(Oct. 27, 2023) – Month-Long Observances
- Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month (National)
- Diabetes Month (American)
- Bladder Health Awareness Month
- COPD Awareness Month
- Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month
- Epilepsy Awareness Month (National)
- Family Caregivers Month (National)
- Gastric Cancer/Stomach Cancer Awareness Month
- Healthy Skin Month (National)
- Hospice and Palliative Care Month (National)
- Lung Cancer Awareness Month
- Marrow Awareness Month (National)
- Movember
- Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month (National)
- Prematurity Awareness Month
- Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month
- Sexual Health Month (National)
- Stomach Cancer Awareness Month
Week-Long Observances
- Nov. 5-11 – Diabetes Education Week (National) and Radiologic Technology Week (National)
- Nov. 6-10 – The Society for the Advancement of Patient Blood Management Patient Blood Management Awareness Week
- Nov. 11-13 – Donor Sabbath (National)
- Nov. 12-18 – Mouth Cancer Awareness Week and Nurse Practitioner Week (National)
- Nov. 18-24 – U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week
- Nov. 19-25 – Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Awareness Week
Recognition Days | Events
- Nov. 8 – Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Day and Day of Radiography (International)
- Nov. 9 – Diabetes Heart Connection Day (National)
- Nov. 10 – Keratoconus Day (World)
- Nov. 12 – Pneumonia Day (World)
- Nov. 14 – Diabetes Day (World)
- Nov. 16 – Great American Smokeout and Rural Health Day (National)
- Nov. 17 – Pancreatic Cancer Day (World) and Prematurity Day (World)
- Nov. 18 – COPD Awareness Day (World), and Survivors of Suicide Loss Day (International)
- Nov. 23 – Family Health History Day (National)
- Nov. 25 – Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (International)
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.
Also access the 2023 Calendar of Health Observances & Recognition Days to help you plan for the remainder of the year.
--Jan Fenwick