Harris County Is Observing...

January

• Cervical Health Awareness Month
• 31 Give Kids A Smile  ^® Day

February

• American Heart Month
• National Children’s Dental Health Month
• 1 - 7 African Heritage & Health Week
• 4 World Cancer Day
• 7 Go Red for Women
• 7 National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

March

• National Nutrition Month ®
• 2-6 National School Breakfast Week
• 10 National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
• 20 National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
• 24 World Tuberculosis Day
• National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week, March 30 - Sunday, April 5, 2020.
• National Drugs & Alcohol Chat Day will be held on Wednesday, April 1, 2020

April

• National Minority Health Month
• 2-8 National Public Health Week – Healthiest Nation 2030: Changing Our Future Together
• 7 World Health Day
• 10 National Youth HIV and AIDS Awareness Day
• 21-28 National Infant Immunization Week
• 23-29 World Immunization Week
• 28 National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

May

• Hepatitis Awareness Month
• Mental Health Month
• National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
• National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
• 1 - 7 National Physical Education & Sport Week
• 5 Hand Hygiene Day
• 3-9  Children's Mental Health Awareness Week
• 3-9  National Hurricane Preparedness Week
• 6 Bike to School Day
• 10-16 National Women's Health Week
• 18 HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
• 19 National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
• 21 – 27 the week before Memorial Day Healthy and Safe Swimming Week
• 31 World No Tobacco Day

June

• Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month
• Men's Health Month
• National Safety Month
• 7 National Cancer Survivors Day®
• 13 Family Health & Fitness Day USA®
• 10 - 16 Men's Health Week
• 27 National HIV Testing Day

July

• World Hepatitis Day

August

• National Breastfeeding Month
• National Immunization Awareness Month
• 1 - 8 World Breastfeeding Week
• 4 - 10 National Health Center Week

September

• Healthy Aging® Month
• National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
• National Food Safety Education Month
• National Preparedness Month
• Sexual Health Awareness Month
• World Alzheimer's Month
• 6-12 National Suicide Prevention Week
• 10 World Suicide Prevention Day
• 17 Get Ready Day
• 18 National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day
• 22 Falls Prevention Awareness Day
• 25 National Women's Health & Fitness Day
• 28 World Rabies Day
• 29 World Heart Day

October

• Health Literacy Month
• National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• National Dental Hygiene Month
• 4 - 10 Mental Illness Awareness Week
• 7 Walk to School Day
• 15 National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
• 16 World Food Day
• 21 - 25 National Health Education Week
• 23 - 31 Red Ribbon Week

November

• American Diabetes Month
• National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month
• 15 Great American Smokeout
• 28 National Family Health History Day

December

• 1 - 7 National Influenza Vaccination Week
• 1 World AIDS Day