List of commemorative months

The following is a list of notable observed commemorative months, 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

• Weight Loss Awareness Month^[1]
• National Codependency Awareness Month^[2]
• National Mentoring Month (United States)
• Stalking Awareness Month (United States)^[3]
• Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month (United States)^[4]
• Healthy Weight Week (United States)^[5]

February

• Black History Month (United States and Canada)
• American Heart Month (United States)^[6][7]
• National Children's Dental Health Month (United States)^[8]
• Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (United States)^[9][10]
• National Forestry Mulcher Month
• Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month
• Smocking Month
• National Bird Feeding Month ^[11]
• Career and Technical Education Month^[12]

March

• Endometriosis Awareness Month^[13]
• Women's History Month^[14]
• Colon Cancer Awareness Month

United States

• Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month^[15]
• Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month^[16]
• Irish-American Heritage Month
• Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month
• National Athletic Training Month^[17]
• National Nutrition Month^[18]
• Music in our Schools Month
• National Kidney Month^[19]
• National Professional Social Work Month
• National Reading Awareness Month^[20]
• Youth Art Month

April

• Animal Cruelty Prevention Month^[21]
• Arab-American Month (United States)
• Autism Awareness Month (Canada & United States)
• Confederate History Month (United States)
• Earth Month (Canada & United States)^[22]
• Financial Literacy Month
• Jazz Appreciation Month
• Mathematics Awareness Month^[23]
• Month of the Young Child
• Month of the Military Child
• National 9-1-1 Education Month
• National Child Abuse Prevention Month^[24]
• National Poetry Month
• National Volunteer Month
• Parkinson’s Awareness Month^[25]
• Sexual Assault Awareness Month^[26]
• Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Awareness Month^[27]
• Scottish-American Heritage Month
• Testicular Cancer Awareness Month^[28]
• Occupational Therapy Month
• Oral Cancer Awareness Month
• Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month
• National Lawn Care Month^[29]
• National Safe Digging Month^[30]

May

• In 1992, the official designation of May as Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month was signed into law. The month of May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869.{{http://asianpacificheritage.gov/about/}} *Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Awareness
• Military Appreciation Month
• ALS Awareness Month (United States)^[31]
• Asian Pacific American Heritage Month^[14]
• Asthma Awareness Month^[32]
• Better Hearing and Speech Month^[33]
• Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month^[34][35]
• Brain Cancer Awareness Month
• Celiac Awareness Month
• Mental Health Awareness Month
• Haitian Heritage Month
• Hepatitis Awareness Month
• National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month (United States)^[36]
• Jewish American Heritage Month^[14]
• Lupus Awareness Month^[37]
• Lyme Disease Awareness Month
• Motorcycle Awareness Month^[38]
• National Bike Month
• National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
• National Guide Dog Month (2008, 2009)
• National Mobility Awareness Month
• National Foster Care Month
• National Physical Fitness and Sports Month^[39]
• National Stroke Awareness Month^[40]
• Williams Syndrome Awareness Month^[41]

June

• National Dysphagia Awareness Month
• Caribbean American Heritage Month^[42]
• LGBT Pride Month
• National Safety Month
• PTSD Awareness Month
• Hemiplegic Migraine Awareness Month

July

• National Ice Cream Month^[43] (United States)
• Sarcoma Awareness Month^[44] (United States)

August

• Digestive Tract Paralysis (DTP) Month
• Metal corrosion awareness month (MC)

September

• Alopecia Awareness Month (USA)
• Arnold-Chiari Malformation Awareness Month^[45]
• Deaf Awareness Month
• National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (USA)^[46]
• National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month ^[47]
• National Guide Dog Month (USA)
• National Hispanic Heritage Month (USA; September 15 to October 15)
• National Honey Month
• National Life Insurance Awareness Month (USA) ^[48]
• National Emergency Preparedness Month (USA)^[49]
• National Prostate Awareness Month
• National Religious Diversity Awareness Month (USA) ^[50]
• National Suicide Prevention Month (USA)
• National Recovery Month (USA)^[51]
• National Wilderness Month (USA)^[52]
• Orthostatic Tremor Awareness Month ^[53]
• Pain Awareness Month^[54]
• Polycystic ovary syndrome Awareness Month^[55][56][57]
• Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
• Lymphoma Awareness Month

October

• Black History Month (United Kingdom)
• Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• Disability Awareness Month
• Down syndrome Awareness Month
• Dwarfism Awareness Month
• Domestic Violence Awareness Month
• Dysautonomia Awareness Month^[58]
• Eczema Awareness Month^[59]
• Fair Trade Month^[60]
• International Walk to School Month (Canada)^[61]
• LGBTQ History Month (U.S.)^[62]
• Lupus Awareness Month^[63]
• National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• National ADHD Awareness Month
• National Bullying Prevention Month (USA)
• National CyberSecurity Awareness Month^[64]
• National Dental Hygiene Month^[65]
• National Disability Employment Awareness Month^[14]
• National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
• National Energy Awareness Month
• National Fire Prevention Month^[66]
• National Infant Loss and Miscarriage Awareness Month
• National Information Literacy Awareness Month
• National German American Heritage Month
• National Italian American Heritage Month^[14]
• National Hispanic Heritage Month (U.S.; September 15 to October 15)
• National Outdoor Lighting Month^[67]
• National Pharmacy Month
• National Physical Therapy Month (USA)^[68]
• National Pit Bull Awareness Month
• National Work and Family Month^[69]
• Pastor Appreciation Month
• Polish American Heritage Month
• Raynaud's Awareness Month
• Rett Syndrome Awareness Month^[70]
• Selective Mutism Awareness Month^[71]
• Spina Bifida Awareness Month
• Vegetarian Awareness Month^[72]

November

• Pancreatic Cancer Awareness
• World Pancreatic Cancer Day
• Prostate Cancer/Men's Health Awareness month
• Alzheimer's Awareness Month^[73]
• National Novel Writing Month
• Epilepsy Awareness Month^[74]
• Native American Heritage Month^[14][75]
• Prematurity Awareness Month^[76]
• Lung Cancer Awareness Month^[77]
• RSD/CRPS Awareness Month
• Transgender Awareness Month^[78]
• National Adoption Awareness Month
• Diabetes Awareness Month
• COPD Awareness Month

December

1 December, World Aids Day

See also

• List of observances in the United States by presidential proclamation
• Awareness days
• International observance
• List of environmental dates
• List of food months

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47. "September is National Childhood Obesity Month". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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50. "Religious Diversity Awareness Month".
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60. "Buy Fair. Be Fair.". BeFair.org.
61. "International Walk to School Month - Active & Safe Routes to School". Active & Safe Routes to School.
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63. "Lupus Awareness Month - LUPUS UK". LUPUS UK.
64. "Presidential Proclamation--National Cybersecurity Awareness Month". White House Office of the Press Secretary. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
65. "National Dental Hygiene Month - ADHA - American Dental Hygienists Association". adha.org.
66. "October Is Fire Prevention Month". scouting.org.
67. "National Outdoor Lighting Month | October 2015". www.outdoorlights.com. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
68. "National Physical Therapy Month". apta.org.
69. "October is National Work and Family Month". Alliance for Work-Life Progress. 2011-10-01.
70. "October: Awareness Month - RettSyndrome.org". RettSyndrome.org.
71. "Working Together to Break the Silence: October is Selective Mutism Awareness Month - TheEducatorsRoom.org". The Educator's Room.
72. "Vegetarian Awareness Month - fruits & veggies more matters". fruits & veggies more matters.
73. "National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness & Family Caregivers Month (NADAM)". Alzheimer's Association.
74. "Epilepsy Awareness Month".
75. "Native American Heritage Month".
76. "Prematurity Campaign". marchofdimes.org.
77. "Lung Cancer Awareness Month". lungcanceralliance.org.
78. "Transgender Awareness Month". prideagenda.org.

External links

• United Nations Observances Calendar
• National Health Observances, US National Health Information Center