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CALENDAR OF HEALTH OBSERVANCES
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Navigating Communities to Better Health
January 2 July 19
February 4 August 21
March 6 September 23
April 9 October 26
May 12 November 30
June 16 December 33
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SHSMD 2021 HEALTH DAYS | JANUARY 2
january 1–31 | Radon Awareness Month
Radon is a gas that can build up to
dangerous levels inside homes, schools,
25 | IV Nurse Day
Every January 25, infusion nurses and other
health care professionals observe National
At-a-Glance and other buildings without anyone knowing
it. It also has been found to cause lung
cancer. Every home should be tested for
IV Nurse Day. Established in 1980, the
U.S. House of Representatives designated
this day to honor and recognize the
radon and fixed if levels are high. This accomplishments of the nation’s infusion
MONTH-LONG OBSERVANCES Radon Awareness Month, test your home nurse specialists each year, as well as the
Radon Awareness Month for radon. Testing is easy and inexpensive, Infusion Nurses Society. As the official IV
and it could save your life. Nurse Day proclamation reads, “Recognition
For more information, contact: is long overdue for the nurses who practice
RECOGNITION DAYS | EVENTS American Lung Association | 800.586.4872 IV therapy.” We couldn’t agree more. We
www.lung.org/radon hope you enjoyed your day!
25 IV Nurse Day
www.facebook.com/lungusa For more information, contact:
@LungAssociation | #RadonAwareness Christopher Hunt | Infusion Nurses Society
781.440.9408 | CHRIS.HUNT@INS1.ORG
SHSMD 2021 HEALTH DAYS | JANUARY 3
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
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SHSMD 2021 HEALTH DAYS | FEBRUARY 4
february 1–28 | American Heart Month
During American Heart Month, thousands
of American Heart Association volunteers
1–7
| eriAnesthesia Nurse
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Awareness Week (PANAW)
This week recognizes and celebrates our
At-a-Glance raise awareness about and raise funds to
fight cardiovascular disease, our number one
killer. A federally designated event for more
nation’s 60,000+ perianesthesia nurses who
work in preanesthesia and postanesthesia
care, outpatient surgery and pain
than half a century, American Heart Month management settings.
MONTH-LONG OBSERVANCES reminds people to focus on their hearts For more information, contact:
American Heart Month and encourages them to get their families, American Society of Perianesthesia Nurses (ASPAN)
Kids ENT Health Month friends and communities involved. www.panaw.com
Wise Healthcare Consumer Month For more information, contact:
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Communications Department
WEEK-LONG OBSERVANCES American Heart Association | 1-800-AHA-USA1 14–20 ardiovascular
C
ahacommunications@heart.org | www.heart.org Professionals Week
1–7 Perianesthesia Nurse Awareness Week @americanheart | @American_Heart
14–20 Cardiovascular Professionals Week @Goredforwomen | HeartMonth This week celebrates the work of
15–19 National Phlebotomists' Recognition cardiovascular professionals and the support
Week they provide to improve patient care. The
1–28 | Kids ENT Health Month commitment of cardiovascular professionals
ensures the highest quality of care to people
Kids ENT Health Month is designed to offer with heart disease, including diagnostic,
parents and caregivers the latest information interventional, and rehabilitative support.
about the care, diagnosis, and treatment of For more information, contact:
pediatric ear, nose, and throat disorders. Peggy McElgunn | Alliance of Cardiovascular
For more information, contact: Professionals | 804-639-9213
Tina M. Maggio | cmaggio@entnet.org peggymcelgunn@comcast.net
American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head www.acp-online.org | @AllianceCVPros | #CVPWeek
and Neck Surgery | 703.535.3762
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https://www.entnet.org/ | @AAOHNS | #KidsENT
15–19 ational Phlebotomists'
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Recognition Week
1–28
| ise Healthcare
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Consumer Month Established in 2019 by the American Medical
Technologists (AMT), Phlebotomists
Wise Healthcare Consumer Month is an Recognition Week recognizes and celebrates
effort to encourage patients to make wise phlebotomists’ vital role in maintaining
decisions and to engage in better, more patient health and promoting lab efficiency
open dialogue with their doctors. and effectiveness.
For more information, contact: For more information, contact:
Hope Lawless | hlawless@healthylife.com Cathie Casey | American Medical Technologists
American Institute for Preventive Medicine 847-823-5169 | mail@americanmedtech.org
healthylife.com | @AIPMhealthylife www.americanmedtech.org/Be-Involved/
#aipm_healthylife Professional-Recognition-Weeks#2142124-
phlebotomists-recognition-week
@americanmedtech | #AMTPhlebotomistsWeek
#NPRW | #representAMT
SHSMD 2021 HEALTH DAYS | FEBRUARY 5
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7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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SHSMD 2021 HEALTH DAYS | MARCH 6march 1–31
| Brain Injury Awareness
Month
Brain Injury Awareness Month, recognized
7–13
| Dental Assistants
Recognition Week
Dental Assistants Recognition Week
At-a-Glance each March, provides an important
opportunity to bring attention to acquired
and traumatic brain injuries and to promote
recognizes this versatile, multitalented
member of the dental team, who
contributes to quality dental care.
strategies to improve the quality of life for For more information, contact:
MONTH-LONG OBSERVANCES persons living with brain injury and their Jennifer Porter | American Dental Assistants
Brain Injury Awareness Month families. Association | 877.874.3785 | jporter@adaausa.org
National Nutrition Month For more information, contact: www.adaausa.org/DARW | @adaa247 | #DARW21
Save Your Vision Month Brain Injury Association of America
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communications@biausa.org | www.biausa.org
#BrainInjuryAwarenessMonth 10 egistered Dietitian
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WEEK-LONG OBSERVANCES Twitter: @biaamerica Nutritionist Day
7–13 Dental Assistants Recognition Week Instagram:@bia_usa
Facebook: @braininjuryassociationofamerica Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day,
15–19 Health Care HR Week celebrated each year on the second
21–27 National Poison Prevention Week Wednesday in March, was created by
22–28 National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week 1–31 | National Nutrition Month the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
to increase the awareness of registered
RECOGNITION DAYS | EVENTS National Nutrition Month® is an annual dietitian nutritionists as the indispensable
campaign created by the Academy of providers of food and nutrition services.
1 Baby Sleep Day Nutrition and Dietetics. During the month This occasion also serves to recognize both
10 Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day of March, we invite everyone to focus on RDNs and nutrition and dietetic technicians
24 Tuberculosis Day (World) the importance of making informed food for their commitment to helping people
30 Doctors' Day (National) choices, developing sound eating and enjoy healthy lives.
30 Doctors’ Day physical activity habits. For more information, contact:
For more information, contact: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics nnm@eatright.org
nnm@eatright.org | www.biausa.org Twitter and Facebook: @eatrightPRO
Twitter and Facebook: @eatrightPRO Instagram: @eatright_pro
Instagram: @eatright_pro #RDNDay
#NationalNutritionMonth
15–19 | Health Care HR Week
1–31 | Save Your Vision Month
Health Care Human Resources Week is
Every year in March, the American designated to recognize human resources
Optometric Association (AOA) reminds professionals in health care organizations
Americans about the importance of regular, across the nation for their important role
in-person comprehensive eye exams from across the continuum of care. How will you
a doctor of optometry. and your organization recognize this week?
For more information, contact: Share your activities with the American
Susan Thomas | American Optometric Association Society for Health Care Human Resources
314-983-4263 | slthomas@aoa.org Administration (ASHHRA) by emailing them
slthomas@aoa.org to ashhra@aha.org and tagging @ASHHRA
on Facebook or Twitter, using the hashtag
#HCHRWeek.
1 | Baby Sleep Day For more information, contact: ASHHRA
American Hospital Association | 312.422.3720
Baby Sleep Day is every March 1st, preceding ashhra@aha.org | www.ASHHRA.org/HCHRWeek
World Sleep Day. Baby Sleep Day brings #HCHRWeek
attention to the importance of a good night’s
sleep for every young child and their family.
The Pediatric Sleep Council, a team of inter-
national pediatric sleep experts, organizes
Baby Sleep Day. In celebrating Baby Sleep
21–27
| National Poison
Prevention Week
Day, the PSC seeks to support families who National Poison Prevention Week falls each
are struggling to develop healthy sleep habits year during the third full week of March.
or just want to learn more about baby sleep. The dates for 2020 are March 21-27, 2021.
Learn more about sleep in young children on Celebrated since 1972, use this week to
Baby Sleep Day to help everyone get educate your community about preventing
a good night’s sleep! unintentional poisonings and the value of
For more information, contact: America’s poison control centers.
Pediatric Sleep Council For more information, contact:
www.babysleep.com Yasmine Harding | American Association of Poison
@pedsleepcouncil Control Centers | harding@aapcc.org
#babysleepday #PreventPoison | Twitter: @AAPCC
Facebook: @aapcc
SHSMD 2021 HEALTH DAYS | MARCH 7march |
22–28 National Drug and Alcohol
Facts Week
National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week®
30 | Doctors’ Day (National)
The first Doctors’ Day was observed on
March 30, 1933, by the Barrow County
(NDAFW), an annual health observance Alliance in Winder, GA. On October 30,
week, connects teens with resources to 1990, President George Bush signed a
SHATTER THE MYTHS® about drugs law designating March 30 as National
and alcohol. Doctors’ Day.
For more information, contact: For more information, contact:
Brian Marquis | National Institute on Drug Abuse Kendra Blackmon | Southern Medical Association
bmarquis@nida.nih.gov | 301.480.3741 Alliance | 205.945.1840 | kblackmon@sma.org
teens.drugabuse.gov/national-drug- sma.org/doctorsday | @smadoctorsday
alcohol-facts-week | @NIDANEWS | #NDAFW #smadoctorsday
Facebook: @aapcc
30 | Doctors’ Day
24 | Tuberculosis Day (World)
Signed into order by President George Bush
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease on October 30, 1990, Public Law 101-473
that usually infects the lungs, but can attack sets aside this day to honor all physicians
almost any part of the body. It is spread from with appropriate programs, ceremonies and
person to person through the air. When activities. The first Doctors’ Day was initiated
a person with TB in their lungs or throat by the Barrow County Alliance, Georgia, on
coughs, laughs, sneezes, sings or even talks, March 30, 1933. Since then Alliances, which
the germs that cause TB may spread through are physician spouse organizations, have
the air. On World Tuberculosis Day, learn honored physicians through various local
how the American Lung Association is com- programs and observances.
mitted to fighting this serious lung disease. For more information, contact:
For more information, contact: Kendra Blackmon | American Medical Association
American Lung Association | 800.586.4872 Alliance | admin@amaalliance.org
www.lung.org/tuberculosis www.amaalliance.org
@LungAssociation | #WorldTBDay
SHSMD 2021 HEALTH DAYS | MARCH 8S M T W T F S
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SHSMD 2021 HEALTH DAYS | APRIL 9april 1–30
| Healthcare Thought
Leadership and Innovation
Month
1–30
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Therapy Month
April is Occupational Therapy Month!
At-a-Glance TLI Foundation is a leading nonprofit
organization that places a strong focus on
issues related to health care and the health
There are more than 213,000 occupational
therapists and occupational therapy
assistants, educators and students in the
community. We are a “do tank” and not U.S. Occupational therapy practitioners
MONTH-LONG OBSERVANCES just a “think tank.” Our goal for The Health facilitate participation in everyday activities
Healthcare Thought Leadership Care Thought Leadership and Innovation for people of all ages and abilities.
and Innovation Month Month is to inspire all stakeholders in the For more information, contact: American
health care continuum to showcase new and Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
National Facial Protection Month
innovative programs and ideas that lead 301.652.6611 | members@aota.org
National Limb Loss and Limb Difference to transformative change in health care. www.aota.org | @AOTAInc | #OTMonth
Awareness Month For more information, contact:
Occupational Therapy Month
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Nicole Dufour, Senior Account Executive,
Parkinson's Awareness Month CPR Strategic Marketing Communications 1–30 arkinson's Awareness
P
Rosacea Awareness Month for TLI Foundation | 201.641.1911 x 54 Month
ndufour@cpronline.com
www.thoughtfoundation.org April is Parkinson's Awareness Month,
WEEK-LONG OBSERVANCES a national observance that brings together
#ThoughtLeadershipAndInnovationMonth
18–24 Medical Laboratory Professionals Week @TLIFoundation the Parkinson's community to raise
26–30 Patient Experience Week 2021 awareness for the one million Americans
living with Parkinson's.
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26–30 Transplant Nurses Week
1–30 ational Facial
N For more information, contact:
Protection Month Mona Clifton | Parkinson's Foundation
RECOGNITION DAYS | EVENTS 858.264.1713 | mclifton@parkinson.org
April is National Facial Protection Month Parkinson.Org
10 National Youth HIV & AIDS Day (NFPM), and AAOMS is teaming up with
16 World Voice Day the Academy for Sports Dentistry (ASD),
24 DEA National Drug Take Back Day the AAPD, AAO and the ADA to remind
parents, caregivers, coaches and athletes
1–30 | Rosacea Awareness Month
to be proactive in preventing sports-related The National Rosacea Society (NRS) has
injuries to the head and face through the designated April as Rosacea Awareness
use of safety equipment. Month to alert the public to the early warning
For more information, contact: signs of this chronic and conspicuous facial
Karin T. Swihart | American Association of Oral disorder estimated to affect more than
and Maxillofacial Surgeons | 800.678.6200 17 million Americans and to raise awareness
kswihart@aaoms.org | aaoms.org/saveface of the impact rosacea has on its sufferers.
#FacialProtection For more information, contact:
National Rosacea Society | 847.382.8971
info@rosacea.org | www.rosacea.org
1–30
| ational Limb Loss and Limb
N
Difference Awareness Month
#RosaceaAwareness
Limb Loss and Limb Difference
Awareness Month (LLAM) is a month
spent raising awareness about what
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| ational Youth HIV
N
& AIDS Day
it is like to live with limb loss and limb National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day
difference, for individuals and their families. (NYHAAD), annually April 10th, is a day to
We educate and connect communities, educate the public about the impact of HIV
empower individuals and families living and AIDS on young people. The day also
with limb loss and limb difference to be highlights the advocacy of young people in
a voice for themselves and others. the U.S. around linking people to services,
For more information, contact: providing sexual health resources and
Joy Burwell | American Orthotic and HIV education.
Prosthetic Association | 800.328.8476 For more information, contact:
jburwell@aopanet.org Health & Social Equity Department
www.amputee-coalition.org/events-programs/ Advocates for Youth | 202.419.3420
limb-loss-awareness-month/ armonte@advocatesforyouth.org
@AmericanOandP | @AmputeesUSA advocatesforyouth.org/nyhaad/
#limblossawarenessmonth @advocatestweets
#LLAM#limblossawareness
SHSMD 2021 HEALTH DAYS | APRIL 10april 16 | World Voice Day
Every year on April 16, otolaryngologist-
head and neck surgeons and other voice
26–30
| Patient Experience
Week 2021
Patient Experience Week is an annual event
health professionals worldwide join together to celebrate healthcare staff impacting
to recognize World Voice Day. On World patient experience every day. Inspired by
Voice Day, everyone—young and old—is members of the Institute community,
encouraged to assess their vocal health PX Week provides a focused time for
and take action to improve or maintain organizations to celebrate accomplishments,
good voice habits. re-energize efforts and honor the people who
For more information, contact: impact patient experience every day. From
The American Academy of Otolaryngology Head nurses and physicians, to support staff and
and Neck Surgery | @aaohns | #worldvoiceday executive professionals, to patients, families
703-836-4444 | entnet.org and communities served, the Institute hopes
to bring together healthcare organizations
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across the globe to observe PX Week.
18–24 edical Laboratory
M For more information, contact:
Professionals Week Emily Solinger | The Beryl Institute
1.866.488.2379 Ext. 716
Medical Laboratory Professionals Week is an emily.solinger@theberylinstitute.org
annual celebration of the medical laboratory www.theberylinstitute.org/page/PXWeek
professionals and pathologists who play @BerylInstitute | #PXWeek
a vital role in health care. Laboratory
professionals often work behind the scenes,
and few people know about the critical
testing they perform every day. This is
an opportunity to honor the more than
26–30 | Transplant Nurses Week
300,000 medical laboratory professionals ITNS created Transplant Nurses Week to
who perform and interpret more than raise awareness of the unique contributions
10 billion laboratory tests in the United transplant nurses make in the lives of the
States every year. people with whom they work, especially
For more information, contact: their patients. As awareness of this
Angela Collier | ASCP important profession grows, ITNS is
3125414110 | angela.collier@ascp.org committed to creating more opportunities
www.ascp.org | @ascp_chicago | #labweek for nurses,health care professionals, organ
donors and recipients and their families to
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show their appreciation for the incredible
24 DEA National Drug care transplant nurses provide around
Take Back Day the world.
For more information, contact:
This day provies an opportunity to get Kat Waks | Operations and Education
unused and unwanted medications out Administrator | International Transplant Nurses
of your household. Society | 847-375-6375 | kwaks@itns.org | itns.org
For more information, contact: Instagram: @transplantnurses
Drug Enforcement Administration Twitter: @ITNSnurses
#DEATakeBack | Takebackday.dea.gov Facebook: @InternationalTransplantNursesSociety
#TransplantNursesWeek
SHSMD 2021 HEALTH DAYS | APRIL 11S M T W T F S
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SHSMD 2021 HEALTH DAYS | MAY 12may 1–31 | American Stroke Month
Every 40 seconds, someone in America has
a stroke. It’s the fifth leading cause of death
1–31 | Mental Health Month
Since 1949, Mental Health America and
our affiliates across the country have led the
At-a-Glance in the United States and a leading cause
of long-term disability, but stroke is also
largely preventable, treatable and beatable.
observance of May is Mental Health Month
by reaching millions of people through the
media, local events and screenings. We
American Stroke Month aims to help end welcome other organizations to join us
MONTH-LONG OBSERVANCES stroke by heightening public awareness of in spreading the word that mental health
American Stroke Month stroke warning signs and risk factors. is something everyone should care about
Asthma Awareness Month For more information, contact: by using the May is Mental Health Month
Global Employee Health and Fitness Alexson Calahan | American Heart Association toolkit materials and conducting awareness
515.246.4581 | alexson.calahan@heart.org activities.
Month (GEHFM) stroke.org | @american_stroke | #strokemonth For more information, contact:
Mental Health Month Danielle Fritze | Mental Health America
National Osteoporosis Month 703.797.2591 | dfritze@mhanational.org
National Critical Care Awareness
and Recognition Month
1–31 | Asthma Awareness Month www.mhanational.org | www.mhascreening.org
@mentalhealtham | @mentalhealthamerica
National Run A Mile Days Over 24 million people in the United States #MentalHealthMonth | #mhm21 | #b4stage4
live with asthma, a chronic lung disease that
NF Awareness Month makes breathing difficult. There is no cure for
Nurses Month
Workers’ Compensation Advocacy
asthma, but it can be managed and treated
so that those with asthma can live an active
1–31 | National Osteoporosis Month
Awareness Month and healthy life. Learn more about asthma Each May, the National Osteoporosis
triggers and management with the American Foundation (NOF) works to generate
WEEK-LONG OBSERVANCES Lung Association’s free Asthma Basics. awareness and inspire behavioral change
For more information, contact: regarding the critical importance of good
9–15 National Hospital Week American Lung Association | 800.586.4872 bone health and osteoporosis prevention.
9–15 National Skilled Nursing Care Week www.lung.org/asthma | www.facebook.com/lungusaDuring May and all year long, we want
(NSNCW) @LungAssociation | #asthma everyone to make a commitment to be
9–15 Neuroscience Nurses Week bone strong!
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9–15 Women’s Lung Health Week (National) For more information, contact:
1–31 Global Employee Health National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF)
10–16 National Stuttering Awareness Week and Fitness Month (GEHFM) 1(800) 231-4222 | info@nof.org
16–22 Healthcare Documentation Integrity
https://www.nof.org
Week Global Employee Health and Fitness Month
(GEHFM) 2021 Initiative is ready to go -
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RECOGNITION DAYS | EVENTS participate during ANY month during the 1–31 National Critical Care
year. GEHFM is the crown jewel of workforce Awareness and Recognition
4 Asthma Day (World) wellness initiatives created by the National Month
Association for Health and Fitness and its
goal is to promote the benefits of a healthy Support and celebrate critical care
lifestyle through health promotion activities professionals in May with National Critical
and environments. Toolkits are provided Care Awareness and Recognition Month.
to all participants and contents can be The Society of Critical Care Medicine wants
translated into any global language. Join to see all the unique ways you turn your
now and show you support for active, intensive care unit blue this month and
healthy living. hear about the heroes in your ICU! Share
For more information, contact: using #BlueICU via Twitter, Facebook, or
National Association for Health and Fitness Instagram.
518.456.1058 | aerobic2@aol.com For more information, contact:
www.physicalfitness.org | @NAHFOfficial Communications Department | Society of
@GEHFM | #GEHFM Critical Care Medicine | 847.827.6888
support@sccm.org | sccm.org/About-SCCM/
Partnerships/Critical-Care-Awareness-Month
@SCCM | #BlueICU
SHSMD 2021 HEALTH DAYS | MAY 13may 1–7 | National Run A Mile Days
Community running events will take place
at elementary schools primarily; as well
1–31
| Workers’ Compensation
Advocacy Awareness Month
The workers’ compensation industry has
as, parks and areas in towns and cities been challenged to create an advocacy-based
nationwide. The mission is to improve approach in putting the needs of injured
the physical activity of boys and girls by workers first. Given the bi-directional nature
running or rolling (wheelchair) a Mile. between physical pain and mental health,
For more information, contact: there is a significant need to provide better
David Watt | The Run A Mile Project support for injured workers who suffer
703.731.3429 | dave@therunamileproject.org from injuries with compounding behavioral
www.therunamileproject.org | #areyouamiler health challenges. Injured workers deserve
@be_a_miler compassion, respect and a collaborative
approach to problem-solving at a time when
they need it most.
1–31 | NF Awareness Month For more information, contact:
Chrissy Gaul | Vice President, Marketing
NF Awareness Month and World Carisk Partners | 855.541.5300
NF Awareness Day (May 17th) are chrissy.gaul@cariskpartners.com
recognized to put NF in the national (and www.cariskpartners.com | @WCAdvocacy
international) limelight, to foster hope in #WCAdvocacy
the NF community and to create wonderful
fundraising opportunities for innovative
NF research.
For more information, contact:
4 | Asthma Day (World)
Children's Tumor Foundation | media@ctf.org World Asthma Day honors those who
www.ctf.org | @childrenstumor | #EndNF have asthma by raising awareness and
knowledge of asthma. Take the American
Lung Association’s free online learning
1–31 | Nurses Month course, Asthma Basics.
For more information, contact:
As the largest group of health care American Lung Association | 800.586.4872
professionals in the United States, www.lung.org/asthma | @LungAssociation
nurses’ impact on health and health care #asthma #WorldAsthmaDay
is unparalleled. Nurses Month provides
opportunities to promote understanding
and awareness of our profession, encourage
young people to consider nursing as a
9–15 | National Hospital Week
career and recognize the vast contributions National Hospital Week 2021 highlights the
of nurses. The theme for Nurses Month: adage of every hospital, health system and
You Make a Difference. We will focus on a person involved in keeping our communities
different topic each week of the month. healthy – that health comes first.
Week 1: Self-care; Week 2: Recognition; For more information, contact:
Week 3: Professional Development; American Hospital Association
Week 4: Community Engagement. www.aha.org/ahia/get-involved/national-
For more information, contact: hospital-week | @AHAhospital
Joan Hurwitz | American Nurses Association #NationalHospitalWeek
301.628.5020 | joan.hurwitz@ana.org
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www.nursingworld.org | #NursesMonth
Facebook: @AmericanNursesAssociation, 9–15 National Skilled Nursing
Twitter: @ANANursingWorld Care Week (NSNCW)
Instagram: @ANANursingWorld
LinkedIn: @AmericanNursesAssociation Established by the American Health Care
YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC65BIQo- Association (AHCA) in 1967, National
edupOQHEnU-liNw Skilled Nursing Care Week® (NSNCW)
recognizes the essential role of skilled
nursing care centers in caring for America’s
frail, elderly and disabled. NSNCW is also
a time to recognize the residents, their
special relationships with staff and the family
members that all make up the unique and
wonderful communities.
For more information, contact:
American Health Care Association
www.ahcancal.org/events/national_skilled_
nursing_care_week/Pages/default.aspx
@NationalSkilledNursingCareWeek
#NSNCW
SHSMD 2021 HEALTH DAYS | MAY 14may 9–15 | Neuroscience Nurses Week
Join the American Association of
Neuroscience Nurses (AANN) in observing
10–16
| ational Stuttering
N
Awareness Week
This is a special week to educate both the
this special week, dedicated to those who public and professionals about stuttering,
care for the most vulnerable patients and and the many effective options available
families, by engaging in recognition activities for those who stutter.
at your institution. Neuroscience Nurses For more information, contact:
Week celebrates the work of neuroscience Jane Fraser | The Stuttering Foundation of America
nurses as well as highlights their influence on 912.638.3416 | jfraser@stutteringhelp.org
patient care to hospital administrators, allied www.stutteringhelp.org
health professionals, and the community.
|
For more information, contact: Allison Begezda
AANN | 847.375.4733 | info@aann.org 16–22 Healthcare Documentation
www.AANN.org/nnw | @neuronursesAANN Integrity Week
#NNW
Healthcare Documentation Integrity
|
Week is a week-long celebration of the
9–15 Women’s Lung Health Week contributionshealth care documentation
(National) specialists make toward ensuring complete
and accurate patient health records.
The American Lung Association’s LUNG
For more information, contact:
FORCE initiative is a fast-growing move-
Member Services | AHDI | 800.982.2182
ment uniting the nation in the fight against
ahdi@ahdionline.org | www.ahdionline.org
the leading cancer killer of women. During
@AHDI_Tweets | #AHDI
National Women’s Lung Health Week, raise
your voice against lung cancer.
For more information, contact:
American Lung Association | 800.586.4872
www.lung.org/lung-force | www.lungforce.org
@LUNGFORCE | #LUNGFORCE
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SHSMD 2021 HEALTH DAYS | JUNE 16june 1–30 | Cataract Awareness Month
Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness
in the world. There are close to 22.3 million
celebrated across the country
with screenings, health fairs, media
appearances and other health education
and outreach activities.
At-a-Glance Americans ages 40 and older with cataracts.
More than half of all Americans will have
cataracts by age 80. Prevent Blindness
For more information, contact: Ana Fadich
Men's Health Network | 202-543-6461
info@menshealthnetwork.org
America will offer tips about prevention www.menshealthmonth.org
MONTH-LONG OBSERVANCES and information about surgery. @MensHlthNetwork @MensHealthMonth
Cataract Awareness Month For more information, contact:
|
Liver Health Matters Month Prevent Blindness | 800.331.2020
info@PreventBlindness.org 1–30
National Migraine and
Men’s Health Month Headache Awareness Month
www.PreventBlindness.org/cataract
National Headache and Migraine @PBA_SavingSight | #CataractAwarenessMonth
Awareness Month The month is dedicated to the over
PTSD Awareness Month 41 million Americans who experience
Scleroderma Awareness Month 1–30 | Liver Health Matters Month some form of disabling headache disease.
Our goal is to raise awareness about this
Most people are unaware of the importance malady and educate the public in order
WEEK-LONG OBSERVANCES to decrease the stigma associated with
of liver health, the looming epidemic of
15–21 Men’s Health Week (National) nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and migraine and headache disease. Various
17–24 44th Annual National Nursing nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) or of advocacy organizations dedicated to
Assistants Week the critical need for identifying, assessing headache disorders will present various
21–25 HRM Week 2021 and monitoring liver health and preventing initiatives during the month.
disease progression. Liver Health Matters, a For more information, contact:
month-long initiative, heightens recognition Linda Summerfield | National Headache
RECOGNITION DAYS | EVENTS of the need to monitor the risk for fatty Foundation | 1-888-NHF-5552
7 #HAVhope Day of Awareness liver disease through annual screening info@headaches.org | www.headaches.org
programs and point-of-care non-invasive
testing. PROGRAM GOALS/OBJECTIVES:
-Raise public and professional awareness
of the importance of early detection and
1–30 | PTSD Awareness Month
monitoring of fatty liver disease through Following a traumatic event, many people
traditional and digital media, social have painful memories that will fade over
networking and community outreach. time. For others, however, the memories,
-Encourage annual screening and ongoing thoughts, and feelings don’t go away—even
monitoring. -Promote healthy lifestyle months or years later. If stress reactions
changes.The relationship between obesity do not improve over time and they disrupt
and liver health is also significant. Liver everyday life, it is important to seek help
Health Matters, a month-long initiative, will to determine if post-traumatic stress
heighten recognition of the need to monitor disorder (PTSD) is present. The purpose of
their risk for fatty liver disease through PTSD Awareness Month is to raise public
annual screening programs and point- awareness of PTSD and effective treatments.
of-care non-invasive testing. PROGRAM For more information, contact:
GOALS/OBJECTIVES: -Raise public and VA National Center for PTSD | Department of
professional awareness of the importance Veterans Affairs | 802.296.5132 | ncptsd@va.gov
of early detection and monitoring of fatty www.ptsd.va.gov | @PTSDAwareness | #PTSD
liver disease through traditional and digital
|
media, social networking and community
1–30 cleroderma
S
outreach. -Encourage annual screening
Awareness Month
and ongoing monitoring. -Promote healthy
lifestyle changes. Scleroderma Awareness Month is a time
For more information, contact: Michael Tunkellrott to create new connections, to reach outside
Echosens and NASHNet | +1.617.945.3182 our circle of friends and learn about the life-
Michael.tunkelrott@echosens.com threatening challenges faced by individuals
www.echosens.us | @EchosensNA who have scleroderma, a disease that can
#liverhealthmatters affect anyone and that has no cure. The
more we know about scleroderma, the
1–30 | Men's Health Month faster we can find a cure and save lives.
For more information, contact
Men’s Health Month, which is anchored by Scleroderma Foundation | (800) 722-4673
National Men’s Health Week (June 15–21), SFinfo@scleroderma.org | www.scleroderma.org
is a special observance passed by Congress Twitter: @scleroderma | Facebook: @sclerodermaUS
and signed into law by President Bill Clinton YouTube.com/sclerodermaUS
on May 31, 1994. Men’s Health Month is Instagram.com/sclerodermaUS
#sclerodermaaware
SHSMD 2021 HEALTH DAYS | JUNE 17june 4 | #HAVhope Day of Awareness
On June 4, Hospitals Against Violence
Hope (#HAVhope) will focus national
17–24
|
44th Annual National
Nursing Assistants Week
June 17, 2021- Day One is "Career Nursing
attention on the hospital community’s Assistants Day" and a day to celebrate and
efforts to combat violence on the job and bring media attention to our "Stayers”(C)
in our neighborhoods. Violence is one or "Wisdom Keepers" (C): those Nursing
of the country’s major public health and Assistants who provide consistency and
safety issues. Our nation’s hospitals and stability to care for 5 to as many as 58 years
health systems are leaders and partners of service. The following 7 days are NAWeek
in addressing violence and the toll it takes and focus on "Kindness n Action" and
on our communities and health care "Creating a Community of Caring."
colleagues. For more information, contact:
For more information, contact: Laura Castellanos Gen Gipson | National Network of Career Nursing
American Hospital Association | 312.422.3203 Assistants | 330.825.9342 | cnajeni@aol.com
lcastellanos@aha.org | hav@AHAhospitals www.cna-network.org
www.aha.org | #HospitalsAgainstViolence www.facebook.com/groups/118681892980/#
#MyHospital | #HAVhope
21–25 | HRM Week 2021
15–21
|
Men's Health Week
(National) Join the American Society for Health
Care Risk Management in celebrating
The purpose of National Men’s Health Week HRM Week. This week is the time to
is to heighten awareness of preventable show your appreciation for the work
health problems and encourage early that risk management and patient safety
detection and treatment of disease among professionals do to ensure that patients
men and boys. This week provides an receive safe and trusted health care.
opportunity forhealth care providers, public For more information, contact:
policymakers, the media and individuals to ASHRM (AHA) | 312-422-3980
encourage men and boys to seek regular ASHRM@aha.org
medical advice and early treatment for www.ashrm.org/resources/hrm-week
disease and injury. This same week is now @ASHRMAHA | #HRMWeek
celebrated around the globe as International
Men’s Health Week.
For more information, contact: Ana Fadich
Men's Health Network | 202-543-6461
info@menshealthnetwork.org
www.menshealthweek.org | @MensHlthNetwork
@MensHealthMonth
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SHSMD 2021 HEALTH DAYS | JULY 19july 1–31
| ord Blood Awareness
C
Month
Cord Blood Awareness Month raises
At-a-Glance awareness about the medical value of
stem cells in a baby’s umbilical cord blood,
umbilical cord tissue and placenta. Parents
can bank these cells privately for use by their
MONTH-LONG OBSERVANCES own family, or donate them to public banks
Cord Blood Awareness Month for the benefit of patients seeking a donor
for stem cell therapy. Parent’s Guide to
Cord Blood Foundation supports all parent
options and provides services for parents,
physicians, and cord blood bank
professionals.
For more information, contact: Dr. Frances Verter
Parent's Guide to Cord Blood Foundation
info@parentsguidecordblood.org
parentsguidecordblood.org
@ParentCordBlood @ParentCordTissu
SHSMD 2021 HEALTH DAYS | JULY 20S M T W T F S
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SHSMD 2021 HEALTH DAYS | AUGUST 21august 1–31
| I mmunization Awareness
Month (National)
Vaccines aren’t just for kids. Approximately
For more information, contact:
Grassroots Advocacy Department
National Association of Community Health Centers
grassroots@nachc.org
At-a-Glance 40,000 to 50,000 adults in the US die from
vaccine-preventable infectious diseases
or their complications each year. During
healthcenterweek.org
@HCAdvocacy | #NHCW21 | #ValueCHCs
|
National Immunization Awareness Month,
MONTH-LONG OBSERVANCES make sure you’re up to date on your 22–28 Spastic Paraplegia
Immunization Awareness vaccinations. Awareness Week
Month (National) For more information, contact:
American Lung Association | 800.586.4872 Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP) are
Neurosurgery Awareness Month closely related, progressive neurological
www.lung.org/flu | @LungAssociation
Psoriasis Action Month disorders. People with HSP or PLS
experience weakness, stiffness and spasticity
WEEK-LONG OBSERVANCES
8–14 National Health Center Week
22–28 Spastic Paraplegia Awareness Week
1–31
| eurosurgical
N
Awareness Month
in the lower body, resulting in being unable
to walk and making daily life a challenge.
Currently, there is no way to slow or reverse
The AANS shines a spotlight on various the progression of these disorders. Spastic
23–29 Health Unit Coordinator Week neurosurgical conditions and treatments. Paraplegia Awareness Week promotes
The focus for 2021 is to be announced. understanding of these rare disorders;
RECOGNITION DAYS | EVENTS For more information, contact: creates opportunities for mutual sharing and
Alice Kelsey | American Association of support; raises awareness of therapies for
28 Physician Family Day enhancing function; and supports research
Neurological Surgeons | 847.378.0500
aik@aans.org | www.aans.org to find a cure.
@AANSNeuro | #AANS2021 For more information, contact:
Spastic Paraplegia Foundation
1605 Goularte Place | Fremont, CA 94539-7241
1–31 | Psoriasis Action Month 877.773.4483 | information@sp-foundation.org
information@sp-foundation.org
Psoriasis is a debilitating disease that www.sp-foundation.org
impacts more than 8 million individuals in
the U.S. and 125 million people worldwide.
Psoriasis Action Month was created to
generate awareness of the disease and
to provide resources and information for
23–29
| Health Unit
Coordinator Week
people living with psoriasis. This week is dedicated to recognizing the
For more information, contact: contributions of health unit coordinators
National Psoriasis Foundation | 800-723-9166 to the health care team. The National
info@psoriasis.org | psoriasis.org Association of Health Unit Coordinators
Facebook and Instagram: @National. (NAHUC) is dedicated to promoting health
Psorisis.Foundation | Twitter: @NPF unit coordinating as a profession through
#ThisIsPsoriasis, #PsOActionMonth, education, certification, and compliance with
#PsoriasisActionMonth, #NPF the NAHUC standards of practice, standards
of education and code of ethics.
For more information, contact:
8–14
| National Health
Center Week
Patricia Rice | National Association of Health Unit
Coordinators, Inc. (NAHUC) | 815.633.4351
office@nahuc.org | www.nahuc.org
National Health Center Week is an @nahucoffice | #hucconf
annual celebration with the goal of
raising awareness about the mission and
accomplishments of America’s Community
Health Centers over the past five decades.
28 | Physician Family Day
Community Health Centers serve as the A joint proclamation by the AMA and AMA
beacon of strength, service and care in Alliance to designate the last Saturday in
their communities, offering support and August as a national day of celebration and
love. In moments of triumph, they offer recognition of our dedicated physicians
hope and a vision for the future. Let’s come and the continuous quality health care
together to celebrate the roles Community they provide, without regard for their own
Health Centers have played in shaping personal needs; to promote re-engagement
America'shealth care system. Each and connection with colleagues, friends, and
day of National Health Center Week families, in the understanding that self-care
is dedicated to a particular focus is a necessary part of caring for patients.
area, such as staff appreciation or For more information, contact:
children's health. We AMA Alliance, Inc | 800-549-4619
hope you will join us in this admin@amaalliance.org | www.amaalliance.org
celebration! #physicanfamilyday | #physicianfamilystrong
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SHSMD 2021 HEALTH DAYS | SEPTEMBER 23september 1–30
| Childhood Cancer
Awareness Month
Every day, the parents of 43 children in the
www.sgo.org | @foundationforwomenscancer
@GYNCancer | #EndWomensCancer | #GCAM
At-a-Glance US hear the words, "Your child has cancer."
Sadly, 1 in 8 of these children will not survive,
11–30 | Prostate Health Month
and of those that do, 60 percent of them will As the founder and coordinator of the
suffer long-term side effects like heart failure National Prostate Cancer Awareness
MONTH-LONG OBSERVANCES and secondary cancers. Join CureSearch Week (PCAW) Program, we have screened
during September to help find better, less over 5,000,000 men across the country
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month for the disease and have become one of
Drug-Free Pain Management Awareness toxic treatments for every child diagnosed
with cancer so they can lead longer, healthier the largest and most successful health
Month screening projects in the world. Through
and more productive lives.
Food Safety Education Month For more information, contact: hundreds of hospitals, clinics, private
Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month Tessa Gatz | CureSearch for Children's Cancer physicians and health centers, we are able
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month tessa.gatz@curesearch.org | curesearch.org to bring free screenings each year to more
Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month @curesearch | #curesearch than 125,000 men.
(Global) #childhoodcancerawarenessmonth For more information, contact:
Renee Savickas | Prostate Conditions Education
Sepsis Awareness Month Council | 303.807.1128 | renee.savickas@
|
Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
1–30 Drug-Free Pain Management prostateconditions.org | www.prostateconditions.org
Awareness Month facebook.com/4Prost8 | #4Prost8Health
WEEK-LONG OBSERVANCES
|
5–11 Vascular Nurses Week Prescription opioid use and abuse that leads
to addiction and catastrophic outcomes has 1–30 ulmonary Fibrosis
P
6–10 National Suicide Prevention Week Awareness Month (Global)
12–18 National Assisted Living Week (NALW) become a national crisis. During Drug-Free
Pain Management Month, the Foundation
12–18 National Environmental Services Week for Chiropractic Education advises the Pulmonary fibrosis is a serious, chronic
13–19 Neonatal Nurses Week public that there are non-pharmacologic ung disease affecting more than 140,000
19–25 International Clean Hands Week options, such as chiropractic care, to safely Americans. This September, during
20–24 Nursing Professional Development and effectively relieve acute, subacute and Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month,
Week chronic pain. Online guides and toolkits help bring awareness to this life-threatening
provide education and materials to plan disease that makes it difficult to breathe.
and promote consumer awareness activities. For more information, contact:
RECOGNITION DAYS | EVENTS American Lung Association
For more information, contact:
#StopOpioidAbuse | drugfreepaincare.org 800.586.4872 | Erin.Meyer@lung.org
10 National Suicide Prevention Day www.lung.org/pulmonary-fibrosis
@LungAssociation | #PulmonaryFibrosis
1–30
| Food Safety
Education Month
#PFAwareness
A month for people to learn about actions
they can take at home to reduce the risk
1–30 | Sepsis Awareness Month
of food poisoning, such as hand washing, In 2011, Sepsis Alliance designated
surface cleaning, surface sanitizing, cooking September as Sepsis Awareness Month.
to a safe temperature, chilling foods within Every September since, we’ve invited
2 hours of a meal and avoiding cross individuals, health care professionals in
contamination. Food poisoning affects 1 in 4 every area of medicine and organizations
individuals in the United States each year. big and small to help save lives by raising
For more information, contact: awareness of the leading cause of deaths
Katie Weston | Partnership for Food Safety in U.S. hospitals – SEPSIS.
Education | 202-688-3260 For more information, contact:
info@fightbac.org | www.fightbac.org Marketing and Communications | Sepsis Alliance
@FightBAC #foodsafetymonth | #foodsafety 619.232.0300 | info@sepsis.org | www.sepsis.org/
get-involved/sepsis-awareness-month/
@SepsisAlliance | #SAM2021
1–30
| Gynecologic Cancer
Awareness Month
The Foundation for Women’s Cancer (FWC)
understands the importance of bringing
1–30
| hyroid Cancer
T
Awareness Month
awareness to all gynecologic cancers— Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month is an
cervical, ovarian, uterine/endometrial, opportunity to educate the public about
vaginal and vulvar cancer—and declared thyroid cancer and the importance of early
September as Gynecologic Cancer detection, treatment and lifelong monitoring.
Awareness Month (GCAM) with a goal ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association
of reaching more and more people each offers free support, materials and educa-
year with resources on gynecologic cancer tional events for people with all types of
symptoms, risk factors, prevention and early thyroid cancer and their families.
detection. For more information, contact:
For more information, contact: Lindsey Powell | Publications Department | ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer
Foundation for Women's Cancer 312.235.4058 | Survivors’ Association, Inc. | 877.588.7904
lindsey.powell@sgo.org thyca@thyca.org | www.thyca.org
www.foundationforwomenscancer.org @ThyCaInc | #ThyCaAware | #ThyCaTalk
SHSMD 2021 HEALTH DAYS | SEPTEMBER 24september 5–11 | Vascular Nurses Week
Vascular Nurses Week shines the spotlight
on the professional community of vascular
12–18
| ational Environmental
N
Services Week
Each year, National Health Care
nurses who are focused on advancing the Environmental Services Week gives us
care of persons living with vascular disease the opportunity to show our appreciation
through excellence in clinical practice, for the extraordinary teamwork required
education and research to care for the complex health care
For more information, contact: Joanna Bronson environment.
Society for Vascular Nursing | 312.334.2321 For more information, contact:
jbronson@vascularsociety.org | www.svnnet.org Association for the Health Care Environment (AHE)
312-422-3860 | ahe@aha.org | www.ahe.org
6–10
| ational Suicide
N
Prevention Week 13–19
| eonatal Nurses Day
N
(National)
The American Association of Suicidology
believes we need focus on suicide prevention Established in 2000 by the National
every day of every year. And we can do this Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN),
by continuously spreading awareness, members of the neonatal community use
advocating for research funding, developing this time to honor their nurse colleagues
innovative and effective treatment tools, and show their pride in being a neonatal
being kind and helping to educate others nurse. Neonatal Nurses Week provides an
on things like resources and warning signs. opportunity to celebrate the hard work and
It's time to get involved, but not just this dedication of neonatal nurses as well as the
week and not just the month. It's time to NANN community. Your contributions to
make #AAS365 a priority. And it's time to the tiniest patients make a difference that
make our efforts count. National Suicide lasts a lifetime for neonates and their
Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255 families.
Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741 741 For more information, contact:
For more information, contact: Molly Anderson | National Association of
Chris Maxwell | American Association of Neonatal Nurses | 847.375.4897
Suicidology | 202.237.2280 | info@suicidology.org mlanderson@nann.org nann.org/NNW
www.aas365.org/ | @AASuicidology @neonatalnursesday | #NeonatalNursesWeek
#NSPW21 | #AAS365 #wesavebabies
12–18
| National Assisted Living
Week (NALW)
19–25
| I nternational Clean
Hands Week
stablished by the National Center for
E International Clean Hands Week was
Assisted Living (NCAL) in 1995, National established in 2003 by the Clean Hands
Assisted Living Week® provides a unique Coalition, an alliance of public and private
opportunity for residents, their loved ones, partners initiated by the Centers for Disease
staff, volunteers and the surrounding Control and Prevention. Partners work
communities to recognize the role of together to create coordinated and sustained
assisted living in caring for America’s seniors initiatives to improve hand hygiene compli-
and individuals with disabilities. The annual ance. During this week, activities around the
observance encourages assisted living world are encouraged by many organizations
communities around the country to offer a to raise awareness about the importance
variety of events and activities to celebrate of good hand hygiene. Dr. Will Sawyer and
the individuals they serve, as well as to help Henry the Hand Foundation has continued
educate members of the public about this the celebration for ALL to benefit!
distinctive aspect of long term care. For more information, contact:
For more information, contact: Dr.Will Sawyer | Henry the Hand Foundation
National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) 513-769-4951 | dr.will@henrythehand.org
ncal@ncal.org | www.ahcancal.org/ncal/ www.henrythehand.org
events/nalw/Pages/default.aspx
|
@nationalassistedlivingweek
#NationalAssistedLivingWeek | #NALW 20–24 ursing Professional
N
Development Week
NPD Week recognizes the work done
by nursing professional development
practitioners. During this week, take
the time to celebrate your achievements
thank your staff, host educational
activities and teach others about
nursing professional development.
For more information, contact:
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SHSMD 2021 HEALTH DAYS | OCTOBER 26october 1–31
| merican Pharmacists
A
Month
American Pharmacists Month (APhM)
1–31
|
ational Disability
N
Employment Awareness
Month
At-a-Glance is a time to recognize pharmacists'
contributions to health care and all
they can do for their communities.
NDEAM dates back to 1945, when Congress
declared the first week in October "National
Employ the Physically Handicapped Week."
For more information, contact: Learn more about the origins and evolution
MONTH-LONG OBSERVANCES Chad Clinton | American Pharmacists Association of NDEAM and other important events in
American Pharmacists Month 202.429.7558 | cclinton@aphanet.org disability employment history in our timeline.
Domestic Violence Awareness Month pharmacist.com | @pharmacists | #APhM2021 For more information, contact:
Carol Dunlap | dunlap.carol@dol.gov
Health Literacy Month
|
www.dol.gov/odep/topics/ndeam/
Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month 1–31 omestic Violence
D
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Awareness Month
National Physical Therapy Month
Talk About Your Medicines Month
October is National Domestic Violence
Awareness Month, which first began in
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| ational Physical
N
Therapy Month
1981 by the National Coalition Against October is National Physical Therapy Month
Domestic Violence as a Day of Unity to (NPTM), an opportunity to raise awareness
connect battered women's advocates of the benefits of physical therapy. Get
WEEK-LONG OBSERVANCES across the country. Domestic violence involved and urge people to choose physical
3–9 Fire Prevention Week affects millions, both women and men, therapy (#ChoosePT) to improve mobility,
3–9 National Healthcare Supply of every race, religion, culture and status. manage pain and other chronic conditions,
Chain Week For more information, contact: recover from injury and prevent future injury
10–16 Emergency Nurses Week Joe Ostrander | National Resource Center and chronic disease.
on Domestic Violence | 800.537.2238 For more information, contact:
10–16 Sterile Processing Week jostrander@nrcdv.org | nrcdv.org @nrcdv American Physical Therapy Association
11–16 National Dialysis Technician #DVAM | #1Thing | #DVAM2021 public-relations@apta.org | @Choose_PT
Recognition Week
16–22 International Infection Prevention Week
18–22 Medical Assistants Recognition Week
18–24 National Radon Action Week
18–24 Nuclear Science Week
1–31 | Health Literacy Month
Health Literacy Month is a time for
1–31
| " Talk About Your
Medicines" Month
organizations and individuals to promote The BeMedWise Program at NeedyMeds is
24–30 National Health Care Facilities and the importance of understandable health hosting the 36nd annual “Talk About Your
Engineering Week information. This annual worldwide Medicines” Month (TAYMM) observance.
24–30 National Respiratory Care Week awareness-raising event has been TAYMM is an opportunity to spotlighthealth
going strong ever since Helen Osborne care issues impacting communities far and
founded it in 1999. wide. For the past 35 years, TAYMM has
RECOGNITION DAYS | EVENTS For more information, contact: chosen topics ranging from "Think Before
Beth Scott | Institute for Healthcare Advancement You Drink;" "Communication is Key" and
13 Stop America’s Violence Everywhere 562.690.4001 | bscott@iha4health.org "Taking Action to Prevent Opioid Misuse
(S.A.V.E.) healthliteracymonth.org | @hlmonth | #hlmonth and Abuse to stimulate conversations
22 Stuttering Awareness Day (International) between patients and theirhealth care
|
providers. The goal of TAYMM is simply
1–31 edical Ultrasound
M better health outcomes through education.
Awareness Month Name of official contact for media or other
inquiries: Deborah Davidson
Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month For more information, contact:
is held annually in October to create Deborah Davidson | BeMedWise Program at
awareness and to educate the public NeedyMeds | 301.340.3940
about medical ultrasound and its many deborah.davidson@needymeds.org
uses in healthcare. The month-long www.bemedwise.org | talkaboutyourmedicines.org
celebration is a joint effort of the @BeMedWise | #TAYMM
American Institute of Ultrasound
in Medicine, American Registry
for Diagnostic Medical
Sonography, American Society of
3–9 | Fire Prevention Week
Echocardiography, Cardiovascular The National Fire Protection Association
Credentialing International, Society (NFPA) has been the official sponsor of Fire
for Vascular Ultrasound and the Prevention Week since 1922. Fire Prevention
Society of Diagnostic Medical Week is the longest running public health
Sonography (SDMS). and safety observance on record. The
For more information, contact: President of the United States has signed
Kelly Stafford | Society of Diagnostic a proclamation recognizing a national
Medical Sonography | 214.473.8057 observance during that week every year
kstafford@sdms.org since 1925.
@TheSDMS | #MUAM21 For more information, contact: Customer Service
www.sdms.org National Fire Protection Association | 617.770.3000
or 800.344.3555 | custserv@nfpa.org
www.firepreventionweek.org | #FirePreventionWeek
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