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| Source: http://healthfinder.gov/NHO/nhoyear.aspx?year=2013 |
February
- AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
- American Heart Month
- International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
- National Children’s Dental Health Month
- Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
- 1 - 7 African Heritage & Health Week
- 1 Give Kids A Smile® Day
- 1 National Wear Red Day
- 7 - 14 Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
- 7 National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- 14 National Donor Day
March
- National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
- National Endometriosis Awareness Month
- National Kidney Month
- National Nutrition Month
- Save Your Vision Month
- Trisomy Awareness Month
- Workplace Eye Wellness Month
- 3 - 10 National Sleep Awareness Week®
- 3 - 9 National Problem Gambling Awareness Week
- 3 - 9 Patient Safety Awareness Week
- 4 - 8 National School Breakfast Week
- 10 National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- 11 - 17 Brain Awareness Week
- 14 World Kidney Day
- 17 - 23 National Poison Prevention Week
- 18 - 22 Flood Safety Awareness Week
- 18 - 22 National Youth Violence Prevention Week
- 20 National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- 24 - 31 National Tsunami Preparedness Week
- 24 World Tuberculosis Day
- 26 American Diabetes Alert Day
April
- 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 Minority Health Month
- National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month
- Occupational Therapy Month
- Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
- Sports Eye Safety Awareness Month
- STI Awareness Month
- Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month
- 1 - 7 National Public Health Week
- 2 Sexual Assault Awareness Month Day of Action
- 7 World Health Day
- 11 National Alcohol Screening Day®
- 20 - 27 National Infant Immunization Week
- 21 - 27 National Infertility Awareness Week
- 24 - 30 World Immunization Week
- 24 World Meningitis Day
- 29 - 00 3 Air Quality Awareness Week
May
- Arthritis Awareness Month
- Better Hearing and Speech Month
- Global Employee Health and Fitness Month
- Healthy Vision Month
- Hepatitis Awareness Month
- Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month®
- Mental Health Month
- National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
- National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
- National High Blood Pressure Education Month
- National Mediterranean Diet Month
- National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
- National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
- National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
- National Toxic Encephalopathy and Chemical Injury Awareness Month
- National Youth Traffic Safety Month
- Preeclampsia Awareness Month
- Ultraviolet Awareness Month
- UV Safety Month
- 5 - 11 Children's Mental Health Awareness Week
- 5 - 11 North American Occupational Safety and Health Week
- 5 Hand Hygiene Day
- 8 Bike to School Day
- 11 Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness Day
- 12 - 18 Food Allergy Awareness Week
- 13 - 19 National Alcohol- and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Awareness Week
- 13 - 19 National Stuttering Awareness Week
- 13 - 17 National Neuropathy Awareness Week
- 18 HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
- 19 National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- 20 World Autoimmune Arthritis Day
- 21 - 27 Recreational Water Illness and Injury Prevention Week
- 24 Heat Safety Awareness Day
- 26 - 00 1 National Hurricane Preparedness Week
- 29 National Senior Health & Fitness Day®
- 31 World No Tobacco Day
June
- 1 - 00 4 Fireworks Safety 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
- 2 - 8 National Rip Current Awareness Week
- 2 National Cancer Survivors Day
- 10 - 16 Men's Health Week
- 19 World Sickle Cell Day
- 23 - 29 National Lightening Safety Awareness Week
- 27 National HIV Testing Day
September
- Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
- Fruit and Veggies—More Matters Month
- Healthy Aging®Month
- Infant Mortality Awareness Month
- National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month
- National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
- National Cholesterol Education 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 Yoga Awareness Month
- Newborn Screening Awareness Month
- Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
- Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
- Whole Grains Month
- World Alzheimer's Month
- 13 National Celiac Disease Awareness Day
- 15 - 21 National Farm Safety & Health Week
- 15 - 21 National Rehabilitation Awareness Celebration
- 18 Get Ready Day
- 18 National School Backpack Awareness Day
- 25 National Women's Health & Fitness DayTM
- 27 National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- 27 RAINN Day
- 27 Sport Purple For Platelets Day
- 28 Family Health & Fitness Day USA®
- 28 World Rabies Day
- 29 World Heart Day
October
- Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- Eye Injury Prevention Month
- Health Literacy Month
- Home Eye Safety Month
- National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- National Bullying Prevention Month
- National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
- National Medical Librarians Month
- National Physical Therapy Month
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month
- 7 - 13 Mental Illness Awareness Week
- 7 - 11 Drive Safely Work Week
- 9 Walk to School Day
- 12 - 20 Bone and Joint Health National Action Week
- 13 Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day
- 14 - 18 National Health Education Week
- 15 National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
- 16 World Food Day
- 19 World Pediatric Bone and Joint Day
- 20 - 26 International Infection Prevention Week
- 20 - 26 Respiratory Care Week
- 22 International Stuttering Awareness Day
- 23 - 31 Red Ribbon Week
- 29 World Psoriasis Day
November
- American Diabetes Month
- COPD Awareness Month
- Diabetic Eye Disease Month
- Lung Cancer Awareness Month
- National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month
- National Family Caregivers Month
- National Healthy Skin Month
- National Hospice Palliative Care Month
- National Stomach Cancer Awareness Month
- 11 - 17 Drowsy Driving Prevention Week
- 21 Great American Smokeout
- 23 International Survivors of Suicide Day
- 24 - 30 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Awareness Week
