October 1, 2023
2023 Health Awareness Days, Weeks and Months
The following is a list of upcoming awareness days, weeks and months.
Click here to see our calendar of health conferences and events.
October Awareness Events
| Awareness Event | Type of Event | Dates |
| National Depression Screening Day | Awareness Day | Thu Oct 05, 2023 |
| World Cerebral Palsy Day | Awareness Day | Fri Oct 06, 2023 |
| World Mental Health Day | Awareness Day | Tue Oct 10, 2023 |
| Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day | Awareness Day | Fri Oct 13, 2023 |
| Boss’s Day | Awareness Day | Mon Oct 16, 2023 |
| World Spine Day | Awareness Day | Mon Oct 16, 2023 |
| World Menopause Awareness Day | Awareness Day | Wed Oct 18, 2023 |
| World Osteoporosis Day | Awareness Day | Fri Oct 20, 2023 |
| World Stroke Day | Awareness Day | Sun Oct 29, 2023 |
| World Psoriasis Day | Awareness Day | Sun Oct 29, 2023 |
| Mental Illness Awareness Week | Awareness Week | Oct 01 – Oct 07, 2023 |
| Red Ribbon Week | Awareness Week | Oct 23 – Oct 31, 2023 |
| National Bullying Prevention Month | Awareness Month | October |
| National Down Syndrome Awareness Month | Awareness Month | October |
| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month | Awareness Month | October |
| Health Literacy Month | Awareness Month | October |
| Breast Cancer Awareness Month | Awareness Month | October |
| National Physical Therapy Month | Awareness Month | October |
| Eye Injury Prevention Month | Awareness Month | October |
| American Pharmacists Month | Awareness Month | October |
| Down Syndrome Awareness Month | Awareness Month | October |
| Healthy Lung Month | Awareness Month | October |
| Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month | Awareness Month | October |
| National Chiropractic Health Month | Awareness Month | October |
| National Disability Employment Awareness Month | Awareness Month | October |
| National Liver Awareness Month | Awareness Month | October |
| National Orthodontic Health Month | Awareness Month | October |
| National Spina Bifida Awareness Month | Awareness Month | October |
| Rett Syndrome Awareness Month | Awareness Month | October |
| SIDS Awareness Month | Awareness Month | October |
| World Menopause Awareness Month | Awareness Month | October |
November Awareness Events
| Awareness Event | Type of Event | Dates |
| World Radiography Day | Awareness Day | Wed Nov 08, 2023 |
| World Pneumonia Day | Awareness Day | Sun Nov 12, 2023 |
| World Diabetes Day | Awareness Day | Tue Nov 14, 2023 |
| Great American Smokeout | Awareness Day | Thu Nov 16, 2023 |
| World COPD Day | Awareness Day | Fri Nov 17, 2023 |
| National Family Health History Day | Awareness Day | Thu Nov 23, 2023 |
| GERD Awareness Week | Awareness Week | Nov 19 – Nov 25, 2023 |
| Lung Cancer Awareness Month | Awareness Month | November |
| COPD Awareness Month | Awareness Month | November |
| Diabetes Awareness Month | Awareness Month | November |
| Diabetic Eye Disease Month | Awareness Month | November |
| National Caregiver Month | Awareness Month | November |
| National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month | Awareness Month | November |
| American Diabetes Month | Awareness Month | November |
| Mouth Cancer Action Month | Awareness Month | November |
| National Epilepsy Month | Awareness Month | November |
| National Family Caregivers Month | Awareness Month | November |
| National Healthy Skin Month | Awareness Month | November |
| National Hospice and Palliative Care Month | Awareness Month | November |
| National Marrow Awareness Month | Awareness Month | November |
| Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month | Awareness Month | November |
| Stomach Cancer Awareness Month | Awareness Month | November |
December Awareness Events
| Awareness Event | Type of Event | Dates |
| World AIDS Day | Awareness Day | Fri Dec 01, 2023 |
| International Day of Persons with Disabilities | Awareness Day | Sun Dec 03, 2023 |
| Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week | Awareness Week | Dec 01 – Dec 07, 2023 |
| National Hand Washing Awareness Week | Awareness Week | Dec 05 – Dec 11, 2023 |
| National Influenza Vaccination Week | Awareness Week | Dec 06 – Dec 12, 2023 |
| Give the Gift of Sight Month | Awareness Month | December |
