List of Health days in September, 2026
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Important Health Days in September, 2026

September

Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month: Promotes education on AFib, the most common type of heart arrhythmia.
Baby Safety Month: Focuses on product safety and safe practices for infants.
Blood Cancer Awareness Month: Dedicated to supporting research and patients with blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma.
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: Campaigns to raise awareness for pediatric cancer.
Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: Promotes healthy weight management and nutrition for children.
Cholesterol Education Month: Encourages awareness of cholesterol levels and heart disease risk.
Food Safety Education Awareness Month: Highlights the importance of proper food handling and preparation.
Healthy Aging Month: Focuses on the positive aspects of growing older and encourages healthy lifestyles.
ITP Awareness Month: Raises awareness for Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, a bleeding disorder.
National Nutrition Month: Promotes healthy eating and physical activity habits.
National Pediculosis Prevention Month/ Head Lice Prevention Month: Provides education on head lice prevention and treatment.
National Recovery Month: Celebrates people in recovery from substance use and mental health disorders.
National Suicide Prevention Month: Dedicated to raising awareness and connecting individuals with resources.
Newborn Screening Awareness Month: Highlights the benefits of newborn screening for early detection of disorders.
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: Promotes early detection and education on the signs of ovarian cancer.
Pain Awareness Month: Raises public awareness of issues in the field of pain and pain management.
Peripheral Artery Disease Awareness Month: Dedicated to educating about PAD, a circulatory condition.
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Awareness Month: Raises awareness about PCOS, a hormonal disorder common among women of reproductive age.
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: Focuses on screening and support for prostate cancer.
Reye’s Syndrome Awareness Month: Dedicated to educating about Reye's Syndrome, a rare but serious condition.
Sepsis Awareness Month: Highlights the signs and symptoms of sepsis for prompt treatment.
Sexual Health Awareness Month: Promotes healthy, responsible, and informed sexual health.
Urology Awareness Month: Dedicated to educating about common urological conditions.
World Alzheimer’s Month:  A global campaign to challenge the stigma around dementia.

4 September: World Sexual Health Day – Promotes a greater social awareness of sexual health across the globe.
7 September: World Duchenne’s Awareness Day – Raises awareness for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
8 September: World Physical Therapy Day – Recognizes the work that physical therapists do for their patients and community.
9 September: International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day – Promotes prevention of alcohol use during pregnancy.
10 September: World Suicide Prevention Day – Provides a global commitment to prevent suicides.
12 September: World First Aid Day – Promotes the importance of training in first aid skills.
13 September: World Sepsis Day – A global movement to raise awareness of sepsis.
14 September: World Mitochondrial Disease Week – Dedicated to raising awareness for mitochondrial diseases.
15 September: World Lymphoma Awareness Day – Raises awareness of lymphoma, a form of cancer.
16 September: Get Ready for Flu Day – Encourages people to get their annual influenza vaccination.
17 September: World Patient Safety Day – Calls for global solidarity and action to enhance patient safety.
19 September: Aortic Dissection Awareness Day – Raises awareness for this severe heart condition.
19 September: National Concussion Awareness Day – Dedicated to educating the public about the severity of concussions.
20 September: Usher Syndrome Awareness Day – Raises awareness for Usher Syndrome, a rare genetic condition causing hearing and vision loss.
21 September: World Alzheimer’s Day – A day to raise awareness and challenge the common stigma that surrounds Alzheimer’s disease.
25 September: International Ataxia Awareness Day, World Lung Day, World Pharmacist Day, Sport Purple for Platelets Day – A combination of days raising awareness for ataxia, lung health, the pharmacy profession, and platelet disorders.
25 September: National Ayurveda Day – Promotes the traditional Indian system of medicine, Ayurveda.
26 September: World Contraception Day, Mesothelioma Awareness Day – Focuses on informed choice on contraception and awareness for mesothelioma, a rare cancer.
28 September: World Rabies Day – Raises awareness about rabies and its prevention.
29 September: World Heart Day – Highlights actions to prevent and control cardiovascular diseases.
30 September: National Women’s Health and Fitness Day – Promotes physical activity and health awareness for women

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