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Health Focus

 

Health Focus is a monthly feature provided by the Collin County Health Care Services department to provide information and resources on various health observances and topics.  You may also view an updated list of National Health Observances that maintained by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

January

Cervical Awareness Month
Glaucoma Awareness Month
National Birth Defects Prevention Month
National Folic Acid Awareness Week
National Radon Action Month
Thyroid Awareness Month

 

February

AMD / Low Vision Awareness Month
American Heart Month
Burn Awareness Week
Children of Alcoholics Week
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
Give Kids A Smile Day
International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
National Black HIV / AIDS Awareness Day
National Children’s Dental Month
National Donor Day
National Wear Red Day
National Wise Health Consumer Month

 

March

American Diabetes Alert Day
Brain Awareness Week
National Brain Injury Awareness Month
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
National Kidney Month
National Native American HIV / AIDS Awareness Day
National Nutrition Month
National Endometriosis Awareness Month
National Patient Safety Awareness Week
National Poison Prevention Week
National Problem Gambling Awareness Week
National Sleep Awareness Week
National Women and Girls HIV / AIDS Awareness Day
Root Canal Awareness Week
Save Your Vision Month
National School Breakfast Week
Trisomy Awareness Month
World Kidney Day
World Tuberculosis Day
Workplace Eye Wellness Month

 

April

Alcohol Awareness Month
Foot Health Awareness Month
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month
March for Babies
National Autism Awareness Month
National Alcohol Screening Day
National Cancer Control Month
National Donate Life Month
National Facial Protection Month
National Infant Immunization Week
National Minority Health Awareness Month
National Public Health Week
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month
National Youth Sports Safety Month
Occupational Therapy Month
Sexual Assault Awareness Month Day of Action
Sports Eye Safety Month
Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month
World Health Day
World Meningitis Day

 

May

American Stroke Month
Better Hearing and Speech Month
Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week
Clean Air Month
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness Day
Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
Food Allergy Awareness Week
Healthy Vision Month
Hepatitis Awareness Month
HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
Lyme Disease Awareness Month
Lupus Awareness Month
Melanoma / Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
Mental Health Month
National Alcohol and Other Drug Related Birth Defects Week
National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV / AIDS Awareness Day
National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
National Bike Month
National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
National Employee Health and Fitness Day
National High Blood Pressure Education Month
National Mental Health Counseling Week
National Neurofibromatosis Month
National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
National Physical Education and Sport Week
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
National Senior Health and Fitness Day
National Stuttering Awareness Week
National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
National Toxic Encephalopathy and Chemical Injury Awareness Month
National Women’s Health Week
North American Occupational Safety and Health Week
Older Americans Month
Recreational Water Illness Prevention Week
Sturge‐Weber Awareness Month
Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Month
Ultraviolet Awareness Month
World No Tobacco Day

 

June

Caribbean American HIV / AIDS Awareness Day
Eye Safety Awareness Week
Fireworks Safety Month
Home Safety Month
Lightning Safety Week
National Aphasia Awareness Month
National ASK Day
National Cancer Survivors Day
National Headache Awareness Week
National HIV Testing Day
National Men’s Health Week
National Scleroderma Awareness Month
National Scoliosis Awareness Month
Sun Safety Week
Vision Research Month

 

July

International Group B Strep Awareness Month
Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
UV Safety Month

 

August

Cataract Awareness Month
Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
National Health Center Week
National Minority Donor Awareness Day
National Immunization Awareness Month
Psoriasis Awareness Month
Spinal Muscular Atrophy

 

September

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Family Health & Fitness Day
Fruit and Veggies – More Matters Month
Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Month
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
National Celiac Disease Awareness Day
National Cholesterol Education Month
National Farm Safety & Health Week
National HIV / AIDS and Aging Awareness Day
National Infant Mortality Awareness Month
National Mesothelioma Awareness Day
National Pediculosis / Head Lice Prevention Month
National Rehabilitation Awareness Celebration
National School Backpack Awareness Day
National Sickle Cell Month
National Suicide Prevention Week
National Women’s Health & Fitness Day
National Yoga Awareness Month
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Reye’s Syndrome Awareness Month
Sports and Home Eye Safety Month
Whole Grains Month
World Alzheimer’s Day
World Heart Day
World Rabies Day

 

October

Bone and Joint Decade National Action Week
Drive Safety Work Week
Eye Injury Prevention Month
Halloween Safety Month
Hearing Aid Awareness Week
International Stuttering Awareness Day
Lung Health Day
Mental Illness Awareness Week
Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
National Child Health Day
National Dental Hygiene Month
National Depression Screening Day
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
National Drug‐Free Work Week
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
National Mammography Day
National Medical Librarians Month
National Physical Therapy Month
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Week
National School Lunch Week
National Spina Bifida Awareness Month
Respiratory Care Week
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month
Talk About Prescriptions Month
World Food Day
World Mental Health Day
World Osteoporosis Day

 

November

American Diabetes Month
Diabetic Eye Disease Month
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Awareness Week
Great American Smokeout
Foot Health Issues Related to Diabetes Awareness Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
National Family Caregivers Month
National Healthy Skin Month
National Hospice Palliative Care Month
National Survivors of Suicide Day
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
Prematurity Awareness Month
Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month

 

December

National Aplastic Anemia and MDS Awareness Week
National Handwashing Awareness Week
National Influenza Vaccination Week
Safe Toys and Gifts Month
World AIDS Day​​​​​​​​​​​