2012 National Health Observances At-A-Glance

Keep your wellness programs fresh and your employees engaged with this summary of all popular health observances for 2012.

For a full download of each month with links & resources click here: 2012 National Health Observances

JANUARY

• Cervical Health Awareness Month
• National Birth Defects Prevention Month
• National Glaucoma Awareness Month
• National Radon Action Month
• Thyroid Awareness Month
• National Folic Acid Awareness Week (8-14)

FEBRUARY

• AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
• Heart Month
• International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
• National Children's Dental Health Month
• Give Kids a Smile Day (3)
• National Wear Red Day (3)
• Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week (7-14)
• National Donor Day (14)

MARCH

• National Endometriosis Awareness Month
• National Nutrition Month®
• Save Your Vision Month
• Trisomy Awareness Month
• Workplace Eye Wellness Month
• National Sleep Awareness Week®
• National School Breakfast Week (5-9)
• World Kidney Day (8)
• Brain Awareness Week (12-18)
• National Poison Prevention Week (18-24)
• World Tuberculosis Day (24)
• National Tsunami Awareness Week (25-31)
• American Diabetes Alert Day (27)

APRIL

• Alcohol Awareness Month
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month
• National Autism Awareness Month
• National Distracted Driving Month
• National Donate Life Month
• National Facial Protection Month
• National Minority Health Month
• National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month
• Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
• Sports Eye Safety Awareness Month
• STI Awareness Month
• Women's Eye Health and Safety Month
• National Public Health Week (2-8)
• National Alcohol Screening Day® (5)
• World Health Day (7)
• National Infant Immunization Wee k(21-28)
• National Infertility Awareness Week (22-28)
• World Meningitis Day (24)

MAY

• Arthritis Awareness Month
• Better Hearing and Speech Month
• 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 Celiac Disease Awareness Month
• National High Blood Pressure Education Month
• National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
• Ultraviolet Awareness Month
• Children's Mental Health Awareness Week (1-7)
• North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (6-12)
• National Stuttering Awareness Week (7-13)
• Air Quality Awareness Week (7-11)
• Food Allergy Awareness Week (13-19)
• National Alcohol- and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week (13-19)
• National Women's Health Week (13-19)
• National Women's Check-Up Day (14)
• HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
• Heat Safety Awareness Day (25)
• National Hurricane Preparedness Week (May 27-June 2)
• National Senior Health & Fitness Day® (30)
• World No Tobacco Day (31)

JUNE

• Fireworks Safety Month (June 1-July 4)
• Cataract Awareness Month
• Home Safety Month
• National Aphasia Awareness Month
• National Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month
• National Cancer Survivor's Day (3)
• Men's Health Week (11-17)
• World Sickle Cell Day (19)
• National HIV Testing Day (27)

JULY

• Fireworks Safety Month (June 1-July 4)
• International Group B Strep Awareness Month
• Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
• National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month
• UV Safety Month
• World Hepatitis Day (28)

AUGUST

• Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
• National Immunization Awareness Month
• World Breastfeeding Week (1-7)

SEPTEMBER

• Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
• Fruit and Veggies – More Matters Month
• Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Month
• National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month
• National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
• National Cholesterol Education Month
• National Sickle Cell Month
• Newborn Screening Awareness Month
• Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
• Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
• Whole Grains Month
• Healthy Aging® Month
• National Celiac Disease Awareness Day (13)
• National Farm Safety & Health Week (16-22)
• National Rehabilitation Awareness Celebration Week (16-22)
• Get Ready Day (18)
• National School Backpack Awareness Day (19)
• World Alzheimer's Day (21)
• National Women's Health & Fitness Day™ (26)
• RAINN Day (27)
• World Rabies Day (28)
• Family Health & Fitness Day USA® (29)
• World Heart Day (29)

OCTOBER

• 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 Physical Therapy Month
• Stop America's Violence Everywhere (SAVE) Today
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month
• Drive Safely Work Week (1-6)
• Child Health Day (1)
• Walk to School Day (3)
• Mental Illness Awareness Week (7)
• Bone and Joint Initiative National Action Week (12-20)
• World Food Day (16)
• International Stuttering Awareness Day (22)
• Red Ribbon Week (23-31)

NOVEMBER

• American Diabetes Month
• COPD Awareness Month
• Diabetic Eye Disease Month
• Lung Cancer Awareness Month
• National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month
• National Healthy Skin Month
• National Hospice Palliative Care Month
• National Stomach Cancer Awareness Month
• Drowsy Driving Prevention Week (12-18)
• Great American Smokeout (15)
• National Survivors of Suicide Day (17)
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Awareness Week (18-24)

DECEMBER

• Safe Toys and Gifts Month
• World AIDS Day (1)