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
15 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
2 HIV Prevention Planning Group – Virtual
7 National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
7 - 14 Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
19 Presidents' Day (Offices Closed)
22 National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day
26- March 1 National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
National Cancer Prevention Month
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
National Endometriosis Awareness Month
National Professional Social Work Month
10 National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
10-16 National Sleep Awareness Week®
17 Saint Patrick’s Day
17-23 National Poison Prevention Week
20 National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
20 Tobacco Spring Institute – Oacoma, SD
26 American Diabetes Alert Day
31 Easter
National Distracted Driving Awareness Month
National Minority Health Month
Sexual Assault Awareness Prevention Month
Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
1-7 National Public Health Week
8 - 12 SD Week of Work
14 - 20 Laboratory Professionals Week
21-27 National Infertility Awareness Week
23 Workforce and Education Center Groundbreaking Event - Pierre, SD (SD Public Health Laboratory)
22-29 National Infant Immunization Week
24-30 World Immunization Week
26-27 HIV Prevention Planning Group – Deadwood, SD (tentative)
Better Hearing and Speech Month
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
National Stroke Awareness Month
National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
May 1 - Wellness on Wheels Kick Off - Pierre, SD
5-11 Public Service Recognition Week
6-12 National Nurses Week
9 Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day
12 Mother’s Day
12-18 National Women's Health Week
13 National Women’s Checkup Day
21-22 Community Health Worker Conference – Sioux Falls
27 Memorial Day (Offices closed)
National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month
4 Independence Day (Offices closed)
19 HIV Prevention Planning Group – Virtual
Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
National Immunization Awareness Month
1 - 7 World Breastfeeding Week
1-2 Suicide Prevention Conference – Sioux Falls
4-10 National Health Center Week
12-13 2024 Healthcare Revolution Workforce Summit - Pierre
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
1-7 National Folic Acid Awareness Week
8-14 National Suicide Prevention Week
10 World Suicide Prevention Day
16-20 National Farm Safety and Health Week
22 Falls Prevention Awareness Day
22-29 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
4-5 HIV Prevention Planning Group – Sioux Falls, SD
6-12 Mental Illness Awareness Week
7 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.