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Wisconsin has the 10th highest Chlamydia rate in the nation and the 8th highest teen incidence of Chlamydia, which is the highest in the Midwest

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Women's Health Observances


January
Cervical Health Awareness Month National Birth Defects Prevention Month 19 – Women's Healthy Weight Day


February
7 – National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 12 -18 – Sexual Responsibility Week 14 – National Condom Day 17 – National Women's Heart Day 26 - March 4 – National Eating Disorders Awareness Week


March
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month National Nutrition Month


April
National Minority Health & Health Disparities Month Sexual Assault Awareness Month National STD Awareness Month Cesarean Awareness Month Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month 2-8 – National Public Health Week 5 – A Day to End Sexual Violence 7 – World Health Day


May
Hepatitis Awareness Month Mental Health Month National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month National Physical Fitness and Sports Month National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month 7 – Melanoma Monday 6-12- National Mental Health Counseling Week 2 - National Prevent Teen Pregnancy Day National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day 13-19 – National Alcohol and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week 13-19 – National Women’s Health Week 14 – National Women's Check-up Day 15 – Sex Differences in Health Awareness Day 18 – HIV Vaccine Awareness Day 13-Mother's Day


June
3 – National Cancer Survivors Day


July


August
National Immunization Awareness Month 1 – National Minority Donor Awareness Day 1 – 7 - World Breastfeeding Week (Nat’l week in October)


September
Alopecia Areata Awareness Month Baby Safety Month Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month Healthy Aging Month National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month National Menopause Awareness Month Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) Awareness Month 24-30 – National Adult Immunization Awareness Week 26 – National Women’s Health and Fitness Day 29 – Family and Health Fitness Day


October
AIDS Awareness Month Let's Talk Month Domestic Violence Awareness Month Family Health Month Healthier Babies Month National Breast Cancer Awareness Month National Family Sexuality Education Month Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month SIDS Awareness Month Youth Against Tobacco Month Mental Illness Awareness Week 11- National Depression Screening Day 10 – World Mental Health Day 18 – Love Your Body Day 12-20 – Bone and Joint Decade National Awareness Week 16-22 – National Health Care Quality Week 15-19– National Health Education Week 19– National Mammography Day


November
Prematurity Awareness Month Lung Cancer Awareness Month National Adoption Month National Family Caregivers Month National Healthy Skin Month 17 – Great American Smokeout 19 – National Adoption Day 20-26 – National Family Week


December
1 – World AIDS Day

Women's Health Guide Now Available in Spanish Voter Education Center 2008 CCRV Hospital Toolkit BadgerCare Plus Raising Women's Voices for the Health Care We Need Unplanned Pregnancy Fact Sheets WI "End Cervical Cancer" Campaign Maternal & Child Health Hotline 800-722-2295 Recursos En Español