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Heritage Months and Special Observances
January
Martin Luther King Jr Day
February
Black History Month
https://africanamericanhistorymonth.gov/
National Cancer Prevention Month
March
Women’s History Month
https://womenshistorymonth.gov/
National Development Disabilities Awareness Month
April
Arab American Heritage Month
National Underrepresented Groups Health Month
National Minority Health Month article
May
Stroke Awareness Month
National High Blood Pressure Month
Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month
https://asianpacificheritage.gov/
National Women's Health Week
https://www.womenshealth.gov/nwhw
June
Men’s Health Week/Month
Caribbean American Heritage Month
July
National Underrepresented Groups Mental Health Month
August
National Immunization Awareness Month
September
National Infant Mortality Awareness Month
National Sickle Cell Month
National Cholesterol Education Month
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15th - October 15th)
https://www.hispanicheritagemonth.gov/
October
Filipino-American History Month
Health Literacy Month
November
National Native American & Alaska Native Heritage Month
American Diabetes Month (November)
https://healthfinder.gov/NHO/NovemberToolkit.aspx
December
World AIDS Day