS Day (Dec. 1)
  • National Handwashing Awareness Week (Dec. 6–12)