Health and Disability Awareness Days, Weeks, and Months Calendar

Ian C. Langtree - Writer/Editor for Disabled World (DW)
Published: 2011/04/30 - Updated: 2025/05/01
Publication Type: Awareness, Appreciation
Category Topic: Disability Awareness - Academic Publications

Page Content: Synopsis - Introduction - Main - Insights, Updates

Synopsis: This article provides a comprehensive and well-organized calendar of health and disability awareness dates, including days, weeks, and months dedicated to various medical conditions, social causes, and ethical issues. It serves as a valuable resource for individuals, organizations, educators, and healthcare professionals seeking to plan events, launch campaigns, or raise awareness for specific health topics throughout the year. The calendar covers a wide range of causes, from common illnesses to rare diseases, and includes both national and international observances. By offering this extensive list, the article helps to promote public understanding of various health conditions and supports efforts to increase visibility for important medical and social issues - Disabled World (DW).

Introduction

A national or international awareness day, week, or month is a date usually set by a major organization or government to commemorate a medical research or ethical cause of importance on a national or international level. Throughout the year, organizations support a variety of initiatives to raise awareness and understanding for key health issues around the world.

Main Content

Awareness days, weeks, and months engage the public in important health information. Usually awareness dates are health related, and help raise awareness of health conditions, medical illnesses, cancer types etc. Often based around these dates, many charities collect money in the form of donations and fund-raising. There are also organizations and foundations around the world that declare both national and international observances, although these are not always as widely recognized.

We hope this calendar will be of use to teachers, organizations, and persons seeking planning resources, launch dates, events, and charity donation campaigns, across a wide range of categories and event types.

Awareness ribbons have also become popular symbols of causes and illness conditions over recent years. Like awareness bracelets, the use of various colored folded ribbons is designed to raise public awareness to health, medical conditions, disability, and other issues. We currently have over 80 different ribbon colors and designs listed that denote awareness for hundreds of conditions.

Jump To Awareness Months:

Awareness Dates for January

January is Awareness Month For:

Awareness Days in January:

Awareness Weeks in January:

Awareness Dates for February

February is Awareness Month For:

Awareness Days in February:

Awareness Weeks in February:

Awareness Dates for March

March is Awareness Month For:

Awareness Days in March:

Awareness Weeks in March:

Awareness Dates for April

April is Awareness Month For:

Awareness Days in April:

Awareness Weeks in April:

Awareness Dates for May

May is Awareness Month For:

Awareness Days in May:

Awareness Weeks in May:

Awareness Dates for June

June is Awareness Month For:

Awareness Days in June:

Awareness Dates for July

July is Awareness Month For:

Awareness Days in July:

Awareness Weeks in July:

Awareness Dates for August

August is Awareness Month For:

Awareness Days in August:

Awareness Dates for September

September is Awareness Month For:

Awareness Days in September:

Awareness Weeks in September:

Awareness Dates for October

October is Awareness Month For:

Awareness Days in October:

Awareness Dates for November

November is Awareness Month For:

Awareness Days in November:

Awareness Weeks in November:

Awareness Dates for December

December is Awareness Month For:

Awareness Days in December:

Awareness Weeks in December:

Note: If you know of a discrepancy, or other recognized awareness programs and dates you would like to see added to the list, please Contact us with as many details as you can provide, so we can list the date(s) in our observance calendar.

Insights, Analysis, and Developments

Editorial Note: The extensive listing of awareness dates underscores the ongoing global commitment to recognizing and addressing diverse health and disability-related challenges. This calendar not only facilitates strategic planning for awareness initiatives but also highlights the importance of sustained attention to both common and rare conditions. The inclusion of symbolic elements like awareness ribbons further enriches its utility by providing visual identifiers that help unify and strengthen advocacy efforts. Overall, this resource is a valuable tool for enhancing societal knowledge and encouraging proactive participation in health and disability advocacy throughout the year - Disabled World (DW).

Author Credentials: Ian is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Disabled World, a leading resource for news and information on disability issues. With a global perspective shaped by years of travel and lived experience, Ian is a committed proponent of the Social Model of Disability-a transformative framework developed by disabled activists in the 1970s that emphasizes dismantling societal barriers rather than focusing solely on individual impairments. His work reflects a deep commitment to disability rights, accessibility, and social inclusion. To learn more about Ian's background, expertise, and accomplishments, visit his full biography.

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