List of commemorative months

The following is a list of notable observed commemorative months, that is, months that are used by various governments, groups and organizations to raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate something.

1 January
2 February
3 March
4 April
5 May
6 June
7 July
8 August
9 September
10 October
11 November
12 December
13 See also
14 References
15 External links

January

National Mentoring Month
Thryroid Disease Awareness Month
National Birth Defects Prevention Month (New York)
National Glaucoma Awareness Month (Illinois)
National Stalking Awareness Month [1]

February

Black History Month (USA)
National Eating Disorders Screening Program
National Wise Mental Health Consumer Month
National American Heart Month
National Women's Heart Health Day
National Have-A-Heart Day: Feb. 14
American Heart Association (Texas)
Low Vision Awareness Month: Prevent Blindness America (Illinois)
National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week (Wisconsin)
National Burn Awareness Week (Ohio)

March

National Nutrition Month^[1]
Women's History Month
Irish-American Heritage Month
Greek-American Heritage Month
National Brain Injury Awareness Month ^[2]
Endometriosis Awareness Month
Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
Self Harm Awareness Month

April

Autism Awareness Month
Jazz Appreciation Month
National Poetry Month
Mathematics Awareness Month^[3]
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
National Volunteer Month
Arab-American Heritage Month
Tartan (Scottish-American) Heritage Month
Donate Life Month- Organ and Tissue Donation

May

Rowena's Eat Dessert First Month (http://www.rowenas.com/news)
Brain Tumor Awareness Month (http://www.MilesForHope.org)
Cystic fibrosis Awareness Month ^[4]
South Asian Heritage Month
Haitian Heritage Month
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Borderline Personality Disorder Month
Asthma Awareness Month^[5]
National Pet Month
Mental Wellness Month
Science Month
Celiac Awareness Month
National Guide Dog Month (2008, 2009)
Jewish American Heritage Month
National Law Enforcement Appreciation Month
National Masturbation Month^[6]
Social Media Month^[7]
Lupus Awareness Month (US)^[8]

June

Caribbean American Heritage Month
Gay/Lesbian Pride Month
National Father's Day Month

July

August

Spinal Muscular Atrophy awareness month

September

Arthritis Awareness Month (Canada)[2]
Childhood Cancer Awareness month
National Guide Dog Month (2010 to present)
National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15)
National Bourbon Heritage Month
National Yoga Month
National Preparedness Month^[9]
German-American Heritage Month (September 15-October 15)
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Awareness Month

October

Rett Syndrome Awareness Month
National Pork Month (United States) ^[10]
Black History Month (UK)
National Book Month^[11]
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National CyberSecurity Awareness Month^[12]
Filipino American History Month
LGBT History Month
Nonprofit Career Month
National Bullying Prevention Month
National Fire Prevention Month
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Italian-American Heritage Month
Vegetarian Awareness Month
National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
Selective Mutism Awareness Month
National Pizza Month
Lupus Awareness Month (Canada)^[13]
National Dental Hygiene Month^[14]

November

Alzheimer Awareness Month
Movember
National American Indian & Alaska Native Heritage Month^[15]
COPD Awareness Month
Arts + Health Month
National Adoption Awareness Month
Nonprofit Awareness Month
Epilepsy Awareness Month
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month]
Prematurity Awareness Month

December

National Bleeding Money Month

References

^ "National Nutrition Month". American Dietetic Association. http://www.eatright.org/nnm/. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
^ http://www.biausa.org/brain-injury-awareness-month.htm
^ "Mathematics Awareness Month". http://www.mathaware.org/about.mam.html.
^ "65 Roses Day". http://www.65rosesday.org.au/.
^ "May is Asthma Awareness Month". US EPA. 2010-10-04. http://www.epa.gov/asthma/awm/index.html.
^ "May is "National Masturbation Month"". CNN. http://joybehar.blogs.cnn.com/2011/05/12/may-is-national-masturbation-month/.
^ . http://maysocialmediamonth.com/yes/about/.
^ "Lupus Awareness Month". http://www.lupus.org/newsite/pages/lupus-awareness-month.html.
^ . 27 Aug 2010. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/08/27/presidential-proclamation-national-preparedness-month-2010. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
^ "October is National Pork Month". ThePigSite. 2007-10-02. http://www.thepigsite.com/swinenews/15806/octobers-national-pork-month.
^ "October is National Book Month". National Book Foundation. 2008-10-31. http://www.nationalbook.org/nbm.html.
^ "Presidential Proclamation--National Cybersecurity Awareness Month". White House Office of the Press Secretary. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/10/01/presidential-proclamation-national-cybersecurity-awareness-month. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
^ . 3 October 2011. http://www.lupuscanada.org/english/news-awareness/PDFs/October_is_Lupus_Awareness_Month_October_2011_PRESS_RELEASE.pdf. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
^ "October is National Dental Hygiene Month". http://www.adha.org/ndhm/index.html. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
^ "Native American Heritage Month". Library of Congress. 2011-02-04. http://nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov/.

External links

2010 Year at a Glance, National Health Information Center
House Passes Schakowsky/Roskam Resolution Establishing Brain Tumor Awareness Month