October

• Domestic Violence Awareness Month
• Eye Injury Prevention Month
• Health Literacy Month
• Healthy Lung Month
• Home Eye Safety Month
• National ADHD Awareness Month
• National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• National Bullying Prevention Month
• National Dental Hygiene Month
• National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
• National Medical Librarians Month
• National Physical Therapy Month
• Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
• Spina Bifida Awareness Month
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month
• Mental Illness Awareness Week (Oct. 4–10)
• Malnutrition Awareness Week (Oct. 5–9)
• World Cerebral Palsy Day (Oct. 6)
• National Depression Screening Day (Oct. 8)
• World Mental Health Day (Oct. 10)
• Bone and Joint Health National Action Week (Oct. 12–20)
• Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day (Oct. 13)
• Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day (Oct. 15)
• National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (Oct. 15)
• International Infection Prevention Week (Oct. 16–22)
• World Food Day (Oct. 16)
• National Healthcare Quality Week (Oct. 18–24)
• World Pediatric Bone and Joint Day (Oct. 19)
• National Health Education Week (Oct. 20–24)
• International Stuttering Awareness Day (Oct. 22)
• Respiratory Care Week (Oct. 25–31)
• World Psoriasis Day (Oct. 29)