Health Matters for Women

2015 Dates to Act for Women’s Health

Below are a few dates to add to your 2015 calendar. Help raise awareness and act to promote health and prevent conditions and diseases that impact women’s health.

January

Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
National Stalking Awareness Month
National Birth Defects Prevention Month
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month

February

American Heart Month
Friday, February 6 - National Wear Red Day (for heart health)

March

Women’s History Month
Tuesday, March 10 - National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

April

STI Awareness Month
National Minority Health Month
Women's Eye Health and Safety Month

May

Lupus Awareness Month
National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
Sunday, May 10 to Saturday, May 16 - National Women’s Health Week (starts on Mother’s Day)
Sunday, May 31 - World No Tobacco Day

More information about these and other observances are available on CDC’s Women’s Health webpage.