Health Events Calendar

If you are a patient, ask your pharmacist for more information about these organized health events.
If you are a pharmacist, please utilize these events to create awareness among your patients.

January

Cervical Health Month  - Center for Cervical Health

Glaucoma Awareness Month - American Academy of Ophthalmology

National Thyroid Awareness Month  - American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists

4^th Week: Healthy Weight Week - Healthy Weight Network

4^th Thursday: Women’s Healthy Weight Day - Healthy Weight Network

February

American Heart Month - American Heart Association

Week of Valentine’s Day: National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week - American Association of Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Last Week: National Eating Disorders Awareness Week - National Eating Disorder Association

3^rd Friday: National Women’s Heart Health Day  - Sister to Sister Foundation

March

1^st Week: National Patient Safety Awareness Week - National Patient Safety Foundation

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month - Cancer Research Foundation of America

National Nutrition Month - American Dietetic Association

1^st Week: National Sleep Awareness Week - National Sleep Foundation

2^nd Week: Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Week - Arthritis Foundation

3^rd Week: National Poison Prevention Week - Poison Prevention Week Council

March 24^th: World Tuberculosis Day - World Health Organization

4^th Tuesday: American Diabetes Alert Day - American Diabetes Association

April

1st Week: National Public Health Week

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month - International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Diseases

National Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Awareness Month - American Social Health Association & The National Coalition of STD Directors

3^rd Week: National Minority Cancer Awareness Week - National Cancer Institute

 4^th Week: National Infant Immunization Week - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

May

Stroke Awareness Month  - American Stroke Association

Skin Cancer Awareness Month  - American Cancer Society

National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month - National Osteoporosis Foundation

2^nd Week: National Hospital Week  - American Hospital Association

2^nd Week: Food Allergy Awareness Week - The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network

Week after Mother’s Day: Women’s Health Week - The National Women’s Health Information Center

May 4^th: Childhood Depression Awareness Day - National Mental Health Association

May 12^th: Fibromyalgia Awareness Day - National Fibromyalgia Association

Last Wednesday: Senior Health and Fitness Day  - Mature Market Resource Center

June

Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month  - Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America

1^st Week: Headache Awareness Week - National Headache Foundation

1^st Sunday: National Cancer Survivor’s Day - National Cancer Survivor’s Day Foundation

 June 27^th: National HIV Testing Day  - National Association of People with AIDS

July

Eye Injury Prevention Month - American Academy of Ophthalmology

August

Cataract Awareness Month - American Academy of Opthalmology

Immunization Awareness Month - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Psoriasis Awareness Month - National Psoriasis Foundation

August 1-7: World Breastfeeding Week  - La Leche League

2^nd Week: National Health Center Week - National Association of Community Health Centers

September

Cholesterol Education Month - National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP)

Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month - Gynecologic Cancer Foundation

Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myelomia Awareness Month  - Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Prostate Health Month - American Foundation for Urologic Disease  

National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month - U. S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)

2^nd Week: Assisted Living Week  - National Center for Assisted Living

3^rd Week: Prostate Cancer Awareness Week - Prostate Cancer Education Council

4^th Week: Reye's Syndrome Awareness Week - National Reye’s Syndrome Foundation

Last Week: Adult Immunization Awareness Week - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Sept 24: Women's Health and Fitness Day - Health Information Resource Center

Sept 27: Family Health and Fitness Day - Health Information Resource Center

October

American Pharmacist Month - American Pharmacists Association

3rd Week - Iowa Pharmacy Week

 ^4th Week: National Hospital & Health-System Pharmacy Week - American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacist

 4^th Week: National Consultant & Senior Care Pharmacist Week - American Society of Consultant Pharmacist

4^th Tuesday of Oct- National Pharmacy Technician Day - National Pharmacy Technician Association

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month - National Breast Cancer Awareness

National Liver Awareness Month - American Liver Foundation

Health Literacy Month - Health Literacy Month

1^st Tuesday- National Depression Screening Day - Screening for Mental Health

November

American Diabetes Month - American Diabetes Association

National Family Caregivers Month - National Family Caregivers Association

Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month - Alzheimer’s Association

4^th Week- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Awareness Week - International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Diseases

October 15- Great American Smokeout - American Cancer Society

December

Safe Toy & Gift Month - Prevent Blindness America

1^st Week: National Handwashing Awareness Week - Henry the Hand Foundation

December 1^st: World AIDS Day - Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS