October Month-Long Health Observances
Eye Injury Prevention Month
Home Eye Safety Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
National Medical Librarians Month
National Physical Therapy Month
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month
October Week-Long Health Observances
October 2 – October 8 Mental Illness Awareness Week
October 3 – October 7 Drive Safely Work Week
October 12 – October 20 Bone and Joint Decade National Action Week
October 23 – October 31 Red Ribbon Week
October Single-Day Observances
October 3 Child Health Day
October 5 Walk to School Day
October 10 World Mental Health Day
October 15 National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
October 16 World Food Day
October 22 International Stuttering Awareness Day
October 31 – November 5 National Drug Facts Week