Health Observance Dates

Health and Professional Observance Dates – 2020

January

• • • National Blood Donor Month

February

• • • American Heart Month
    • Feb 1 – 7 Patient Recognition Week

March

• • • National Social Worker’s Month
    • Mar 8 – 14 Patient Safety Awareness Week
    • March 10 Registered Dietitian Nutrition Day
    • March 19 Certified Nurses Day
    • Mar 30 National Doctor’s Day

April

• • • Counseling Awareness Month
    • April 7 World Health Day
    • April 7 – 13 National Volunteer Week
    • April 16 – National Healthcare Decisions Day (with a week of outreach)
    • April 24 Administrative Professionals Day

May

• • • Older Americans Month
    • Oncology Nursing Month
    • May 6 – 12 Nurses Week
    • May 10 – 16 National Nursing Home Week

June

• • • June 18 – 25 National Nursing Assistant Week; with Thursday, June 14 as National Career Nursing Assistants’ Day
      Please note: Home Care Aide Week is November 8 – 14, occasionally there is confusion over these two observances.

July

August

• • • Aug 23 – 29 Health Unit Coordinators Week

September

• Pain Awareness Month
• Childhood Cancer Month

October

• National Physical Therapy Month
• American Pharmacists Month
• Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• Oct 10 – World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
• Oct 25 – 31 National Pastoral Care Week

November

• • • National Hospice/Palliative Care Month
    • National Family Caregivers Month
    • November 5 – National Volunteer Managers Day
    • Nov 11 – Veteran’s Day
    • Nov 14 – 20, Home Care Aide Week

December

• • • Dec 1 – World AIDS Day
    • Dec 1 – 7 National Hand Washing Awareness Week

The Department of Health and Human Services  posted the 2019 calendar of observance dates that is more comprehensive.