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I thought this would be an important resource if you are big on being of service and on creating awareness around areas of your health and your life that you are deeply passionate about.
Or it be perfect content for your instagram content.
Below are areas that related to Women’s Wellness and Health.
January
National Folic Acid Awareness Week (Jan 6 - 12)
Folic acid is a B vitamin. Getting 400 micrograms (mcg) of folic acid every day at least a month before becoming pregnant can help prevent serious birth defects of the brain and spine. Take a multivitamin with 400 mcg of folic acid every day.
#NationalHugDay #HugItOut #SpreadLove #HugDay2024
Feb
Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week (Feb. 3–9)
#WearRedDay First Friday of Feb
Wear Red Day is an initiative of the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign. The campaign was launched in 2004 to raise awareness about heart disease in women, as it was often underdiagnosed and undertreated.
Valentine’s Day (Feb 14)
March
Go Yellow
International Women’s Day (March 8)
Mothers Day in UK (Mar 14, 2021 - links to Easter)
APRIL
World Health Day (April 7)
National Infertility Awareness Week (April 21-27)
National Infertility Awareness Week UK (April 21-27) - highlighting the challenges, mental and physical, faced by those struggling with infertility.
International Donor Conception Awareness Day (April 27)
Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week (April 29-5 May) - A global weeklong campaign dedicated to awareness of mental health struggles before, during and after pregnancy.
May
Mental Health Month
Labour Day 1st May
Pilates Day (7th May)
Mother’s Day in Singapore (May 9, 2021 2nd Sunday in May)
National Women’s Health Week (May 10–16)
National Women’s Health Week UK (May 12-15)
World Meditation Day (May 21st)
Menstrual Hygiene Day (May 28
World No Tobacco Day (May 31)
June
Scoliosis Awareness Month
Father’s Day in UK and Singapore (June 20)
International Day of Yoga (June 21)
July
Cord Blood Awareness Month
Fibroids Awareness Month - A globally recognised month to raise awareness about uterine fibroids that affect around two in three women.
International Self-Care Day (July 24)
World IVF Day (first IVF baby born July 25 1978)
World Embryologist Day (July 25)
Aug
National Breastfeeding Month
World Breastfeeding Week (Aug. 1–7)
Sept
Gynecological and Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
National Yoga Awareness Month
National Suicide Prevention Week (Sept. 6–12)
World Suicide Prevention Day (Sept. 10)
National Women’s Health and Fitness Day (Sept. 30)
Oct
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Menopause Awareness Month - breaking the stigma surrounding menopause
Mental Illness Awareness Week (Oct 4-10)
World Mental Health Day (Oct 10)
Baby Loss Awareness Week UK (Oct 9-15)
Pregnancy And Infant Loss Remembrance Day (Oct 15)
Go Pink and Blue #Waveoflight #BLAW
National Depression Screening Day (Oct 11)
International Day of Girl Child (Oct 11)
Bone and Joint Health National Action Week - Osteoporosis (Oct 12-20)
World Menopause Day (18 October)
International Day for Tolerance (16 Nov)
National Mammography Day (Oct 18)
National Fertility Awareness Week UK (Oct 30-Nov5) - A UK-focused weeklong campaign initiated to raise awareness about fertility issues, treatments and reproductive health education.
NOV
Men’s Health Awareness Month (Movember)
World Fertility Day (Nov 2)
World Kindness Day (Nov 13)
DEC
Christmas (Dec 25)
New Year’s Eve (Dec 31st)
If there’s an important date that should be on this list, please reach out to me at hello@sophiexsanders.com or comment below.