List of month-long observances
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The following is a list of notable month-long observances, 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.
January
- Dry January (United Kingdom)
- Human Trafficking Prevention Month (United States)[1]
- International Creativity Month
- Mental Wellness Month[2]
- National Mentoring Month (United States)[3]
- Tamil Heritage Month (Canada) [4][5]
- Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month (United States)
- Stalking Awareness Month [6]
February
- Black History Month (United States and Canada)
- American Heart Month (United States)[7]
- Gang Prevention Awareness Month[citation needed]
- Oral Hygiene Awareness Month[citation needed]
- Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month[citation needed]
- Eating Disorder Awareness Month[citation needed]
- Turner syndrome awareness month [8]
- LGBT History Month (United Kingdom)[9]
- Cholangiocarcinoma Awareness Month[10]
March
- Adolescent Self-Injury Awareness Month (Global)[11]
- National Athletic Training Month[12]
- International Black Women In Jazz & The Arts Month[citation needed]
- Brain Injury Awareness Month[13]
- National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month[14]
- National Disabilities Month[citation needed]
- Endometriosis Awareness Month[citation needed]
- Hexagonal Awareness Month[citation needed]
- Irish-American Heritage Month [15]
- National Music in Our Schools Month[citation needed]
- National Nutrition Month [16]
- National Social Work Month[citation needed]
- Women's History Month[17][18][19]
- Youth Art Month
- National Cheerleading Safety Awareness Month
April
- International Guitar Month
- National Donate Life Month
- Autism Awareness Month (United States)
- Spondylitis Awareness Month
- National Occupational Therapy Month
- Black Women's History Month
- Distracted Driving Awareness Month
- Parkinsons Awareness Month
- Financial Literacy Month[20]
- Jazz Appreciation Month
- Mathematics Awareness Month[21][22]
- National Child Abuse Prevention Month[23][24]
- National Deaf History Month, March 13-April 15[25][26]
- National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week (NMLPW)
- National Poetry Month
- National Volunteer Month
- Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month[27]
- Records and Information Management Month[28]
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month[29][30][31]
- Sikh Heritage Month (Ontario, Canada)[32][33]
- Stress Awareness Month (United States) [34]
- National Car Care Awareness Month[35]
- National Fair Housing Month [36]
- Confederate History Month [citation needed]
- Sarcoidosis Awareness Month[37]
May
- Tourettes Awareness Month[citation needed]
- National Day of Prayer
- ALS Awareness Month (United States)[38]
- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month[17][39]
- Better Hearing and Speech Month[40]
- Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month[41]
- Celiac Awareness Month
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Awareness Month[citation needed]
- Haitian Heritage Month
- International Internal Audit Awareness Month [42]
- Jewish American Heritage Month(USA)[18][43]
- Lupus Awareness Month [citation needed]
- Domestic Terrorism Awareness Month (Oceania)
- Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month[citation needed]
- Mental Health Awareness Month[44]
- Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month (Canada)
- National Arthritis Month
- National Bike Month
- National Foster Care Month[45]
- National Guide Dog Month (2008, 2009)
- National Mobility Awareness Month
- National Stroke Awareness Month
- Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month
- National Correct Posture Month
- Cystic Fibrosis Month (Australia and US)[46]
- National Apraxia Awareness Month[citation needed]
- Brain Tumor Awareness Month[citation needed]
- Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month [47]
- National Community Action Month
June
- African-American Music Appreciation Month[48][49]
- Alzheimer's Disease and Brain Awareness Month[50]
- Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT), also known as Osler-Weber-Rendu Syndrome [51]
- National Safety Month[52]
- National Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month
- Scoliosis Awareness Month[citation needed]
- Migraine Awareness Month[citation needed]
- LGBT Pride Month
- National Homeownership Month [53]
- National Healthy Homes Month [54]
- National Caribbean-American Heritage Month[55]
- Caribbean Cuisine Month[56]
- PTSD Awareness Month[57]
- National Dairy Month
- World Narcissistic Abuse Awareness Day
July
- Group B Strep Awareness Month (International)[58]
- National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month[59]
- National Black Family Month
August
- National Hair Loss Awareness Month[citation needed]
- National Breastfeeding Awareness Month [60]
- National Immunization Awareness Month[citation needed]
- National Sales Enablement Month[citation needed]
- National clock day
September
- Classical Music Month
- Chiari Malformation Awareness Month[61]
- Life Insurance Awareness Month (US)[62]
- National Alopecia Awareness Month[citation needed]
- National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month[citation needed]
- National CMT Awareness Month (Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease)
- National Deaf Awareness Month[63][64]
- German American Heritage Month, which runs from September 15-October 15 [65] (United States)
- National Guide Dog Month (US)
- National Hispanic Heritage Month (US; September 15 to October 15)[17][66]
- National Honey Month
- National ITP Awareness Month
- National Literacy Month
- National Menopause Awareness Month
- National Piano Month
- National Preparedness Month[67]
- National Prostate Health Month[68]
- National Recovery Month [69]
- National Suicide Prevention & Awareness Month
- Neonatal Intensive Care Awareness Month
- Pain Awareness Month[70]
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Awareness Month
- Sepsis Awareness Month[71]
- Sickle Cell Awareness Month[72]
- Trucker Appreciation Month
October
- Archives Month
- German American Heritage Month, which runs from September 15-October 15 [65] (United States)
- Black History Month (United Kingdom)
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- "International Longevity Month". (Worldwide)
- ADHD Awareness Month
- Craniosynostosis Awareness Month
- Ben 10 Month (South America) [citation needed]
- Filipino American History Month (United States)
- LGBT History Month (US and Canada)[73]
- Muslim heritage month (Canada)
- National Arts and Humanities Month (United States)
- National Bullying Prevention Month (US)
- National Cyber Security Awareness Month[74][75]
- National Dental Hygiene Month (US)[76]
- National Disability Employment Awareness Month[17][18][77]
- National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- Dysautonomia Awareness Month
- National Dyslexia Awareness Month
- National Family History Month (United States)
- National Hispanic Heritage Month (US; September 15 to October 15)[66]
- National Orthodontic Health Month
- National Pastor Appreciation Month (US)
- "National Physical Therapy Month".
- National Pit Bull Awareness Month[78]
- National Reading Group Month[79]
- National Vaccine Injury Awareness Month
- National Work and Family Month[80]
- Optical Coherence Tomography Month
- Polish American Heritage Month
- Pregnancy and Infant loss awareness month
- RETT Syndrome Awareness Month
- Down Syndrome Awareness Month
- National Crime Prevention Month
- National Window Covering Safety Month
- National Cholesterol Month[81]
- Blindness Awareness Month [82]
- Selective Mutism Awareness Month
- Spina Bifida Awareness Month[83]
November
- National Homeless Youth Awareness Month
- International Drum Month
- Mouth Cancer Awareness Month[84]
- Movember - November events to raise awareness and funds for men's health issues, such as prostate cancer and depression
- National Adoption Awareness Month[85]
- National Diabetes Awareness Month[86]
- National Epilepsy Awareness Month[87]
- National Novel Writing Month - people from all over the world try to write a 50,000-word novel in a month
- Native American Indian/Alaska Native Heritage Month[17][18][88]
- Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month
- Warrior Care Month[89]
- World Quality Month [90]
- World Vegan Month[91]
- National Caregivers Month
- National Veteran and Military Families Month [92]
- National Career Development Month [93]
December
See also
- List of observances in the United States by presidential proclamation
- List of awareness days
- International observance
- List of environmental dates
- List of food months
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