Health & wellbeing days
Health awareness days, weeks and months, many backed by public-health bodies. Listed from the next one coming up.
| Next date | Observance |
|---|---|
| October 2026 | |
| Oct 1Thursday | Breast Cancer Awareness Month MonthBreast Cancer Awareness Month is an October campaign that encourages screening and early detection and supports people affected… |
| November 2026 | |
| Nov 1Sunday | Movember MonthMovember is a yearly fundraising campaign in which people grow mustaches, take on fitness challenges or host events… |
| Nov 14Saturday | World Diabetes DayWorld Diabetes Day is the main global awareness campaign on diabetes, focused on prevention, early diagnosis and access… |
| January 2027 | |
| Jan 1Friday | Dry January MonthDry January is a challenge to go without alcohol for the whole first month of the year. The… |
| February 2027 | |
| Feb 1Monday | American Heart Month MonthAmerican Heart Month is a February campaign to help people understand and lower their risk of heart disease,… |
| Feb 28Sunday | Rare Disease DayRare Disease Day raises awareness of rare diseases and the people who live with them, and calls for… |
| March 2027 | |
| Mar 1Monday | National Nutrition Month MonthNational Nutrition Month is a March campaign from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics that encourages people to… |
| Mar 21Sunday | World Down Syndrome DayWorld Down Syndrome Day raises awareness of Down syndrome and promotes the rights, inclusion and well-being of people… |
| Mar 24Wednesday | World Tuberculosis DayWorld Tuberculosis Day raises awareness of TB, a preventable and curable infectious disease that remains one of the… |
| April 2027 | |
| Apr 1Thursday | Autism Acceptance Month MonthAutism Acceptance Month is an April observance that promotes understanding, inclusion and support for autistic people throughout their… |
| Apr 25Sunday | World Malaria DayWorld Malaria Day highlights global efforts to prevent, diagnose and treat malaria, a mosquito-borne disease that is preventable… |
| May 2027 | |
| May 1Saturday | Mental Health Awareness Month MonthMental Health Awareness Month, also called Mental Health Month, is a May campaign to reduce stigma around mental… |
| May 31Monday | World No Tobacco DayWorld No Tobacco Day is the World Health Organization's yearly campaign on the harm caused by tobacco use… |
| June 2027 | |
| Jun 1Tuesday | Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month MonthAlzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month is a June campaign from the Alzheimer's Association that raises awareness of Alzheimer's… |
| Jun 14Monday | World Blood Donor DayWorld Blood Donor Day thanks the volunteers who give blood without payment and raises awareness of the need… |
| September 2027 | |
| Sep 1Wednesday | Suicide Prevention Awareness Month MonthSuicide Prevention Awareness Month is a September campaign that teaches warning signs and ways to help, shares crisis… |
| Sep 1Wednesday | Childhood Cancer Awareness Month MonthChildhood Cancer Awareness Month is a September observance that draws attention to cancers in children and teens, honors… |
| Sep 10Friday | World Suicide Prevention DayWorld Suicide Prevention Day spreads the message that suicide can be prevented, encourages open and caring conversation about… |
| Sep 29Wednesday | World Heart DayWorld Heart Day is a global campaign to raise awareness of cardiovascular disease, including heart attacks and strokes,… |