HEALTH & WELLNESS OBSERVANCES CALENDAR

1 HEALTH & WELLNESS OBSERVANCES CALENDAR20212021 2021 National WELLNESS Institute | 2021 National WELLNESS Institute | HEALTH & WELLNESS OBSERVANCES CALENDARC ervical HEALTH Awareness MonthNational Cervical Cancer Coalition Birth Defects Prevention MonthMarch of Dimes Birth Defects for Disease Control & Blood Donor MonthAmerican Association of Blood Red Glaucoma Awareness MonthGlaucoma Research Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention MonthHope for 10 - 16 (Second Week in January)Home Office Safety and Security WeekNational Safety 17 23 National Healthy Weight WeekCenters for Disease Control and 16 22 National Certified Nurse Anesthetists WeekAmerican Association of Nurse 18 (Martin Luther King Day)King Day of _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ 2021 National WELLNESS Institute | HEALTH & WELLNESS OBSERVANCES CALENDARAMD/Low Vision Awareness MonthPrevent Blindness american Heart MonthContact your local chapter of the american Heart National Cancer Prevention MonthAmerican Institute for Cancer Cancer Children s Dental HEALTH MonthAmerican Dental Condom MonthAmerican Sexual HEALTH HEALTH Consumer MonthAmerican Institute for Preventive 3 National Women Physicians DayAmerican Medical Women s 5 National Wear Red DayGo Red For Women Cause Initiatives american Heart Association National 11 International Day of Women and Girls in ScienceUnited 14 National Organ Donor DayDonate Life 14 20 National Cardiac Rehabilitation WeekAACVPR 22 (Same date each year)

2 World Thinking Day World Association of Girl Guides and Girl 21 - 27 National Eating Disorder Awareness WeekNational Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ 2021 National WELLNESS Institute | HEALTH & WELLNESS OBSERVANCES CALENDARA merican Red Cross MonthAmerican Red Cross, National Headquartersor contact your local Brain Injury Awareness MonthBrain Injury Association of MonthNational Hemophilia National Colorectal Awareness MonthPrevent Cancer National Developmental Disabilities Awareness MonthThe Arc of the United Eye Donor MonthEBAA, Eye Bank Association of Kidney MonthNational Kidney National Nutrition MonthAcademy of Nutrition and National Problem Gambling Awareness MonthThe National Council on Problem Gambling, Professional Social Work MonthNational Association of Social Save Your Vision MonthAmerican Optometric Eye WELLNESS MonthPrevent Blindness National Athletic Training MonthNational Athletic Training 7 12 Aplastic Anemia and MDS WeekAplastic Anemia and MDS International 7 13 (week before daylight savings time)National Sleep Awareness WeekNational Sleep March 1 5 National School Breakfast WeekSchool Nutrition 14 20 National Pulmonary Rehabilitation WeekAmerican Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary March 21 27 (third week in March)National Poison Prevention WeekAmerican Association of Poison Control 20 (same date each year)National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness 22 (same date each year)World Water DayUN 23 (fourth Tuesday in March)

3 american Diabetes Alert DayAmerican Diabetes 2021 National WELLNESS Institute | HEALTH & WELLNESS OBSERVANCES CALENDARAPRIL CONTINUED >National Alcohol Awareness Autism Awareness MonthAutism Cancer Control MonthContact your local chapter orAmerican Cancer Child Abuse Prevention MonthPrevent Child Abuse Child Welfare Information Gateway Children s Awareness MonthAmerican Counseling Association (ACA) Donate Life MonthHRSA Information Awareness MonthAmerican Counseling Association (ACA) Humor MonthAssociation for Applied and Therapeutic Humor Minority HEALTH & HEALTH Disparities MonthOffice of Minority HEALTH Resource Occupational Therapy MonthThe american Occupational Therapy Assault Awareness MonthNational Sexual Violence Resource Women s Eye HEALTH and Safety MonthPrevent Blindness Cancer Awareness 29 - April 2 National Youth Violence Prevention WeekNational Association of 7 (first Wednesday of April)National Day of Hope 5 11 National Public HEALTH WeekAmerican Public HEALTH 7 (same date each year)World HEALTH DayWorld HEALTH 5 National Alcohol Screening DayHelp Yourself.

4 Help 14 (same date annually)International Moment of Laughter DayIzzy Gesell, Wide Angle 16 (same date annually)National Healthcare Decisions 16 18 Global Youth Service DayYouth Service America 2021 National WELLNESS Institute | HEALTH & WELLNESS OBSERVANCES CALENDARA pril 18 24 (third week of April)National Volunteer WeekThe Points of Light and Hands on 18 24 National Library WeekAmerican Library 22 (same date annually)Earth DayEarth Day 22 (fourth Thursday of April)Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day Daughters And Sons To Work 25 May 3 National Infant Immunization WeekCDC, National Immunization _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ 2021 National WELLNESS Institute | HEALTH & WELLNESS OBSERVANCES CALENDARA sthma and Allergy Awareness MonthAllergy and Asthma Foundation of Sleep MonthThe Better Sleep Safety MonthInternational Code Council Posture MonthAmerican Chiropractic Vision MonthNational Eye Institute Awareness MonthAmerican Liver Huntington s Disease Awareness MonthHuntington s Disease Society of Lupus Awareness MonthLupus Foundation of America.

5 Arthritis MonthArthritis Bike MonthLeague of american High Blood Pressure Education MonthNHLBI Information Melanoma/Skin Cancer Awareness MonthAmerican Academy of Cancer Mental HEALTH MonthMental HEALTH Osteoporosis MonthNational Osteoporosis Physical Fitness and Sports MonthPresident s Council on Fitness, Sports, and National Stroke Awareness MonthNational Stroke Teen Pregnancy Prevention MonthAdvocates for Older Americans Dept. of HEALTH and Human Services Administration for Community CONTINUED > 2021 National WELLNESS Institute | HEALTH & WELLNESS OBSERVANCES CALENDARMay 1 7 (same dates annually)National Physical Education and Sports WeekNational Association for Sport and Physical 2 8 (first full week in May) Be Kind to Animals WeekHumane 2 8 (first full week in May)North american Occupational Safety and HEALTH Week (NAOSH) american Society of Safety 5 (first Wednesday in May)Project Aces Day (All Children Exercise Simultaneously)Youth Fitness Coalition, 6 12 (same dates each year)National Nurses WeekAmerican Nurses 8 (same date annually)World Red Cross/Red Crescent DayAmerican Red 8 World Fair Trade DayWorld Fair Trade Association (WFTO) 9 15 (Mother s Day week)National Nursing Home WeekAmerican HEALTH Care 9 15 (Mother s Day week)

6 Women s HEALTH WeekOffice on Women s HEALTH Department of HEALTH and Human 10 16 (week of Florence Nightingale s birthday, May 12)National Hospital and Healthcare WeekAmerican Hospital 11 17 Bike to Work WeekLeague of american 12 (Wednesday during National Nurses Week)School Nurse 15 Bike to Work DayLeague of american 18 24 National Volunteer Week AustraliaVolunteering 20 World Autoimmune/Autoinflammatory Arthritis Day (World AiArthritis Day)International Foundation for Autoimmune & Autoinflammatory Arthritis (IFAA) 26 (last Wednesday in May)National Senior HEALTH & Fitness 31 World No Tobacco DayWorld HEALTH 2021 National WELLNESS Institute | HEALTH & WELLNESS OBSERVANCES CALENDARC ataract Awareness MonthPrevent Blindness Great Outdoors MonthNational Park Safety MonthNational Safety National Scleroderma Awareness MonthUnited Scleroderma Foundation, Men s HEALTH and Headache Awareness MonthNational Headache Awareness Department of Veterans 5 (same date annually)World Environment DayUnited Nations 5 (first Saturday in June)National Trails Day american Hiking 6-12 (first full week in June)Community HEALTH Improvement WeekAmerican Hospital 6 (first Sunday in June)National Cancer Survivors DayNational Cancer Survivors Day 13 (second Sunday in June)National Children s 14 20 (ending with Father s Day)Men s HEALTH WeekMen s HEALTH 14 (same date annually)

7 World Blood Donor DayWorld HEALTH 26 Family HEALTH & Fitness DayNational Recreation and Park 27 (same date annually)National HIV Testing 27 National PTSD Awareness Department of Veterans 2021 National WELLNESS Institute | HEALTH & WELLNESS OBSERVANCES CALENDARJULYN ational Park and Recreation MonthNational Recreation and Park Safety MonthAmerican Academy of s Eye HEALTH and Safety MonthAmerican Academy of Alert Awareness National Breastfeeding MonthUnited States Breastfeeding Committee Immunization Awareness MonthCenter for Disease Control & 11 17 EveryBody Deserves a Massage WeekAssociated Bodywork & Massage 18 - 24 (3rd Week in July)Captive Nations 28 - 30 46th Annual National WELLNESS ConferenceNational WELLNESS 1 7 (same dates annually)World Breastfeeding WeekLa Leche league 3 National Night OutNational Association of Town 9 (same date annually)International Day of the World s Indigenous PeopleUnited Nations 8 14 (second week in August)National HEALTH Center WeekNational Association of Community HEALTH Centers, 30 National Grief Awareness _____ _____ _____ _____ 2021 National WELLNESS Institute | HEALTH & WELLNESS OBSERVANCES CALENDARA lzheimer s Association Memory Walk Dates vary depending location.

8 Contact your local Alzheimer s Association or visit Baby Safety Awareness MonthJuvenile Product Manufacturers Biodiversity MonthDept. of the Environment and Heritage Cancer Awareness MonthLeukemia and Lymphoma Society of Cancer Awareness MonthCureSearch for Children s & Veggies - More Matters MonthProduce for Better HEALTH Aging MonthHealthy Aging CampaignEducational Television Network, National Recovery MonthSubstance Abuse and Mental HEALTH Services Administration (SAMHSA)National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug National Childhood Obesity Awareness MonthPresident s Council on Fitness, Sports & Cholesterol Education Awareness MonthNational Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute Food Safety Education MonthNational Restaurant Association Education Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, Menopause Awareness MonthNorth american Menopause Preparedness MonthCosponsored by american Red Cross Dept.

9 Of Homeland Sickle Cell Disease Awareness MonthSickle Cell Disease Association of America, Yoga MonthNational Institutes on HEALTH , Office of Research HEALTH Month and Prostate Cancer Awareness MonthProstate Cancer Eye Safety Month Prevent Blindness Whole Grains MonthThe Whole Grains Council CONTINUED > 2021 National WELLNESS Institute | HEALTH & WELLNESS OBSERVANCES CALENDARS eptember 5 11 (week of Sept. 10)Suicide Prevention WeekAmerican Association of September 11 National Day of Service and 12 18 National Assisted Living WeekNational Center for Assisted 15 (third Wednesday)Backpack Awareness DayThe american Occupational Therapy 19 25 (third week in September)National Rehabilitation WeekAmerican Medical Rehabilitation Provider Association 19 25 (third week in September)National Farm Safety and HEALTH WeekNational Educational Center for Agricultural 21 (same date annually)International Day of PeaceUnited 25 (last Saturday) National Public Lands DayNational Environmental Education 29 (last Wednesday)National Women s HEALTH & Fitness DayHealth Information Resource _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ 2021 National WELLNESS Institute | HEALTH & WELLNESS OBSERVANCES CALENDARA lzheimer s Association Memory Walk Dates vary depending location.

10 Contact your local Alzheimer s Association or american Heart WalkDates vary depending on your location. american Heart Battery Safety MonthPrevent Blindness Eat Together, Eat Better MonthWashington State s HEALTH MonthOffice of Children s HEALTH Environmental Protection Violence Awareness MonthNational Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) Literacy MonthHealth Literacy Healthy Babies MonthMarch of Dimes/Birth Defects Lung MonthAmerican Lung Breast Cancer Awareness MonthNational Breast Cancer Foundation Bullying Prevention MonthPACER s National Bullying Prevention Chiropractic MonthAmerican Chiropractic Crime Prevention MonthNational Crime Prevention National Dental Hygiene MonthAmerican Dental Hygienists Depression and Mental HEALTH Screening Month american Behavioral Disability Employment Awareness Dept. of Family Sexuality Education MonthPlanned Parenthood Federation of Liver Awareness MonthAmerican Liver National Physical Therapy MonthAmerican Physical Therapy National Spina Bifida Awareness MonthSpina Bifida Association of National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness MonthCenters for Disease Control and UNICEF Month: Trick or Treat for UNICEFN ational Office of the US Fund for OCTOBER CONTINUED > 2021 National WELLNESS Institute | HEALTH & WELLNESS OBSERVANCES CALENDARO ctober 1 World Vegetarian DayNorth american Vegetarian 1 (annually same date)International Day of Older 3 9 (week including October 9 Chicago Fire)National Fire Prevention WeekNational Fire Protection 3 9 (first full week in October)National Mental Illness Awareness WeekNAMI National Alliance on Mental 4 (first Monday in October)Child HEALTH Dept.