June 2020 – National Health Observances


June 1 – 30

Coronavirus Disease 2020 (COVID-19)


June 1 – 30

Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month

Alzheimer’s Association
225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17
Chicago, IL 60601-7633
312-335-8700
[email protected]
www.alz.org/abam

June 1 – 30

Cataract Awareness Month

American Academy of Ophthalmology
P.O. Box 7424
San Fransisco, CA 94120-7424
(415) 561-8534
[email protected]
aao.org/eyesmart
Materials available
Contact: Beatrice Shelton

June 1 – 30

Fireworks Eye Safety and Cataract Awareness Month

American Academy of Ophthalmology
P.O. Box 7424
San Francisco, CA 94120-7424
(415) 561-8534
[email protected]
aao.org/eyesmart
Materials available
Contact: Beatrice Shelton

June 1 – 30

Men’s Health Month

Men’s Health Network
P.O. Box 75972
Washington, DC 20013
(202) 543-6461 x101
(202) 543-2727 Fax
[email protected]
www.menshealthmonth.org
Materials available
Contact: Ana Fadich

June 1 – 30

Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month

Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America, Inc.
355 Lexington Avenue, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10017
(800) 541-5454
(212) 297-2159 Fax
[email protected]
www.myasthenia.org
Materials available
Contact: Larry McClean

June 1 – 30

National Aphasia Awareness Month

National Aphasia Association
P.O. Box 87
Scarsdale, NY 10583
(800) 922-4622
(212) 267-2814
(212) 267-2812 Fax
[email protected]
www.aphasia.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated

June 1 – 30

National Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month

National CMV Foundation
P.O. Box 18322
Tampa, FL 33679
(813) 207-0017
[email protected]
www.nationalcmv.org
Materials available
Contact: Kristen Spytek

June 1 – 30

National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month

Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc.
18 Lavender Lane
Holtsville, NY 11742
631-294-4218
[email protected]
chronicmigraineawareness.com
Materials available
Contact: Jeannette Rotondi

June 1 – 30

National Safety Month

National Safety Council
1121 Spring Lake Drive
Itasca, IL 60143-3201
(800) 621-7615
(630) 775-2307
(630) 285-1315 Fax
[email protected]
www.nsc.org/act/events/Pages/national-safety-month.aspx
Materials available
Contact: Debbie Zewe

June 1 – 30

National Scleroderma Awareness Month

Scleroderma Foundation
300 Rosewood Drive, Suite 105
Danvers, MA 01923
(800) 722-HOPE (722-4673)
(978) 777-1313 Fax
[email protected]
www.scleroderma.org/site/PageServer?pagename=awareness_month
Materials available
Contact: National Office or Local Chapters

June 2 – 8

Rip Current Awareness Week

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service
Analyze, Forecast and Support Office
1325 East West Highway, Room 13142
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 427-9348
[email protected]
www.ripcurrents.noaa.gov
Materials available
Contact: Deborah Jones

June 2

National Cancer Survivors Day ®

National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation
P.O. Box 682285
Franklin, TN 37068
(615) 794-3006
[email protected]
www.ncsd.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated

June 8

Family Health & Fitness Day USA ®

Health Information Resource Center
22377 Belmont Ridge Road
Ashburn, VA 20148
(800) 626-6772
[email protected]
www.nrpa.org/familyfitness
Materials available
Contact: Heather Williams

June 10 – 16

Men’s Health Week

Men’s Health Network
P.O. Box 75972
Washington, DC 20013
(202) 543-6461 x101
(202) 543-2727 Fax
[email protected]
www.menshealthmonth.org/week/index.html
Materials available
Contact: Ana Fadich

June 19

World Sickle Cell Day

African American Blood Drive and Bone Marrow Registry for Sickle Cell Disease Awareness
P.O. Box 1275
Inglewood, CA 90308-1275
(323) 750-1087
[email protected]
www.worldsicklecellday.webs.com
Materials available
Contact: Nita Thompson

June 23 – 29

National Lightning Safety Awareness Week

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service
Analyze, Forecast and Support Office
1325 East West Highway, Station 13456
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 427-9798
[email protected]
www.lightningsafetycouncil.org/LSC-LSAW.html
Materials available
Contact: Charlie Woodrum

June 27

National HIV Testing Day

AIDS.gov/Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy (OHAIDP)
330 C Street, S.W. Rm L100
Washington, DC 20024
1-800-448-0440
[email protected]
www.hiv.gov/events/awareness-days/hiv-testing-day


compliments of www.health.gov


“Source: 2019 National Health Observances, National Health Information Center, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC.”


19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?  20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s. – 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (KJV)