October

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: The most well-known campaign for breast cancer education and fundraising.
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT) Awareness Month: Raises awareness for this common inherited neurological disorder.
Contact Lens Safety Month: Promotes safe practices for contact lens wear and care.
Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Focuses on prevention and resources for survivors of domestic violence.
Healthy Lung Month: Encourages proactive steps for maintaining healthy lungs.
Home Eye Safety Awareness Month: Promotes safety measures to prevent eye injuries at home.
International Day of Older Persons (Day on Oct 1st): Recognizes the contributions of older people and the challenges of aging.
Liver Cancer Awareness Month: Dedicated to educating about the risks and prevention of liver cancer.
Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month: Highlights the role of sonographers and diagnostic medical sonography.
Prenatal-onset GBS Disease Recognition Month: Aims to raise awareness of early-onset Group B Strep disease.
Spina Bifida Awareness Month: Raises awareness for the most common permanently disabling birth defect.
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month: Promotes safe sleep practices to prevent SIDS.

2 October: World Cerebral Palsy Day – Celebrates and raises awareness of people with cerebral palsy.
3 October: World Ostomy Day – Raises awareness and understanding of life with an ostomy.
4 October: World Hospice and Palliative Care Day – Celebrates and supports hospice and palliative care around the world.
6 October: World MRSA Day – Raises awareness of MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) infections.
8 October: World Sight Day – A key advocacy event to draw attention to blindness and vision impairment.
10 October: World Mental Health Day – Raises awareness of mental health issues and mobilizes efforts in support of mental health.
12 October: World Arthritis Day – A global day dedicated to raising awareness of arthritis and rheumatic diseases.
13 October: Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day – Dedicated to the 6% of breast cancer cases that are metastatic (Stage IV) at diagnosis.
14 October: World Standards Day – (Relates to standards for health and safety).
15 October: Global Handwashing Day – A global advocacy day dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing with soap.
16 October: World Food Day, World Spine Day – A day for tackling global hunger, and a day to raise awareness about spinal health and disorders.
17 October: World Trauma Day – Highlights the importance of preventing injuries and saving lives during trauma.
18 October: World Menopause Day – Raises awareness of menopause and the available health options for improving health.
20 October: World Osteoporosis Day – Aims to raise global awareness of the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of osteoporosis.
22 October: International Stuttering Awareness Day – Highlights the understanding of stuttering and its impact on individuals.
24 October: World Polio Day – Promotes the efforts toward a polio-free world.
25 October: World Psoriasis Day – Dedicated to people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.
29 October: World Stroke Day – Promotes global awareness of stroke prevention and treatment.