National health awareness

August

• Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
• National Breastfeeding Month
• National Immunization Awareness Month
• Psoriasis Awareness Month

               
September

• National Preparedness Month
• Sexual Health Awareness Month
  
• National Suicide Prevention Week (Sept. 8–14)
  
• World Suicide Prevention Day (Sept. 10)
  

October

• Mental Illness Awareness Week (Oct. 6–12)
  
• World Mental Health Day (Oct. 10)
• National Health Education Week (Oct. 21–25)
  
• National Healthcare Quality Week (Oct. 20–26)
  

 
November

• Great American Smokeout, American Cancer Society (Nov. 21)
  
• National Family Health History Day (Nov. 28)
  

December

• National Handwashing Awareness Week (Dec. 1–7)
  

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