List of commemorative months
The following is a list of notable observed commemorative months, recurrent months that are used by various governments, groups and organizations to raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate something.
January
- Weight Loss Awareness Month[1]
- National Codependency Awareness Month[2]
- National Mentoring Month (United States)
- Stalking Awareness Month (United States)[3]
- Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month (United States)[4]
- Healthy Weight Week (United States)[5]
February
- Black History Month (United States and Canada)
- American Heart Month (United States)[6][7]
- National Children's Dental Health Month (United States)[8]
- Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (United States)[9][10]
- National Forestry Mulcher Month
- Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month
- Smocking Month
March
- National Kidney Month[11]
- National Nutrition Month[12]
- Women's History Month[13]
- Irish-American Heritage Month
- Endometriosis Awareness Month[14]
- National Reading Awareness Month[15]
- Music in Our Schools Month
- Social Work Month
- Colon Cancer Awareness Month
- Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month
April
- Arab-American Month (United States)
- Autism awareness Month (Canada & United States)
- Confederate History Month (United States)
- Earth Month (Canada & United States)[16]
- Financial Literacy Month
- Jazz Appreciation Month
- Mathematics Awareness Month[17]
- National 9-1-1 Education Month
- National Child Abuse Prevention Month[18]
- National Poetry Month
- National Volunteer Month
- Parkinson’s Awareness Month[19]
- Prevention of Animal Cruelty Month
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month[20]
- Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Awareness Month[21]
May
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Awareness
- Military Appreciation Month
- ALS Awareness Month (United States)[22]
- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month[13]
- Asthma Awareness Month[23]
- Better Hearing and Speech Month[24]
- Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month[25][26]
- Brain Cancer Awareness Month
- Celiac Awareness Month
- Mental Health Awareness Month
- Haitian Heritage Month
- Hepatitis Awareness Month
- National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month (United States)[27]
- Jewish American Heritage Month[13]
- Lupus Awareness Month[28]
- Lyme Disease Awareness Month
- Motorcycle Awareness Month[29]
- National Bike Month
- National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
- National Guide Dog Month (2008, 2009)
- National Mobility Awareness Month
- National Foster Care Month
- National Stroke Awareness Month[30]
June
- Caribbean American Heritage Month[31]
- LGBT Pride Month
- National Safety Month
- PTSD Awareness Month
- Hemiplegic Migraine Awareness Month
Black Music Month
July
- National Ice Cream Month[32] (United States)
- Sarcoma Awareness Month[33] (United States)
August
- Digestive Tract Paralysis (DTP) Month[34]
- Metal corrosion awareness month (MC)
September
- Alopecia Awareness Month (USA) [35]
- Arnold-Chiari Malformation Awareness Month[36]
- Deaf Awareness Month
- National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (USA)[37]
- National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month [38]
- National Guide Dog Month (USA)
- National Hispanic Heritage Month (USA; September 15 to October 15)
- National Honey Month
- National Life Insurance Awareness Month (USA) [39]
- National Emergency Preparedness Month (USA)[40]
- National Prostate Awareness Month
- National Suicide Prevention Month (USA) [41]
- National Recovery Month (USA)[42]
- National Wilderness Month (USA)[43]
- Orthostatic Tremor Awareness Month [44]
- Pain Awareness Month[45]
- Polycystic ovary syndrome Awareness Month[46][47][48]
- Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
- Lymphoma Awareness Month
October
- Black History Month (United Kingdom)
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- Colon Cancer Awareness Month
- Disability Awareness Month
- Down syndrome Awareness Month
- Dwarfism Awareness Month
- Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- Dysautonomia Awareness Month[49]
- Eczema Awareness Month[50]
- Fair Trade Month[51]
- International Walk to School Month (Canada)[52]
- LGBTQ History Month (U.S.)[53]
- Lupus Awareness Month[54]
- National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- National ADHD Awareness Month
- National Bullying Prevention Month (USA)
- National CyberSecurity Awareness Month[55]
- National Dental Hygiene Month[56]
- National Disability Employment Awareness Month[13]
- National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- National Energy Awareness Month
- National Fire Prevention Month[57]
- National Infant Loss and Miscarriage Awareness Month
- National Information Literacy Awareness Month
- National German American Heritage Month
- National Italian American Heritage Month[13]
- National Hispanic Heritage Month (U.S.; September 15 to October 15)
- National Outdoor Lighting Month[58]
- National Pharmacy Month
- National Physical Therapy Month (USA)[59]
- National Pit Bull Awareness Month
- National Work and Family Month[60]
- Pastor Appreciation Month
- Polish American Heritage Month
- Raynaud's Awareness Month
- Rett Syndrome Awareness Month[61]
- Selective Mutism Awareness Month[62]
- Spina Bifida Awareness Month
- Vegetarian Awareness Month[63]
November
- Pancreatic Cancer Awareness
- World Pancreatic Cancer Day
- Prostate Cancer/Men's Health Awareness month
- Alzheimer's Awareness Month[64]
- National Novel Writing Month
- Epilepsy Awareness Month[65]
- Native American Heritage Month[13][66]
- Prematurity Awareness Month[67]
- Lung Cancer Awareness Month[68]
- RSD/CRPS Awareness Month
- Transgender Awareness Month[69]
- National Adoption Awareness Month
- Diabetes Awareness Month
- COPD Awareness Month
December
- National Malena Awareness Month
- National Unawareness Awareness Month
See also
- List of observances in the United States by presidential proclamation
- Awareness days
- International observance
- List of environmental dates
- List of food months
References
- ↑ "January is National Healthy Weight Awareness Month : Importance of Physical Fitness". usphs.gov.
- ↑ "January National Codependency Awareness Month". Diane Jellen.
- ↑ "Presidential Proclamation--Stalking Awareness Month". whitehouse.gov.
- ↑ "Presidential Proclamation--National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month". whitehouse.gov.
- ↑ "Healthy Weight Week 2015 - Slim Chance Awards". Green Mountain at Fox Run.
- ↑ "Lyndon B. Johnson: Proclamation 3566 - American Heart Month, 1964". ucsb.edu.
- ↑ "President Obama declares February as American Heart Month - News on Heart.org". News on Heart.org.
- ↑ "February is National Children's Dental Health Month".
- ↑ http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb/resource/tdvam
- ↑ http://teendvmonth.org/2015/
- ↑ "Announcement: National Kidney Month — March 2015". www.cdc.gov. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
- ↑ "National Nutrition Month". USDA. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Heritage Month Guide". DiversityCentral. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
- ↑ "The Endometriosis Association". endometriosisassn.org.
- ↑ "Celebrate National Reading Month...even if your child can't read yet". Leap Frog. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Celebrate Earth Month!".
- ↑ "Mathematics Awareness Month".
- ↑ "National Child Abuse Prevention Month 2014".
- ↑ "Parkinson’s Awareness Month".
- ↑ "Sexual Assault Awareness Month".
- ↑ "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention".
- ↑ "Announcements: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month – May 2011". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. May 6, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2012. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "May is Asthma Awareness Month". US EPA. 2010-10-04.
- ↑ http://www.asha.org/bhsm/ Better Hearing & Speech Month
- ↑ HR 1005, 4/1/08
- ↑ "BPD Awareness Month – Congressional History". BPD Today. Mental Health Today. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
- ↑ "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention". Retrieved April 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Lupus Foundation of America: Lupus Awareness Month". Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Motorcycle Awareness Month". americanmotorcyclist.com. 2015-03-15.
- ↑ "American Stroke Month". strokeassociation.org.
- ↑ "Presidential Proclamation--National Caribbean-American Heritage Month". White House Office of the Press Secretary. 2012-02-01.
- ↑ "Proclamation 5219 - National Ice Cream Month and National Ice Cream Day, 1984". American Presidency Project. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ↑ "Cancer Awareness Dates". American Association of Clinical Oncology. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ↑ "Online Events". g-pact.org.
- ↑ "Alopecia Areata Awareness Month - SeeUs in September". naaf.org.
- ↑ "Conquer Chiari". conquerchiari.org.
- ↑ "Presidential Proclamation - National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, 2014". whitehouse.gov.
- ↑ "September is National Childhood Obesity Month". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- ↑ "Consumer Alert: Get Your Rates in Shape". naic.org.
- ↑ "Presidential Proclamation--National Preparedness Month, 2010". White House Office of the Press Secretary. 27 Aug 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ↑ "NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness - Get Involved". nami.org.
- ↑ "Home - RecoveryMonth.gov". recoverymonth.gov.
- ↑ http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/08/29/presidential-proclamation-national-wilderness-month-2014 National Wilderness Month
- ↑ "Orthostatic Tremor". orthostatictremor.org.
- ↑ "Pain Awareness Month History" (PDF). American Chronic Pain Association.
- ↑ http://www.pcosaa.org/1
- ↑ http://www.pcosfoundation.org/about-pcos/37-pcos-symptoms/63-register-pcos-walk 2
- ↑ http://twibbon.com/support/pcos-awareness 3
- ↑ "Dysautonomia International: Dysautonomia Awareness, Dysautonomia Advocacy, Dysautonomia Advancement". dysautonomiainternational.org.
- ↑ "Eczema Awareness Month - National Eczema Association". National Eczema Association.
- ↑ "Buy Fair. Be Fair.". BeFair.org.
- ↑ "International Walk to School Month - Active & Safe Routes to School". Active & Safe Routes to School.
- ↑ "Home - LGBTHistoryMonth.com". lgbthistorymonth.com.
- ↑ "Lupus Awareness Month - LUPUS UK". LUPUS UK.
- ↑ "Presidential Proclamation--National Cybersecurity Awareness Month". White House Office of the Press Secretary. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ↑ "National Dental Hygiene Month - ADHA - American Dental Hygienists Association". adha.org.
- ↑ "October Is Fire Prevention Month". scouting.org.
- ↑ "National Outdoor Lighting Month | October 2015". www.outdoorlights.com. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- ↑ "National Physical Therapy Month". apta.org.
- ↑ "October is National Work and Family Month". Alliance for Work-Life Progress. 2011-10-01.
- ↑ "October: Awareness Month - RettSyndrome.org". RettSyndrome.org.
- ↑ "Working Together to Break the Silence: October is Selective Mutism Awareness Month - TheEducatorsRoom.org". The Educator's Room.
- ↑ "Vegetarian Awareness Month - fruits & veggies more matters". fruits & veggies more matters.
- ↑ "National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness & Family Caregivers Month (NADAM)". Alzheimer's Association.
- ↑ "Epilepsy Awareness Month".
- ↑ "Native American Heritage Month".
- ↑ "Prematurity Campaign". marchofdimes.org.
- ↑ "Lung Cancer Awareness Month". lungcanceralliance.org.
- ↑ "Transgender Awareness Month". prideagenda.org.
External links
- United Nations Observances Calendar
- National Health Observances, US National Health Information Center
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