Every month at Good Good Good, we plan upcoming good news content for our Instagram, Goodnewsletter, Goodnewspaper, podcast, website, and more. Our work is always centered on hopeful stories about people making a difference in the world — and action steps on how each of us can join in with that good work.
With so many holidays, awareness days, education weeks, and activism months happening all year long, we’ve been slowly collecting all of these events in a private internal calendar for years.
We made our Monthly Cause Awareness Calendar publicly available earlier this year.
We’ve also published:
- Heritage Months Calendar
- International Days Calendar
- Environmental & Sustainability Calendar
- LGBTQ+ Pride Calendar
- Black Holidays Calendar
- Animal Awareness Calendar
- Pet Holidays Calendar
Plus, these articles tangential to health days and months:
- Healthcare Recognition Calendar
- Mental Health Awareness Calendar
- Disability Awareness Calendar
- Cancer Awareness Calendar
- HIV/AIDS Awareness Calendar
And now we’re publishing our guide to health awareness holidays.
Our hope is this resource will help you or your organization bring attention to these important issues — not just around the primary awareness months — but all year long.
Where applicable, we’ve included resources around highlighted holidays — usually in the form of good news around particular topics, relevant quotes or recommendations, or action steps on how to make a difference. We encourage you to share them if you find them helpful.
We’ve worked hard to make this the most comprehensive collection of health-related days and months on the internet. Always double-check dates, as organizers may occasionally change dates.
Bookmark this page and revisit it as often as you need. We’ll continue to update it and add to it over time.
National Health Awareness Months & Dates
January
Days
World Braille Day - January 4
Paget’s Awareness Day - January 11
Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day - January 24
World Leprosy Day - Last Sunday of January
Weeks
No Name-Calling Week - Week-long event in January
Months
Cervical Health Awareness Month
Learn about the women fighting in court for access to HPV vaccines
Dry January
Mental Wellness Month
Read and share quotes about mental health
National Birth Defects Prevention Month
National Blood Donor Month
National Glaucoma Awareness Month
National Radon Action Month
National Stalking Awareness Month
Self Love Month
Create a permanent reminder that loving yourself is important... with a mental health tattoo
Thyroid Awareness Month
February
Days
National Women Physician Day - February 3
Time to Talk Day - 1st Thursday of February
World Cancer Day - February 4
While too many people die from cancer every year, it’s worth celebrating the rapid rate at which cancer deaths are decreasing
International Epilepsy Day - 2nd Monday of February
National Wear Red Day - February 5
Give Kids a Smile Day - February 5
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - February 7
Safer Internet Day - February 8
World Day of the Sick - February 11
World Cholangiocarcinoma Day - February 12
National Donor Day - February 14
Congenital Heart Defects Awareness Day - February 14
International Childhood Cancer Day - February 15
National Random Act of Kindness Day - February 17
Try one of our recommended random acts of kindness
World Day of Social Justice - February 20
Explore the best quotes about social justice
National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day - February 22
World Encephalitis Day - February 22
HIV Is Not A Crime Awareness Day - February 28
Rare Disease Day - February 28
Weeks
African Heritage and Health Week - February 1 to 7
White Cane Week - 1st week of February
Tinnitus Awareness Week - 1st full week of February
National School Counseling Week - 1st week of February
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week - February 7 to 14
Heart Failure Awareness Week - February 14 to 20
National Condom Week - February 14 to 21
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week - Last week of February or 1st week of March
Months
AMD / Low Vision Awareness Month
American Heart Month
Gallbladder and Bile Duct Cancer Awareness Month
Jewish Disability Awareness & Inclusion Month
International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
Low Vision Awareness Month
National Cancer Prevention Month
National Children’s Dental Health Month
March
Days
Disability Community Day of Mourning - March 1
Self-Injury Awareness Day - March 1
Zero Discrimination Day - March 1
World Teen Mental Health Day - March 2
World Hearing Day - March 3
Triple Negative Breast Cancer Awareness Day - March 3
International HPV Awareness Day - March 4
Read this good news story about women fighting for access to the HPV vaccine
Dissociative Disorder Awareness Day - March 5
Emetophobia Awareness Day - March 5th
Insomnia Awareness Day - 1st Monday following the change to daylight saving time
University Mental Health Day - 1st Thursday of March
Explore and share the best mental health newsletters
Breast Implant Illness Awareness Day - March 8
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - March 10
World Kidney Day - 2nd Thursday of March
National Trisomy 18 Awareness Day - March 18
World Sleep Day - March 19
National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - March 20
International Day of Happiness - March 20
Read and share good news about happiness
World Down Syndrome Day - March 21
Anal Cancer Awareness Day - March 21
World Tuberculosis Day - March 24
U.S. National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day - March 25
American Diabetes Alert Day - March 26
Purple Day for Epilepsy - March 26
Learn about different awareness ribbon colors and their meanings
Amniotic Fluid Embolism (AFE) Awareness Day - March 27
TWLOHA Day - March 29
World Bipolar Day - March 30
Weeks
National Eating Disorders Week - Last week of February or 1st week of March
World Glaucoma Week - 2nd full week of March
National Poison Prevention Week - 3rd week of March
Creative Arts Therapies Week - Week-long event in March
Read this good news story about the art therapist using TikTok to help people
National Sleep Awareness Week - Week-long event in March
Patient Safety Awareness Week - Week-long event in March
Brain Awareness Week - Week-long event in March
National Drugs and Alcohol Facts Week - Week-long event in March
Months
Brain Injury Awareness Month
Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month
Color Therapy Month
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Prevention Awareness Month
Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
Endometriosis Awareness Month
Essential Tremor Month
Kidney Cancer Awareness Month
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month
Myeloma Action Month
National Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
National Development Disabilities Awareness Month
National Endometriosis Awareness Month
National Kidney Month
National Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month
National Trisomy Awareness Month
Red Cross Month
Save Your Vision Month
Self-Injury Awareness Month
Trisomy Awareness Month
April
Days
World Autism Awareness Day - April 2
Learn about why autistic people don’t support World Autism Awareness Day
Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy Remembrance Day - April 4
National Alcohol Screening Day - Thursday of the 1st full week of April
Bohring-Opitz Syndrome Awareness Day - April 6
World Health Day - April 7
Explore and share quotes about public health
Cushing Disease Awareness Day - April 8
Teal Day (For Counselors) - April 8
RAINN Day - April 8
Day of Silence (for LGBTQ+ Youth) 2nd Friday of April
Learn how to support and advocate for LGBTQ+ youth
National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - April 10
Parkinson’s Disease International Awareness Day - April 11
World Breathing Day - April 11
Read about the power of breathwork on mental health
Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) Awareness Day - April 13
World Hemophilia Day - April 17
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Action Day - April 19
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Awareness Day - April 21
World Meningitis Day - April 24
World Malaria Day - April 25
Read the good news about the new malaria vaccine that could save millions of lives
World Wish Day - April 29
International Guide Dog Day - Last Wednesday of April
National Therapy Animal Day - April 30
Weeks
National Public Health Week - 1st week of April
National Oral, Head, and Neck Cancer Awareness Week - 1st full week of April
National Young Adult Cancer Awareness Week - 1st week of April
Porphyria Awareness Week - April 10 to 17
Oral, Head, and Neck Cancer Awareness Week - April 11 to 17
National Youth Violence Prevention Week - Week-long event in April
Every Kid Healthy Week - Week-long event in April
National Infertility Awareness Week - Last full week of April
World Immunization Week - Last full week of April
Food Allergy Awareness Week - Week-long event in April or May
National Minority Cancer Awareness Week - 3rd week of April
National Volunteer Week - 3rd week of April
Learn from Crisis Text Line about the best strategy for effective volunteering
World Primary Immunodeficiency (PI) Week - April 22 to 29
Months
Alcohol Awareness Month
Autism Acceptance Month
Counseling Awareness Month
Follow our guide to learn how to find a counselor that works for your needs and your budget
Cushing Disease Awareness Month
Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month
Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month
National Autism Awareness Month
National Cancer Control Month
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
National Counseling Awareness Month
This is the perfect month to start counseling! Learn how to find a therapist.
National Donate Life Month
Learn about how donating life can be an impactful way to give back to your community
National Facial Protection Month
National Minority Health Month
National Oral, Head, and Neck Cancer Awareness Month
National Parkinson’s Awareness Month
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month
Occupational Therapy Month
Oral Cancer Awareness Month
Paralyzed Veterans Across America Month
Sarcoidosis Awareness Month
Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
STI Awareness Month
Stress Awareness Month
Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
May
Days
Melanoma Monday - 1st Monday of May
PPP (Postpartum Psychosis) Awareness Day - 1st Friday of May
World Maternal Mental Health Day - May 3
World Asthma Day - May 5
International 5p Syndrome Awareness Day - May 5
International Day for Osteogenesis Imperfecta - May 6
National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day - May 7
World Ovarian Cancer Awareness Day - May 8
World Red Cross & Red Crescent Day - May 8
Ependymoma Awareness Day - May 10
World Lupus Day - May 10
International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases (CIND) Day - May 12
International Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) Awareness Day - May 15
Women’s Check-Up Day - 2nd Monday of May
Global Accessibility Awareness Day - 3rd Thursday of May
HIV Vaccine Awareness Day - May 18
National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - May 19
Global Accessibility Awareness Day - May 19
Mental Health Action Day - May 19
Learn about the people working to support mental health around the world
World AiArthritis Day - May 20
International Behcet’s Disease Awareness Day - May 20
International Blue Cone Monochromacy Awareness Day - May 20
World Meditation Day - May 21
World Preeclampsia Day - May 22
International Day to End Obstetric Fistula - May 23
National Schizophrenia and Psychosis Awareness Day - May 24
Learn more about Schizophrenia and other commonly misunderstood mental disorders
World Thyroid Day - May 25
National Senior Health and Fitness Day - May 27
World Multiple Sclerosis Day - May 30
World No Tobacco Day - May 31
Weeks
National Physical Education and Sport Week - May 1 to 7
North American Occupational Safety and Health Week - 1st week of May
Deaf Awareness Week - 1st full week of May
Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week - 1st week of May
Brain Injury Awareness Week - 2nd week of May
Food Allergy Awareness Week - Week-long event in April or May
Brain Tumor Action Week - Week-long event in May
Face Equality Week - Week-long event in May
Mental Health Week - Week-long event in May
National Eosinophil Awareness Week - Week-long event in May
Neurodiversity Celebration Week - Week-long event in May
National Women’s Health Week - Week-long event that begins on Mother’s Day
National Stuttering Awareness Week - 2nd week of May
Months
ALS Awareness Month
American Stroke Awareness Month
Apraxia Awareness Month
Arthritis Awareness Month
Better Speech and Hearing Month
Bladder Cancer Awareness Month
Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month
Brain Tumor Awareness Month
Celiac Awareness Month
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) Month
Fibromyalgia Awareness Month
Healthy Vision Month
Hepatitis Awareness Month
High Blood Pressure Education Month
Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month
Lupus Awareness Month
Lyme Disease Awareness Month
Read the good news about the new mRNA vaccine that may offer protection against Lyme
Melanoma / Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
Mental Health Awareness Month
Read Good Good Good’s comprehensive guide on ideas and activities for celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month
Mobility Awareness Month
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month
Myositis Awareness Month
National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
National Cancer Research Month
National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
National Clean Air Month
Learn about the WHO air pollution guidelines aiming to improve health
National High Blood Pressure Education Month
National Melanoma / Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
National NF (Neurofibromatosis) Month
National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
Older Americans Month
Oncology Nursing Month
UK Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month
June
Days
National Say Something Nice Day - June 1
National Cancer Survivors Day - 1st Sunday of June
Learn about Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green changing the way America treats cancer
World Eating Disorders Action Day - June 2
HIV Long-Term Surivors Awareness Day - June 5
World Brain Tumor Awareness Day - June 8
Listen to our podcast interview with cancer survivor and Olympic figure skater, Scott Hamilton
Family Health and Fitness Day - June 12
International Albinism Awareness Day - June 13
World Blood Donor Day - June 14
CDKL5 Worldwide Awareness Day - June 17
Autistic Pride Day - June 18
World Sickle Cell Day - June 19
World Kidney Cancer Day - 3rd Thursday of June
Global Day of Recognition of ALS/MND - June 21
Dravet Syndrome Awareness Day - June 23
Neuropathy Action Awareness Day - June 23
World Vitiligo Awareness Day - June 25
World Drug Day - June 26
National HIV Testing Day - June 27
PTSD Screening Day - June 27
World Scleroderma Awareness Day - June 29
Arthrogryposis Awareness Day - June 30
Weeks
Men’s Health Week - Begins 1 week before Father’s Day
Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) Awareness Week - First full week of June
Infant Mental Health Awareness Week - June 10 to 16
Learning Disability Week - June 20 to 26
Hellen Keller Deafblind Awareness Week - Last week of June
National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week - Week-long event in June
Months
Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
Read about this music program supporting people with Alzheimer’s
Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (APS) Awareness Month
Audiobook Appreciation Month
Audiobooks are a great accessibility tool — check out our recommendations for the best audiobook platforms (that aren’t Amazon’s Audible)
Cancer Immunotherapy Awareness Month
Cancer Survivors Month
Read about how cancer deaths are rapidly decreasing
Cataract Awareness Month
Hemiplegic Migraine Awareness Month
Men’s Health Month
Migraine and Headache Awareness Month
Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month
National Aphasia Awareness Month
National Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month
National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month
National Safety Month
National Scleroderma Awareness Month
PTSD Awareness Month
Read about how one veteran, Richard Casper, is using art and music to help others with PTSD
Scoliosis Awareness Month
July
Days
Panic Attack Awareness Day - July 10
GIST Awareness Day - July 13
National Leiomyosarcoma Day - July 15
Glioblastoma Awareness Day - 3rd Wednesday of July
Zero HIV Stigma Day - July 21
World Sjogren’s Day - July 23
National Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Day - July 24
Samaritans Awareness Day - July 24
International Self-Care Day - July 24
Learn how to celebrate International Self-Care Day. Plus: Explore the ultimate list of self-care ideas and this collection of inspirational self-care quotes
Americans with Disabilities Act Anniversary - July 26
World Hepatitis Day - July 28
Gastroschisis Awareness Day - July 30
Weeks
Birth Trauma Awareness Week - Week-long event in July
Months
BIPOC Mental Health Month
Explore these Black mental health resources
Cord Blood Awareness Month
Disability Pride Month
Read and share Good Good Good’s complete guide to celebrating Disability Pride Month — written by activist Daphne Frias
Fragile X (FXS) Awareness Month
Healthy Vision Month
Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month
Sarcoma and Bone Cancer Awareness Month
UV Safety Awareness Month
August
Days
World Lung Cancer Day - August 1
Esther Day - August 3
Read and share this guide about how to celebrate Esther Day
National Nonprofit Day - August 17
Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - August 20
National Senior Citizens Day - August 21
National Surgical Oncologist Day - August 22
Read about other inspiring frontline heroes
National Faith HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - August 28
Grief Awareness Day - August 30
International Overdose Awareness Day - August 31
Wear It Purple Day - Last Friday of August
Weeks
World Breastfeeding Week - August 1 to 7
National Health Center Week - 2nd week of August
Months
Appendix Cancer Awareness Month
Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
Don’t Be a Bully Month
Read and share Hank Green’s iconic quote about bullying
Gastroparesis Awareness Month
National Breastfeeding Month
National Immunization Awareness Month
Psoriasis Action Month
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) Awareness Month
Summer Sun Safety Month
World Cancer Support Month
September
Days
World Duchenne Awareness Day - September 7
International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness (FASD) Day - September 9
R U Ok Day - September 9
Learn how to ask the hard mental health questions that could save a life
World Suicide Prevention Day - September 10
Read about student advocates taking the lead to curb campus suicide
National Celiac Disease Awareness Day - September 13
World Sepsis Day - September 13
National Sober Day - September 14
World Lymphoma Awareness Day - September 15
National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day - September 18
Usher Syndrome Awareness Day - September 19
World Alzheimer’s Day - September 21
World Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) Day - September 22
International Day of Sign Language - September 23
Sport Purple for Platelets Day - September 24
World Cancer Research Day - September 24
National Previvor Day - Last Wednesday of September
Listen to our podcast interview with Paige More, founder of The Breasties
International Ataxia Awareness Day - September 25
World Lung Day - September 25
Mesothelioma Awareness Day - September 26
National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - September 27
World Rabies Day - September 28
National Women’s Health and Fitness Day - September 29
World Heart Day - September 29
Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Day - September 30th
Weeks
National Suicide Prevention Week - Week-long event in September
Read our guide to Suicide Prevention Week activities & explore the best quotes about suicide prevention
National Folic Acid Awareness Week - 2nd week of September
National Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Week - Last week of September
International Week of the Deaf - Last week of September
National Disability Voting Rights Week - Week-long event in September
Months
Achalasia Awareness Month
Alopecia Awareness Month
Blood Cancer Awareness Month
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Read this good news story about how Instagram-famous “Doug the Pug” gives back to kids with cancer
Craniofacial Awareness Month
Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
Healthy Aging Month
Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Awareness Month
Microplastic Awareness Month
Mullets For Mental Health Month
Read this good news story about the Australians sporting mullets to raise money for mental health research
National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month
National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
National Cholesterol Education Month
National Food Safety Education Month
National Guide Dog Month
National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month
National Recovery Month
National Self-Care Awareness Month
Practice self-care with these self-care ideas and get inspired by these self-care quotes
National Sickle Cell Month
Newborn Screening Awareness Month
National Suicide Prevention Month
Read and share this guide on how to help someone who’s contemplating suicide — and read about how suicides fell when gay marriage was legalized
Orthostatic Tremor Awareness Month
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Pain Awareness Month
Listen to our podcast interviews with Ruthie Lindsey and Grace Theisen about their experiences dealing with chronic pain
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month
Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Awareness Month
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Sepsis Awareness Month
Sexual Health Awareness Month
Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month
Sports Eye Safety Month
Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
World Alzheimer’s Month
October
Days
Dermatillomania Awareness Day - October 1st
Disabled Authors Day - October 2nd
Read and share the best books about disabilities — written by disabled authors
National Depression Screening Day - Thursday of the 1st full week of October
Depression Awareness Day - Thursday of the 1st full week of October
World Day of Bullying Prevention - October 5
American Veterans Disabled for Life Awareness Day - October 5
World Cerebral Palsy Day - October 6
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day - 2nd Saturday of October
National Depression Screening Day - October 7
International Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day - October 7
Team Margot Stem Cell and Bone Marrow Awareness Day - October 7
PANDAS/PANS Awareness Day - October 9
World Mental Health Day - October 10
Explore our guide to activities to celebrate World Mental Health Day — and, of course, explore Good Good Good’s collection of mental health resources
Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day - October 13
World Thrombosis Day - October 13
World Sight Day - October 13
Learn about the app Be My Eyes — a free app that connects people who are blind or experience low vision with sighted volunteers for assistance
World Sight Day - October 14
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day - October 15
Blind Americans Equality Day - October 15
National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day - October 15
World Food Day - October 16
National Mammography Day - 3rd Friday of October
Read about Senator Amy Klobuchar’s mission to ensure women don’t skip their mammograms (like she did)
World Pediatric Bone and Joint Day - October 19
World Osteoporosis Day - October 20
International Stuttering Awareness Day - October 22
Learn about STAMMA, an organization helping end the stigma around stuttering
Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day - 3rrd Wednesday of October
Disability Mentoring Day - 3rd Wednesday of October
World Polio Day - October 24
Hydrocephalus Day - October 25
World Psoriasis Day - October 29
World Stroke Day - October 29
Weeks
BPD Awareness Week - October 1 to 7
Trichotillomania Awareness Week - October 1 to 7
Dyslexia Awareness Week - Begins on the 1st Monday of October
Mental Illness Awareness Week - 1st week of October
Explore the best mental health shirts that give back to charity
OCD Awareness Week - 2nd week of October
Read our guide on how to support someone with OCD
Malnutrition Awareness Week (UK) - Week-long event in October
Bone and Joint Health National Action Week - Week-long event in October
International Infection Prevention Week - 3rd week of October
Male Breast Cancer Awareness Week - 3rd week of October
National Health Education Week - 3rd week of October
Respiratory Care Week - Last week of October
Dyspraxia Awareness Week - Week-long event in October
International Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week - October 25 to 31
Months
ADHD Awareness Month
Explore Good Good Good’s resource guide — featuring the best podcasts, blogs, and TikToks about ADHD
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Listen to Good Good Good’s interview with Paige More, founder of The Breasties
Colon Cancer Awareness Month
Depression Awareness Month
Listen to our podcast interview with John Moe, a comedian fighting depression with humor — and read about the U.S. decreasing depression stigma for the first time
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Down Syndrome Awareness Month
Dyslexia Awareness Month
Audiobooks are a great accessibility tool for people with dyslexia — explore our guide to the best audiobook apps
Dwarfism Awareness Month
Dysautonomia Awareness Month
Eczema Awareness Month
Eye Injury Prevention Month
Health Literacy Month
Healthy Lung Month
Home Eye Safety Month
Learning Disability Awareness Month
Liver Cancer Awareness Month
Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month
National ADHD Awareness Month
Explore Good Good Good’s resource guide — featuring the best podcasts, blogs, and TikToks about ADHD
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Bullying Prevention Month
National Dental Hygiene Month
National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month
Listen to our podcast interview with John Moe, a comedian fighting depression with humor — and read about the U.S. decreasing depression stigma for the first time
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
National Physical Therapy Month
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
Raynaud’s Awareness Month
Selective Mutism Awareness Month
Spina Bifida Awareness Month
November
Days
International Stress Awareness Day - 1st Wednesday of November
International Day Against Bullying and Violence - 1st Thursday of November
Aicardi Syndrome Awareness Day - November 8
World Neuroendocrine Cancer Awareness Day (NET Cancer Day) - November 10
World Usability Day - November 11
Veterans Day - November 11
Explore these Veterans Day ideas and use this holiday as an opportunity to support disabled veterans
World Pneumonia Day - November 12
World Kindness Day - November 13
Explore the best ideas to celebrate World Kindness Day and try one of these ideas for random acts of kindness
World Diabetes Day - November 14
World Pancreatic Cancer Day - 3rd Thursday of November
World Vasectomy Day - 3rd Friday of November
World Ohtahara Syndrome Awareness Day - November 15
World Prematurity Day - November 17
World Wide STOP Pressure Ulcer Day - November 17
Great American Smokeout - November 19
National UTI Awareness Day - November 21
World COPD Day - 3rd Wednesday of November
International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day - Saturday before Thanksgiving
Read this good news story about the mom who created uplifting signs in response to suicides in her community
National Family Health History Day - November 25
Giving Tuesday - 1st Tuesday after Thanksgiving
Learn how to volunteer with or donate to HIV/AIDS organizations for Giving Tuesday (and explore more ideas to make a difference) and share these Giving Tuesday quotes
Weeks
National Stress Awareness Week - 1st week of November
GERD Awareness Week - Week-long event in November
UK Self Care Week - Week-long event in November
Learn about how to practice proactive self care instead of reactive self care
Months
American Diabetes Month
Bladder Health Month
COPD Awareness Month
Dercum’s Disease (Adiposis Dolorosa) Awareness Month
Diabetic Eye Disease Month
Diabetes Awareness Month
Epilepsy Awareness Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Movember
National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month
National Carcinoid Cancer Month
National Epilepsy Awareness Month
National Family Caregivers Month
National Healthy Skin Month
National Marrow Awareness Month
National Hospice and Palliative Care Month
National Pet Cancer Awareness Month
Read about famous veterinarians making a difference
National Stomach Cancer Awareness Month
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
December
Days
World AIDS Day - December 1
Read all of Good Good Good’s good news stories of progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS
International Day of Persons with Disabilities - December 3
Explore our calendar of disability awareness days and weeks
International Day of Epidemic Preparedness - December 27
Weeks
AIDS Awareness Week - 1st week of December
National Influenza Vaccination Week - 1st week of December
Months
Constipation Awareness Month
HIV/AIDS Awareness Month
Seasonal Affective Disorder Awareness Month
Is this list missing a holiday or awareness week/month? Let us know. We want to ensure this list is comprehensive and inclusive.
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