Health Awareness
January
- National Birth Defects Awareness Month
- Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula Awareness Month
- VACTERL Awareness Month
- Intestinal Malrotation Day (January 15th)
- International Day of the Zebra (Ehlers-Danlos and hypermobility spectrum disorder) (January 31st)
National Birth Defects AWARENESS Month
January 2025
February
- American Heart Month
- Black History Month
- Congenital Heart Defects Week (February 7th-14th)
- National Wear Red Day (February 7th)
- Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
- Rare Disease Day (February 28th)
March
- National Developmental Disabilities Month
- National Nutrition Month
- World Birth Defects Day (March 3rd)
- World Hearing Day (March 3rd)
- Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist Day (March 12th)
- National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week (March 17th-23rd)
- World Down Syndrome Day (March 21st)
- National Doctor’s Day (March 30th)
- Trisomy Awareness Month
World Birth Defects Day
March 3, 2025
April
- Alcohol Awareness Month – FASD
- Minority Health Month
- DNA Day (April 25th)
- Black Maternal Health Week
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Day (April 19th)
- National Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Awareness Month
- National Autism Acceptance Month
- Black Maternal Health Month - MCH
May
- Speech, Language, Hearing Month
- National Anencephaly Awareness Month
- Hepatitis Awareness Month
- Air Quality Awareness Week
- Osteogenesis (Wishbone Day)
- Healthy Vision Month
- Mental Health Awareness Month
- National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
- Preeclampsia Awareness Month
- Go Red for Women, American Stroke Month
- National Women's Health Week (Begins on Mother's Day)
June
- World Sickle Cell Day (June 19th)
- National Congenital CMV Month
- Men’s Health Month
- World Clubfoot Day
- 6th Global Rare Chromosome Disorder Awareness Week
- Scoliosis Awareness Month
July
- Group B Strep Awareness Month
- Gastroschisis Awareness Day
- National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness Month
- Fragile X Awareness Month
- World Hepatitis Day
August
- National Breastfeeding Month
- National Immunization Awareness Month
- Children’s Eye and Health Safety Month
September
- National Sickle Cell Awareness Month
- Hydrocephalus Awareness Month
- Folic Acid Awareness Week (2nd week)
- Newborn Screening Awareness Month
- FASD Awareness Month
- FASD Awareness Day (Sept. 9th)
- Infant Mortality Awareness (2nd week)
National Folic Acid Awareness Week
September 14th - 20th, 2025
October
- Spina Bifida Awareness Month
- Down Syndrome Awareness Month
- Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
- RSV Awareness Month
- Disability Employment Awareness Month
- Healthcare Quality Week
- Medical Ultrasound
- Health Literacy
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month
- ADHD Awareness Month
November
- Prematurity Awareness Month
- National Family Caregivers Month
- Prematurity Awareness Day (November 17th)
- World Diabetes Day (November 14th)
- National Family Health History Day
- DiGeorge Syndrome Awareness Day (November 22nd)
- American Diabetes Month
December
- National Influenza Vaccination Week (December 4th-8th)
- National Handwashing Awareness Week (December 4th-8th)
- International Day of Persons with Disability (December 3rd)