(Feb. 27, 2026) – Month-Long Observances
- Athletic Training Month (National)
- Autoimmune Awareness Month
- Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month
- Brain Injury Awareness Month
- Cheerleading Safety Month (National)
- Clap4Health
- Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month (National)
- Deep-Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month
- Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (National)
- Endometriosis Awareness Month (National)
- Kidney Month (National)
- Malignant Hyperthermia Awareness Month
- March for Babies
- Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month
- Myeloma Action Month
- Nutrition Month (National)
- Save Your Vision Month
- Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month (National)
- Trisomy Awareness Month
- Workplace Eye Wellness Month
Week-Long Observances
- March 1-6 – Aplastic Anemia and MDS Awareness Week (National
- March 1-7 – Dental Assistants Recognition Week™
- March 8-14 – Patient Safety Awareness Week, Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week (National), Safety Awareness Week and Sleep Awareness Week
- March 15-21 – Drug and Alcohol Facts Week (National), GI Nurses and Associates Week and Poison Prevention Week (National)
- March 16-20 – Health Care HR Week and LGBTQ Health Awareness Week (National)
- March 16-22 – Brain Awareness Week
- March 30-April 6 – Autism Acceptance Week (World)
Recognition Days | Events
- March 1 – Wheelchair Day (International)
- March 2 – Teen Mental Wellness Day (World)
- March 3 – Birth Defects Day (World) and Hearing Day (World)
- March 4 – HPV Awareness Day (International) and Obesity Day (World)
- March 5 – Dissociative Identity Disorder Awareness Day and Hospitalist Day (National)
- March 10 – Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (National)
- March 11 – Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day
- March 12 – Kidney Day (World)
- March 13 – Sleep Day (World)
- March 19 – Certified Nurses Day
- March 20 – Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (National) and Oral Health Day (World)
- March 21 – Down Syndrome Day (World)
- March 24 – Diabetes Alert Day (American) and Tuberculosis Day (World)
- March 26 – Epilepsy Awareness - Purple Day
- March 30 – Bipolar Day (World) and Doctors' Day (National)
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--Jan Fenwick