(Oct. 25, 2024) – Month-Long Observances
- Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month (National)
- American Diabetes Month
- Bladder Health Awareness Month
- COPD Awareness Month
- Diabetic Eye Disease Month
- Diabetes Month (National)
- Epilepsy Awareness Month (National)
- Family Caregivers Month (National)
- Healthy Skin Month (National)
- Hospice and Palliative Care Month (National)
- Lung Cancer Awareness Month
- Marrow Awareness Month (National)
- Movember
- Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
- Prematurity Awareness Month
- Sexual Health Month (National)
- Stomach Cancer Awareness Month
Week-Long Observances
- Nov. 3-9: Diabetes Education Week (National), Radiologic Technology Week (National) and Patient Transport Week (National)
- Nov. 10-16: Nurse Practitioner Week (National)
- Nov. 24-30: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Awareness Week
Recognition Days | Events
- Nov. 8: Day of Radiography (International)
- Nov. 9: Diabetes Heart Connection Day (National)
- Nov. 10: Keratoconus Day (World)
- Nov. 12: Pneumonia Day (World)
- Nov. 14: Diabetes Day (World)
- Nov. 17: Prematurity Day (World)
- Nov. 18-24: U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week
- Nov. 19-25: GERD Awareness Week
- Nov. 20: COPD Awareness Day (World)
- Nov. 21: Great American Smokeout, Family Health History Day (National), Rural Health Day (National) and Pancreatic Cancer Day (World)
- Nov. 23: Survivors of Suicide Loss Day (International)
- Nov. 25: Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (International)
- Nov. 28: Family Health History Day (National)
The Kansas Hospital Association and Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development are pleased to bring you the 2025 Calendar of Health Observances & Recognition Days. Yet another example of our commitment to providing health care strategists with practical, timely resources. This calendar is designed to help you plan your 2025 community health events, internal and external communications, social media campaigns and more. The 2025 calendar is easy to navigate, interactive and features more than 230 health observances and recognition days. Don't miss out on receiving calendar updates from SHSMD sponsor Baldwin Publishing. Not only do they provide you with a Health Observance Guide with ALL the content you need to post every day for the following month, they also give access to healthy recipes, cooking videos, branded cookbooks, recipe calendars, wellness content and solutions.
Access the 2024 Calendar of Health Observances & Recognition Days to help you plan for the remainder of the year.
--Jan Fenwick