JANUARY
National Birth Defects Prevention Awareness Month
Cervical Health Awareness Month
National Glaucoma Awareness Month
Thyroid Awareness Month
FEBRUARY
AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
American Heart Month
International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
National Children's Dental Health Month
National Wise Health ConsumerMonth
4 Give Kids A Smile Day
4 National Wear Red Day
7-14 Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
13-19 Children of Alcoholics Week
14 National Donor Day
MARCH
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
National Endometriosis Awareness Month
Save Your Vision Month
National Nutrition Month
Social Work Month
Workplace Eye Wellness Month
7-11 National School Breakfast Week
10 National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
11 World Kidney Day
14-20 Brain Awareness Week
20 National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
20-26 National Poison Prevention Week
24 World Tuberculosis Day
25 American Diabetes Alert Day
27 National Walk for Epilepsy
30 National Doctors' Day
APRIL
Alcohol Awareness Month
National Autism Awareness Month
Child Abuse Prevention Month
National Occupational Therapy Month
Relay for Life
Sports Eye Safety Month
Women's Eye Health and Safety Month
4-10 National Public Health Week
7 World Health Day
8 National D.A.R.E. Day
8 National Radiology Nurses Day
10-16 National Healthcare Volunteer Week
11-17 Patient Advocacy Week
16 YMCA Healthy Kids(R) Day
18-24 Medical Fitness Week
24-30 Healthcare Administrative Professionals Week
MAY
National Arthritis Awareness Month
Arthritis Walk
National Bike Month
Healthy Vision Month
National Cancer Research Month
Hepatitis Awareness Month
Lupus Awareness Month
Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
Mental Health Month
Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month
National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
National High Blood Pressure Education Month
National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
National Stroke Awareness Month
National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
National Trauma Awareness Month
Ultraviolet Awareness Month
1-7 National Anxiety and Depression Awareness Week
1-7 North American Occupational Safety and Health Week
2 Melanoma Monday
3 National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day
6 National Nurses Day
6-12 National Nurses Week
8-14 Food Allergy Awareness Week
8-14 National Alcohol and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week
8-14 National Hospital Week
8-14 National Nursing Home Week
8-14 National Women's Health Week
9-15 National Stuttering Awareness Week
15-21 National Emergency Medical Services Week
15-21 Neuroscience Nursing Week
18 National Employee Health and Fitness Day
25 National Senior Health and Fitness Day
31 World No Tobacco Day
JUNE
Home Safety Month
National Aphasia Awareness Month
National Hernia Awareness Month
Men's Health Month
Scleroderma Awareness Month
5 National Cancer Survivors Day
5-11 National Headache Awareness Week
5-11 National Sun Safety Week
5-11 Vascular Nursing Week
7 National Health Care Recruiter Recognition Day
13-19 National Men's Health Week
16-23 National Nursing Assistants Week
16 National Career Nursing Assistants' Day
JULY
Cord Blood Awareness Month
Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
UV Safety Month
2-9 Nurses in Staff Development Week
10-16 National Therapeutic Recreation Week
24-30 National Hospitality House Week
28 Dental Awareness Day
AUGUST
Cataract Awareness Month
Children's Eye Health & Safety Month
National Immunization Awareness Month
Psoriasis Awareness Month
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
1-7 World Breastfeeding Week Celebrations
7 National KidsDay(R)
7-13 National Health Center Week
23 Health Unit Coordinator Day
SEPTEMBER
Baby Safety Month
Craniofacial Acceptance Month
National Cholestrol Education Month
National Food Safety Education Month
Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
Healthy Aging Month
Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma Awareness Month
Pain Awareness Month
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Prostate Health Month
Reye's Syndrome Awareness Month
National Sickle Cell Awareness Month
Sports and Home Eye Safety Month
Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
4-10 National Suicide Prevention Week
11-17 National Assisted Living Week
11-17 National Healthcare Environmental Services and Housekeeping Week
11-17 Nephrology Nurses Week
12 National Grandparents Day
15 Neonatal Nurses Day
18-24 Prostate Cancer Awareness Week
18-24 National Rehabilitation Awareness Celebration
18-24 National Surgical Technology Week
21 World Alzheimer's Day
24 Family Health and Fitness Day
27 Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day
28 National Women's Health and Fitness Day
OCTOBER
American Pharmacists Month
National Animal Safety and Protection Month
National Book Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Chiropractic Month
National Crime Prevention Month
National Dental Hygiene Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Eye Injury Prevention Month
Health Literacy Month
Healthy Lung Month
Liver Awareness Month
National Medical Librarians Month
Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month
National Physical Therapy Month
National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
2-8 Gerontological Nurses Week
2-8 National Healthcare Resource & Materials Management Week
2-8 Mental Illness Awareness Week
2-8 Nuclear Medicine Week
3-9 Healthcare Food Service Workers Week
6-12 Physician Assistants Week
6 Bipolar Disorder Awareness Day
6 National Depression Screening Day
9-15 National Case Management Week
9-15 Healthcare Security and Safety Week
9-15 International Healthcare Central Service & Sterile Processing Week
10-15 National Dialysis Technician Recognition Week
10-16 Emergency Nurses Week
12-20 National Action Week
16-22 National Hospital and Health-System Pharmacy Week
16-22 International Infection Prevention Week
16-22 Kids Care Week
17-21 National Medical Assistants Week
17-21 National School Bus Safety Week
17-23 Healthcare Quality Week
21 National Mammography Day
22 International Stuttering Awareness Day
23-29 National Healthcare Facilities & Engineering Week
23-29 National Respiratory Care Week
23-31 National Red Ribbon Week
26 Lock Your Meds Day
26 Lung Health Day
29 World Psoriasis Day
NOVEMBER
National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month
Bladder Health Month
American Diabetes Month
Diabetic Eye Disease Month
National Epilepsy Awareness Month
National Family Caregivers Month
National Healthy Skin Month
National Home Care Month
National Hospice/Palliative Care Month
Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
National Sexual Health Month
1-7 National Diabetes Education Week
1-7 Medical-Surgical Nurses Week
1-7 Urology Nurses & Associates Week
6-12 National Allied Health Professions Week
6-12 Health Information & Technology Week
6-12 Mental Health Wellness Week
6-12 National Patient Transport Week
6-12 National Radiologic Technology Week
17 Great American Smokeout
DECEMBER
1 World AIDS Day
4-10 National Handwashing Awareness Week
