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January 13, 2024

Health Awareness Days, Weeks and Months – Updated for 2025!

Upcoming Awareness Events - curated by Health Podcast Network

The following is a list of upcoming awareness days, weeks and months.

 

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January 2025 Awareness Events

Awareness Event

Type of Event

Dates

National Pharmacist Day

Awareness Day

Fri Jan 12, 2025

National IV Nurse Day

Awareness Day

Thu Jan 25, 2025

National Activity Professionals Day

Awareness Day

Fri Jan 24, 2025

World Leprosy Day

Awareness Day

Sun Jan 28, 2025

National Activity Professionals Week

Awareness Week

Jan 21 – Jan 27, 2025

Cervical Health Awareness Month

Awareness Month

January

Glaucoma Awareness Month

Awareness Month

January

National Birth Defects Prevention Month

Awareness Month

January

National Blood Donor Month

Awareness Month

January

National Glaucoma Awareness Month

Awareness Month

January

National Winter Sports Traumatic Brain Injury

Awareness Month

January

Thyroid Awareness Month

Awareness Month

January

 

February 2025 Awareness Events

Awareness Event

Type of Event

Dates

Wear Red Day (for heart disease)

Awareness Day

Fri Feb 02, 2025

National Women Physician Day

Awareness Day

Sat Feb 03, 2025

Cancer Day

Awareness Day

Sun Feb 04, 2025

International Epilepsy Day

Awareness Day

Tue Feb 10, 2025

National Donor Day

Awareness Day

Wed Feb 14, 2025

National Caregivers Day

Awareness Day

Fri Feb 21, 2025

RARE DISEASE DAY

Awareness Day

Fri Feb 28, 2025

Rare Disease Day

Awareness Day

Fri Feb 28, 2025

Patient Recognition Week

Awareness Week

Feb 01 – Feb 07, 2025

Peri-Anesthesia Nurse Week

Awareness Week

Feb 03 – Feb 09, 2025

Children’s Mental Health Week (UK)

Awareness Week

Feb 03 – Feb 09, 2025

Cardiovascular Professionals Week. Feb

Awareness Week

Feb 09 – Feb 15, 2025

Phlebotomist Recognition Week

Awareness Week

Feb 10 – Feb 14, 2025

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Week

Awareness Week

Feb 13 – Feb 19, 2025

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week

Awareness Week

Feb 28 – Mar 05, 2025

AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month

Awareness Month

February

American Heart Month

Awareness Month

February

Black History Month

Awareness Month

February

Cancer Prevention Awareness Month

Awareness Month

February

National Children’s Dental Health Month

Awareness Month

February

Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

Awareness Month

February

Wise Health Care Consumer Month

Awareness Month

February

 

March 2024 Awareness Events

Awareness Event

Type of Event

Dates

Employee Appreciation Day

Awareness Day

Fri Mar 07, 2025

National Dress in Blue Day

Awareness Day

Fri Mar 07, 2025

The Toddle Waddle

Awareness Day

Sun Mar 02, 2025

World Teen Mental Wellness Day

Awareness Day

Sun Mar 02, 2025

Brain Injury Awareness Day

Awareness Day

Tue Mar 04, 2025

Multiple Personality Day

Awareness Day

Wed Mar 05, 2025

National Dentist Day

Awareness Day

Thu Mar 06, 2025

International Women’s Day

Awareness Day

Sat Mar 08, 2025

World Kidney Day

Awareness Day

Sun Mar 09, 2025

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Awareness Day

Mon Mar 10, 2025

Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Registered Day

Awareness Day

Wed Mar 12, 2025

National Vaccination Day

Awareness Day

Sun Mar 16, 2025

Certified Nurses Day

Awareness Day

Wed Mar 19, 2025

World Tuberculosis Day

Awareness Day

Mon Mar 24, 2025

Purple Day for epilepsy awareness

Awareness Day

Wed Mar 26, 2025

National Doctors Day

Awareness Day

Sun Mar 30, 2025

World Bipolar Day

Awareness Day

Sun Mar 30, 2025

World Glaucoma Week

Awareness Week

Mar 09 – Mar 15, 2025

National Aplastic Anemia and MDS Awareness Week

Awareness Week

Mar 01 – Mar 06, 2025

Endometriosis Awareness Week

Awareness Week

Mar 04 – Mar 10, 2025

Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week

Awareness Week

Mar 09 – Mar 15, 2025

Sleep Awareness Week

Awareness Week

Mar 09 – Mar 15, 2025

Brain Awareness Week

Awareness Week

Mar 10 – Mar 16, 2025

Healthcare HR Professionals Week

Awareness Week

Mar 10 – Mar 14, 2025

MS Awareness Week

Awareness Week

Mar 09 – Mar 15, 2025

National Poison Prevention Week

Awareness Week

Mar 16 – Mar 22, 2025

National Physicians Week

Awareness Week

Mar 25 – Mar 31, 2025

American Red Cross Month

Awareness Month

March

Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month

Awareness Month

March

Brain Injury Awareness Month

Awareness Month

March

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Awareness Month

March

Multiple Sclerosis Education Month

Awareness Month

March

National Athletic Training Month

Awareness Month

March

National Caffeine Awareness Month

Awareness Month

March

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Awareness Month

March

National Endometriosis Awareness Month

Awareness Month

March

National Kidney Month

Awareness Month

March

National Nutrition Month

Awareness Month

March

National Social Work Month

Awareness Month

March

Women’s History Month

Awareness Month

March

 

April 2024 Awareness Events

Awareness Event

Type of Event

Dates

Autism Awareness Day

Awareness Day

Wed Apr 02, 2025

World Autism Awareness Day

Awareness Day

Wed Apr 02, 2025

National Vitamin C Day

Awareness Day

Fri Apr 04, 2025

World Health Day

Awareness Day

Mon Apr 07, 2025

World Parkinson’s Day

Awareness Day

Fri Apr 11, 2025

World Hemophilia Day

Awareness Day

Thu Apr 17, 2025

Earth Day

Awareness Day

Tue Apr 22, 2025

Sarcoidosis Awareness Day

Awareness Day

Wed Apr 30, 2025

National Osteopathic Medicine Week

Awareness Week

Apr 14 – Apr 20, 2025

National Cancer Registrars Week

Awareness Week

Apr 07 – Apr 11, 2025

National Public Health Week

Awareness Week

Apr 07 – Apr 13, 2025

Health Information Professionals Week

Awareness Week

Apr 18 – Apr 24, 2025

Alcohol Awareness Month

Awareness Month

April

Autism Awareness Month

Awareness Month

April

Cesarean Awareness Month

Awareness Month

April

Defeat Diabetes Month

Awareness Month

April

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month

Awareness Month

April

National Alcohol Awareness Month

Awareness Month

April

National Autism Awareness Month

Awareness Month

April

National Child Abuse Prevention Month

Awareness Month

April

National Distracted Driving Awareness Month

Awareness Month

April

National Donate Life Month

Awareness Month

April

National Minority Health Month

Awareness Month

April

National Volunteer Month

Awareness Month

April

Occupational Therapy Month

Awareness Month

April

Oral Cancer Awareness Month

Awareness Month

April

Parkinson’s Awareness Month

Awareness Month

April

Primary Immunodeficiency Awareness Month

Awareness Month

April

Sarcoidosis Awareness Month

Awareness Month

April

 

May 2024 Awareness Events

Awareness Event

Type of Event

Dates

World Hand Hygiene Day

Awareness Day

Mon May 05, 2025

Melanoma Monday

Awareness Day

Mon May 05, 2025

National Nurses’ Day

Awareness Day

Tue May 06, 2025

National Lipid Day

Awareness Day

Sat May 10, 2025

World Lupus Day

Awareness Day

Sat May 10, 2025

Florence Nightingale’s Birthday

Awareness Day

Mon May 12, 2025

National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day

Awareness Day

Mon May 12, 2025

National Employee Health and Fitness Day

Awareness Day

Wed May 21, 2025

Neurofibromatosis Day

Awareness Day

Sat May 17, 2025

National HIV Vaccine Awareness Day

Awareness Day

Sun May 18, 2025

World Multiple Sclerosis Day

Awareness Day

Fri May 30, 2025

World No Tobacco Day

Awareness Day

Sat May 31, 2025

National EMS Week

Awareness Week

May 18 – May 24, 2025

National Nurses Week

Awareness Week

May 06 – May 12, 2025

National Hospital Week

Awareness Week

May 11 – May 17, 2025

National Skilled Nursing Care Week

Awareness Week

May 11 – May 17, 2025

National Women’s Health Week

Awareness Week

May 11 – May 17, 2025

Healthcare Documentation Integrity Week

Awareness Week

May 18 – May 24, 2025

Healthcare Technology Management Week

Awareness Week

May 18 – May 24, 2025

Brain Tumor Awareness

Awareness Month

May

ALS Awareness Month

Awareness Month

May

Arthritis Awareness Month

Awareness Month

May

Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month

Awareness Month

May

Better Sleep Month

Awareness Month

May

Better Speech and Hearing Month

Awareness Month

May

Celiac Disease Awareness Month

Awareness Month

May

Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month

Awareness Month

May

Global Employee Health and Fitness Month

Awareness Month

May

Healthy Vision Month

Awareness Month

May

Hepatitis Awareness Month

Awareness Month

May

High Blood Pressure Education Month

Awareness Month

May

Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month

Awareness Month

May

Lupus Awareness Month

Awareness Month

May

Lyme Disease Awareness Month

Awareness Month

May

Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month

Awareness Month

May

Mental Health Awareness Month

Awareness Month

May

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month

Awareness Month

May

National Cancer Research Month

Awareness Month

May

National Celiac Disease Awareness Month

Awareness Month

May

National Critical Care Awareness Month

Awareness Month

May

National Osteoporosis Month

Awareness Month

May

National Stroke Awareness Month

Awareness Month

May

Neurofibromatosis Month

Awareness Month

May

Oncology Nursing Month

Awareness Month

May

 

June 2024 Awareness Events

Awareness Event

Type of Event

Dates

National Cancer Survivors Day

Awareness Day

Sun Jun 01, 2025

National Career Nursing Assistant Day

Awareness Day

Thu Jun 12, 2025

World Blood Donor Day

Awareness Day

Sat Jun 14, 2025

World Sickle Cell Day

Awareness Day

Thu Jun 19, 2025

National HIV Testing Day

Awareness Day

Fri Jun 27, 2025

National PTSD Awareness Day

Awareness Day

Fri Jun 27, 2025

Healthcare Risk Management Week

Awareness Week

Jun 16 – Jun 20, 2025

Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week

Awareness Week

Jun 29 – Jul 06, 2025

Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month

Awareness Month

June

Cataract Awareness Month

Awareness Month

June

Hernia Awareness Month

Awareness Month

June

Men’s Health Month

Awareness Month

June

Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month

Awareness Month

June

National Aphasia Awareness Month

Awareness Month

June

National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month

Awareness Month

June

National PTSD Awareness Month

Awareness Month

June

National Safety Month

Awareness Month

June

National Scleroderma Awareness Month

Awareness Month

June

National Scoliosis Awareness Month

Awareness Month

June

Men’s Health Week

Awareness Week

Jun 09 – Jun 15, 2025

 

July 2024 Awareness Events

Awareness Event

Type of Event

Dates

World Hepatitis Day

Awareness Day

Mon Jul 28, 2025

Research Appreciation Day

Awareness Day

Sat Jul 05, 2025

Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month

Awareness Month

July

National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month

Awareness Month

July

National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month

Awareness Month

July

UV Safety Awareness Month

Awareness Month

July

Cord Blood Awareness Month

Awareness Month

July

 

August 2024 Awareness Events

Awareness Event

Type of Event

Dates

National Minority Donor Awareness Day

Awareness Day

Fri Aug 01, 2025

World Breastfeeding Week

Awareness Week

Aug 01 – Aug 07, 2025

National Health Center Week

Awareness Week

Aug 03 – Aug 09, 2025

Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month

Awareness Month

August

MedicAlert Awareness Month

Awareness Month

August

National Breastfeeding Month

Awareness Month

August

National Eye Exam Month

Awareness Month

August

National Immunization Awareness Month

Awareness Month

August

Psoriasis Awareness Month

Awareness Month

August

Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month

Awareness Month

August

 

September 2024 Awareness Events

Awareness Event

Type of Event

Dates

World Physical Therapy Day

Awareness Day

Mon Sep 08, 2025

World Suicide Prevention Day

Awareness Day

Wed Sep 10, 2025

National Working Parents Day

Awareness Day

Tue Sep 16, 2025

National Physician Suicide Awareness Day

Awareness Day

Wed Sep 17, 2025

National Addiction Professionals Day

Awareness Day

Sat Sep 20, 2025

World Alzheimer’s Day

Awareness Day

Sun Sep 21, 2025

Business Women’s Day

Awareness Day

Mon Sep 22, 2025

International Ataxia Awareness Day

Awareness Day

Thu Sep 25, 2025

World Pharmacist Day

Awareness Day

Thu Sep 25, 2025

World Contraception Day

Awareness Day

Fri Sep 26, 2025

World Heart Day

Awareness Day

Mon Sep 29, 2025

Blood Cancer Awareness Month

Awareness Month

September

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Awareness Month

September

Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month

Awareness Month

September

Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month

Awareness Month

September

National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month

Awareness Month

September

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

Awareness Month

September

National Cholesterol Education Month

Awareness Month

September

National Food Safety Education Month

Awareness Month

September

National ITP Awareness Month

Awareness Month

September

National Recovery Month

Awareness Month

September

National Sickle Cell Month

Awareness Month

September

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

Awareness Month

September

Pain Awareness Month

Awareness Month

September

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

Awareness Month

September

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

Awareness Month

September

Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month

Awareness Month

September

Reye’s Syndrome Awareness Month

Awareness Month

September

Sepsis Awareness Month

Awareness Month

September

Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month

Awareness Month

September

World Alzheimer’s Month

Awareness Month

September

 

October 2024 Awareness Events

Awareness Event

Type of Event

Dates

World Cerebral Palsy Day

Awareness Day

Mon Oct 06, 2025

National Depression Screening Day

Awareness Day

Thu Oct 09, 2025

World Mental Health Day

Awareness Day

Fri Oct 10, 2025

Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day

Awareness Day

Mon Oct 13, 2025

Boss’s Day

Awareness Day

Thu Oct 16, 2025

World Spine Day

Awareness Day

Thu Oct 16, 2025

World Menopause Awareness Day

Awareness Day

Sat Oct 18, 2025

World Osteoporosis Day

Awareness Day

Mon Oct 20, 2025

World Psoriasis Day

Awareness Day

Wed Oct 29, 2025

World Stroke Day

Awareness Day

Wed Oct 29, 2025

Mental Illness Awareness Week

Awareness Week

Oct 12 – Oct 18, 2025

Red Ribbon Week

Awareness Week

Oct 23 – Oct 31, 2025

American Pharmacists Month

Awareness Month

October

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Awareness Month

October

Down Syndrome Awareness Month

Awareness Month

October

Eye Injury Prevention Month

Awareness Month

October

Health Literacy Month

Awareness Month

October

Healthy Lung Month

Awareness Month

October

Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month

Awareness Month

October

National Bullying Prevention Month

Awareness Month

October

National Chiropractic Health Month

Awareness Month

October

National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Awareness Month

October

National Down Syndrome Awareness Month

Awareness Month

October

National Liver Awareness Month

Awareness Month

October

National Orthodontic Health Month

Awareness Month

October

National Physical Therapy 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 2024 Awareness Events

Awareness Event

Type of Event

Dates

World Radiography Day

Awareness Day

Sat Nov 08, 2025

World Pneumonia Day

Awareness Day

Wed Nov 12, 2025

World Diabetes Day

Awareness Day

Fri Nov 14, 2025

World COPD Day

Awareness Day

Wed Nov 19, 2025

Great American Smokeout

Awareness Day

Thu Nov 20, 2025

National Family Health History Day

Awareness Day

Thu Nov 27, 2025

GERD Awareness Week

Awareness Week

Nov 16 – Nov 22, 2025

American Diabetes Month

Awareness Month

November

COPD Awareness Month

Awareness Month

November

Diabetes Awareness Month

Awareness Month

November

Diabetic Eye Disease Month

Awareness Month

November

Indigenous Heritage Month

Awareness Month

November

Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Awareness Month

November

Mouth Cancer Action Month

Awareness Month

November

National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month

Awareness Month

November

National Caregiver 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 2024 Awareness Events

Awareness Event

Type of Event

Dates

World AIDS Day

Awareness Day

Mon Dec 01, 2025

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Awareness Day

Wed Dec 03, 2025

Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week

Awareness Week

Dec 01 – Dec 07, 2025

National Hand Washing Awareness Week

Awareness Week

Dec 01 – Dec 07, 2025

National Influenza Vaccination Week

Awareness Week

Dec 01 – Dec 07, 2025

Give the Gift of Sight Month

Awareness Month

December

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