Recognition Days / Events Give Kids a Smile Day Wear Red Day (National) World Cancer Day Day of the Sick (World) Condom Awareness Day (National) Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day (World) Donor Day
March 2013 March 1‐31 1‐31 1‐31 1‐31 1‐31 1‐31 1‐31 1‐31 1‐31 1‐31
Month‐Long Observances Athletic Training Month (National) Brain Injury Awareness Month Child Life Month Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month (National) Eye Donor Month (National) Kidney Month (National) Nutrition Month (National) Professional Social Work Month (National) Save Your Vision Month Workplace Eye Wellness Month
Week‐Long Observances Healthcare Access Personnel Week (National) Medication Safety Week Public Health Week (National) Window Safety Week (National) Cancer Registrars Week (National) Neurodiagnostic Week Work Zone Awareness Week (National) Infant Immunization Week (National) Healthcare Volunteer Week (National) Healthcare Patient Advocacy Week (National) Healthcare Administrative Professionals Week Medical Laboratory Professionals Week Medical Fitness Week Immunization Week (World)
April 4‐5 7 11 12 16 16 17 20 24 26‐28
Recognition Days / Events Alcohol Free Weekend Health Day (World) Alcohol Screening Day (National) Radiology Nurses Day (National) Healthcare Decisions Day (National) Voice Day (World) Hemophilia Day (World) Walk for Epilepsy (National) Noise Awareness Day (International) Youth Service Day (Global)
Week‐Long Observances Physical Education and Sport Week (National) Children’s Mental Health Week Occupational Safety and Health Week (North American) Run A Mile Days (National) Nurses Week (National) Alcohol and Other Drug‐Related Birth Defects Week (National) Anxiety and Depression Awareness Week (National) Food Allergy Awareness Week Hospital Week (National) Neuroscience Nursing Week Nursing Home Week (National)
12‐18 13‐19 13‐19 18‐24 19‐25 19‐25
Women’s Health Week (National) Dog Bite Prevention Week (National) Stuttering Awareness Week (National) Safe Boating Week (National) Emergency Medical Services Week (National) Medical Transcriptionist Week (National)
May 6 6 6 8 8 8 12
Recognition Days / Events Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day (National) Melanoma Monday Nurses Day (National) Allergy and Asthma Day on Capitol Hill Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day School Nurse Day (National) Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome / Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Awareness Day (International) Fibromyalgia Awareness Day (National) HIV Vaccine Awareness Day Missing Children’s Day (National) Senior Health and Fitness Day (National) No Tobacco Day (World)
12 18 25 29 31
June 2013 June 1‐30 1‐30 1‐30 1‐30 1‐30 1‐30 1‐30 1‐30 1‐30
Week‐Long Observances Headache Awareness Week (National) Community Health Improvement Week CPR & AED Awareness Week (National) Sun Safety Week (National) Vascular Nursing Week (National) Men’s Health Week (National) Nursing Assistants Week (National) Healthcare Risk Management Week Helen Keller Deaf‐Blind Awareness Week
June 1 2
Recognition Days / Events Stand for Children Day Cancer Survivors Day (National)
4 5 9 12 14 13 21 27 28
Health Care Recruiter Recognition Day (National) Environment Day (World) Children’s Day (National) Time Out Day (National) Blood Donor Day (World) Career Nurse Assistants Day MND (Motor Neurone Disease Global Awareness Day (World) HIV Testing Day (National) Dental Awareness Day
Week‐Long Observances Nurses in Staff Development Week Therapeutic Recreation Week (National) Everybody Deserves a Massage Week Hospitality House Week (National)
July 28
Recognition Days / Events Hepatitis Day (World)
August 2013 August 1‐31 1‐31 1‐31 1‐31 1‐31 1‐31 1‐31 1‐31
Week‐Long Observances Childhood Injury Prevention Week (National) Assisted Living Week (National) Environmental Services and Housekeeping Week (National) Nephrology Nurses Week Suicide Prevention Week Child Passenger Safety Week Farm Safety and Health Week (National) Hearing Aid Awareness Week Rehabilitation Awareness Celebration (National) Surgical Technologist Week (National) Gerontological Nursing Week
September 1 8 15 17 18 21 21
Recognition Days / Events MDA Labor Day Telethon Grandparents Day (National) Neonatal Nurses Day Take A Loved One to the Doctor Day School Backpack Awareness Day (National) Alzheimer’s Action Day (World) Seat Check Saturday (National)
25 28 28 29
Women’s Health & Fitness Day (National) Rabies Day (World) Family Health & Fitness Day‐USA Heart Day (World)
Health Education Week (National) Healthcare Facilities and Engineering Week (National) Healthcare Quality Week (National) Hospital and Health‐System Pharmacy Week (National) Infection Prevention Week (International) Pastoral Care Week Respiratory Care Week (National) School Bus Safety Week (National) Red Ribbon Week (National)
October 1 9 10 11 12 18 20 22 23 24 26 28 29
Recognition Days / Events Child Health Day Stop America’s Violence Everywhere (SAVE) Today Mental Health Day (World) Depression Screening Day (National) Arthritis Day (World) Mammography Day (National) Osteoporosis Day (World) Stuttering Awareness Day (International) Lung Health Day Food Day Make a Difference Day Lock Your Meds Day Psoriasis Day (World)
Month‐Long Observances Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month (National) Bladder Health Month Child Mental Health Month (National) COPD Awareness Month Diabetes Month (American) Diabetic Eye Disease Month Epilepsy Awareness Month (National) Family Caregivers Month (National) Great American Smokeout Month Healthy Skin Month (National) Home Care and Hospice Month (National) Hospice and Palliative Care Month (National) Jingle Bell Run / Walk for Arthritis (through December) Lung Cancer Awareness Month Marrow Awareness Month (National) Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month (National) Prematurity Awareness Month Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month Sexual Health Month (National) Stomach Cancer Awareness Month (National)
Week‐Long Observances Medical‐Surgical Nurses Week Urology Nurses and Associates Week Allied Health Professions Week (National) Diabetes Education Week (National) Emerging Nurse Leaders Week Medical Staff Services Awareness Week (National) Patient Transport Week (National) Radiologic Technology Week (National) Heimlich Maneuver Week (National) Patient Blood Management Awareness Week Home Care Aide Week Mental Health Wellness Week Perioperative Nurse Week
November 12 13 14 21 22 23
Recognition Days/Events Pneumonia Day (World) Kindness Day (World) Diabetes Day (World) Great American Smokeout Family Health History Day (National) Survivors of Suicide Day (International)
December 2013 December 1‐31 1‐31 1‐31 1‐31
Month‐Long Observances AIDS Awareness Month (International) Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month (National) Safe Toys and Celebrations Month Safe Toys and Gifts Month
Recognition Days / Events AIDS Day (World) Volunteer Day (International) Human Rights Day
Note: These health observance dates have been compiled as a service for FHA members. This information does not in any way represent the opinions or views of the Florida Hospital Association or its staff, and no endorsement should be implied. Although we strive to provide correct information, we cannot guarantee its accuracy or validity and users are encouraged to verify information before referencing.