Throughout the year, there are many events and holidays that aim to raise awareness for and prevent various diseases, conditions, mental health disorders, health and humanity crises, violence in the nation and more.
Help the South Dakota Department of Health raise awareness for these events or even host your own event. Let’s make South Dakotans healthier and happier one event at a time.
Health Holidays, Events, and Conferences
Cervical Health Awareness Month
National Birth Defects Prevention Month
National Glaucoma Awareness Month
National Human Trafficking Prevention Month
National Stalking Awareness Month
20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Offices closed)
National Children’s Dental Health Month
National Eating Disorders Awareness Month
Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month
7 National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
7-14 Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
17 Presidents' Day (Offices Closed)
22 National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day
24- March 2 National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
National Endometriosis Awareness Month
National Professional Social Work Month
10 National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
9-15 National Sleep Awareness Week®
17 Saint Patrick’s Day
16-22 National Poison Prevention Week
20 National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
18 Tobacco Spring Institute – Pierre, SD
National Distracted Driving Awareness Month
National Minority Health Month
Sexual Assault Awareness Prevention Month
Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
7-11 SD Week of Work
7-13 National Public Health Week
14-20 STI Awareness Week
20 Easter
20-26 Laboratory Professionals Week
20-26 National Infertility Awareness Week
21-28 National Infant Immunization Week
24-30 World Immunization Week
Better Hearing and Speech Month
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
National Stroke Awareness Month
National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
4-10 Public Service Recognition Week
6-12 National Nurses Week
8 Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day
11 Mother’s Day
11-17 National Women's Health Week
12 National Women’s Checkup Day
26 Memorial Day (Offices closed)
4 Independence Day (Offices closed)
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
National Cholesterol Education Month
National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
Newborn Screening Awareness Month
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
7-13 National Suicide Prevention Week
8-14 National Folic Acid Awareness Week
10 World Suicide Prevention Day
15-19 National Farm Safety and Health Week
22 Falls Prevention Awareness Day
22-26 Falls Prevention Awareness Week
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Bullying Prevention Month
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
1 National Walk and Bike to School Day
5-11 Mental Illness Awareness Week
9 National Depression Screening Day
13 Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day
Upcoming Health Board Events
South Dakota professional licensing boards host their own events and meetings. Find a board meeting or event with a specific licensing board through the board portal.