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* [[National Preparedness Month]]<ref>{{cite news|publisher=White House Office of the Press Secretary|title=Presidential Proclamation--National Preparedness Month, 2010|url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/08/27/presidential-proclamation-national-preparedness-month-2010|accessdate=9 October 2010|date=27 Aug 2010}}</ref> |
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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.
January
February
- Black History Month (USA)
- Career and Technical Education Month[1]
- National Pet Dental Health Month
- Spay/Neuter Awareness Month (World Spay Day is February 26 of each year)
- Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month[2]
- National Children's Dental Health Month
March
- Irish-American Heritage Month[3]
- Music in our Schools Month [3]
- National Brain Injury Awareness Month[4]
- National Celery Month [5]
- National Craft Month [3]
- National Essential Tremor Awareness Month[6]
- National Frozen Food Month [3]
- National Middle Level Education Month
- National Nutrition Month[7]
- National Professional Social Work Month [3]
- National Peanut Month [3]
- National Women's History Month[3]
- Red Cross Month [3]
April
- Jazz Appreciation Month
- National Poetry Month
- Mathematics Awareness Month[8]
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month[9]
- Parkinson Awareness Month[10]
- Prevention of Animal Cruelty Month
- Autism Awareness Month
- Asperger's Syndrome Awareness Month
- Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
- National Diabetes Awareness Month
May
- National Children's Mental Health Awareness Month
- ALS Awareness Month (United States)[11]
- National Bike Month
- South Asian Heritage Month
- Haitian Heritage Month
- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
- Asthma Awareness Month[12]
- National Pet Month
- Celiac Awareness Month
- National Guide Dog Month (2008, 2009)
- Jewish American Heritage Month
- National Foster Care Month[13]
June
- Adopt-a-Cat Month (United States)[14]
- ALS Awareness Month (Canada)[15]
- Caribbean American Heritage Month[16]
- LGBT Pride Month (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender)
July
August
- National Immunization Awareness Month (USA)[20]
National Free Taco day- August 5 National Minecraft day- August 1
September
- National Guide Dog Month (2010 to present)
- National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15)
- National Honey Month
- National Yoda Month
- National Chiari Malformation Awareness Month[21]
- National Preparedness Month[22]
- National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month[citation needed]
- National Pomegranate Tootsie Roll Pop Awareness Month
October
- Adopt a Shelter Dog Month National Veterinary Technician Week is the second full week of October
- Domestic Violence Awareness Month[23]
- Black History Month (UK)
- National Book Month[24]
- National Work and Family Month[25]
- National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- National Chiropractic Health Month
- National CyberSecurity Awareness Month[26]
- National Brain Tumour Awareness Month (CAD)
- Filipino American History Month
- LGBT History Month
- National Bullying Prevention Month
- National Spina Bifida Awareness Month - http://www.spinabifidaassociation.org/site/c.evKRI7OXIoJ8H/b.8028963/k.BE67/Home.htm
November
- Adopt a Senior Pet Month National Animal Shelter Shelter Appreciation Week is the first full week of November
- Movember
- National American Indian & Alaska Native Heritage Month[27]
- COPD Awareness Month
- National Stomach Cancer Awareness Month[28]
- National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)[29]
December
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
- ^ "Association for Career and Technical Education: CTE Month". Association for Career and Technical Education. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: CTE Month". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "March 2013 Bizarre and Unique Holidays". Holiday Insights.com. 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ "Brain Injury Awareness Month 2012".
- ^ Rem, Kathryn (March 9, 2010). "Yesterday was National Crabmeat Day and you missed it". The State Journal-Register.
- ^ "National ET Awareness Month". International Essential Tremor Foundation. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "National Nutrition Month". American Dietetic Association. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
- ^ "Mathematics Awareness Month".
- ^ "Sexual Assault Awareness Month".
- ^ "Parkinson Awareness Month".
- ^ "Announcements: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month – May 2011". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. May 6, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "May is Asthma Awareness Month". US EPA. 2010-10-04.
- ^ "May is National Foster Care Month...You Can Change a Lifetime!".
- ^ "Adopt-A-Cat Month)". [1]. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ Aglukkaq, Leona (Minister of Health, Government of Canada) (June 2010). "ALS Awareness Month (Lou Gehrig's Disease)". Health Canada. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "Presidential Proclamation--National Caribbean-American Heritage Month". White House Office of the Press Secretary. 2012-02-01.
- ^ "National Dance Day: Ryan Heffington, 'Sweaty Sundays' Creator, Talks Studio Tears & Vintage Spandex".
- ^ http://www.factmonster.com/spot/hotdog1.html
- ^ "July Is National Horseradish Month!".
- ^ "National Health Observance Toolkit - August". Healthfinder.gov. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ "Conquer Chiari".
- ^ "Presidential Proclamation--National Preparedness Month, 2010". White House Office of the Press Secretary. 27 Aug 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ {{|url=http://www.ncadv.org/takeaction/DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth.php}}
- ^ "October is National Book Month". National Book Foundation. 2008-10-31.
- ^ "October is National Work and Family Month". Alliance for Work-Life Progress. 2011-10-01.
- ^ "Presidential Proclamation--National Cybersecurity Awareness Month". White House Office of the Press Secretary. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ "Native American Heritage Month". Library of Congress. 2011-02-04.
- ^ "Senate Resolution 655". GovTrack. 2010-09-28.
- ^ "NaNoWriMo". Office of Letters and Light.
External links
- 2010 Year at a Glance, National Health Information Center
- House Passes Schakowsky/Roskam Resolution Establishing Brain Tumor Awareness Month