List of commemorative months
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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.
Contents
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]
March
- National Nutrition Month[11]
- Women's History Month[12]
- Irish-American Heritage Month
- Endometriosis Awareness Month[13]
- National Reading Awareness Month[14]
- Music in Our Schools Month
April
- Autism awareness Month (Canada & United States)
- Earth Month (Canada & United States)[15]
- Financial Literacy Month
- Jazz Appreciation Month
- Mathematics Awareness Month[16]
- National Child Abuse Prevention Month[17]
- National Poetry Month
- National Volunteer Month
- Parkinson’s Awareness Month[18]
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month[19]
- Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Awareness Month[20]
May
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Awareness
- Military Appreciation Month
- ALS Awareness Month (United States)[21]
- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month[12]
- Asthma Awareness Month[22]
- Better Hearing and Speech Month[23]
- Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month[24][25]
- 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)[26]
- Jewish American Heritage Month[12]
- Lupus Awareness Month[27]
- Motorcycle Awareness Month[28]
- 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[29]
June
- Caribbean American Heritage Month[30]
- LGBT Pride Month
- PTSD Awareness Month
- Hemiplegic Migraine Awareness Month
July
- National Ice Cream Month[31] (United States)
- Sarcoma Awareness Month[32] (United States)
August
- Digestive Tract Paralysis (DTP) Month[33]
September
- Alopecia Awareness Month (USA) [34]
- Arnold-Chiari Malformation Awareness Month[35]
- National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (USA)[36]
- National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month [37]
- National Guide Dog Month (USA)
- National Hispanic Heritage Month (USA; September 15 to October 15)
- National Honey Month
- National Life Insurance Awareness Month (USA) [38]
- National Preparedness Month (USA)[39]
- National Prostate Awareness Month
- National Suicide Prevention Month (USA) [40]
- National Recovery Month (USA)[41]
- National Wilderness Month (USA)[42]
- Orthostatic Tremor Awareness Month [43]
- Pain Awareness Month[44]
- Polycystic ovary syndrome Awareness Month[45][46][47]
- Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
- Lymphoma Awareness Month
October
- Black History Month (United Kingdom)
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- Colon Cancer Awareness Month
- Down syndrome Awareness Month
- Dwarfism Awareness Month
- Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- Dysautonomia Awareness Month[48]
- Eczema Awareness Month[49]
- Fair Trade Month[50]
- International Walk to School Month (Canada)[51]
- LGBTQ History Month (U.S.)[52]
- Lupus Awareness Month[53]
- National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- National ADHD Awareness Month
- National Bullying Prevention Month (USA)
- National CyberSecurity Awareness Month[54]
- National Dental Hygiene Month[55]
- National Disability Employment Awareness Month[12]
- National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- National Energy Awareness Month
- National Fire Prevention Month[56]
- National Infant Loss and Miscarriage Awareness Month
- National Information Literacy Awareness Month
- National Italian American Heritage Month[12]
- National Hispanic Heritage Month (U.S.; September 15 to October 15)
- National Outdoor Lighting Month[57]
- National Pharmacy Month
- National Physical Therapy Month (USA)[58]
- National Pit Bull Awareness Month
- National Work and Family Month[59]
- Pastor Appreciation Month
- Polish American Heritage Month
- Raynaud's Awareness Month
- Rett Syndrome Awareness Month[60]
- Selective Mutism Awareness Month[61]
- Spina Bifida Awareness Month
- Vegetarian Awareness Month[62]
November
- Pancreatic Cancer Awareness
- World Pancreatic Cancer Day
- Prostate Cancer/Men's Health Awareness month
- Alzheimer's Awareness Month[63]
- National Novel Writing Month
- Epilepsy Awareness Month[64]
- Native American Heritage Month[12][65]
- Prematurity Awareness Month[66]
- Lung Cancer Awareness Month[67]
- RSD/CRPS Awareness Month
- Transgender Awareness Month[68]
- National Adoption Awareness Month
- Diabetes Awareness Month
- COPD Awareness Month
December
- National Malena Awareness Month[citation needed]
- 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
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- ↑ http://www.asha.org/bhsm/ Better Hearing & Speech Month
- ↑ HR 1005, 4/1/08
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- ↑ http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/08/29/presidential-proclamation-national-wilderness-month-2014 National Wilderness Month
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External links
- United Nations Observances Calendar
- National Health Observances, US National Health Information Center
