September 2024 Observances

These are updated throughout the month, so please check back often! 

Month-Long Observances

Blood Cancer Awareness Month

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Food Safety Education Month

Fruits and Veggies - More Matters Month

Health Aging Month

National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

National Cholesterol Education Month

National Infant Mortality Awareness Month

National ITP (Platelet Disorder Awareness Month

National Head Lice (Pediculosis) Prevention Month

National Preparedness Month

National Recovery Month

National Sickle Cell Month

National Suicide Prevention Month

National Yoga Awareness Month

Newborn Screening Awareness Month

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

Pain Awareness Month

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Month

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

Public Health Laboratory Appreciation Month

Sepsis Awareness Month

Sexual Health Awareness Month

Sports Eye Safety Awareness Month

Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month

World Alzheimer's Month

Coming Soon


Week-Long Observances

National Suicide Prevention Week (Sept. 8-14)

National Folic Acid Awareness Week (Sept. 8-14)

Child Passenger Safety Week (Sept. 15-21)

National Rehabilitation Awareness Week (Sept. 15-21)

Malnutrition Awareness Week (Sept. 16-20) 

SepticSmart Week (Sept. 16-20)

Fungal Disease Awareness Week (Sept. 16-20)

Falls Prevention Awareness Week (Sept. 23-27)

Coming Soon


Awareness Days

World Sexual Health Day (Sept. 4)

World Field Epidemiologist Day (Sept. 7) 

World Suicide Prevention Day (Sept. 10)

Stand Up to Cancer Day (Sept. 13)

World Sepsis Day (Sept. 13)

National Celiac Disease Awareness Day (Sept. 13)

Get Ready for Flu Day (Sept. 17)

National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (Sept. 18)

World Alzheimer's Day (Sept. 21)

World Lung Day (Sept. 25)

National Women's Health & Fitness Day (Sept. 25)

Sport Purple for Platelets Day (Sept. 25)

Mesothelioma Awareness Day (Sept. 26)

National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (Sept. 27)

World Rabies Day (Sept. 28) 

World Heart Day (Sept. 29)

Coming Soon