January 13, 2024
Health Awareness Days, Weeks and Months – Updated for 2024!
The following is a list of upcoming awareness days, weeks and months.
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January 2024 Awareness Events
| Awareness Event | Type of Event | Dates |
| National Pharmacist Day | Awareness Day | Fri Jan 12, 2024 |
| National IV Nurse Day | Awareness Day | Thu Jan 25, 2024 |
| National Activity Professionals Day | Awareness Day | Fri Jan 26, 2024 |
| World Leprosy Day | Awareness Day | Sun Jan 28, 2024 |
| National Activity Professionals Week | Awareness Week | January |
| Cervical Health Awareness Month | Awareness Month | January |
| Glaucoma Awareness Month | Awareness Month | January |
| National Birth Defects Prevention Month | Awareness Month | January |
| National Blood Donor Month | Awareness Month | January |
| National Glaucoma Awareness Month | Awareness Month | January |
| National Winter Sports Traumatic Brain Injury | Awareness Month | January |
| Thyroid Awareness Month | Awareness Month | January |
February 2024 Awareness Events
| Awareness Event | Type of Event | Dates |
| Wear Red Day (for heart disease) | Awareness Day | Fri Feb 02, 2024 |
| National Women Physician Day | Awareness Day | Sat Feb 03, 2024 |
| Cancer Day | Awareness Day | Sun Feb 04, 2024 |
| International Epilepsy Day | Awareness Day | Mon Feb 12, 2024 |
| National Donor Day | Awareness Day | Wed Feb 14, 2024 |
| National Caregivers Day | Awareness Day | Fri Feb 16, 2024 |
| RARE DISEASE DAY | Awareness Day | Thu Feb 29, 2024 |
| Rare Disease Day | Awareness Day | Thu Feb 29, 2024 |
| Patient Recognition Week | Awareness Week | Feb 01 – Feb 07, 2024 |
| Peri-Anesthesia Nurse Week | Awareness Week | Feb 04 – Feb 10, 2024 |
| Children’s Mental Health Week (UK) | Awareness Week | Feb 05 – Feb 11, 2024 |
| Cardiovascular Professionals Week. Feb | Awareness Week | Feb 11 – Feb 17, 2024 |
| Phlebotomist Recognition Week | Awareness Week | Feb 12 – Feb 16, 2024 |
| Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Week | Awareness Week | Feb 13 – Feb 19, 2024 |
| National Eating Disorders Awareness Week | Awareness Week | Feb 19 – Feb 25, 2024 |
| National Eating Disorders Awareness Week | Awareness Week | Feb 19 – Feb 25, 2024 |
| AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month | Awareness Month | February |
| American Heart Month | Awareness Month | February |
| Black History Month | Awareness Month | February |
| Cancer Prevention Awareness Month | Awareness Month | February |
| National Children’s Dental Health Month | Awareness Month | February |
| Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month | Awareness Month | February |
| Wise Health Care Consumer Month | Awareness Month | February |
March 2024 Awareness Events
| Awareness Event | Type of Event | Dates |
| Employee Appreciation Day | Awareness Day | Fri Mar 01, 2024 |
| National Dress in Blue Day | Awareness Day | Fri Mar 01, 2024 |
| The Toddle Waddle | Awareness Day | Sat Mar 02, 2024 |
| World Teen Mental Wellness Day | Awareness Day | Sat Mar 02, 2024 |
| Brain Injury Awareness Day | Awareness Day | Mon Mar 04, 2024 |
| Multiple Personality Day | Awareness Day | Tue Mar 05, 2024 |
| National Dentist Day | Awareness Day | Wed Mar 06, 2024 |
| International Women’s Day | Awareness Day | Fri Mar 08, 2024 |
| World Kidney Day | Awareness Day | Sat Mar 09, 2024 |
| National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day | Awareness Day | Sun Mar 10, 2024 |
| Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Registered Day | Awareness Day | Wed Mar 13, 2024 |
| National Vaccination Day | Awareness Day | Sat Mar 16, 2024 |
| Certified Nurses Day | Awareness Day | Tue Mar 19, 2024 |
| World Tuberculosis Day | Awareness Day | Sun Mar 24, 2024 |
| Purple Day for epilepsy awareness | Awareness Day | Tue Mar 26, 2024 |
| National Doctors Day | Awareness Day | Sat Mar 30, 2024 |
| World Bipolar Day | Awareness Day | Sat Mar 30, 2024 |
| World Glaucoma Week | Awareness Week | Mar 03 – Mar 09, 2023 |
| National Aplastic Anemia and MDS Awareness Week | Awareness Week | Mar 01 – Mar 06, 2024 |
| Endometriosis Awareness Week | Awareness Week | Mar 04 – Mar 10, 2024 |
| Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week | Awareness Week | Mar 10 – Mar 16, 2024 |
| Sleep Awareness Week | Awareness Week | Mar 10 – Mar 16, 2024 |
| Brain Awareness Week | Awareness Week | Mar 11 – Mar 17, 2024 |
| Healthcare HR Professionals Week | Awareness Week | Mar 11 – Mar 15, 2024 |
| MS Awareness Week | Awareness Week | Mar 13 – Mar 19, 2024 |
| National Poison Prevention Week | Awareness Week | Mar 17 – Mar 23, 2024 |
| National Physicians Week | Awareness Week | Mar 25 – Mar 31, 2024 |
| American Red Cross Month | Awareness Month | March |
| Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month | Awareness Month | March |
| Brain Injury Awareness Month | Awareness Month | March |
| Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month | Awareness Month | March |
| Multiple Sclerosis Education Month | Awareness Month | March |
| National Athletic Training Month | Awareness Month | March |
| National Caffeine Awareness Month | Awareness Month | March |
| National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month | Awareness Month | March |
| National Endometriosis Awareness Month | Awareness Month | March |
| National Kidney Month | Awareness Month | March |
| National Nutrition Month | Awareness Month | March |
| National Social Work Month | Awareness Month | March |
| Women’s History Month | Awareness Month | March |
April 2024 Awareness Events
| Awareness Event | Type of Event | Dates |
| Autism Awareness Day | Awareness Day | Tue Apr 02, 2024 |
| World Autism Awareness Day | Awareness Day | Tue Apr 02, 2024 |
| National Vitamin C Day | Awareness Day | Thu Apr 04, 2024 |
| World Health Day | Awareness Day | Sun Apr 07, 2024 |
| World Parkinson’s Day | Awareness Day | Thu Apr 11, 2024 |
| World Hemophilia Day | Awareness Day | Wed Apr 17, 2024 |
| Earth Day 2023 | Awareness Day | Mon Apr 22, 2024 |
| Sarcoidosis Awareness Day | Awareness Day | Tue Apr 30, 2024 |
| National Osteopathic Medicine Week | Awareness Week | Apr 15 – Apr 21, 2024 |
| National Cancer Registrars Week | Awareness Week | Apr 01 – Apr 05, 2024 |
| National Public Health Week | Awareness Week | Apr 01 – Apr 07, 2024 |
| Health Information Professionals Week | Awareness Week | Apr 18 – Apr 24, 2024 |
| Alcohol Awareness Month | Awareness Month | April |
| Autism Awareness Month | Awareness Month | April |
| Cesarean Awareness Month | Awareness Month | April |
| Defeat Diabetes Month | Awareness Month | April |
| Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month | Awareness Month | April |
| National Alcohol Awareness Month | Awareness Month | April |
| National Autism Awareness Month | Awareness Month | April |
| National Child Abuse Prevention Month | Awareness Month | April |
| National Distracted Driving Awareness Month | Awareness Month | April |
| National Donate Life Month | Awareness Month | April |
| National Minority Health Month | Awareness Month | April |
| National Volunteer Month | Awareness Month | April |
| Occupational Therapy Month | Awareness Month | April |
| Oral Cancer Awareness Month | Awareness Month | April |
| Parkinson’s Awareness Month | Awareness Month | April |
| Primary Immunodeficiency Awareness Month | Awareness Month | April |
| Sarcoidosis Awareness Month | Awareness Month | April |
May 2024 Awareness Events
| Awareness Event | Type of Event | Dates |
| World Hand Hygiene Day | Awareness Day | Sun May 05, 2024 |
| Melanoma Monday | Awareness Day | Mon May 06, 2024 |
| National Nurses’ Day | Awareness Day | Mon May 06, 2024 |
| National Lipid Day | Awareness Day | Fri May 10, 2024 |
| World Lupus Day | Awareness Day | Fri May 10, 2024 |
| Florence Nightingale’s Birthday | Awareness Day | Sun May 12, 2024 |
| National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day | Awareness Day | Sun May 12, 2024 |
| National Employee Health and Fitness Day | Awareness Day | Wed May 15, 2024 |
| Neurofibromatosis Day | Awareness Day | Fri May 17, 2024 |
| National HIV Vaccine Awareness Day | Awareness Day | Sat May 18, 2024 |
| World Multiple Sclerosis Day | Awareness Day | Thu May 30, 2024 |
| World No Tobacco Day | Awareness Day | Fri May 31, 2024 |
| National EMS Week | Awareness Week | May 19 – May 25, 2024 |
| National Nurses Week | Awareness Week | May 06 – May 12, 2024 |
| National Hospital Week | Awareness Week | May 12 – May 18, 2024 |
| National Skilled Nursing Care Week | Awareness Week | May 12 – May 18, 2024 |
| National Women’s Health Week | Awareness Week | May 12 – May 18, 2024 |
| Healthcare Documentation Integrity Week | Awareness Week | May 14 – May 20, 2024 |
| Healthcare Technology Management Week | Awareness Week | May 19 – May 25, 2024 |
| Brain Tumor Awareness | Awareness Month | May |
| ALS Awareness Month | Awareness Month | May |
| Arthritis Awareness Month | Awareness Month | May |
| Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month | Awareness Month | May |
| Better Sleep Month | Awareness Month | May |
| Better Speech and Hearing Month | Awareness Month | May |
| Celiac Disease Awareness Month | Awareness Month | May |
| Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month | Awareness Month | May |
| Global Employee Health and Fitness Month | Awareness Month | May |
| Healthy Vision Month | Awareness Month | May |
| Hepatitis Awareness Month | Awareness Month | May |
| High Blood Pressure Education Month | Awareness Month | May |
| Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month | Awareness Month | May |
| Lupus Awareness Month | Awareness Month | May |
| Lyme Disease Awareness Month | Awareness Month | May |
| Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month | Awareness Month | May |
| Mental Health Awareness Month | Awareness Month | May |
| National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month | Awareness Month | May |
| National Cancer Research Month | Awareness Month | May |
| National Celiac Disease Awareness Month | Awareness Month | May |
| National Critical Care Awareness Month | Awareness Month | May |
| National Osteoporosis Month | Awareness Month | May |
| National Stroke Awareness Month | Awareness Month | May |
| Neurofibromatosis Month | Awareness Month | May |
| Oncology Nursing Month | Awareness Month | May |
June 2024 Awareness Events
| Awareness Event | Type of Event | Dates |
| National Cancer Survivors Day | Awareness Day | Sun Jun 02, 2024 |
| National Career Nursing Assistant Day | Awareness Day | Thu Jun 13, 2024 |
| World Blood Donor Day | Awareness Day | Fri Jun 14, 2024 |
| World Sickle Cell Day | Awareness Day | Wed Jun 19, 2024 |
| National HIV Testing Day | Awareness Day | Thu Jun 27, 2024 |
| National PTSD Awareness Day | Awareness Day | Thu Jun 27, 2024 |
| Healthcare Risk Management Week | Awareness Week | Jun 17 – Jun 21, 2024 |
| Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week | Awareness Week | June |
| Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month | Awareness Month | June |
| Cataract Awareness Month | Awareness Month | June |
| Hernia Awareness Month | Awareness Month | June |
| Men’s Health Month | Awareness Month | June |
| Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month | Awareness Month | June |
| National Aphasia Awareness Month | Awareness Month | June |
| National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month | Awareness Month | June |
| National PTSD Awareness Month | Awareness Month | June |
| National Safety Month | Awareness Month | June |
| National Scleroderma Awareness Month | Awareness Month | June |
| National Scoliosis Awareness Month | Awareness Month | June |
| Men’s Health Week | Awareness Month | June |
July 2024 Awareness Events
| Awareness Event | Type of Event | Dates |
| World Hepatitis Day | Awareness Day | July |
| Cord Blood Awareness Month | Awareness Month | July |
| Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month | Awareness Month | July |
| National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month | Awareness Month | July |
| National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month | Awareness Month | July |
| UV Safety Awareness Month | Awareness Month | July |
August 2024 Awareness Events
| Awareness Event | Type of Event | Dates |
| National Minority Donor Awareness Day | Awareness Day | Thu Aug 01, 2024 |
| World Breastfeeding Week | Awareness Week | Aug 01 – Aug 07, 2024 |
| National Health Center Week | Awareness Week | Aug 04 – Aug 10, 2024 |
| Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month | Awareness Month | August |
| MedicAlert Awareness Month | Awareness Month | August |
| National Breastfeeding Month | Awareness Month | August |
| National Eye Exam Month | Awareness Month | August |
| National Immunization Awareness Month | Awareness Month | August |
| Psoriasis Awareness Month | Awareness Month | August |
| Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month | Awareness Month | August |
September 2024 Awareness Events
| Awareness Event | Type of Event | Dates |
| World Physical Therapy Day | Awareness Day | Sun Sep 08, 2024 |
| World Suicide Prevention Day | Awareness Day | Tue Sep 10, 2024 |
| National Working Parents Day | Awareness Day | Mon Sep 16, 2024 |
| National Physician Suicide Awareness Day | Awareness Day | Tue Sep 17, 2024 |
| National Addiction Professionals Day | Awareness Day | Fri Sep 20, 2024 |
| World Alzheimer’s Day | Awareness Day | Sat Sep 21, 2024 |
| Business Women’s Day | Awareness Day | Sun Sep 22, 2024 |
| International Ataxia Awareness Day | Awareness Day | Wed Sep 25, 2024 |
| World Pharmacist Day | Awareness Day | Wed Sep 25, 2024 |
| World Contraception Day | Awareness Day | Thu Sep 26, 2024 |
| World Heart Day | Awareness Day | Sun Sep 29, 2024 |
| Blood Cancer Awareness Month | Awareness Month | September |
| Childhood Cancer Awareness Month | Awareness Month | September |
| Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month | Awareness Month | September |
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month | Awareness Month | September |
| National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month | Awareness Month | September |
| National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month | Awareness Month | September |
| National Cholesterol Education Month | Awareness Month | September |
| National Food Safety Education Month | Awareness Month | September |
| National ITP Awareness Month | Awareness Month | September |
| National Recovery Month | Awareness Month | September |
| National Sickle Cell Month | Awareness Month | September |
| Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month | Awareness Month | September |
| Pain Awareness Month | Awareness Month | September |
| Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) | Awareness Month | September |
| Prostate Cancer Awareness Month | Awareness Month | September |
| Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month | Awareness Month | September |
| Reye’s Syndrome Awareness Month | Awareness Month | September |
| Sepsis Awareness Month | Awareness Month | September |
| Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month | Awareness Month | September |
| World Alzheimer’s Month | Awareness Month | September |
October 2024 Awareness Events
| Awareness Event | Type of Event | Dates |
| World Cerebral Palsy Day | Awareness Day | Sun Oct 06, 2024 |
| National Depression Screening Day | Awareness Day | Thu Oct 10, 2024 |
| World Mental Health Day | Awareness Day | Thu Oct 10, 2024 |
| Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day | Awareness Day | Sun Oct 13, 2024 |
| Boss’s Day | Awareness Day | Wed Oct 16, 2024 |
| World Spine Day | Awareness Day | Wed Oct 16, 2024 |
| World Menopause Awareness Day | Awareness Day | Fri Oct 18, 2024 |
| World Osteoporosis Day | Awareness Day | Sun Oct 20, 2024 |
| World Psoriasis Day | Awareness Day | Tue Oct 29, 2024 |
| World Stroke Day | Awareness Day | Tue Oct 29, 2024 |
| Mental Illness Awareness Week | Awareness Week | Oct 06 – Oct 12, 2024 |
| Red Ribbon Week | Awareness Week | Oct 23 – Oct 31, 2024 |
| American Pharmacists Month | Awareness Month | October |
| Breast Cancer Awareness Month | Awareness Month | October |
| Down Syndrome Awareness Month | Awareness Month | October |
| Eye Injury Prevention Month | Awareness Month | October |
| Health Literacy Month | Awareness Month | October |
| Healthy Lung Month | Awareness Month | October |
| Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month | Awareness Month | October |
| National Bullying Prevention Month | Awareness Month | October |
| National Chiropractic Health Month | Awareness Month | October |
| National Disability Employment Awareness Month | Awareness Month | October |
| National Down Syndrome Awareness Month | Awareness Month | October |
| National Liver Awareness Month | Awareness Month | October |
| National Orthodontic Health Month | Awareness Month | October |
| National Physical Therapy Month | Awareness Month | October |
| National Spina Bifida Awareness Month | Awareness Month | October |
| Rett Syndrome Awareness Month | Awareness Month | October |
| SIDS Awareness Month | Awareness Month | October |
| World Menopause Awareness Month | Awareness Month | October |
November 2024 Awareness Events
| Awareness Event | Type of Event | Dates |
| World Radiography Day | Awareness Day | Fri Nov 08, 2024 |
| World Pneumonia Day | Awareness Day | Tue Nov 12, 2024 |
| World Diabetes Day | Awareness Day | Thu Nov 14, 2024 |
| World COPD Day | Awareness Day | Wed Nov 20, 2024 |
| Great American Smokeout | Awareness Day | Thu Nov 21, 2024 |
| National Family Health History Day | Awareness Day | Sun Nov 24, 2024 |
| GERD Awareness Week | Awareness Week | Nov 17 – Nov 23, 2024 |
| American Diabetes Month | Awareness Month | November |
| COPD Awareness Month | Awareness Month | November |
| Diabetes Awareness Month | Awareness Month | November |
| Diabetic Eye Disease Month | Awareness Month | November |
| Indigenous Heritage Month | Awareness Month | November |
| Lung Cancer Awareness Month | Awareness Month | November |
| Mouth Cancer Action Month | Awareness Month | November |
| National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month | Awareness Month | November |
| National Caregiver Month | Awareness Month | November |
| National Epilepsy Month | Awareness Month | November |
| National Family Caregivers Month | Awareness Month | November |
| National Healthy Skin Month | Awareness Month | November |
| National Hospice and Palliative Care Month | Awareness Month | November |
| National Marrow Awareness Month | Awareness Month | November |
| Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month | Awareness Month | November |
| Stomach Cancer Awareness Month | Awareness Month | November |
December 2024 Awareness Events
| Awareness Event | Type of Event | Dates |
| World AIDS Day | Awareness Day | Sun Dec 01, 2024 |
| International Day of Persons with Disabilities | Awareness Day | Tue Dec 03, 2024 |
| Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week | Awareness Week | Dec 01 – Dec 07, 2024 |
| National Hand Washing Awareness Week | Awareness Week | Dec 05 – Dec 11, 2024 |
| National Influenza Vaccination Week | Awareness Week | Dec 06 – Dec 12, 2024 |
| Give the Gift of Sight Month | Awareness Month | December |
