• National Public Health Week

    United States , United States

    During the first full week of April each year, APHA brings together communities across the United States to observe National Public Health Week as a time to recognize the contributions

  • National Infant Immunization Week – NIIW 2019

    Virtual Event

    This year's annual observation of National Infant Immunization Week is April 27-May 4, 2019. NIIW highlights the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases and to celebrate the achievements of

  • National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day

    United States , United States

    National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day, October 15, is observed each year to focus on the continuing and disproportionate impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

  • Antibiotic Awareness Week 2019

    Planet Earth

    Antibiotic Awareness Week will be held 18-24 November 2019 with countries around the world designating this week for focused awareness campaigns. Antibiotics save lives and are critical tools for treating

  • World Rabies Day

    Global Biodefense Calendar
    Virtual Event

    World Rabies Day is observed annually to raise awareness about rabies prevention and to highlight progress in defeating this horrifying disease. Established in 2007, it aims to raise awareness about

  • Launch of the Defeating Meningitis by 2030 Roadmap

    Virtual Event

    The impact of meningitis is as profound as it is diverse: it can kill within hours, disrupts health systems, impedes education and child development, devastates families and communities, and causes

  • World Polio Day

    Global Biodefense Calendar
    Virtual Event

    Join us on October 24 for World Polio Day to share the progress of health experts and partners on the road to polio eradication. Poliomyelitis, or polio, is a paralyzing