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Newsletter | Fall 2023 Article 4 | South Central MIRECC

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Calendar of Events October-December 2023

Here’s this quarter’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) calendar of events for VA-recognized holidays and months.

October

National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15)
National Depression Awareness Month
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
German American Heritage Month
Health Literacy Month
Polish-American Heritage Month
LGBT History Month
National Disability Employment Month
Patient Centered Care Month
10/1-10/7 Mental Illness Awareness Week
10/5 National Depression Screening Day
10/6 National Diversity Day
10/9 Indigenous People’s Day
10/10 World Mental Health Day
10/11 National Coming Out Day
10/15 National Latinx HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
10/15 White Cane Day
10/15-10/21 National Food Bank Week
10/22-10/28 Spiritual Care Week
10/30-11/3 National Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service (PSAS) Week

November

National Long-Term Care Awareness Month
National Family Caregivers Month
Transgender Awareness Month
National Native-American Heritage Month
National Veterans & Military Family Month
11/1 All Saints Day
11/6-11/10 National Patient Accessibility Week
11/11 Veterans Day
11/15 Whole Health Peer Recognition Day
11/16 National Rural Health Day
11/19-11/25 National Family Week
11/20 Transgender Day of Remembrance
11/23 Thanksgiving Day
11/24 Native American Heritage Day

December

12/3 International Day of Persons with Disabilities
12/7-12/15 Hanukkah Begins at Sundown Dec.7 and ends nightfall on Dec. 15
12/10 Human Rights Day
12/10-12/17 Human Rights Week
12/25 Christmas Day
12/26-1/1 Kwanzaa

Last updated: October 23, 2023