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2012 at a Glance
National Health Observances
2012 at a Glance
National Health Information Center
January
Cervical Health Awareness Month
National Birth Defects Prevention Month
National Glaucoma Awareness Month
National Radon Action Month
National Stalking Awareness Month
Thyroid Awareness Month
8 - 14
National Folic Acid Awareness Week
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February
AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
Heart Month
International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
National Children’s Dental Health Month
Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
3
Give Kids A Smile
®
Day
3
National Wear Red Day
7 - 14
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
7
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
14
National Donor Day
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March
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
National Endometriosis Awareness Month
National Nutrition Month
®
Save Your Vision Month
Trisomy Awareness Month
Workplace Eye Wellness Month
5 - 11
National Sleep Awareness Week®
5 - 9
National School Breakfast Week
10
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
12 - 18
Brain Awareness Week
18 - 24
National Poison Prevention Week
19 - 23
National Youth Violence Prevention Week
20
National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
24
World Tuberculosis Day
25 - 31
National Tsunami Awareness Week
27
American Diabetes Alert Day
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April
Alcohol Awareness Month
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month
National Autism Awareness Month
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
National Distracted Driving Awareness Month
National Donate Life Month
National Facial Protection Month
National Minority Health Month
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month
Occupational Therapy Month
Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
Sports Eye Safety Awareness Month
STI Awareness Month
Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month
2 - 8
National Public Health Week
5
National Alcohol Screening Day
®
7
World Health Day
21 - 28
Safe Kids Week
22 - 28
National Infertility Awareness Week
24
World Meningitis Day
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May
Arthritis Awareness Month
Better Hearing and Speech Month
Global Employee Health and Fitness Month
Healthy Vision Month
Hepatitis Awareness 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 Mediterranean Diet Month
National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
National Toxic Encephalopathy and Chemical Injury Awareness Month
National Youth Traffic Safety Month
Ultraviolet Awareness Month
6 - 12
Children's Mental Health Awareness Week
6 - 12
North American Occupational Safety and Health Week
7 - 13
National Stuttering Awareness Week
7 - 11
Air Quality Awareness Week
12
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness Day
13 - 19
Food Allergy Awareness Week
13 - 19
National Alcohol- and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Awareness Week
13 - 19
National Women's Health Week
14 - 18
National Neuropathy Awareness Week
14
National Women's Check-up Day
18
HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
19
Hepatitis Testing Day
19
Hepatitis Testing Day
19
National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
20
World Autoimmune Arthritis Day
21 - 27
Recreational Water Illness and Injury Prevention Week
25
Heat Safety Awareness Day
27 - 00 2
National Hurricane Preparedness Week
30
National Senior Health & Fitness Day
®
31
World No Tobacco Day
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June
1 - 00 4
Fireworks Safety Month
Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month
National Aphasia Awareness Month
National Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month
National Safety Month
National Scleroderma Awareness Month
3 - 9
National Rip Current Awareness Week
3
National Cancer Survivors Day
11 - 17
Men's Health Week
19
World Sickle Cell Day
27
National HIV Testing Day
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July
Cord Blood Awareness Month
International Group B Strep Awareness Month
Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month
UV Safety Month
28
World Hepatitis Day
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August
Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
National Breastfeeding Month
National Immunization Awareness Month
Psoriasis Awareness Month
1 - 7
World Breastfeeding Week
5 - 11
National Health Center Week
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September
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Fruit and Veggies—More Matters Month
Healthy Aging
®
Month
Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Month
National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
National Cholesterol Education 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
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Whole Grains Month
National ITP Awareness Month
13
National Celiac Disease Awareness Day
16 - 22
National Farm Safety & Health Week
16 - 22
National Rehabilitation Awareness Celebration
18
Get Ready Day
19
National School Backpack Awareness Day
21
World Alzheimer's Day
26
National Women's Health & Fitness Day
TM
27
National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
27
RAINN Day
28
World Rabies Day
29
Family Health & Fitness Day USA
®
29
World Heart Day
30
Sport Purple For Platelets Day
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October
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Eye Injury Prevention Month
Health Literacy Month
Home Eye Safety Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Bullying Prevention Month
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
National Medical Librarians Month
National Physical Therapy Month
Stop America's Violence Everywhere (SAVE) Today
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month
1 - 6
Drive Safely Work Week
1
Child Health Day
3
Walk to School Day
7 - 13
Mental Illness Awareness Week
12 - 20
Bone and Joint Health National Awareness Week
14 - 20
International Infection Prevention Week
15 - 19
National Health Education Week
15
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
16
World Food Day
21 - 27
Respiratory Care Week
22
International Stuttering Awareness Day
23 - 31
Red Ribbon Week
29
World Psoriasis Day
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November
American Diabetes Month
COPD Awareness Month
Diabetic Eye Disease Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month
National Family Caregivers Month
National Healthy Skin Month
National Hospice Palliative Care Month
National Stomach Cancer Awareness Month
12 - 18
Drowsy Driving Prevention Week
14 - 18
Get Smart About Antibiotics Week
15
Great American Smokeout
17
International Survivors of Suicide Day
18 - 24
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Awareness Week
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December
Safe Toys and Gifts Month
1
World AIDS Day
2 - 8
National Handwashing Awareness Week
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