Cooperative Extension Service
Welcome UK Extension Agents
As part of UK HealthCare’s mission, we are called to promote better health for the people of Kentucky through creative leadership and quality initiatives in patient care, health education and medical research.
We are proud to collaborate with the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service to provide research-based materials to help you educate and empower the citizens of the Commonwealth for better health.
Get educational and promotional materials to distribute
To obtain UK HealthCare promotional and educational materials to distribute, click here and submit the request form.
UK HealthCare's Healthy Kentucky Initiative shares resources and tips on anxiety, depression and other behavioral health topics. To access these materials, visit this page. Select your desired topic under “Mental health” at the top of the page. Each topic has various tip sheets available to you.
We've also created an online library with resources from organizations including the American Heart Association, Safe Kids Fayette County and Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky. Click here to visit the library.
All educational materials are self-serve, downloadable files that agents can print for use.
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Monthly Health Observances - 2024
January
- Cervical Health Awareness Month
- National Birth Defects Prevention Month
- National Blood Donor Month
- National Glaucoma Awareness Month
- Radon Awareness Month
- Stalking Awareness Month
- Thyroid Awareness Month
January 23
- Maternal Health Awareness Day
January 28
- World Leprosy Day
February
- American Heart Month
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration/Low Vision Awareness Month
- International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
- National Cancer Prevention Month
- National Children's Dental Health Month
- Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
February 2
Give Kids a Smile® Day
February 3
National Wear Red Day
February 4
World Cancer Day
February 7
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
February 7-14
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
February 11-17
- Heart Failure Awareness Week
- Sepsis Survivor Week
February 14
National Donor Day
February 14-21
National Condom Week
February 22
Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day
February 29
Rare Disease Day
March
- Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month
- Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month
- Myeloma Action Month
- National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
- National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
- National Endometriosis Awareness Month
- National Kidney Month
- National Nutrition Month
- National Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month
- Save Your Vision Month
- Trisomy Awareness Month
- Workplace Eye Wellness Month
- National Athletic Training Month
March 3
World Birth Defects Day
March 9
World Kidney Day
March 10
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
March 10-16
- National Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week
- Patient Safety Awareness Week
- National Sleep Awareness Week
March 11-17
Brain Awareness Week
March 15
World Sleep Day
March 17-13
National Poison Prevention Week
March 18-24
National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week
March 19
National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
March 20
World Oral Health Day
March 21
World Down Syndrome Day
March 24
World Tuberculosis Day
March 26
- American Diabetes Alert Day
- Epilepsy Awareness – Purple Day
March 30
National Doctors’ Day
April
- Alcohol Awareness Month
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month
- Medicaid Awareness Month
- National Autism Awareness Month
- National Cancer Control Month
- National Donate Life Month
- National Facial Protection Month
- National Interprofessional Healthcare Month
- National Minority Health Month
- National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month
- Occupational Therapy Month
- Oral Cancer Awareness Month
- Parkinson's Awareness Month
- Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month
- STI Awareness Month
- Stress Awareness Month
- Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
- National Child Abuse Prevention Month
April 1-7
National Public Health Week
April 2
World Autism Day
April 7
World Health Day
April 10
National Youth HIV and AIDs Awareness Day
April 11-17
Black Maternal Health Week
April 16
National Healthcare Decisions Day
April 16-22
Oral, Head, and Neck Cancer Awareness Week
April 17
World Hemophilia Day
April 18-24
Pediatric Sepsis Week
April 21-27
- National Pediatric Transplant Week
- National Infertility Awareness Week
- World Immunization Week
- National Infant Immunization Week
April 22-26
Every Kid Healthy Week
April 22-28
Patient Experience Week
April 23-29
Medical Laboratory Professionals Week
April 25
- DNA Day
- World Malaria Day
April 27
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
April 28
World Day for Safety and Health at Work
May
- Arthritis Awareness Month
- Better Hearing and Speech Month
- Global Employee Health and Fitness Month
- Hepatitis Awareness Month
- Lupus Awareness Month
- Mental Health Awareness Month
- National Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month
- National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
- National High Blood Pressure Education Month
- National Nurses Month
- National Osteoporosis Awareness Month
- National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
- National Stroke Awareness Month
- National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
- National Women's Health Month
- Older Americans Month
- Preeclampsia Awareness Month
- Skin Cancer Prevention and Awareness Month
- Healthy Vision Month
- Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders and Awareness Month
May 1-7
National Physical Education and Sport Week
May 5
World Hand Hygiene Day
May 5-11
Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week
May 6
International No Diet Day
May 6-10
Air Quality Awareness Week
May 6-12
National Nurses Week
May 7
- World Asthma Day
- Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day
May 8
- National Women’s Checkup Day
- World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
- National Student Nurses Day
- National School Nurse Day
May 11
National Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness
May 12
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Day
- International Nurses Day
May 12-18
- National Hospital Week
- Maternal Sepsis Week
- Food Allergy Awareness Week
- National Women’s Health Week
- National Stuttering Awareness Week
May 18
- World AIDS Vaccine Day
- HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
May 19
National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
May 20
World Autoimmune/Auto-inflammatory Arthritis Day
May 24
Don’t Fry Day
May 29
National Senior Health & Fitness Day
May 31
World No Tobacco Day
June
- Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month
- Cataract Awareness Month
- Men's Health Month
- Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month
- National Aphasia Awareness Month
- National Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month
- National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month
- National Scleroderma Awareness Month
- PTSD Awareness Month
- Scoliosis Awareness Month
June 2
National Cancer Survivors Day
June 8
- World Brain Tumor Day
- Family Health and Fitness Day
June 10-16
Men’s Health Week
June 14
World Blood Donor Day
June 18
Autistic Pride Day
June 19
World Sickle Cell Day
June 23-29
Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week
June 25
World Vitiligo Day
June 27
National HIV Testing Day
July
- Cord Blood Awareness Month
- Group B Strep Awareness Month
- Healthy Vision Month
- Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
- National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month
- Sarcoma Awareness Month
- UV Safety Month
July 28
World Hepatitis Day
August
- Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
- Digestive Tract Paralysis Awareness Month
- Gastroparesis Awareness Month
- National Breastfeeding Month
- National Immunization Awareness Month
- Psoriasis Action
August 1
World Lung Cancer Day
August 1-7
World Breastfeeding Week
August 4-10
National Health Center Week
August 5-11
OSHA’s Safe and Sound Week
August 18-24
Contact Lens Health Week
August 31
International Overdose Awareness Day
September
- Blood Cancer Awareness Month
- Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
- Food Safety Education Month
- Healthy Aging Month
- National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month
- National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
- National Cholesterol Education Month
- National ITP (Platelet Disorder) Awareness Month
- National Pediculosis Prevention Month/Head Lice Prevention Month
- National Recovery Month
- National Sickle Cell Month
- National Yoga Awareness Month
- Newborn Screening Awareness Month
- Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
- Pain Awareness Month
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Month
- Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
- Sepsis Awareness Month
- Sexual Health Awareness Month
- Sports Eye Safety Awareness Month
- World Alzheimer's Month
September 4
World Sexual Health Day
September 8-14
- National Suicide Prevention Week
- National Folic Acid Awareness Week
September 10
World Suicide Prevention Day
September 13
World Sepsis Day
National Celiac Disease Awareness Day
September 15-21
National Rehabilitation Awareness Week
September 15-22
Global ITP Awareness Week
September 16-20
- Malnutrition Awareness Week
- Fungal Disease Awareness Week
September 17
Get Ready for Flu Day
September 17-23
Falls Prevention Awareness Week
September 18
National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day
September 21
World Alzheimer’s Day
September 25
- World Lung Day
- National Women’s Health and Fitness Day
September 26
Mesothelioma Awareness Day
September 27
Sport Purple for Platelets Day
September 28
World Rabies Day
September 29
World Heart Day
October
- Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- Eye Injury Prevention Month
- Health Literacy Month
- Healthy Lung Month
- Home Eye Safety Month
- Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month
- National ADHD Awareness Month
- National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- National Bullying Prevention Month
- National Dental Hygiene Month
- National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
- National Physical Therapy Month
- Prenatal-onset GBS Disease Recognition Month
- Spina Bifida Awareness Month
October 5
World Meningitis Day
October 6
World Cerebral Palsy Day
October 6-12
- Mental Illness Awareness Week
- National Primary Care Week
- National PA Week
October 7
National Depression Screening Day
October 10
- World Mental Health Day
- World Sight Day
October 11
International Day of the Girl
October 12-20
Bone and Joint Health Action Week
October 13
Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day
October 13-19
- National Healthcare Quality Week
- National Health Education Week
October 15
- Global Handwashing Day
- National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
- World Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day
October 15-21
International Infection Prevention Week
October 16
World Food Day
October 18
National Mammography Day
October 19
World Pediatric Bone and Joint Day
October 20
World Osteoporosis Day
October 20-26
Respiratory Care Week
October 21
National Check Your Meds Day
October 22
International Stuttering Awareness Day
October 23-31
Red Ribbon Week
October 26
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
October 29
World Psoriasis Day
October 30
World Hypophosphatasia Day
November
- American Diabetes Month
- Bladder Health Month
- COPD Awareness Month
- Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month
- Lung Cancer Awareness Month
- National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month
- National Epilepsy Awareness Month
- National Family Caregivers Month
- National Healthy Skin Month
- National Home Care & Hospice Month
- National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
- Prematurity Awareness Month
- Stomach Cancer Awareness Month
November 3-9
- National Diabetes Education Week
- National Radiologic Technology Week
November 9
National Diabetes Heart Connection Day
November 10-16
National Nurse Practitioner Week
November 12
World Pneumonia Day
November 14
World Diabetes Day
November 16
Great American Smokeout
November 17
World Prematurity Day
November 21
National Family Health History Day
November 24-30
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Awareness Week
December
- National Safe Toys and Gifts Month
- International Sharps Injury Prevention Month
December 1
Worlds AIDS Day
December 1-7
- National Handwashing Awareness Week
- National Influenza Vaccination Week
December 3
International Day of Persons with Disability