Pharma & Healthcare Recognition & Awareness Days 2020

January

• National Blood Donor Month
• National Glaucoma Awareness Month
• National Volunteer Blood Donor Month 
• Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
• National Birth Defects Prevention Month
• Dry January

 

• 19-25th: National Activities Professional Week
• 25th: National Intravenous Nurse Day

February

• American Heart Month
• AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
• National Cancer Prevention Month
• National Senior Independence Month 

 

• Feb. 1-7: Patient Recognition Week
• Feb. 3-7: Pride in Food Service Week
• Feb. 9-15: National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week
• Feb. 14-21: Alzheimer's and Dementia Staff Education Week

 

• February 4th: World Cancer Day
•  Feb 6th: Time to Talk Day

March

• National Social Worker's Month
• National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
• Brain Injury Awareness Month
• National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
• Save Your Vision Month 
• National Social Work Month
• National Women's History Month
• National Nutrition Month

 

• March 2-8th: Eating Disorders Awareness week
• March 8-14: National Patient Safety Awareness Week
• March 8-14: National Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week 
• March 9-13: Long Term Care Administrators Week 
• March 16-22: Nutrition and Hydration Week

 

• March 11: Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day
• March 13: No Smoking Day
• March 13: World Sleep Day
• March 19: Certified Nurses Day
• March 19: World Social Work Day 
• March 20: World Oral Health Day
• March 24: The American Diabetes Association Alert Day
• March 30: National Doctor's Day

April

• Counseling Awareness Month
• National Occupational Therapy Month 
• National Parkinson's Awareness Month 
• National Cancer Control Month 
• Stress Awareness Month

 

• April 6-12: National Public Health Week 
• April 19-25: National Volunteer Week 
• April 19-24: Administrative Professionals Week 

 

• April 6th: Walk to Work Day
• April 7: World Health Day
• April 16: National Healthcare Decisions Day
• April 22: Earth Day 
• April 22: Administrative Professionals' Day 
• April 23: Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
• April 24th: On your Feet Britain

May

• National Walking Month
• Skin Cancer Awareness Month
• Make May Purple (UK Stroke Awareness)
• Older Americans Month
• Oncology Nursing Month
• Better Hearing and Speech Month 
• Employee Health and Fitness Month 
• Healthy Vision Month
• National American Stroke Month 
• National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month 
• National High Blood Pressure Education Month
• National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Awareness Month
• National Mental Health Month

 

• May 4-10: Sun Awareness Week
• May 6-12: National Nurses Week
• May 10-16: National Hospital Week 
• May 10-16: National Skilled Nursing Care Week 
• May 10-16: National Women's Health Week
• May 18-24: Mental Health Awareness Week
• May 18-24: National Epilepsy Week (UK) 

 

• May 5th: Global Hand Hygiene Day
• May 20th: Clinical Trials Day
• May 21st: World Meditation Day
• May 28th: World Hunger Day
• May 29th: World Digestive Health Day 2020
• May 30th: WORLD MS DAY 2020
• May 31st: World No-Tobacco Day

June

• SANDS (Stillbirth And Neonatal Death Charity) Awareness Month
• Migraine Awareness Month (USA)
• National Safety Month (USA)
• Cataract Awareness Month
• Men's Health Month (USA)

 

• June 3-9: Heart Rhythm Week 2020 (UK)
• June 8-14: British Nutritional Foundation (BNF) Healthy Eating Week
• June 8-14: Carers Week
• June 15-21: Men's Health Week
• June 15-21: Cervical Screening Awareness Week
• June 18-24: National Nursing Assistants Week (USA)

 

• June 1st: International Children’s Day
• June 1st: Step Up For 30 – 2020 For Bowel Cancer (UK)
• June 7th: Cancer Survivors Day 
• June 7th: Tourettes Awareness Day 2020
• June 13th: Family Health & Fitness Day (USA)
• June 13th: Cupcake Day (Alzheimers UK)
• June 14th: International Blood Donor Day
• June 18th: National Career Nursing Assistants' Day (USA)
• June 19th: World World Sickle Cell Day 
• June 27th: National HIV Testing Day (USA)

July

• Eye Injury Prevention Month
• UV Safety Month 

 

• July 5-11: National Therapeutic Recreation Week 
• July 20-24: Forensic Healthcare Week

 

• July 26th: National Parents' Day

August

• National Immunization Awareness Month
• Medic Alert Awareness Month 

 

• Aug. 23 – 29: Health Unit Coordinators Week

 

• Aug 8th: Cycle to Work Day

September

• Pain Awareness Month
• Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
• Healthy Aging Month
• National Cholesterol Education Month
• National Sickle Cell Awareness Month 
• Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma Awareness Month 
• National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month
• National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month 
• National Preparedness Month
• National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month 

 

• Sept 2-8: Organ Donation Week
• Sept 9-15: Know Your Numbers Week (blood pressure)
• Sept. 6-12: Environmental Services and Housekeeping Week
• Sept 6-12: Migraine Awareness Week
• Sept. 13-19: National Assisted Living Week
• Sept 23-29: National Eye Health Week

 

• Sept 10th: World Suicide Prevention Day
• Sept. 13: National Grandparents Day
• Sept 13th: World Sepsis Day 
• Sept 25th: National Fitness Day
• Sept 27th: World's Biggest Coffee Morning (UK, Macmillan Cancer Support)

October

• Stoptober
• National Cholesterol Month
• National Physical Therapy Month
• American Pharmacists Month
• Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• National Dental Hygiene Month 
• National Chiropractic Month
• Residents' Rights Month

 

• Oct 1-5: National Work Life Week
• Oct. 4-10: National Mental Illness Awareness Week 
• Oct. 5-9: Customer Service Week 
• Oct. 6-12: National Physician Assistant(s) Week
• Oct. 4-10: National Fire Prevention Week 
• Oct 14-20: International Infection Prevention Control Week
• Oct. 21-25: National Health Education Week 
• Oct. 20-26: National Healthcare Quality Week 
• Oct. 20-26: National Respiratory Care Week
• Oct. 25 – 31: National Pastoral Care Week

 

• Oct. 8: National Depression Screening Day
• Oct 8th: National Clean Air Day
• Oct. 10: World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 
• Oct. 10: World Mental Health Day
• Oct. 15: Global Handwashing Day
• Oct 18th: World Menopause Day
• Oct. 16: National Boss's Day
• Oct. 24: Make A Difference Day

November

• Movember Men's Health Awareness Month
• National Hospice and Palliative Care Month
• National Family Caregivers Month
• National Home Health Care Month
• National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month
• American Diabetes Month 

 

• Nov 4-8: International Stress Awareness Week
• Nov 12-16: Anti-Bullying Week
• Nov 16-22: Alcohol Awareness Week (UK)
• Nov. 14-20: Home Care Aide Week
• Nov 25-Dec 10: 16 Days of Action Against Domestic Violence

 

• Nov. 5 – National Volunteer Managers Day 
• Nov. 11: Veterans Day
• Nov. 14: World Diabetes Day
• Nov. 19: The Great American Smokeout Day
• Nov. 21st: Pancreatic Cancer Day 2020 (UK)

December

• Dec. 1-7: National Hand Washing Awareness Week 

 

• Dec. 1: World Aids Day

 

NOTE: This is not an exhaustive list, and some events are national rather than international. If you spot any errors or would like YOUR awareness day included, please contact editor@pharmiweb.com