National Health Observance Quick-Guides
COVID-19 QUICK-GUIDE
This Quick-Guide can help with your COVID-19 communications efforts, especially when using social media. We’ve compiled MCH-focused resources in one spot, drafted sample posts and compiled relevant hashtags for you. Most messages, materials, and facts can be adapted to fit many audiences.
About
There are many national health observance days, weeks, or months. The savvy health professional can use these observances as opportunities to promote health messages, programs, and policies.
Our 50+ “Quick-Guides” were created to help you take advantage of national health observances. They can help you guide your maternal and child health promotion efforts, especially when using social media. Most messages, materials, and facts can be adapted to fit many audiences.
Brief Quick Guide Tutorial
This training goes over the sections of the MCH and Adolescent Health Quick Guides, how to use them, and where to find them.
January:
- National Stalking Awareness Month (Adolescent Focused)
- National Drug Facts Week (Adolescent Focused)
- Cervical Health Awareness Month (MCH Focused)
- Folic Acid Awareness Week (MCH Focused)
- Birth Defects Prevention Month (MCH Focused)
February:
- American Heart Health Month (MCH Focused)
- National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (Adolescent Focused)
- Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (Adolescent Focused)
March:
- National Youth Violence Prevention Week (Adolescent Focused)
- National School Breakfast Week (MCH Focused)
- National Nutrition Month (MCH Focused)
April:
- STI Awareness Month (MCH Focused)
- Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (Adolescent Focused)
- Minority Health Month (MCH Focused)
- Autism Acceptance Month (MCH Focused)
- Every Kid Healthy Week (MCH Focused)
- Distracted Driving Awareness Month (MCH Focused)
- Alcohol Awareness Month (MCH Focused)
May:
- Walk to School, Bike to School Day (MCH Focused)
- National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month (Adolescent Focused)
- Healthy and Safe Swimming Week (MCH Focused)
- National Mental Health Month (MCH Focused)
- National Healthy Vision Month (MCH Focused)
- Preeclampsia Awareness Month (MCH Focused)
- National Hepatitis Awareness Month (MCH Focused)
June:
- National Safety Month (MCH Focused)
August:
- National Immunizations Awareness Month (MCH Focused)
- National Breastfeeding Month (MCH Focused)
September:
- National Suicide Prevention Month (MCH Focused)
- Fruits and Veggies—More Matters Month (MCH Focused)
- Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month (MCH Focused)
- Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month (MCH Focused)
October:
- National Bullying Prevention Month (Adolescent Focused)
November:
- National Diabetes Awareness Month (MCH Focused)
December:
- World AIDS Day (MCH Focused)
