Communications

(Aug. 30, 2024) – Month-Long Observances

• Alzheimer's Month (World)
• Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month (National)
• Baby Safety Month
• Blood Cancer Awareness Month 
• Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
• Childhood Obesity Awareness Month (National)
• Cholesterol Education Month (National)
• Food Safety Education Month
• Gene Therapy and Specialty Pharmacy Awareness Month
• Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
• Healthy Aging® Month
• ITP (Platelet Disorder) Awareness Month (National)
• Newborn Screening Awareness Month 
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Awareness Month
• Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
• Pain Awareness Month
• Pediculosis Prevention Month/Head Lice Prevention Month (National)
• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Month
• Preparedness Month (National)
• Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
• Prostate Health Month
• Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month
• Recovery Month (National) 
• Reye’s Syndrome Awareness Month
• Sepsis Awareness Month
• Sexual Health Awareness Month
• Sickle Cell Month (National)
• Sports Eye Safety Awareness Month
• Suicide Prevention Awareness Month (National)
• Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
• Yogo Awareness Month (National) 

Week-Long Observances

• Sept. 1-7 – Clinical Nurse Specialist Recognition Week (National)
• Sept. 8-14 – Assisted Living Week (National), Folic Acid Awareness Week (National), Health Care Environmental Services Week (National), Suicide Prevention Week (National) and Vascular Nurses Week
• Sept. 14-20 – Neonatal Nurses Week
• Sept. 15-21 – Nursing Professional Development Week and Surgical Technologists Week (National)
  
• Sept. 16-20 – Fungal Disease Awareness Week and Malnutrition Awareness Week
• Sept. 16-21 – Farm Safety and Health Week (National)
• Sept. 16-22 – Rehabilitation Awareness Week (National)
• Sept. 23-27 – Falls Prevention Awareness Week and ITP Awareness Week (Global)

Recognition Days | Events

• Sept. 4 – Sexual Health Day (World)
• Sept. 8 – Physical Therapy Day (World)
• Sept. 9 – Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day
• Sept. 10 – Suicide Prevention Day (World)
• Sept. 13 – Celiac Disease Awareness Day (National) and Sepsis Day (World)
• Sept. 17 – Get Ready for Flu Day
• Sept. 18 – HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (National) 
• Sept. 21 – Alzheimer's Day (World)
• Sept. 22 – Falls Prevention Awareness Day
• Sept. 25 – Lung Day (World), Pharmacists Day (World) and Women's Health and Fitness Day (National) 
• Sept. 26 – Mesothelioma Awareness Day
• Sept. 27 – Sport Purple for Platelets Day
• Sept. 28 – Rabies Day (World)
• Sept. 29 – Heart Day (World) 

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