Below are the healthcare-related months and observances for 2024.
January
- National Blood Donor Month
- Thyroid Awareness Month
- Cervical Health Awareness Month
- Glaucoma Awareness Month
- National Birth Defects Awareness/Prevention Month
- International Quality of Life Month
- National Winter Sports Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month
- Folic Acid Awarenessts Week (January 1 – 7)
- International Mind-Body Wellness Day (January 3)
- World Braille Day (January 4)
- Paget’s Awareness Day (January 11)
- World Leprosy Day (January 29)
- World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day (January 30)
February
- American Heart Month
- National Cancer Prevention Month
- Cholangiocarcinoma Awareness Month
- National Children’s Dental Health Month
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct Cancer Awareness Month
- National Self-Check Month
- Turner Syndrome Awareness Month
- National Children’s Dental Health Month
- Raynaud’s Awareness Month
- Marfan Syndrome Awareness Month
- International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
- National Eating Disorders Awareness Month
- Tinnitus Awareness Week (February 5 -11)
- African Heritage & Health Week (February 7 – 13)
- Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week (February 7 – 14)
- Heart Failure Awareness Week (February 11 – 17)
- National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week (February 11 – 17)
- National Condom Week (February 14 – 21)
- World Aspergillosis Day (February 1)
- Rheumatoid Awareness Day (February 2)
- Time to Talk Day (February 2)
- Go Red For Women (February 3)
- World Cancer Day (February 4)
- National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (February 7)
- International Epilepsy Day (February 13)
- National Donor Day (February 14)
- National Impotence Day (February 14)
- International Childhood Cancer Day (February 15)
- National Caregivers Day (February 17)
- National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day (February 22)
- Recreational Sports & Fitness Day (February 22)
- International Repetitive Strain Injury Awareness Day (February 28)
- Rare Disease Day (February 28)
March
- Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
- National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month
- Low Vision Awareness Month
- National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
- Brain Injury Awareness Month
- National Kidney Month
- Alport Awareness Month
- Malignant Hyperthermia Awareness Month
- National Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month
- Trisomy Awareness Month
- National Multiple Sclerosis Awareness and Education Month
- Endometriosis Awareness Month
- Workplace Eye Wellness Month
- National Nutrition Month
- American Red Cross Month
- National Cheerleading Safety Month
- Save Your Vision Month
- National Breast Implant Awareness Month
- Deep-Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month
- National Trisomy Awareness Month
- National Aplastic Anemia & MDS Awareness Week (March 1 – 6)
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week (March 10 – 16)
- Patient Safety Awareness Week (March 10 – 16)
- Sleep Awareness Week (March 10 – 16)
- Brain Awareness Week (March 11 – 17)
- World Teen Mental Wellness Day (March 2)
- World Hearing Day (March 3)
- HPV Awareness Day (March 4)
- World Obesity Day (March 4)
- Dissociative Identity Disorder Awareness Day (March 5)
- National Hospitalist Day (March 6)
- World Kidney Day (March 9)
- National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (March 10)
- World Sleep Day (March 17)
- National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (March 20)
- World Oral Health (March 20)
- World Down Syndrome Day (March 21)
- World Tuberculosis Day (March 24)
- National Cerebral Palsy Awareness (March 25)
- Purple Day (March 26)
- American Diabetes Alert Day (March 27)
- World Bipolar Day (March 30)
April
- National Cancer Control Month
- Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month
- Oral Cancer Awareness Month
- Rosacea Awareness Month
- National Foot Health Awareness Month
- Global Child Nutrition Month
- National Minority Health Month
- Autism Awareness Month
- National Primary Immunodeficiency Awareness Month
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month
- Medicaid Awareness Month
- National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month
- Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Awareness Month
- National Facial Protection Month
- Sports Eye Safety Month
- National Occupational Therapy Month
- Women’s Eye Health & Safety Month
- National Donate Life Month
- National Interprofessional Healthcare Month
- Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
- National Stress Awareness Month
- National Public Health Week (April 1 – 7)
- World Autism Acceptance Week (April 1 – 7)
- Black Maternal Health Week (April 11 – 17)
- Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week (April 16 – 22)
- National Infertility Awareness Week (April 21 – 27)
- Every Kid Healthy Week (April 22 – 26)
- National Infant Immunization Week (April 22 – 29)
- World Immunization Week (April 24 – 30)
- Patient Experience Week (April 29 – May 3)
- Take Down Tobacco Day (April 1)
- World Autism Awareness Day (April 2)
- Bohring-Opitz Syndrome Awareness Day (April 6)
- National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (April 6)
- World Health Day (April 7)
- World Parkinson’s Day (April 11)
- World Chagas Disease Day (April 14)
- National Healthcare Decisions Day (April 16)
- World Hemophilia Day (April 17)
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Action Day (April 19)
- National DNA Day (April 25)
- World Malaria Day (April 25)
- World Day for Safety and Health at Work (April 28)
May
- Mental Health Month
- National Stroke Awareness Month
- ALS Awareness Month
- Celiac Disease Awareness Month
- National Dental Care Awareness
- Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month
- Food Allergy Awareness Month
- Hepatitis Awareness Month
- National Apraxia Awareness Month
- Lyme Disease Awareness Month
- Better Hearing And Speech Month
- National Brain Cancer and Brain Tumor Awareness Month
- Arthritis Awareness Month
- National Blood Pressure Education Month
- High Blood Pressure Awareness Month
- Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month
- Cystic Fibrosis Month
- Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month
- Healthy Vision Month
- National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
- Lupus Awareness Month
- Melanoma And Skin Cancer Awareness Month
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Awareness Month
- Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week (May 5 – 12)
- National Nurses Week (May 6 – 12)
- National Women’s Health Week (May 12 – 18)
- World Asthma Day (May 7)
- World Ovarian Cancer Day (May 8)
- World Lupus Day (May 10)
- International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases (May 12)
- International Nurses Day (May 12)
- ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day (May 12)
- National Women’s Checkup Day (May 13)
- World Hypertension Day (May 17)
- HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (May 18)
- World Inflammatory Bowel Disease Day (May 19)
- Hepatitis Testing Day (May 19)
- World Schizophrenia Day (May 24)
- World Thyroid Day (May 25)
- World Blood Cancer Day (May 28)
- World Digestive Health Day (May 29)
- World MS Day (May 30)
June
- Men’s Health Month
- National Headache and Migraine Awareness Month
- Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
- National PTSD Awareness Month
- Aphasia Awareness Month
- National Safety Month
- Scleroderma Awareness Month
- Vitiligo Awareness Month
- National Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month
- Scoliosis Awareness Month
- National Scleroderma Awareness Month
- Cataract Awareness Month
- National CPR and AED Awareness Week (June 1 – 7)
- Hidradenitis Suppurativa Awareness Week (June 3 – 8)
- Men’s Health Week (June 10 – 16)
- World Continence Week (June 17 – 23)
- Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week (June 25 – July 1)
- National Cancer Survivors Day (June 2)
- World Brain Tumor Day (June 8)
- World Blood Donor Day (June 14)
- World Sickle Cell Day (June 19)
- Global ALS/MND Awareness Day (June 21)
- World Vitiligo Day (June 25)
- International Scoliosis Awareness Day (June 25)
- National HIV Testing Day (June 27)
- Rare Chromosome Disorder Awareness Day (June 29)
July
- Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
- International Group B Strep Awareness Month
- National Hemp Month
- National Hemochromatosis Awareness Month
- National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
- Cord Blood Awareness Month
- Sarcoma Awareness Month
- National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month
- World Brain Day (July 22)
- World Castleman Disease Day (July 23)
- World Hepatitis Day (July 28)
August
- National Immunization Awareness Month
- Hair Loss Awareness Month
- Gastroparesis Awareness Month
- Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
- Psoriasis Awareness Month
- National Eye Exam Month
- Digestive Tract Paralysis Awareness Month
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
- National Health Center Week (August 4 – 10)
- Contact Lens Health Week (August 18 – 24)
- World Lung Cancer Day (August 1)
- Cloves Syndrome Awareness Day (August 3)
- World Breast Cancer Research Day (August 18)
- International Overdose Awareness Day (August 31)
September
- Blood Cancer Awareness Month
- National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
- National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
- National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month
- World Alzheimer’s Disease Month
- Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month
- National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
- Healthy Aging Month
- Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
- National Deaf Awareness Month
- Urology Awareness Month
- National Prostate Health Month
- Neonatal Intensive Care Awareness Month
- Pain Awareness Month
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Awareness Month
- Sepsis Awareness Month
- Sickle Cell Awareness Month
- Asthma Peak Month
- National Suicide Prevention Week (September 8 – 14)
- Asthma Peak Week (September 16 – 20)
- World FTD Awareness Week (September 24 – October 1)
- World Sexual Health Day (September 4)
- World Duchenne’s Awareness Day (September 7)
- World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10)
- National Celiac Disease Awareness Day (September 13)
- World Sepsis Day (September 13)
- World Atopic Eczema Day (September 14)
- World Patient Safety Day (September 17)
- National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (September 18)
- Aortic Dissection Awareness Day (September 19)
- National Concussion Awareness Day (September 20)
- World Alzheimer’s Day (September 21)
- World Lung Day (September 23)
- World Retina Day (September 24)
- International Ataxia Awareness Day (September 25)
- World Contraception Day (September 26)
- Mesothelioma Awareness Day (September 26)
- World Heart Day (September 29)
October
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- World Menopause Awareness Month
- National Audiology Awareness Month
- Spina Bifida Awareness Month
- National Physical Therapy Month
- Health Literacy Month
- Antidepressant Death Awareness Month
- National Dyslexia Awareness Month
- Eczema Awareness Month
- National Orthodontic Health Month
- Home Eye Safety Month
- National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month
- Emotional Wellness Month
- National Dental Hygiene Month
- Down Syndrome Awareness Month
- National Liver Awareness Month
- International Longevity Month
- Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
- RETT Syndrome Awareness Month
- National Primary Care Week (October 6 – 12)
- Mental Illness Awareness Week (October 6 – 12)
- Bone and Joint Health National Action Week (October 12 – 18)
- Red Ribbon Week (October 23 – 31)
- World Meningitis Day (October 5)
- World Cerebral Palsy Day (October 6)
- Child Health Day (October 7)
- World Mental Health Day (October 10)
- World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (October 12)
- Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day (October 13)
- National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (October 15)
- Restart a Heart Day (October 16)
- World Menopause Awareness Day (October 18)
- National Check Your Meds Day (October 21)
- World Stroke Day (October 29)
- National Prescription Drug Take Back Day (October 29)
- World Psoriasis Day (October 29)
November
- Movember
- National COPD Month
- Diabetes Awareness Month
- National Healthy Skin Month
- Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month
- National Alzheimer’s Disease Month
- Bladder Health Month
- National Hospice and Palliative Care Month
- Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
- National Prematurity Awareness Month
- Lung Cancer Awareness Month
- National Marrow Awareness Month
- Stomach Cancer Awareness Month
- National Caregiver Month
- MADD’s Tie One On For Safety Holiday Campaign
- National Home Care & Hospice Month
- Family Health History Month
- Epilepsy Awareness Month
- National Diabetes Education Week (November 3 – 9)
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Awareness Week (November 24 – 30)
- National Stress Awareness Day (November 1)
- World Keratoconus Day (November 10)
- World Pneumonia Day (November 12)
- World Diabetes Day (November 14)
- World Pancreatic Cancer Day (November 21)
- National Family Health History Day (November 21)
December
- HIV/AIDS Awareness Month
- Gift of Sight Month
- Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week (December 1 – 7)
- National Influenza Vaccination Week (December 4 – 8)
- World AIDS Day (December 1)
- International Day for People with Disabilities (December 3)
- Opioid-Induced Constipation Awareness Day (December 5)