Autism awareness month is over. I'm kind of relieved, to be honest. Now we go into Lupus Awareness month. Okay...next! I don't really care about my lupus which is probably going to bite me in the butt later but I'm sorry, I don't have time. We also have children's mental health awareness day on May 9. You still following me? I have a proposal. Let's all be more aware of everyone around us and be less judgmental, more helpful, understanding, and compassionate 365 days out of the year. Do we really need days to be reminded to be better people towards those with serious life issues and hurdles? With 6 people in my family, we hit a lot of the awareness days and months for different things. Being "aware" is no longer the issue. Being proactive in finding help, cures, and assistance for things is the problem. I think awareness is great but thus far, raising it(awareness) hasn't really helped a whole lot of people. Or maybe it has. I don't know. Maybe I'm just burned out on standing on the soapbox to get someone to hear me. Maybe I want action instead of words and sympathy. Or maybe I just need to use the awareness days as a reminder to teach my family, especially my kids, that they need to be more compassionate and understanding and all of that jazz. Yeah, let's go with that.
Be aware!!!!
Months-January
- Thryroid Disease Awareness Month
- National Birth Defects Prevention Month (New York)
- National Glaucoma Awareness Month (Illinois)
- National Stalking Awareness Month
February
- Black History Month (USA)
- National Wise Mental Health Consumer Month
- National American Heart Month
- Low Vision Awareness Month: Prevent Blindness America (Illinois)
- National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
March
- National Kidney Month
- National Nutrition Month[1]
- Women's History Month
- Irish-American Heritage Month
- Greek-American Heritage Month
- National Brain Injury Awareness Month [2]
- Endometriosis Awareness Month
- Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
- Self Harm Awareness Month
- Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
- National Essential Tremor Awareness Month [3]
April
- Autism Awareness Month
- Jazz Appreciation Month
- National Poetry Month
- Mathematics Awareness Month[4]
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month[5]
- Sailor Moon Month
May
- ALS Awareness Month (United States)[6]
- Brain Tumor Awareness Month
- Cystic fibrosis Awareness Month [7]
- South Asian Heritage Month
- Haitian Heritage Month
- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
- Borderline Personality Disorder Month[citation needed]
- Asthma Awareness Month[8]
- National Pet Month
- Mental Wellness Month
- Science Month
- Celiac Awareness Month
- National Guide Dog Month (2008, 2009)
- Jewish American Heritage Month
- National Law Enforcement Appreciation Month
- National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
- National Rebecca Awareness Month
- Social Media Month[9]
- Lupus Awareness Month (US)[10]
- Fibromyalgia Awareness Month
June
- ALS Awareness Month (Canada)[11]
- Caribbean American Heritage Month[12]
July
- National Vehicle Theft Protection Month[citation needed]
- National Touch as Impetus For Movement (Contact Improvisation) Awareness Month
August
September
- Childhood Cancer Awareness month
- National Guide Dog Month (2010 to present)
- National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15)
- National Bourbon Heritage Month
- National Yoga Month
- National Preparedness Month[13]
October
- National Pork Month (United States) [14]
- Black History Month (UK)
- National Book Month[15]
- National Work and Family Month[16]
- National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- National CyberSecurity Awareness Month[17]
- Filipino American History Month
- LGBT History Month
- National Bullying Prevention Month
- National Fire Prevention Month
- National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- National Decorative Painting Month
- Arab Heritage Month
November
- Movember
- National American Indian & Alaska Native Heritage Month[18]
- COPD Awareness Month
- National Epilepsy Awareness Month
- National Stomach Cancer Awareness Month[19]
December
Weeks-
- Arthritis Awareness Week - 3-7 Jan
- Eating Disorders Week - 5-14 Feb
- Contraceptive Week - 13-19 Feb
- OCD Week - 20-26th Feb 2012
- Celebrate Your Name Week - first full week in March
- Vaccination Week In The Americas - 25 Apr–2 May[3]
- Condom Week - 8-13 May
- Let's Talk About Sex Week - 23-29 May
- Gifted Awareness Week in New Zealand - The full week including George Parkyn's bithday, June 17
- Allotment Week - 14-20 Aug
- Mental Illness Awareness Week - 5-11 Oct 2008
- Asexual Awareness Week - 23-29 Oct
- Maintenance Week - 17-24 Nov
Days- January
- National Human Trafficking Awareness Day - 11 Jan[1]
- Yorkshire bear awareness - 14 Jan
- World Religion Day - 15 Jan
- Potato Day - 28 Jan
- Street Children Day - 31 Jan
February
- World Cancer Day - 4 Feb
- International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation - 6 Feb
- Red Hand Day - Child Soldier Awareness - 12 Feb
- Work Your Proper Hours Day - 24 Feb
March
- Pig Day - 1 March
- Self-Injury Awareness Day - 1 March
- International Women's Day - 8 March
- Awareness Awareness Day - 13 March
- International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - 21 March
- World Down Syndrome Day - 21 March
- EU Talent Day - 25 March
- Purple Day for Epilepsy - 26 March
- World Backup Day - 31 March
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Day - 31 March
April
- Youth Homelessness Matters Day - 1 Apr
- Autism Awareness Day - 2 Apr
- National Gifted Education Awareness Day in Ireland - 8 April 2011
- Zoo Awareness Day - 17 Apr
- Bicycle Day - 19 Apr
- Parental Alienation Awareness Day - 25 Apr
- Penguin Day - 25 Apr
- International Dance Day - 29 Apr
May
- World Naturist Day - 1 May
- International Astronomy Day - 2 May
- World AS (Ankylosing Spondylitis) Awareness Day - First Saturday after the 1st of May
- International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia - 17 May
- World Hepatitis Day - 19 May
June
- Hunger Day - 6 Jun
- Badger Day - 17 Jun
- Panic Day - 18 Jun
- World Refugee Day - 20 Jun
- Orgasm Day - Solstice
- Take Your Dog to Work Day - 24 Jun
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Awareness Day UK - 28 Jun
July
- Disability (ADA) Awareness Day - 26 Jul
- Doctors day in India - 1st July
August
- Clergy Sexual Abuse Awareness Day US & International - 1 Aug
- National Women's Day in South Africa - 9 Aug
- World Gifted & Talented Awareness Day - 9 Aug, 2011
- Youth Day - 12 Aug
September
- Dating Day - 24 Sep
- World Contraception Day - 26 Sept.[2]
October
- Day of Older Persons - 1 Oct
- eDay Electronic Waste Awareness Day (New Zealand) - 4 Oct in 2008
- Poetry Day - 5 Oct
- World Mental Health Day - 10 Oct
- National Coming Out Day - 11 Oct
- Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day - 13 Oct
- Baby Loss Awareness Day - 15 Oct
- World Food Day - 16 Oct
- International Stuttering Awareness Day - 22 Oct
- Sleep-In Day - 29 Oct
November
- World Diabetes Day - 14 Nov
- Universal Children's Day - 20 Nov
- World Television Day - 21 Nov
- World Freedom Day - 9 Nov
- World Awareness Day - 19 Nov
December
- World AIDS Day - 1 Dec
- Civil Aviation Day - 7 Dec
- Human Rights Day - 10 Dec
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