Health, Wellness & Awareness observances

National Walk Safely to School Day

22 May 2026 · Australia / Pedestrian Council of Australia national campaign

The Pedestrian Council of Australia states that the 2026 National Walk Safely to School Day will be held throughout Australia on Friday, 22 May 2026.

National Wear Red Day®

6 February 2026 edition verified · United States / NHLBI The Heart Truth campaign

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute identifies Friday, February 6 as National Wear Red Day in its current American Heart Month campaign materials.

National Winter Skin Relief Day

8 January · United States / CeraVe-created winter skin awareness observance

Valeant Consumer Healthcare, then maker of CeraVe, announced the observance for January 8 in 2017; National Day Calendar records CeraVe as founder and January 8 as the annual date.

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

10 March annually; 10 March 2026 edition verified · United States / women and girls HIV awareness

HIV.gov identifies March 10 as National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and documents the 2026 observance as a day to recognize HIV/AIDS impact on women and girls and highlight preve…

National Women’s Checkup Day

Second Monday in May; 11 May 2026 in current New York legislative recognition · U.S. women’s preventive-health awareness; historical federal health-campaign usage and current state recognition

A 2026 New York Senate resolution identifies National Women’s Checkup Day as held annually on the second Monday in May and recognizes May 11, 2026 in conjunction with the observance.

National Women’s Health & Fitness Day

Last Wednesday in September; 30 September 2026 · United States / Health Information Resource Center organizer-led event

The official FitnessDay site states that National Women’s Health & Fitness Day is always held on the last Wednesday in September and is organized by the Health Information Resource Center.

National Work From Home for Wellness Day

16 August · United States / NexRep-created work-from-home wellness campaign

NexRep states that National Work from Home for Wellness Day is celebrated annually on August 16 and that NexRep established it.

National Workaholics Day

5 July · United States / informal work-life-balance observance

National Day Calendar and National Today independently place National Workaholics Day on July 5 each year.

National Youth HIV and AIDS Awareness Day

10 April · United States

Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness Day

31 May · United States / awareness day repeatedly recognized by state proclamations

State government proclamations in multiple years designate May 31 as Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness Day, supporting a recurring commemorative date while not making it a federal holiday.

No Limits for Deaf Children Day

17 April in the organization's 25th-anniversary campaign; current annual continuation requires refresh · United States / No Limits for Deaf Children organization campaign

No Limits for Deaf Children used April 17 as 'National No Limits for deaf children Day' in its 25th-birthday campaign. The stored evidence is campaign-specific and does not by itself prove…

Nystagmus Awareness Day

20 June annually · Nystagmus Network / national and international awareness campaign

The Nystagmus Network explicitly asks supporters to take part in Nystagmus Awareness Day on June 20 every year.

Paddle for Perthes Disease Awareness Day

Last Saturday in July · International / informal Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease awareness observance

National Today and Awareness Days independently define the observance by the last Saturday in July rather than by a permanently fixed Gregorian date.

Parental Alienation Awareness Day

25 April · Advocacy / family-awareness observance associated with Parental Alienation Awareness organizations

The UK Charity Commission record for Parental Alienation Awareness describes an annual event held on April 25; New York Senate records also document April 25 awareness recognition.

Penguin Awareness Day

20 January · International informal conservation/education observance recognized by aquariums and zoos

SEA LIFE London states that Penguin Awareness Day is marked every year on January 20; aquarium and zoo institutions also use the date for penguin education.

Pet Birth Defect Awareness Day

13 September · Pet/veterinary awareness-calendar usage

The Animal Medical Center lists Pet Birth Defect Awareness Day on September 13 in multiple annual veterinary-awareness calendars.

Pet Theft Awareness Day

14 February · United States / animal-welfare awareness with roots in Last Chance for Animals

Animal-welfare records trace Pet Theft Awareness Day to Last Chance for Animals and February 14; current pet-care organizations continue to list the date.

Public Risk Management Awareness Day

1 March · United States / public-sector risk-management professional awareness observance

Texas PRIMA states that Public Risk Management Awareness Day is observed every March 1 and credits the Port of Corpus Christi Authority with creating the day in 2019.

Puppy Mill Awareness Day

Third Saturday of September (19 September in 2026) · United States-origin / animal-welfare awareness campaign

Last Chance for Animals states that Puppy Mill Awareness Day began in 2004 and is held annually on the third Saturday of September.

Purple Day®

26 March · Global epilepsy-awareness initiative

The Epilepsy Foundation identifies Purple Day® on March 26 as a global initiative to raise epilepsy awareness and support people affected by epilepsy.

RAINN Day

Second Tuesday in April according to RAINN’s organizational history; current programming should be re-checked · Sexual-violence awareness and campus activism observance

RAINN

Rare Disease Day

Last day of February · Patient-led global awareness observance

EURORDIS and the international rare-disease community

Reptile Awareness Day

21 October · Animal welfare/conservation awareness / international usage

World Animal Protection states that Reptile Awareness Day is held every year on October 21; Arignar Anna Zoological Park also describes the October 21 observance as annual.

Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day

2 February · Arthritis awareness / Arthritis Foundation recognition calendar

The Arthritis Foundation’s awareness calendar lists Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day on February 2.

RLS Awareness Day

23 September annually · Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation / awareness campaign

The Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation’s own materials identify 23 September as RLS Awareness Day and describe participation in the annual awareness campaign.

Safetypup Day

12 February · United States / child-safety education mascot observance

The National Child Safety Council states that Safetypup was introduced on February 12, 1985 and that Safetypup’s birthday is February 12; the Georgetown, Ohio Police Department independentl…

Samaritans Awareness Day

24 July · Samaritans / UK and Ireland awareness campaign

Samaritans’ current campaign page states that Samaritans Awareness Day is on 24 July, using 24/7 as the campaign connection to its listening service.

Self-Injury Awareness Day

1 March · International / self-injury awareness and support context

LifeSIGNS states that Self-Injury Awareness Day is March 1 every year and documents its long-running awareness support around the date.

Sex Differences in Health Awareness Day

13 May in 2025 · Biology of Sex Differences journal / 2025 editorial awareness initiative

The editorial board of the journal Biology of Sex Differences explicitly celebrated Sex Differences in Health Awareness Day on 13 May 2025. Available evidence is edition-specific and does n…

Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) Day of Action

First Tuesday in April; 7 April 2026 · United States / NSVRC prevention-awareness campaign

The National Sexual Violence Resource Center states that SAAM Day of Action occurs on the first Tuesday of every April and lists 7 April for 2026.

Shades for Migraine

21 June annually · Association of Migraine Disorders / international migraine-awareness campaign

The Association of Migraine Disorders states that it hosts Shades for Migraine, an international migraine-awareness day celebrated on 21 June.

Shark Awareness Day

14 July · International / shark-conservation awareness

The Shark Trust identifies Shark Awareness Day on July 14, with current conservation organizations continuing to use that date.

Singles Awareness Day

15 February · United States and wider informal observance / relationship and self-appreciation theme

National Day Calendar and National Today independently place Singles Awareness Day on February 15 each year.

Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day

15 May · United Kingdom / spinal-cord-injury charity coalition awareness day

Spinal Injuries Association describes SCIAD as an annual event, while Spinal Research and the UK Parliament identify 15 May 2026; earlier UK charity material also marks May 15, supporting t…

Stand Up To Cancer Day (New York, 2017)

8 September 2017 · New York State / 2017 legislative recognition associated with Stand Up To Cancer

New York State Senate Resolution J2967 memorialized the governor to proclaim September 8, 2017 as Stand Up To Cancer Day in New York, in conjunction with the national observance.

Tag der Kinderhospizarbeit (Children’s Hospice Day)

10 February · Germany / nationwide children’s and youth hospice-work action day

Berlin’s official government site states that February 10 is Tag der Kinderhospizarbeit, created by Deutscher Kinderhospizverein in 2006 and observed annually since; the organizer continues…

Teak Awareness Day

12 April · International / informal teak-education observance created by Westminster Teak

Westminster Teak states that it created Teak Awareness Day in 2019 and observes it on April 12; EventGuide independently lists Teak Awareness Day every April 12.

Therapeutic Massage Awareness Day

1 May · International / informal therapeutic-massage awareness observance

National Today and Days Of The Year independently place Therapeutic Massage Awareness Day on May 1 each year.

Time to Talk Day

Annual campaign; date set by the organizers each year · Mind and Rethink Mental Illness / United Kingdom

Mind identifies Time to Talk Day as an annual campaign run with Rethink Mental Illness to encourage conversations about mental health

TSC Global Awareness Day

15 May annually · TSC International / TSC Alliance global awareness campaign

The TSC Alliance states that TSC International coordinates TSC Global Awareness Day each year on May 15.

Type 1 Diabetes Day in Honor of Jakya Monique Furtick

15 April · Creator-established Type 1 diabetes remembrance and awareness observance

Observance registry documentation identifies Coreen Logan as creating the day in 2019 in honor of her daughter Jakya Monique Furtick and places it on 15 April; a second observance reference…

Uncommon Instrument Awareness Day

31 July · International / informal music-and-instrument awareness observance

National Today and Checkiday independently place Uncommon Instrument Awareness Day on July 31 each year.

Undiagnosed Children’s Day

Last Friday in April; 24 April 2026 · United Kingdom / SWAN UK and Genetic Alliance UK awareness campaign

Genetic Alliance UK states that Undiagnosed Children’s Day is an annual awareness day on the last Friday in April and lists April 24 for 2026.

Usher Syndrome Awareness Day

Third Saturday in September; 19 September 2026 · Usher Syndrome Coalition / global awareness campaign

The Usher Syndrome Coalition states that Global Usher Syndrome Awareness Day is observed on the third Saturday in September and lists 19 September for 2026.

Vascular Birthmarks Awareness Day

15 May · International / Vascular Birthmarks Foundation-led awareness campaign

The Vascular Birthmarks Foundation identifies May 15 as its Day of Awareness for vascular birthmarks, anomalies and related syndromes.

VBF Day of Awareness

15 May · International / Vascular Birthmarks Foundation-led awareness campaign

The Vascular Birthmarks Foundation identifies May 15 as the Day of Awareness for vascular birthmarks, anomalies and related syndromes.

Weedless Wednesday

Third Wednesday in January · Canadian tobacco-cessation awareness activity within National Non-Smoking Week

Health Canada identifies Weedless Wednesday as the third Wednesday in January and lists it alongside National Non-Smoking Week cessation activities.

White Cane Safety Day

15 October annually · United States / federal patriotic and national observance framework

36 U.S.C. §142 authorizes an annual presidential proclamation designating October 15 as White Cane Safety Day.

Wildfire Community Preparedness Day

First Saturday in May; 2 May 2026 · United States and Canada / NFPA preparedness campaign

NFPA’s campaign fact sheet identifies Wildfire Community Preparedness Day as the first Saturday in May and gives 2 May for 2026.

World AIDS Day

1 December · Global health observance

United Nations observance

World Allergy Week

21–27 June 2026 · World Allergy Organization / global awareness campaign

The World Allergy Organization identifies World Allergy Week 2026 as 21–27 June and promotes the 2026 campaign “Allergy Care is Essential Care.”

World Alzheimer’s Day

21 September · Organizer-backed international observance

Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI)

World AMR Awareness Week

18–24 November · World Health Organization official health campaign

World Health Assembly-mandated WHO campaign

World Animal Road Accident Awareness Day

10 October · Animal-road-safety awareness campaign / Cats Matter origin; local-government recognition example

DuPage County government material identifies October 10 as World Animal Road Accident Awareness Day and notes the Cats Matter campaign origin, providing public-sector corroboration of the d…

World Arthritis Day

12 October · Organizer-backed international observance

Arthritis and Rheumatism International / EULAR community

World AS Day

First Saturday of May · global axial spondyloarthritis awareness observance

Axial Spondyloarthritis International Federation (ASIF)

World Aspergillosis Day

1 February · international aspergillosis awareness observance

National Aspergillosis Centre patient community / Aspergillus & Aspergillosis

World Asthma Day

First Tuesday in May · Organizer-backed international observance

Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA)

World Atopic Eczema Day

14 September · Organizer-backed global health awareness observance

GlobalSkin and the international atopic-eczema community

World Autism Acceptance Day

2 April 2024 presidential proclamation verified · United States / 2024 presidential autism-acceptance proclamation

GovInfo’s 2024 federal feature cites the presidential Proclamation on World Autism Acceptance Day, 2024, issued April 1 for the April 2 observance.

World Autism Awareness Day

2 April · United Nations / international observance

A/RES/62/139

World AUTOimmune & AUTOinflammatory Arthritis Day

20 May annually · Global / International Foundation for Autoimmune & Autoinflammatory Arthritis campaign

AiArthritis identifies 20 May as World AUTOimmune & AUTOinflammatory Arthritis Day and says the awareness day was established in 2012.

World Benzodiazepine Awareness Day (W-BAD)

11 July annually · International / W-BAD awareness campaign

The campaign’s official site says World Benzodiazepine Awareness Day is observed annually on 11 July and documents the campaign’s purpose and history.

World Bipolar Day

30 March · Organizer-backed worldwide mental-health awareness observance

International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD), ANBD and International Bipolar Foundation

World Blood Donor Day

14 June · World Health Organization global health observance

WHA58.13

World Brain Day

22 July · Organizer-backed international observance

World Federation of Neurology (WFN)

World Brain Tumour Day

8 June · international brain-tumour awareness and solidarity observance

Deutsche Hirntumorhilfe (German Brain Tumour Association)

World Breast Cancer Research Day

18 August annually · International breast-cancer research awareness campaign

The World Breast Cancer Research Day campaign identifies 18 August as World Breast Cancer Research Day; New York State’s Department of Health also describes it as observed every August 18.

World Breast Pumping Day

27 January annually · Snugabell creator-origin / breast-pumping support observance

Snugabell states that it created World Breast Pumping Day in 2017 and invites pumping parents to celebrate on January 27; Northern Health separately recognizes January 27 as World Breast Pu…

World Breastfeeding Week

1–7 August · WHO-supported global health observance

WHO-supported; World Health Assembly endorsement in 2018

World Cancer Day

4 February · Global cancer awareness campaign led by UICC

World Cerebral Palsy Day

6 October · Organizer-backed international observance

World Cerebral Palsy Day global movement