(Dec. 22, 2023) – Month-Long Observances
- Birth Defects Prevention Month (National)
- Blood Donor Month (National)
- Cervical Health Awareness Month
Glaucoma Awareness Month (National) - Integrative Health Month
- Medical Travel Month
- Quality of Life Month (International)
- Radon Action Month (National)
- Stalking Awareness Month
- Thyroid Awareness Month
- Winter Sports Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month (National)
Week-Long Observances
- Jan. 21-27 – Activity Professionals Week – "Innovate, Inspire, Involve"
- Jan. 23-29 – CRNA Week (National)
Recognition Days | Events
- Jan. 4 – Braille Day (World)
- Jan. 11 – Paget's Awareness Day
- Jan. 12 – Pharmacist Day (National)
- Jan. 23 – Maternal Health Awareness Day
- Jan. 25 – IV Nurses Day (National)
- Jan. 28 – Leprosy Day
- Jan. 30 – Neglected Tropical Diseases Day (World)
The Kansas Hospital Association and Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development are pleased to bring you the 2024 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 2024 community health events, internal and external communications, social media campaigns and more. The 2024 calendar is easy to navigate, interactive and features more than 230 health observances and recognition days. Don't miss out on the chance to receive 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, but they also give access to healthy recipes, cooking videos, branded cookbooks, recipe calendars, wellness content and solutions.
--Jan Fenwick