List of commemorative months
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The following is a list of notable observed commemorative months, that is, months that are used by various governments, groups and organizations to raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate something.
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[edit] January
- National Mentoring Month
- Thryroid Disease Awareness Month
- National Birth Defects Prevention Month (New York)
- National Glaucoma Awareness Month (Illinois)
- National Stalking Awareness Month [1]
- Geek Appreciation Month [2]
[edit] February
- Black History Month (USA)
- National Eating Disorders Screening Program
- National Wise Mental Health Consumer Month
- National American Heart Month
- National Women's Heart Health Day
- National Have-A-Heart Day: Feb. 14
- American Heart Association (Texas)
- Low Vision Awareness Month: Prevent Blindness America (Illinois)
- National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week (Wisconsin)
- National Burn Awareness Week (Ohio)
- National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
[edit] March
- National Kidney Month
- National Nutrition Month[1]
- Women's History Month
- Irish-American Heritage Month
- Greek-American Heritage Month
- National Brain Injury Awareness Month [2]
- Endometriosis Awareness Month
- Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
- Self Harm Awareness Month
- National Essential Tremor Awareness Month [3]
[edit] April
- Autism Awareness Month
- Jazz Appreciation Month
- National Poetry Month
- Mathematics Awareness Month[4]
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month [5] (United States)
- Stomach Cancer Awareness Month
- National Volunteer Month
- Arab-American Heritage Month
- Tartan (Scottish-American) Heritage Month
- Donate Life Month- Organ and Tissue Donation
- STD Awareness Month [6] (United States)
[edit] May
- Brain Tumor Awareness Month (http://www.MilesForHope.org)
- Cystic fibrosis Awareness Month [7]
- South Asian Heritage Month
- Haitian Heritage Month
- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
- Borderline Personality Disorder Month[citation needed]
- Asthma Awareness Month[8]
- National Pet Month
- Mental Wellness Month
- Science Month
- Celiac Awareness Month
- National Guide Dog Month (2008, 2009)
- Jewish American Heritage Month
- National Law Enforcement Appreciation Month
- National Masturbation Month[9]
- Social Media Month[10]
- Lupus Awareness Month (US)[11]
[edit] June
- Caribbean American Heritage Month[12]
- Gay/Lesbian Pride Month
- National Father's Day Month
[edit] July
- National Vehicle Theft Protection Month[citation needed]
- National Tickling Month
- French-American Heritage Month
- National wikipedia day
- Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month
[edit] September
- Arthritis Awareness Month (Canada)[3]
- Childhood Cancer Awareness month
- National Guide Dog Month (2010 to present)
- National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15)
- National Bourbon Heritage Month
- National Yoga Month
- National Preparedness Month[13]
- German-American Heritage Month (September 15-October 15)
- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Awareness Month
[edit] October
- Rett Syndrome Awareness Month
- National Pork Month (United States) [14]
- Black History Month (UK)
- National Book Month[15]
- National Work and Family Month[16]
- National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- National CyberSecurity Awareness Month[17]
- Filipino American History Month
- LGBT History Month
- Nonprofit Career Month
- National Bullying Prevention Month
- National Fire Prevention Month
- National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- Italian-American Heritage Month
- Vegetarian Awareness Month
- National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
- Selective Mutism Awareness Month
- National Pizza Month
- Lupus Awareness Month (Canada)[18]
- National Dental Hygiene Month[19]
[edit] November
- Alzheimer Awareness Month
- Movember
- National American Indian & Alaska Native Heritage Month[20]
- COPD Awareness Month
- Arts + Health Month
- National Adoption Awareness Month
- Nonprofit Awareness Month
- Epilepsy Awareness Month
- Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month]
- Prematurity Awareness Month
[edit] December
Los Livingston Brothers Appreciation Month
[edit] See also
- List of observances in the United States by presidential proclamation
- Awareness days
- International observance
- List of environmental dates
[edit] References
- ^ "National Nutrition Month". American Dietetic Association. http://www.eatright.org/nnm/. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
- ^ http://www.biausa.org/brain-injury-awareness-month.htm
- ^ "National ET Awareness Month". International Essential Tremor Foundation. http://www.essentialtremor.org/read.asp?docid=781. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "Mathematics Awareness Month". http://www.mathaware.org/about.mam.html.
- ^ http://www.nsvrc.org/saam
- ^ http://www.cdc.gov/std/sam/
- ^ "65 Roses Day". http://www.65rosesday.org.au/.
- ^ "May is Asthma Awareness Month". US EPA. 2010-10-04. http://www.epa.gov/asthma/awm/index.html.
- ^ "May is "National Masturbation Month"". CNN. http://joybehar.blogs.cnn.com/2011/05/12/may-is-national-masturbation-month/.
- ^ . http://maysocialmediamonth.com/yes/about/.
- ^ "Lupus Awareness Month". http://www.lupus.org/newsite/pages/lupus-awareness-month.html.
- ^ "Whitehouse.gov". Office of the Press Secretary. 2012-02-01. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/05/31/presidential-proclamation-national-caribbean-american-heritage-month.
- ^ . 27 Aug 2010. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/08/27/presidential-proclamation-national-preparedness-month-2010. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ "October is National Pork Month". ThePigSite. 2007-10-02. http://www.thepigsite.com/swinenews/15806/octobers-national-pork-month.
- ^ "October is National Book Month". National Book Foundation. 2008-10-31. http://www.nationalbook.org/nbm.html.
- ^ "October is National Work and Family Month". AWLP. 2011-10-01. http://www.awlp.org/awlp/nwfm/nwfm-home.jsp.
- ^ "Presidential Proclamation--National Cybersecurity Awareness Month". White House Office of the Press Secretary. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/10/01/presidential-proclamation-national-cybersecurity-awareness-month. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ . 3 October 2011. http://www.lupuscanada.org/english/news-awareness/PDFs/October_is_Lupus_Awareness_Month_October_2011_PRESS_RELEASE.pdf. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ "October is National Dental Hygiene Month". http://www.adha.org/ndhm/index.html. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ^ "Native American Heritage Month". Library of Congress. 2011-02-04. http://nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov/.
[edit] External links
- 2010 Year at a Glance, National Health Information Center
- House Passes Schakowsky/Roskam Resolution Establishing Brain Tumor Awareness Month
