This isn’t a complete list of all the important awareness days in October but you can see October was an informative month. I hope you participated if you had something to share and learned something as well.
I worked to share my stories, knowledge and most importantly, my passion about the day that impact me the most.
October 2021 Awareness Dates
- ADHD Awareness Month
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- Bullying Prevention Month
- Domestic Violence Awareness Month #WeAreResilient
- Down Syndrome Awareness Month
- Go Sober for October
- Health Literacy Month
- Physical Therapy Month
- Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
- Prenatal-onset GBS Disease Recognition Month #GBSAM21 #starttheGBSconversation #GBS #GroupBStrep
- Spina Bifida Awareness Month
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month#SafeSleepSnap
- World Cerebral Palsy Day (06 October) #MillionsOfReasons #WorldCerebralPalsyDay
- Back Care Awareness Week (UK) (04 – 08 October) Theme: “Back Pain Working From Home”
- Malnutrition Awareness Week (USA) (04 – 08 October)
- Depression Screening Day (08 October)
- Mental Illness Awareness Week (USA) (03 – 09 October)
- World Mental Health Day (10 October)
- Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day(13 October) #MBC
- World Sight Day (14 October) Theme: “Love Your Eyes”
- Baby Loss Awareness Week (09 – 15 October)
- OCD Awareness Week (10 – 16 October)
- Mammography Day (16 October)
- World Food Day (16 October)
- UK Malnutrition Awareness Week (11 – 17 October) #UKMAW2021
- Bone and Joint Action Week (12 – 20 October)
- Health Education Week (18 – 22 October)
- International Stuttering Awareness Day (22 October)
I hope you learned something this month if one of these awareness days affects you or someone you love.
Melinda
Looking for the Light 