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List of August Awareness Months & August National Months

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You’ve probably heard of the national days of August, but did you know that there are also August awareness months and nationally recognized August monthly observances?

Just like the national days of the year, these monthly observances cover a wide variety of topics. From health awareness months to activity-focused months, each occasion is waiting to be observed.

On the medical front, August is National Immunization Awareness Month. It’s celebrated by the foodies as National Panini Month and by families with children as Back to School Month.

These are just a few opportunities to celebrate. Keep reading for all of the other monthly observances in August.

A text overlay at the top of the image that reads get the list of August awareness months and August national months in black text over a peach colored background with eight images below it in a collage representing the August month celebrations, starting on the top left an eye exam chart with a pair of glasses on it for National Eye Exam Month, a loaded sub with cold cut meats for National Sandwich Month, a dog jumping through a field of flowers for National Dog Month, a row of young tree saplings planted in the ground for Tree Check Month, a silhouette of a family of four in a field at sunset for Family Fun Month, a golf club lined up behind a gold ball for National Golf Month, a silhouette of a man fishing at sunset for National Fishing Month and a heart shaped bowl filled with veggies with a stethoscope beside it for National Wellness Month.

August awareness months

The list of August awareness months below deal with health related causes. They relate to both physical health and mental health topics.

  • Amblyopia Awareness Month
  • Appendix Cancer Awareness Month
  • Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month 
  • MedicAlert Awareness Month
  • National Eye Exam Month
  • National Gastroparesis Awareness Month
  • National Hair Loss Awareness Month
  • National Immunization Awareness Month
  • National Minority Donor Awareness Month
  • National Wellness Month
  • Neurosurgery Awareness Month
  • Psoriasis Action Month (also called Psoriasis Awareness Month)
  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
  • Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) Awareness Month

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Food focused August national monthly observances

Just like the national food days of August, there are also August national monthly observances dedicated to food. Check out the tasty monthly celebrations below.

Activity based August month celebrations

There are August monthly observances dedicated to activities. Make sure to celebrate the ones below.

  • American Adventures Month
  • American Artists Appreciation Month
  • National Fishing Month
  • National Golf Month
  • National Motorsports Awareness Month

A collage of six images represent the August awareness months and August national months, in order from top left to bottom right the images are an eye exam chart with a pair of glasses on it for National Eye Exam Month, a golf ball on a tee for National Golf Month, a school desk wit ha backpack beside it for National Back to School Month, two rows of crayons for National Crayon Collection Month, a sub loaded with deli meats for National Sandwich Month, and an image of an x-ray of a man's brain with the man imposed on top of it for Neurosurgery Awareness Month.

More August national monthly observances

Food holidays aren’t the only national August monthly observances. The list below are all recognized nationally.

  • National Anti-Frizz Month
  • National Back to School Month 
  • National Breastfeeding Month
  • National Black Business Month
  • National Catfish Month
  • National Crayon Collection Month
  • National Dog Month
  • National Road Victim Month
  • National Traffic Awareness Month
  • National Water Quality Month

Additional August month celebrations

In addition to the August awareness months, and the August national months, there are other August month celebrations which are listed below.

  • ARRR-Gust: International Pirate Month
  • Black August
  • Child Support Awareness Month
  • Family Fun Month
  • Get Ready for Kindergarten Month
  • Happiness Happens Month
  • International Peace Month
  • Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month
  • Romance Awareness Month
  • Transgender History Month
  • Tree Check Month

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