Yes, June is Men’s Health Awareness Month. Nice!! Being a leader of an organization that is working to realize a world of HEALTHY, intentional, connected men, I want as many people as possible to understand and appreciate men’s health issues. Oh, and to further the attention on us men, Men’s Health Week is the week before and including Father’s Day. But wait, as I do a quick Google search, it looks like Men’s Mental Health Awareness may be included in June too, but it may also be a separate thing in November. And May is Mental Health Awareness month, so Men’s mental health is probably covered in May too, right?? Hmmm…As I am all caught up in June being Men’s Health Awareness Month (another plug!), I recall that June is also Pride Month. Searching deeper…Did you know that June is also National Rose Month, Audiobook Appreciation Month, and the month to celebrate 14 other subjects too. That’s 18 for the month, but there also 13 special weeks and 53 special days (yes, only 30 days in June…several days have been appropriated by multiple groups). The full list of the awareness topics for the month, weeks and days of June are listed below (source: Good, Good, Good). My head is spinning from all this awareness!!
I appreciate that individuals and groups passionate about their cause want to create more awareness, elevate the cause’s significance, and likely raise a little money through this process, but what craziness! I must admit, just looking at the list for June, I am blown away by the breadth of topics. How do they all break through to get the awareness they seek?? It appears a considerable amount of activity associated with the awareness days, weeks, and months, is an onslaught of social media posting. Shocker!! In our time, this revelation is not anything anyone would be surprised by, but I wonder, can much awareness can really be created through the clutter and noise of the social platforms (actually I answer that question here)?? For me, it’s all a bit exhausting, and the way I’m wired, when I am reading, talking or writing about awareness, my mind goes to the topic of self-awareness.
We talk a lot about self-awareness at MenLiving. It is the foundation of our suggestion to Live Consciously. We think that if we can be more knowledgeable and comfortable with who we are we can connect more openly to others and the world around us. Though, in a strange twist, the best way to get greater self-awareness may come from our interactions with others. So, we need to be open to become more open. Hmmm…Some thoughts for your consideration…How about we explore this idea more on National Self-Awareness Day? Yup, September 28th. Shouldn’t it be National Self-Awareness Awareness Day??? Too confusing?? Yikes!
Awareness Months
Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (APS) Awareness Month
Audiobook Appreciation Month
Cancer Immunotherapy Awareness Month
Cancer Survivors Month
Caribbean-American Heritage Month
Children’s Awareness Month
Great Outdoors Month
Gun Violence Awareness Month
Hemiplegic Migraine Awareness Month
Immigrant Heritage Month
Migraine and Headache Awareness Month
National Men’s Health Awareness Month
National Pollinators Month
National Rose Month
National Zoo and Aquarium Month
Pride Month
PTSD Awareness Month
Awareness Weeks
National Zoo and Aquarium Week – Celebrated in early June
Oceans Week – Week-long event in June
National Mosquito Control Awareness Week – Week-long event in June
National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week – Week-long event in June
Infant Mental Health Awareness Week – June 10 to 16
Bed Bug Awareness Week – 1st full week of June
Pet Appreciation Week – 1st week of June
Learning Disability Week – Week-long event in June
Animals Rights Awareness – Week 3rd week of June
National Insect Week – Last week of June
Fish Are Friends Not Food Week – Last week of June
Rabbit Awareness Week – Last week of June
Helen Keller Deafblind Awareness Week – Last week of June
Awareness Days
National Trails Day – 1st Saturday of June
National Black Bear Day – 1st Saturday of June
National Cancer Survivors Day – 1st Sunday of June
World Reef Day – June 1
National Say Something Nice Day – June 1
Global Day of Parents – June 1
World Eating Disorders Action Day – June 2
National Gun Violence Awareness Day – June 3
International Corgi Day – June 4
Seaweed Day – June 4
National Animal Rights Day – 1st Sunday of June
HIV Long-Term Survivors Day – June 5
World Environment Day – June 5
International Day for the Fight Against Illegal Unreported and Unregulated Fishing – June 5
June Bug Day – June 7
World Oceans Day – June 8
Intersectional Environmentalist’s Birthday – June 8
International Day of Action for Elephants in Zoos – June 8
World Brain Tumor Awareness Day – June 8
Coral Triangle Day – June 9
International Lynx Day – June 11
Pulse Night of Remembrance – June 12
National Cougar Day – June 12
World Day Against Child Labor – June 12
International Albinism Awareness Day – June 13
World Blood Donor Day – June 14
Nature Photography Day – June 15
Global Wind Day – June 15
Nature Photography Day – June 15
World Sea Turtle Day – June 16
World Crocodile Day – June 17
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought – June 17
CDKL5 Worldwide Awareness Day – June 17
Autistic Pride Day – June 18
World Sickle Cell Day – June 19
Juneteenth – June 19
World Refugee Day – June 20
National American Eagle Day – June 20
Ugliest Dog Day – June 20
World Giraffe Day – June 21
Global Day of Recognition of ALS/MND – June 21
World Camel Day – June 22
Dravet Syndrome Awareness Day – June 23
Neuropathy Action Awareness Day – June 23
World Kidney Cancer Day – 3rd Thursday of June
World Vitiligo Awareness Day – June 25
LGBTQ+ Equality Day – June 26
World Drug Day – June 26
National HIV Testing Day – June 27
PTSD Screening Day – June 27
Stonewall Uprising Anniversary – June 28
World Scleroderma Awareness Day – June 29
Arthrogryposis Awareness Day – June 30
