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January May September November

Cervical Health Awareness Month
National Birth Defects Prevention Month
National Blood Donor Month
National Glaucoma Awareness Month
February
Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
Better Sleep Month
Correct Posture Month
Healthy Vision Month
Hepatitis Awareness Month
Baby Safety Awareness Month
Blood Cancer Awareness Month
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Healthy Aging ® Month
National Childhood Obesity
Awareness Month
American Diabetes Month
Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
National Alzheimer’s Disease
Awareness Month
National Epilepsy Awareness Month

Health and
Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month
American Heart Month Lupus Awareness Month National Ovarian Cancer National Family Caregivers Month
Awareness Month National Healthy Skin Month
AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month National Arthritis Month

wellness
National Cancer Prevention Month
National Children’s Dental Health Month
National High Blood Pressure
Education Month
National Melanoma/Skin Cancer
National Recovery Month National Hospice and Palliative
National Sickle Cell Disease Care Month
Awareness Month
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

observances
Wise Health Consumer Month
March
American Red Cross Month
Brain Injury Awareness Month
Hemophilia Awareness Month
National Colorectal Cancer
Awareness Month
National Developmental
Disabilities Awareness Month
National Eye Donor Month
National Kidney Month
National Nutrition Month
April
Counseling Awareness Month
National Alcohol Awareness Month
National Autism Awareness Month
National Cancer Control Month
National Donate Life Month
National Minority Health & Health
Disparities Month
National Occupational Therapy Month
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Stress Awareness Month
Awareness Month
National Mental Health Month
National Osteoporosis Month
National Stroke Awareness Month
June
Cataract Awareness Month
Men’s Health Month
Migraine and Headache
Awareness Month
National Great Outdoors Month
National Safety Month
National Scleroderma Awareness Month
July
Fireworks Safety Month
National Recreation and Park Month
UV Safety Month
August
Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
Medic Alert Awareness Month
National Breastfeeding Month
National Immunization
Awareness Month
National Yoga Month
Prematurity Awareness Month
Prostate Health Month
December
October
International AIDS Awareness Month
Children’s Health Month National Drunk and Drugged
Domestic Violence Driving Prevention Month
Awareness Month Safe Toys and Gifts Month
Health Literacy Month
Healthy Babies Month
Healthy Lung Month
National Breast Cancer
Awareness Month
National Bullying Prevention Month
National Dental Hygiene Month
National Depression and Mental
Health Screening Month
National Liver Awareness Month
National Physical Therapy Month
National Spina Bifida Awareness Month
National Sudden Infant Death
Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month
National Work and Family Month
Talk About Your Medicines Month
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 January 2018

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Promote the savings on
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14 15 16 17 18 19 20 January health and

Martin Luther King, Jr. wellness observances
Day of Service
Cervical Health Awareness Month

National Birth Defects

Prevention Month
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
National Blood Donor Month
National Certified
Registered Nurse National Glaucoma
Anesthetists Week
Awareness Month
(21 – 27)

28 29 30 31

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 February 2018

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3
National Wear
Red Day

4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A message about National Girls &
women’s heart health Women in Sports Day

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 February health and

National Cardiac wellness observances
Rehabilitation Week
(11 – 17) American Heart Month
Random Acts of
AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
Kindness Week (11 – 17)
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 National Cancer Prevention Month
Tips for caring for your World Thinking Day National Children’s Dental
teeth and your family’s Health Month
teeth
Wise Health Consumer Month

25 26 27 28

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 March 2018

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3
Aplastic Anemia and National Sleep
MDS Week (1 – 6) Awareness Week
(2 – 9)

4 5 6 7 8 9 10
National School
Breakfast Week (5 – 9)

11 12 13 14 15 16 17
National Pulmonary Promote the savings on
Rehabilitation Week vision products and March health and
(11 – 17) services available wellness observances
through the Aetna
Discount Program American Red Cross Month
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Brain Injury Awareness Month
National Poison National Youth National Native Kick Butts Day World Water Day
Hemophilia Awareness Month
Prevention Week Violence Prevention HIV/AIDS Campaign for
(18 – 24) Week (19 – 23) Awareness Day tobacco-free kids National Colorectal Cancer
Awareness Month

National Developmental Disabilities

25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Awareness Month
American Diabetes
Alert Day National Eye Donor Month

National Kidney Month

National Nutrition Month

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 April 2018

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
National Public National Day of Hope Alcohol-Free National Alcohol
Health Week (2 – 8) Weekend (6 – 8) Screening Day

World Health Day

8 9 10 11 12 13 14
International
Moment of
Laughter Day

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 April health and

National Volunteer National Healthcare Global Youth Service National Infant wellness observances
Week (15 – 21) Decisions Day Day (20 – 22) Immunization Week
(21 – 28) Counseling Awareness Month

National Alcohol Awareness Month

National Autism Awareness Month

22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Earth Day Medical Fitness Week Take Your Daughters National Cancer Control Month
(23 – 29) and Sons to Work Day
National Donate Life Month

National Minority Health & Health

Disparities Month
29 30 National Occupational
Therapy Month

Sexual Assault
Awareness Month

Stress Awareness Month

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 May 2018

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5
National Physical Project ACES Day
Education and Sports (All Children Exercise
Week (1 – 7) Simultaneously)

6 7 8 9 10 11 12
National Nurses National Hospital World Red Cross/Red
Week (6 – 12) and Healthcare Week Crescent Day May health and
(7 – 13)
wellness observances
Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Better Sleep Month
National Nursing Bike to Work Week Informed Health® Line
Home Week (13 – 19) (14 – 18) Toolkit Correct Posture Month

Women’s Health Healthy Vision Month

Week (13 – 19)
Hepatitis Awareness Month
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month
World Autoimmune Don’t forget about the
Lupus Awareness Month
Arthritis Day savings on fitness-related
products and services National Arthritis Month
available through the
Aetna Discount Program. National High Blood Pressure
Education Month
27 28 29 30 31
National Senior National Melanoma/Skin Cancer
Health & Fitness Day Awareness Month

National Mental Health Month

National Osteoporosis
Month
Health and wellness
National Stroke
observances Awareness Month

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 June 2018

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2
National Trails Day

3 4 5 6 7 8 9
National Cancer
Survivors Day

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 June health and

National Children’s Men’s Health Week World Blood wellness observances
Day (11 – 17) Donor Day
Cataract Awareness Month

Men’s Health Month

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Migraine and Headache

Awareness Month

National Great Outdoors Month

National Safety Month

National Scleroderma
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Awareness Month
National HIV
Testing Day

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 July 2018

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Explore flyer

Explore e-card

15 16 17 18 19 20 21
EveryBody Deserves
a Massage Week
(15 – 21)

July health and

22 23 24 25 26 27 28
wellness observances
Fireworks Safety Month

National Recreation
and Park Month
29 30 31 UV Safety Month

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 August 2018

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4
World Breastfeeding
Week (1 – 7)

5 6 7 8 9 10 11
National Health National Night Out International Day
Center Week of the World’s
(6 – 12) Indigenous People

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

August health and

wellness observances
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
Start smart flyer
Medic Alert Awareness Month
Start smart e-card
National Breastfeeding Month

National Immunization
26 27 28 29 30 31 Awareness Month

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 September 2018

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1
National Childhood
Injury Prevention
Week (1 – 7)

2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Home sweet home
flyer

Rest easy e-card

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 September health and

Suicide Prevention National Day of wellness observances
Week (9 – 15) Service and
Remembrance Baby Safety Awareness Month
National Assisted
Living Week (9 – 15) Blood Cancer Awareness Month

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

16 17 18 19 20 21 22
National International Day Healthy Aging ® Month
Rehabilitation Week of Peace
National Childhood Obesity
(16 – 22)
Awareness Month

National Ovarian Cancer

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Awareness Month
Active Aging 30 National Women’s Family Health and National Recovery Month
Week Health & Fitness Day Fitness Day USA
(23 – 29) National Sickle Cell Disease
Awareness Month

National Yoga Month

Health and wellness Prostate Health Month

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 October 2018

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5 6
International Day National Mental Take a shot flyer
of Older Persons Illness Awareness
Week (1 – 7) Take a shot e-card
Child Health Day

World Habitat Day

October health and
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
wellness observances
National Fire National Consultant World Mental Health
Prevention Week Pharmacist Week Day Children’s Health Month
(7 – 13) (9 – 12)
Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Health Literacy Month

14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Healthy Babies Month
International National School International Day World Osteoporosis
Infection Prevention Lunch Week (15 – 19) for the Eradication Day Healthy Lung Month
Week (14 – 20) of Poverty
National Health National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Education Week (15 – 19)
National Bullying Prevention Month
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 National Dental Hygiene Month
National Respiratory National Red Ribbon Make a
Care Week (21 – 27) Celebration (23 – 31) Difference Day National Depression and Mental
Health Screening Month
National Healthcare
Quality Week (21 – 27) National Liver Awareness Month

National Physical Therapy Month

28 29 30 31
World Stroke Day Promote the savings on National Spina Bifida Awareness Month
natural products and
services available National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
through the Aetna (SIDS) Awareness Month
Discount Program
National Work and
Family Month
Health and wellness
Talk About Your
observances Medicines Month
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 November 2018

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3
Touchdown flyer
smart snacking

Touchdown e-card
smart snacking

4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Color the World
Orange for CRPS/RSD
Awareness

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 November health and

World Pneumonia World Kindness Day World Diabetes Day National International
Day Philanthropy Day Survivors of
wellness observances
Suicide Loss Day
American Education Great American American Diabetes Month
Week (12 – 18) Smokeout
Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Lung Cancer Awareness Month
National Family
National Alzheimer’s Disease
Health History Day
Awareness Month
Tie One On For Safety
Campaign (Nov. 22 – Jan. 1) National Epilepsy Awareness Month

National Family Caregivers Month

25 26 27 28 29 30
National Healthy Skin Month

National Hospice and Palliative

Care Month

Pancreatic Cancer
Awareness Month
Health and wellness
Prematurity Awareness
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 December 2018

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1
World AIDS Day

Tie One On For Safety

Campaign
(Nov. 22 – Jan. 1)

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National Hand No worries flyer International
Washing Awareness Volunteer Day
Week (2 – 8) No worries e-card

National Influenza
Vaccination Week (2 – 8)
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Human Rights Day Check toys for lead

16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Appoint a designated Eat healthy this
driver for holiday holiday season December health and
parties wellness observances
International AIDS Awareness Month
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 National Drunk and Drugged
30 31 Driving Prevention Month

Safe Toys and Gifts Month

Health and wellness

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