Health Observances, 2017

Cervical Health Awareness Month

• Cervical Cancer
• National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program

National Stalking Awareness Month

• Intimate Partner Violence
• Honoring Domestic Violence Awareness Month

National Birth Defects Prevention Month

• National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month

• Presidential Proclamation – National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month

January 1

New Year’s Day

• Five Minutes (or Less) for Health

January 8-14

National Folic Acid Awareness Week

• Folic Acid

International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month

• Protect Your Unborn Baby or Newborn from Infections

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month

• Dating Matters
• Youth Violence Prevention

February 1

National Girls and Women in Sports Day

• Physical Activity for Everyone
• Concussion in Sports

February 3

National Wear Red Day, American Heart Month

• Wear It Well: Women and Heart Disease Prevention
• Women and Heart Disease Fact Sheet
• The Heart Truth (NIH)
• Million Hearts (HHS)

February 14

Valentine’s Day

• Valentine Health and Safety Tips

February 26- March 4

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week

• National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (NEDA)

National Endometriosis Awareness Month

• Reproductive Health
• Endometriosis (NIH)

Women’s History Month

• A Timeline of CDC/ATSDR Contributions to Women’s Health

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

• Colorectal Cancer Tests Save Lives

March 10

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

• HIV/AIDS and Women
• National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

STD Awareness Month

• STD Awareness Month
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases Page
• Resources

Prom Season

• Prom Health and Safety Tips

Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

• Sexual Violence
• Sexual Assault Awareness Month (NSVRC)

Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month

• Eye Safety at Work
• Healthy Vision: Make It Last a Lifetime

April 23-29

National Infertility Awareness Week

• Reproductive Health

April 26

Administrative Professionals Day

• Administrative Professional Health and Safety Tips

American Stroke Month

• National Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program
• Stroke
• WISEWOMAN Program

Lupus Awareness Month

• Lupus

National Arthritis Awareness Month

• Arthritis

National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month

• Calcium and Bone Health

National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month

• Teen Pregnancy

Preeclampsia Awareness Month

• Diabetes and Pregnancy
• Preventing and Managing Chronic Disease to Improve the Health of Women and Infants
• Pregnancy Complications (HHS)

May 14

Mother’s Day

• Spanish feature: Salud de las madres

May 15

National Women’s Check-Up Day

• Regular Check-Ups are Important
• Check-Up Checklist: Things to Do Before Your Next Check-Up

May 12

Fibromyalgia Awareness Day

• Fibromyalgia

May 14-20

National Women’s Health Week

• National Women’s Health Week
• Health and Safety Quizzes and Tools
• National Women’s Health Week (HHS)

May 31

World No Tobacco Day

• Smokefree Women

National Scleroderma Awareness Month

• Silica: The Deadly Dust
• Scleroderma (NIAMS)

National Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month

• Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Congenital CMV Infection

International Group B Strep Awareness Month

• Preventing Group B Strep

National Breastfeeding Month

• Breastfeeding

National Immunization Awareness Month

• National Immunization Awareness Month
• Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination
• Vaccines for Pregnant Women

August 1

National Girlfriends Day

• Girlfriends’ Health and Safety Tips

August 1-7

World Breastfeeding Week

• Breastfeeding

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

• Gynecologic Cancer
• Ovarian Cancer Awareness

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

• Childhood Obesity Facts
• Progress on Childhood Obesity

Fruits & Veggies – More Matters Month

• Healthy Meals and Snacks

September 27

National Women’s Health and Fitness Day™

• Physical Activity for Everyone

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

• Breast Cancer
• National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

• Intimate Partner Violence Prevention
• Prevent Domestic Violence in Your Community

October 11

Day of the Girl

• Together for Girls

October 21

National Mammography Day

• What Is a Mammogram and When Should I Get One?

Lung Cancer Awareness Month

• Lung Cancer Awareness
• Lung Cancer Basic Information

National Family Caregivers Month

• Families with Special Needs: Caregiving Tips
• Family Health

American Diabetes Month

• Diabetes and Pregnancy
• Diabetes Public Health Resource

December 1

World AIDS Day

• Global HIV/AIDS – World AIDS Day
• HIV/AIDS and Women