Annual Healthcare Observances
January
| Month-Long |
- Cervical Cancer Screening Month
- Cervical Health Awareness Month
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| Week-Long |
- Healthy Weight Week
- Medical Group Practice Week
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February
| Month-Long |
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| Week-Long |
- Cardiac Rehabilitation Week
- Eating Disorders Awareness Week
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| Days |
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March
| Month-Long |
- Athletic Training Month
- Brain Injury Awareness Month
- Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
- Kidney Month
- Nutrition Month
- Professional Social Work Month
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| Week-Long |
- Patient Safety Awareness Week
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week
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| Days |
- Registered Dietitian Day
- Diabetes Alert Day
- Doctors' Day
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April
| Month-Long |
- Autism Awareness Month
- Humor Month
- Minority Health Month
- Occupational Therapy Month
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| Week-Long |
- Healthcare Volunteer Week
- Cancer Registrars Week
- Healthcare Administrative Professionals Week
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May
| Month-Long |
- Arthritis Awareness Month
- Better Hearing and Speech Month
- Critical Care Awareness and Recognition Month
- Hepatitis Awareness Month
- High Blood Pressure Education Month
- Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
- Mental Health Month
- Older Americans Month
- Oncology Nursing Month
- Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
- Physical Fitness and Sports Month
- Stroke Awareness Month
- Stroke Month
- Trauma Awareness Month
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| Week-Long |
- Occupational Safety & Health Week
- Nurses Week
- Hospital Week
- Nursing Home Week
- Emergency Medical Services Week
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| Days |
- Melanoma Monday
- School Nurse Day
- Employee Health and Fitness Day
- Senior Health and Fitness Day
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June
| Month-Long |
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| Week-Long |
- Headache Awareness Week
- Sun Safety Week
- Vascular Nursing Week
- Nursing Assistants Week
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| Days |
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July
| Month-Long |
- Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
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| Days |
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August
| Month-Long |
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy Month
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| Week-Long |
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| Days |
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September
| Month-Long |
- Baby Safety Month
- Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
- Healthy Aging Month
- Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma Awareness Month
- Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
- STEPtember
- Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
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| Week-Long |
- Healthcare Environmental Services and Housekeeping Week
- Prostate Cancer Awareness Week
- Rehabilitation Awareness Celebration
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| Days |
- Family Health & Fitness Day
- Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day
- Women's Health & Fitness Day
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October
| Month-Long |
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- Health Literacy Month
- Healthy Lung Month
- Liver Awareness Month
- Pharmacists Month
- Physical Therapy Month
- Talk about Prescriptions Month
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| Week-Long |
- Healthcare Foodservice Workers Week
- Physician Assistants Week
- Case Management Week
- Pediatric Nurses Week
- Emergency Nurses Week
- Infection Prevention Week
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| Days |
- Mammography Day
- Lung Health Day
- Lock Your Meds Day
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November
| Month-Long |
- Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month
- Diabetes Month
- Family Caregivers Month
- Healthy Skin Month
- Home Care Month
- Hospice Month
- Lung Cancer Awareness Month
- Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
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| Week-Long |
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| Days |
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December
| Month-Long |
Safe Toys and Celebrations Month |
