More Awareness Months

Here are a few popular common cultural and health awareness months to celebrate throughout the year.  If there are additional months for use to consider, please send us a note at mino@rice.edu. 

January

  • National Mentoring Month
  • National Stalking Awareness Month
  • Poverty in America Awareness Month

February

  • American History Month
  • Black History Month
  • Canadian History Month
  • Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

March

  • Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
  • Gender Equality Month
  • Greek-American Heritage Month
  • Irish-American Heritage Month
  • Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month
  • National Women's History Month

April

  • Alcohol Awareness Month
  • Arab-American Heritage Month
  • Autism Awareness Month
  • Celebrate Diversity Month
  • Community Service Month
  • Sexual Assault Awareness Month
  • Tartan (Scottish-American) Heritage Month

May

  • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  • Arthritis Awareness Month
  • Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
  • Haitian Heritage Month
  • Indian Heritage Month
  • Jewish-American Heritage Month
  • Lupus Awareness Month
  • Mental Health Month
  • Personal History Awareness Month
  • South Asian Heritage Month
  • Speech and Hearing Awareness Month

June

  • AIDS Awareness Month
  • Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
  • Caribbean American Heritage Month
  • LGBTQ Pride Month
  • Men’s Health Month

July

  • French-American Heritage Month
  • Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month

August

  • National Breastfeeding Month
  • National Civility Month
  • National Immunization Awareness Month

September

  • Our (Hispanic) Heritage Month (Sept. 15 - Oct. 15)
  • National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
  • National Sickle Cell Month
  • Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
  • Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
  • Sexual Health Awareness Month
  • Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

October

  • Bullying Prevention Month
  • Domestic Violence Awareness Month
  • Down Syndrome Awareness Month
  • Family History Month
  • Filipino-American Heritage Month
  • Italian-American Heritage Month
  • National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

November

  • American Diabetes Month
  • American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month
  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month
  • Native American Heritage Month

December

  • Universal Human Rights Month