January:

Cervical Health Awareness Month (Teal & White Ribbon): www.nccc-online.org/awareness.html  

National Birth Defects Prevention Month (Pink & Blue Ribbon): www.nbdpn.org/current/resources/bdpm2010.html 

Thyroid Awareness Month (Thyroid Cancer Ribbon): www.aace.com 

Glaucoma Awareness Month (Green Ribbon): http://www.preventblindness.org/news/observe.html  

National Radon Action Month: www.epa.gov/radon/nram

National Folic Acid Awareness Week (4th - 10th): www.folicacidinfo.org 

February:

AMD/LOW Vision Awareness Month: www.preventblindness.org 

American Heart Month (Red or Red & Blue Ribbon): www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4441

International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month (Pink & Blue Ribbon): www.groupbstrepinternational.org  

National Children's Dental Month: www.ada.org/prof/events/featured/ncdhm.asp  

National Wise Health Consumer Month: www.aipm.net/wise 

Give Kids a Smile Feb 5th: givekidsasmile.ada.org 

National Wear Red Day Feb 5th (Red Ribbon): www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth

Congenital Heart Defects Awareness Week Feb 7-14 (Red or Red & Blue Ribbon):

Burn Awareness Week Feb 7-13 (Red Ribbon): www.burnawareness.org 

Children' of Alcoholics Week Feb 14-20: www.nacoa.org 

National Donor Day Feb 14^th (Green) : www.organdonor.gov/get_involved/nationaldonorday.htm

March:

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month (Blue or Brown): www.preventcancer.org/colorectal

National Nutrition Month: www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/NNM_2007_home.htm

National Endometriosis Awareness Month (Peach or Yellow): www.endocenter.org 

Save your Vision Month (Green): www.aoa.org/x5072.xml 

Trisomy Awareness Month (Light Blue):

Workplace Eye Wellness Month (Green): www.preventblindness.org

National Patient Safety Awareness Week March 7-13: www.npsf.org/hp/psaw/ 

National Problem Gambling Awareness Week March 7-13: www.npgaw.org

National Sleep Awareness Week March 7-13 (Black): www.sleepfoundation.org 

National School Breakfast Week March 8-12: www.schoolnutrition.org/nsbw

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day March 10 (red): www.womenshealth.gov/nwghaad/

World Kidney Day March 11 (Green): www.kidney.org/news/wkd/index.cfm 

National Poison Prevention Week March 14-20: www.poisonprevention.org/poison.htm 

Brain Awareness Week March 15-21 (Grey): www.dana.org/brainweek 

National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day March 20 (Red): www.nnaapc.org/news/awareness-day.htm 

American Diabetes Alert Day March 22 (Grey): www.diabetes.org/communityprograms-and-localevents/americandiabetesalert.jsp

World Tuberculosis Day March 24 (Red): www.stoptb.org/events/world_tb_day 

Root Canal Awareness Week March 28 - April 3: www.aae.org 

April:

Alcohol Awareness Month (red): ncadi.samhsa.gov/seasonal/aprilalcohol/

Foot Health Awareness Month: www.apma.org

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month (Periwinkle): www.aboutibs.org/site/about-ibs/april-ibs-awareness-month

National Autism Awareness Month (Puzzle): www.autism-society.org/naam 

National Cancer Control Month (Lavender or specific color): www.cancer.org 

National Child Abuse Prevention Month (Blue): www.childwelfare.gov/preventing/preventionmonth/

National Donate Life Month (green): www.organdonor.gov/get_involved/donatelifemonth.htm

National Facial Protection Month: www.aaoms.org 

National Minority Health Awareness Month: minorityhealth.hhs.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlid=182

National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month (Purple): www.nationalsarcoidosisfriends.org

National Youth Sports Safety Month: www.nyssf.org/campaign.html 

Occupational Therapy Month: www.aota.org/news/consumer/ot-month.aspx

Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (Teal & Purple): www.rainn.org

Sports Eye Safety Month (green): www.geteyesmart.org/eyesmart/injuries/index.cfm

Women's Eye Health and Safety Month (green): www.preventblindness.org 

National Public Health Week - April 5-11: www.nphw.org/nphw10/home1.htm

World Health Day - April 7: www.who.int/world-health-day/en/ 

National Alcohol Screening Day April 8; www.mentalhealthscreening.org/events/nasd/ 

Sexual Assault Awareness Month - Day of Auction - April 20 (Teal & Purple) www.nsvrc.org/saam/current-campaign/day-of-action 

National Infant Immunization Week April 24 – May 1: www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niiw/default.htm

2010 March for Babies - April 24-25 (Pink & Blue): www.marchforbabies.org

World Meningitis Day - April 24 ( Burgundy): www.comoonline.org/wmd.html

World Tai Chi & Qigong Day April 24

May:

American Stroke Month (Red): www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3073279 

Better Hearing and Speech Month: www.asha.org/bhsm/

Clean Air Month: www.lungusa.org 

Electromagnetic Sensitivity Awareness Month:

Healthy Vision Month (green):  www.healthyvision2010.nei.nih.gov/hvm

Hepatitis Awareness Month (Red & Yellow): www.hepb.org/advocacy/awareness_month.htm 

Lupus Awareness Month (Orange or Purple): www.lupus.org/webmodules/webarticlesnet/templates/new_newsroomawareness.aspx?articleid=1726&zoneid=62

Lyme Disease Awareness Month (Lime): www.lyme.org

Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month (Black): www.aad.org/media/press/month.html 

Mental Health Month (Green): www.mentalhealthamerica.net/go/may

National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month (Orange): trafficsafetymarketing.gov/motorcycles/ShareTheRoad/index.cfm

National Arthritis Awareness Month (Navy): www.arthritis.org/arthritis-awareness-month.php 

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month (Grey): www.aafa.org/display.cfm?id=10&sub=99&cont=457

National Bike Month: www.bikeleague.org/programs/bikemonth 

National Celiac Disease Awareness Month (Light Green): www.capwiz.com/celiac/home

National High Blood Pressure Education Month (Red): www.nhlbi.nih.gov/new/press/mayhbpmo.htm

National Neurofibromatosis Month (Green): www.ctf.org 

National Osteoporosis Awareness Prevention Month (White): www.nof.org/awareness2/annual.htm

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: www.fitness.gov

National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month (White): www.advocatesforyouth.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1304&Itemid=77 

National Toxic Encephalopathy and Chemical Injury Awareness Month (Purple & Yellow): www.NTEF-USA.Org

Older Americans Month: www.aoa.gov/aoaroot/press_room/observances/oam/oam.aspx

Sturge-Weber Awareness Month (Burgundy): www.sturge-weber.org/get-involved/month-of-awareness.html 

Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Month: www.tsalliance.org 

Ultraviolet Awareness Month: www.preventblindness.org

Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Month

National Physical Education and Sport Week - May 1-7: www.aahperd.org/naspe/advocacy/events/mayWeek/resources.cfm

Children's Mental Health Awareness Week - May 2-8 (Green): www.ffcmh.org/events/national-children%e2%80%99s-mental-health-awareness-week/ 

North American Occupational Safety and Healthy Week - May 2-8 (Green): www.asse.org/newsroom/naosh09/events.php

National Mental Health Counseling Week - May 3-7 (Green): www.amhca.org

Melanoma Monday - May 3 (Black): www.aad.org 

Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness Day - May 8: www.cdlsusa.org

Food Allergy Awareness Week - May 9-15 (Teal): www.foodallergy.org/faaw/index.html 

National Alcohol and other Drug Related Birth Defects Week - May 9-15 (Pink & Blue): www.ncadd.org

National Stuttering Awareness Week - May 10-16: www.stutteringhelp.org

National Women's Check-up Day May 10: www.womenshealth.gov

Fibromyalgia Awareness Day - May 12 (Purple): www.fmaware.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=8639

HIV Vaccine Awareness Day - May 18 (Red): www3.niaid.nih.gov/news/events/hvad

National Employee Health and Fitness Day - May 19: physicalfitness.org/nehf.html 

World Hepatitis Day - May 19 (Red & Yellow): www.nvhr.org/WHD-2009.htm 

Recreational Water Illness Prevention Week - May 24 – 30 (Blue): www.cdc.gov/healthyswimming/rwi_prevention_week.htm

National Senior Citizen Health and Fitness Day - May 26: www.fitnessday.com/senior/index.htm

World No Tobacco Day - May 31 (Brown): www.who.int/tobacco/wntd/en 

June:

Fireworks Safety Month June 1 – July 4 (Red, White & Blue): www.preventblindness.org

Home Safety Month: www.homesafetycouncil.org/AboutUs/HSM/au_hsm_w001.asp

National Aphasia Awareness Month (Grey): www.aphasia.org

National Congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Awareness Month: www.stopcmv.org/june.php

National Scleroderma Awareness Month (Light Blue): www.scleroderma.org

National Scoliosis Awareness Month (White): www.scoliosis.org

Vision Research Month (Green) : www.scoliosis.org

National Headache Awareness Week June 6-12 (Burgundy): www.headaches.org/NHF_Programs/National_Headache_Awareness_Week

Sun Safety Week June 6-12: www.sunsafetyalliance.org 

National Cancer Survivors Day June 6 (Lavender): www.ncsdf.org/Pages/AboutNCSD.html

National Men’s Health Week June 14-22 (Light Blue): www.menshealthmonth.org/week/

Lightning Safety Week June 20 -26: www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/index.htm

National ASK Day June 21: www.paxusa.org/ask/index.html

Eye Safety Awareness Week June 27- July 5 (Green): www.useironline.org 

National HIV Testing Day June 27 (Red): www.napwa.org

July:

Cord Blood Awareness Month: www.parentsguidecordblood.org 

International Group B Strep Awareness Month: www.groupbstrepinternational.org

Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month (Blue): www.arthritis.org/ja-information.php

UV Safety Month: www.geteyesmart.org

August:

Cataract Awareness Month (white): www.geteyesmart.org/eyesmart/diseases/index.cfm 

Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month (Green): www.preventblindness.org

National Immunization Awareness Month: www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niam/default.htm

Psoriasis Awareness Month (Orchid & Orange) : www.psoriasis.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=937

Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month (Cream): www.curesma.org 

National Minority Donor Awareness Day August 1 (Green): www.nationalmottep.org/nmdad.shtml 

National Health Center Week August 8-14: www.healthcenterweek.org 

September:

Childhood Cancer Month (Gold): www.candlelighters.org/awareness/childhoodcancerawarenessmonth/tabid/406/default.aspx 

Fruit And Veggies – More Matters Month: www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov

Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Month (Green or Orange): www.lls.org 

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month (Red): (www.recoverymonth.gov

National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month: www.stopafib.org 

National Cholesterol Education Month: hp2010.nhlbihin.net/cholmonth/ 

National Infant Mortality Awareness Month (Pink & Blue): www.healthystartassoc.org 

National Pediculosis Prevention Month/Head Lice Prevention Month: www.headlice.org 

National Sickle Cell Month (Burgundy): www.sicklecelldisease.org

National Yoga Awareness Month: www.yogamonth.org 

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month (Teal): www.ovarian.org 

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month (Light Blue): www.zerocancer.org 

Reye’s Syndrome Awareness Month (Blue): www.reyessyndrome.org

Sports and Home Eye Safety Month (Green): www.preventblindness.org 

Whole Grains Month: www.wholegrainscouncil.org/get-involved/celebrate-whole-grains-month-n-september 

National Suicide Prevention Week Sept 5-11 (Yellow): www.suicidology.org

National Celiac Disease Awareness Day Sept 13 (Light Green): www.csaceliacs.org 

National School Backpack Awareness Day Sept 15: www.promoteot.org/AI_BackpackAwareness.html

National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day Sept 18 (Red): www.theaidsinstitute.org

National Farm Safety and Health Week Sept 19-25: www.nsc.org/necas/ 

National Rehabilitation Awareness Celebration Sept 19-25: www.nraf-rehabnet.org 

World Alzheimer’s Day Sept 21 (Purple): www.alz.co.uk/adi/wad/

RAINN Day Sept 23 (Teal): www.rainn.org/get-involved/college/rainn-day

Family Health and Fitness Day Sept 25: www.fitnessday.com 

National Mesothelioma Awareness Day Sept 26(Purple): www.curemeso.org

National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Sept 28 (Red): www.napwa.org/

World Rabies day Sept 28: www.worldrabiesday.org 

National Women’s Healthy & Fitness Day Sept 29: www.fitnessday.com 

World Heart Day Sept 30 (Red or Red & Blue): www.worldheart.org 

October:

Eye Injury Prevention Month (Green): www.geteyesmart.org/eyesmart/injuries/index.cfm

Halloween Safety Month: www.preventblindness.org

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (Pink): www.nbcam.org 

National Celiac Disease Awareness Month (Light Green): www.csaceliacs.org

National Dental Hygiene Month: www.adha.org

National Disability Employment Awareness Month (Burgundy): www.dol.gov/odep

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month (Teal & Purple): www.nrcdv.org/dvam

National Down Syndrome Awareness Month (Blue & Yellow): www.ndss.org

National Medical Librarians Month: www.mlanet.org/resources/nml-month/index.html

National Physical Therapy Month: www.apta.org

National Spina Bifida Awareness Month (Yellow): www.spinabifidaassociation.org 

Rett Syndrome Awareness Month (Purple or Lavender): www.rettsyndromeawareness.com

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month (Pink & Blue): www.firstcandle.org 

Talk about Prescriptions Month: www.talkaboutrx.org

National Sarcoidosis Awareness Week Oct 1-7: www.nationalsarcoidosisfriends.org 

Hearing Aid Awareness Week Oct 3-10: www.ihsinfo.org 

National Fire Prevention Awareness Week Oct 3-9 (Red & Black): www.firepreventionweek.org

Latex Allergy Awareness Week Oct 3-9 (Red & Pearl):    www.latexallergyresources.org

Mental Illness Awareness Week Oct 4-10 (Green): www.nami.org

Drive Safely Work Week Oct 4-8: www.trafficsafety.org

National Child Health Day Oct 4: www.mchb.hrsa.gov

National Depression Screening Day Oct 7 (Green): www.mentalhealthscreening.org

World Mental Health Day Oct 10 (Green): www.wfmh.org/00worldmentalhealthday.htm 

National School Lunch Week Oct 11-15:  www.schoolnutrition.org/nslw

Bone and Joint Decade National Action Week Oct 12-20 (White): www.usbjd.org

Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day Oct 13: www.mbcnetwork.org/page.aspx?nm=mbc_awareness_day

National Latinos AIDS Awareness Day Oct 15: www.nlaad.org/

World Food Day Oct 16: www.worldfooddayusa.org 

National Drug Free Work Week Oct 18-24: www.dol.gov/drugfreeworkweek

World Osteoporosis Day Oct 20 (White): www.iofbonehealth.org/about-iof/iof-programs/outreach-education/world-osteoporosis-day.html 

International Stuttering Awareness Day Oct 22: www.stutteringhelp.org 

National Mammography Day Oct 22 (Pink): www.cancer.org 

Red Ribbon Week Oct 23-31: www.nfp.org 

Respiratory Care Week Oct 24-30 (Pearl): www.aarc.org/rcweek 

Lung Health Day Oct 27 (Pearl): www.aarc.org/rcweek

November:

American Diabetes Month (Grey): www.diabetes.org

COPD Awareness Month (Gold): www.uscopdcoalition.org/NewsAndEvents.htm

Diabetic Eye Disease Month (Grey): www.preventblindness.org

Foot Health Issues Related to Diabetes Awareness Month: www.apma.org

Lung Cancer Awareness Month (Pearl): www.lungcanceralliance.org 

National Family Caregivers Month (Burgundy): www.thefamilycaregiver.org 

National Healthy Skin Month: www.aad.org 

National Hospice Palliative Care Month: www.nhpco.org

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month (Purple): www.pancan.org

Prematurity Awareness Month (Pink & Blue): www.marchofdimes.com

Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month (Red & Blue): www.phassociation.org

RSD/CRPS (orange)

Worldwide Philanthropy Day Nov 15 (lime): www.fcpr.org

Great American Smoke Out Nov 18 (Brown): acsf2f.com/gaso/

Prematurity Awareness Day Nov 18 (Pink & Blue): www.marchofdimes.com 

National Survivors Of Suicide Day Nov 20 (Yellow): www.afsp.org 

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Awareness Week Nov 21-27 (Periwinkle): www.aboutgerd.org

December:

 Safe Toys and Gifts Month: http://preventblindness.org

National Aplastic Anemia and MDS Awareness Week Dec 1-7 (Red & White): www.aamds.org 

World AIDS Day - Dec 1st (Red): http://www.unaids.org/en/default.asp 

National Hand washing Awareness Week Dec 5-11: http://www.henrythehand.com

The above information has been obtained using the following website and from customers who have requested their causes to be added to our list. 

www.healthfinger.gov/nho/nho.asp?year=2010