(Sept. 26, 2025) – Month-Long Observances
- ADHD Awareness Month (National)
- American Pharmacists Month
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month (National)
- Bullying Prevention Month (National)
- Chiropractic Health Month (National)
- Contact Lens Safety Month
- Dental Hygiene Month (National)
- Disability Employment Awareness Month (National)
- Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- Down Syndrome Awareness Month (National)
- Eye Injury Prevention Month
- Health Literacy Month
- Healthy Lung Month
- Home Eye Safety Month
- Liver Awareness Month
- Medical Librarians Month (National)
- Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month
- Patient-Centered Care Awareness Month
- Physical Therapy Month (National)
- Pre-natal-Onset GBS Disease Recognition Month
- Spina Bifida Awareness Month
- Substance Abuse Prevention Month (National)
- Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month
- SIDS Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
- Talk About Your Medicines Month
Week-Long Observances
- Oct. 5-11 – Healthcare Foodservice Workers Week, Health Care Supply Chain Week (National), Mental Illness Awareness Week, Midwifery Week (National), Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Week and Primary Care Week (National)
- Oct. 6-11 – Dialysis Technician Recognition Week (National)
- Oct. 6-12 – PA Week (National)
- Oct. 12-18 – Case Management Week (National), Healthcare Security and Safety Week and Sterile Processing Week
- Oct. 13-17 – Senior Care Pharmacist Week
- Oct. 12-20 – Bone and Joint Health Action Week
- Oct. 19-25 – Health Care Quality Week (National), Health Education Week (National), Infection Prevention Week (International), Respiratory Care Week and Spiritual Care Week
- Oct. 20-24 – Medical Assistants Recognition Week
- Oct. 21-27 – Pharmacy Week (National)
- Oct. 23-31 – Red Ribbon Week
- Oct. 26-Nov. 1 – Health Care Facilities and Engineering Week (National)
Recognition Days | Events
- Oct. 5 – Meningitis Day (World)
- Oct. 6 – Cerebral Palsy Day (World)
- Oct. 7 – Depression Screening Day (National)
- Oct. 8 – Health Cares About Domestic Violence
- Oct. 10 – Depression Screening Day (National), Mental Health Day (World) and Sight Day (World)
- Oct. 11 – Day of the Girl (International)
- Oct. 12 – Arthritis Day (World)
- Oct. 13 – Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day
- Oct. 15 – Handwashing Day (Global), Healthcare Security and Safety Officer Appreciation Day,
Latino AIDS Awareness Day (National) and Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day (World) - Oct. 16 – Food Day (World)
- Oct. 17 – Mammography Day (National)
- Oct. 19 – Pediatric Bone and Joint Day (World)
- Oct. 20 – Osteoporosis Day (World)
- Oct. 21 – Check Your Meds Day (National)
- Oct. 22 – Stuttering Awareness Day (International)
- Oct. 23 – Lock Your Meds Day
- Oct. 26 – Prescription Drug Take Back Day
- Oct. 29 – Psoriasis Day (World)
- Oct. 30 – Hypophosphatasia Day (World), Orthopaedic Nurses Day (International)
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--Jan Fenwick