January-February Health Awareness Events
By The CCM Team
January:
- Cervical Health Awareness Month
- National Birth Defects Prevention Month
- National Glaucoma Awareness Month
- National Radon Action Month
- National Stalking Awareness Month
- Thyroid Awareness Month
- National Winter Sports TBI Awareness Month
- National Folic Acid Awareness Week (first full week of January)
- National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week (last week of January)
- American Heart Month
- AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
- National Children’s Dental Health Month
- International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
- African Heritage & Health Week (first week of February)
- Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week (February 7-14)
- Condom Week (week of Valentine’s Day)
- Eating Disorders Awareness and Screening Week (last week of February)
- National "Wear Red” Day for women’s heart health (February 5)
- Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
- World Cancer Day (February 4)
- Give Kids a Smile Day (February 5)
- National Donor Day (February 14)