Below is a list of national health observances for 2017. Use Safety Magnets by connecting your cause to awareness and improved health for your community!
January 2017
- Cervical Health Awareness Month
- National Birth Defects Prevention Month
- National Blood Donor Month
- National Glaucoma Awareness Month
- Jan 30th World Leprosy Day
February 2017
- American Heart Month
- AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
- National Cancer Prevention Month
- National Children’s Dental Health Month
- Feb 03, 2017 National Wear Red Day
- Feb 04, 2017 World Cancer Day
- Feb 09, 2017 Toothache Day
- Feb 28, 2017 Rare Disease Day
March 2017
- Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month
- National Cheerleader Safety Month
- National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
- National Endometriosis Awareness Month
- National Kidney Month
- National Nutrition Month ®
- Problem Gambling Awareness Month
- Save Your Vision Month
- Trisomy Awareness Month
- Workplace Eye Wellness Month
- 6 - 10 National School Breakfast Week
- 9 World Kidney Day
- 10 National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- 12 - 18 Patient Safety Awareness Week
- 13 - 19 Brain Awareness Week
- 19 - 27 Tsunami Preparedness Week
- 19 - 25 National Poison Prevention Week
- 20 National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- 20 Spring Clean Your Medicine Cabinet
- 22 American Diabetes Alert Day
- 24 World Tuberculosis Day
April 2017
- Alcohol Awareness Month
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month
- National Autism Awareness Month
- National Child Abuse Prevention Month
- National Distracted Driving Awareness Month
- National Donate Life Month
- National Facial Protection Month
- National Interprofessional Health Care Month
- National Minority Health Month
- Occupational Therapy Month
- Oral Cancer Awareness Month
- Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month of Action
- Sports Eye Safety Awareness Month
- STI Awareness Month
- Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month
- 2 - 8 National Youth Violence Prevention Week
- 3 - 9 National Public Health Week
- 5 Sexual Assault Awareness Day of Action
- 7 National Alcohol Screening Day ®
- 7 World Health Day
- 10 National Youth HIV and AIDS Awareness Day
- 21 - 28 Every Kid Healthy™ Week
- 22 - 29 National Infant Immunization Week
- 23 - 29 National Infertility Awareness Week
- 23 - 29 National Sleep Awareness Week ®
- 23 - 29 World Immunization Week
- 24 World Meningitis Day
May 2017
- Employee Health and Fitness Month
- Healthy Vision Month
- Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
- Better Sleep Month
- National Mental Health Awareness Month
- National Stroke Awareness Month
- May 02, 2017 World Asthma Day
- May 05, 2017 World Hand Hygiene Day
- May 06, 2017 International No Diet Day
- May 08, 2017 World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
- May 12, 20 17 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Day
- May 12, 2017 International Nurses Day
- May 18, 2017 World AIDS Vaccine Day
- May 31, 2017 World No Tobacco Day
June 2017
- June 1 - July 04 Fireworks Safety Month
- Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month
- Cataract Awareness Month
- Men's Health Month
- Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month
- National Aphasia Awareness Month
- National Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month
- National Safety Month
- National Scleroderma Awareness Month
- June 4-10 Rip Current Awareness Week
- June 4 National Cancer Survivors Day ®
- June 12 - 18 Men's Health Week
- June 18-24 National Lightning Safety Awareness Week
- June 19 World Sickle Cell Day
- June 27 National HIV Testing Day
July 2017
- Cord Blood Awareness Month
- International Group B Strep Awareness Month
- Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
- National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month
- 28 World Hepatitis Day
August 2017
- Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
- Gastroparesis Awareness Month
- National Breastfeeding Month
- National Immunization Awareness Month
- Psoriasis Awareness Month
- 1 - 7 World Breastfeeding Week
- 7 - 13 National Health Center Week
- 22 - 26 Contact Lens Health Week
September 2017
- Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
- Fruits & Veggies—More Matters ® Month
- Healthy Aging ® Month
- National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month
- National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
- National Food Safety Education Month
- National ITP Awareness Month
- National Pediculosis Prevention Month/Head Lice Prevention Month
- National Preparedness Month
- National Recovery Month
- National Sickle Cell Month
- National Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month
- National Yoga Awareness Month
- Newborn Screening Awareness Month
- Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
- Sports Eye Safety Month
- Whole Grains Month
- World Alzheimer's Month
- 10 - 16 National Suicide Prevention Week
- 10 World Suicide Prevention Day
- 13 National Celiac Disease Awareness Day
- 18 - 24 National Farm Safety & Health Week
- 18 - 22 Malnutrition Awareness Week™
- 20 National School Backpack Awareness Day
- 21 RAINN Day
- 22 Falls Prevention Awareness Day
- 24 Family Health & Fitness Day USA ®
- 25 Sport Purple for Platelets Day
- 27 National Women's Health & Fitness Day
- 28 World Rabies Day
- 29 World Heart Day
October 2017
- Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- Eye Injury Prevention Month
- Health Literacy Month
- Home Eye Safety Month
- International Walk to School Month
- National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- National Bullying Prevention Month
- National Dental Hygiene Month
- National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
- National Medical Librarians Month
- National Physical Therapy Month
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month
- 2 - 8 Mental Illness Awareness Week
- 2 - 6 National Primary Care Week
- 4 Walk and Bike to School Day
- 6 National Depression Screening Day ®
- 12 - 20 Bone and Joint Health Action Week
- 13 Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day
- 15 - 21 International Infection Prevention Week
- 15 National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
- 16 - 22 National Healthcare Quality Week
- 16 - 20 National Health Education Week
- 16 World Food Day
- 19 World Pediatric Bone and Joint Day
- 22 - 28 Respiratory Care Week
- 22 International Stuttering Awareness Day
- 23 - 31 Red Ribbon Week
- 29 World Psoriasis Day
November 2017
- American Diabetes Month
- Bladder Health Month
- COPD Awareness Month
- Diabetic Eye Disease Month
- Lung Cancer Awareness Month
- Lung Cancer Awareness Month
- National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month
- National Family Caregivers Month
- National Healthy Skin Month
- National Hospice and Palliative Care Month
- Stomach Cancer Awareness Month
- 16 Great American Smokeout
- 19 International Survivors of Suicide Day
- 20 - 26 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Awareness Week
- 24 National Family Health History Day?
December 2017
- International AIDS Awareness Month
- National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month
- Safe Toys and Gifts Month
- Dec 01, 2017 World AIDS Day
- Dec 03, 2017 International Day of People with Disability
- 3 - 9 National Handwashing Awareness Week
- 4 - 11 National Influenza Vaccination Week
Source: healthfinder.gov