Bookmark the dates on this wellness calendar. Adobe Stock
Now is the time to get screenings and appointments scheduled around the Main Line. Remember these dates to keep your health in check.
This article originally ran in our March 2022 issue and was updated in April 2023.
Trying to stay on top of your health this year? Let the dates in this wellness calendar be your reminder to visit your doctor, get screened, or raise awareness for important health causes and concerns around the Main Line.
Wellness Calendar
APRIL
Alcohol Awareness Month
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month
National Autism Awareness Month
National Cancer Control Month
National Donate Life Month
National Minority Health Month
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month
Oral Cancer Awareness Month
Parkinson’s Awareness Month
Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month
Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
April 2: World Autism Awareness Day
April 7: World Health Day
April 17: World Hemophilia Day
April 24–30: World Immunization Week
MAY
Arthritis Awareness Month
Hepatitis Awareness Month
Lupus Awareness Month
Mental Health Month
National Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month
National Nurses Month
National Osteoporosis Month
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
National Stroke Awareness Month
Skin Cancer Prevention Month
May 2: World Asthma Day
May 6–12: National Nurses Week
May 7–13: National Hospital Week
May 10: National School Nurse Day
May 14-20: National Women’s Health Week
JUNE
Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month
Cataract Awareness Month
Men’s Health Month
National Scleroderma Awareness Month
PTSD Awareness Month
Scoliosis Awareness Month
June 4: National Cancer Survivors Day
June 8: World Brain Tumor Day
June 12–18: Men’s Health Week
June 19: World Sickle Cell Day
JULY
Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
Sarcoma Awareness Month
July 28: World Hepatitis Day
AUGUST
National Breastfeeding Month
Psoriasis Action Month
Summer Sun Safety Month
Aug. 1: World Lung Cancer Day
Aug. 1–7: World Breastfeeding Week
SEPTEMBER
Blood Cancer Awareness Month
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
National Cholesterol Education Month
National Sickle Cell Month
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Sept. 4: World Sexual Health Day
Sept. 10: World Suicide Prevention Day
Sept. 18-24: National Rehabilitation Awareness Week
OCTOBER
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Dental Hygiene Month
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
SIDS Awareness Month
Oct. 1–7: Mental Illness Awareness Week
Oct. 10: World Mental Health Day
Oct. 11: International Day of the Girl
Oct. 22: International Stuttering Awareness Day
NOVEMBER
American Diabetes Month
Bladder Health Month
COPD Awareness Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month
National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
Nov. 5–11: National Diabetes Education Week
Nov. 12–18: National Nurse Practitioner Week
Nov. 14: World Diabetes Day
Nov. 16: Great American Smokeout
Nov. 19-25: GERD Awareness Week
DECEMBER
National Safe Toys and Gifts Month
Dec. 1: World AIDS Day
Dec. 6–12: National Influenza Vaccination Week
2024
JANUARY
Thyroid Awareness Month
National Glaucoma Awareness Month
National Birth Defects Prevention Month
Cervical Health Awareness Month
FEBRUARY
American Heart Month
National Children’s Dental Health Month
MARCH
Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month
Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
National Endometriosis Awareness Month, National Kidney Month
National Nutrition Month
National Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month
Save Your Vision Month
March 10: National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
March 10–16: National Sleep Awareness Week
March 11–17: Brain Awareness Week
March 14: World Kidney Day
For more information on how to stay healthy, visit healthawareness.com.
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