There are so many health conditions in the world that individuals fight every day that it is important to recognize them in a national or global level to educate others. At Hallux Magazine spreading awareness and showing support of health awareness months, weekends, and days are important to us. Below are a few dates for the upcoming months:
August
- Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
- National Immunization Awareness Month
- National Health Center Week (Aug. 4–10)
- National Wiggle Your Toes Day (Aug. 6)
- Merton Root’s Birthday, Father of Podiatry Biomechanics (Aug. 13)
September
- Blood Cancer Awareness Month
- Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
- National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month
- National Sickle Cell Month
- National Yoga Awareness Month
- Pain Awareness Month
- World Suicide Prevention Day (Sept. 10)
- World Sepsis Day (Sept. 13)
- Falls Prevention Day (Sept. 23)
- National Women’s Health and Fitness Day (Sept. 25)
- Family Health and Fitness Day (Sept. 28)
- World Heart Day (Sept. 29)
October
- Healthy Lung Month
- Home Eye Safety Month
- National Physical Therapy Month
- International Podiatry Day #feetmatter (Oct. 8)
- World Mental Health Day (Oct. 10)
- Bone and Joint Health National Action Week (Oct. 12–20)
- World Food Day (Oct. 16)
- World Pediatric Bone and Joint Day (Oct. 19)
- National Health Education Week (Oct. 21–25)
- World Psoriasis Day (Oct. 29)
November
- American Diabetes Month
- Diabetic Eye Disease Month
- National Healthy Skin Month
- Great American Smokeout (Nov. 21)
- National Family Health History Day (Nov. 28)
- World Antibiotic Awareness Week (TBA)
December
- World AIDS Day (Dec. 1)
- National Handwashing Awareness Week (Dec. 1–7)
- National Sock Day (Dec. 4)
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