Here is the most comprehensive list of 2027 healthcare recognition and awareness dates! It includes dates for employee recognition as well as dates for recognition and awareness of medical conditions/diseases.
The information is organized by month as follows:
- Monthly awareness – alpha
- Weekly events- Chronological, then alpha
- Day events – Chronological, then alpha
Dates that involve recognition of people or healthcare roles that may be of special interest to HR or management are listed in bold.
If you wonder where these recognition dates come from, the answer was provided in an earlier post. Sometimes they are created because of a requested congressional proclamation. Most of them are the result of related professional organizations creating the observances.
Let me know of any missing or newly created recognitions.
January
- Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
- Glaucoma Awareness Month
- Integrative Health Month
- National Birth Defects Awareness Month
- National Blood Donor Month
- National Eye Care Month
- National Human Trafficking Prevention Month
- Thyroid Awareness Month
- Cervical Cancer Awareness Week – Jan. 18-24
- National Activity Professionals Week – Jan. 24-29
- World Braille Day – Jan. 4
- National Human Trafficking Awareness Day – Jan.11
- National Pharmacist Day – Jan. 12
- National Activity Professionals Day – Jan. 22
- National IV Nurse Day – Jan. 25
- World Leprosy Day – Jan. 31
February
- AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
- American Heart Month
- Gall Bladder and Bile Duct Cancer Awareness Month
- Kids ENT Health Month
- National Cancer Prevention Month
- National Children’s Dental Health Month
- Recreational Therapy Month
- Wise Health Care Consumer Month
- National Patient Recognition Week – Feb. 1-7
- Peri-Anesthesia Nurse Week – Feb. 1-7
- Pride in Food-service Week – Feb. 1-5
- Burn Awareness Week – Feb. 7-13
- Sepsis Survivor Week – Feb. 7-13
- Cardiac Rehabilitation Week – Feb. 8-14
- Phlebotomist Recognition Week – Feb. 8-12
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Week – Feb. 13-19
- Cardiovascular Professionals Week – Feb. 14-20
- National Eating Disorders Awareness Week – Feb. 22-28
- National Women Physician Day – Feb. 3
- Wear Red Day – Feb. 5
- National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day – Feb. 7
- International Epilepsy Day – Feb. 8
- World Cholangiocarcinoma Day – Feb. 18
- National Caregivers Day – Feb. 19
March
- American Red Cross Month
- Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month
- Brain Injury Awareness Month
- Endometriosis Awareness Month
- Kidney Cancer Awareness Month
- Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month
- National Athletic Training Month
- National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
- National Nutrition Month
- National Orthodontic Health Month
- National Social Work Month
- Save Your Vision Month
- Workplace Eye Wellness Month
- National Aplastic Anemia and MDS Awareness Week – Mar 1-6
- National Endometriosis Awareness Week – Mar. 4 -10
- Dental Assistants Recognition Week – Mar. 7-13
- National School Social Work Week – Mar. 7-13
- National Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week – Mar. 7-13
- No More Week (Domestic Violence) – Mar. 8-14
- National Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week – Mar. 14-20
- Patient Safety Awareness Week – Mar. 14-20
- World Glaucoma Week – Mar. 14-20
- Sleep Awareness Week – Mar. 14-20
- National Poison Prevention Week -Mar. 14-20
- Healthcare HR Professionals Week – Mar. 15-19
- National LGBTQ Health Awareness Week – Mar. 15-19
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Week – Mar. 15-20
- Baby Sleep Day – Mar. 1
- Endometriosis Awareness Day – Mar. 1
- Employee Appreciation Day – Mar. 5
- Brain Injury Awareness Day – Mar. 4
- Dress in Blue Day (colorectal cancer awareness) Mar. 5
- National Dentist Day – Mar. 6
- Registered Dietician Nutritionist Day- Mar. 10
- World Kidney Day – Mar. 11
- World Glaucoma Day – Mar. 12
- Health Workforce Well-being Day – Mar. 18
- World Sleep Day – Mar. 19
- World Social Work Day – Mar. 16
- Certified Nurses Day – Mar. 19
- National Marketing Day – Mar. 20
- Worldwide Endometriosis March Day – Mar. 20
- World Down Syndrome Day – Mar. 21
- American Diabetes Association Alert Day – Mar. 23
- American Red Cross Giving Day – Mar. 24
- World Tuberculosis Day – Mar. 24
- National Medical Billers Day – Mar. 25
- Purple Day (epilepsy awareness) – Mar. 26
- National Doctors Day – Mar. 30
- World Bipolar Day – Mar. 30
- World MS Day – Mar. 30
- Anesthesia Tech Day – Mar. 31
April
- Autism Awareness Month
- Cesarean Awareness Month
- Defeat Diabetes Month
- Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month
- Foot Health Awareness Month
- Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month
- IBS Awareness Month
- National Alcohol Awareness Month
- National Child Abuse Prevention Month
- National Donate Life Month
- National Minority Health Month
- National Primary Immunodeficiency Awareness Month
- National Volunteer Month
- Occupational Therapy Month
- Oral Cancer Awareness Month
- Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month
- Rosacea Awareness Month
- Sarcoidosis Awareness Month
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month
- Sports Eye Safety Month
- Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
- Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month
- Testicular Cancer Week – Apr. 1-7
- Patient Access Week – Apr. 4-10
- National Cancer Registrars Week – Apr. 5-9
- National Public Health Week – Apr. 5-11
- National Integrated Respiratory Care Week – Apr. 7 – 13
- Parkinson’s Awareness Week – Apr. 10-17
- Black Maternal Health Week – Apr. 11-17
- National Osteopathic Medicine Week – Apr. 13-19
- Health Information Professionals Week – Apr. 18-24
- Administrative Professionals Week – Apr. 18-24
- Medical Laboratory Professionals Week – Apr. 18-24
- Pediatric Sepsis Week – Apr. 18-24
- National Volunteer Week – Apr. 18-24
- Transplant Nurses Week – Apr. 18-24
- National Infant Immunization Week – Apr. 19-26
- World Primary Immunodeficiency Week – Apr. 22-29
- National Employee Benefits Day – Apr. 1
- Wear Blue Day (Child Abuse Prevention) – Apr. 2
- World Autism Awareness Day – Apr. 2
- Donate Life Living Donor Day – Apr. 7
- World Health Day – Apr. 7
- National Alcohol Screening Day – Apr. 8
- National Donate Life Blue & Green Day – Apr. 9
- National Marketing Operations Appreciation Day – Apr. 11
- National Parkinson’s Disease Day – Apr. 11
- World Sarcoidosis Day – Apr. 13
- Periwinkle Power Day (esophageal cancer awareness) – Apr. 17
- World Hemophilia Day – Apr. 17
- Volunteer Recognition Day – Apr. 20
- Administrative Professionals Day – Apr. 21
- Transplant Nurses Day – Apr. 21
- National Sarcoidosis Day – Apr. 30
May
- Arthritis Awareness Month
- Better Sleep Month
- Celiac Disease Awareness Month
- Global Employee Health and Fitness Month
- Healthy Vision Month
- Hepatitis Awareness Month
- Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month
- Lupus Awareness Month
- Lyme Disease Awareness Month
- Medical Payment Integrity Month
- Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month
- Mental Health Awareness Month
- National Allergy and Asthma Awareness Month
- National Cancer Research Month
- National Critical Care Awareness Month
- National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
- National Hypertension Awareness Month
- National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
- National Speech-Language-Hearing Month
- National Stroke Awareness Month
- Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month
- North American Occupational Safety and Health Week – May 2-8
- National Nurses Week – May 6-12
- Maternal Sepsis Week – May 9-15
- National Hospital Week – May 9-15
- National Skilled Nursing Care Week – May 9-15
- National Women’s Health Week – May 9-15
- Neuroscience Nurses Week – May 9-15
- Mental Health Awareness Week – May 10-16
- Huntington’s Disease Awareness Week – May 11-17
- Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) Week – May 16-22
- Healthcare Documentation Integrity Week – May 16-22
- National EMS Week – May 16-22
- Epilepsy Awareness Week – May 17-23
- Melanoma Monday – May 3
- World Hand Hygiene Day – May 5
- National Nurses Day – May 6
- Trauma Registry Professionals Day – May 6
- World Lupus Day – May 10
- Fibromyalgia Awareness Day – May 12
- International Huntington’s Disease Awareness Day – May 15
- Emergency Medical Services Day – May 16
- World Neurofibromatosis Awareness Day – May 17
- World Hypertension Day – May 17
- National Speech Pathologist Day – May 18
- Hepatitis Testing Day – May 19
- National Accounts Receivable Appreciation Day – May 19
- National Employee Health and Fitness Day – May 19
- International Human Resources Day – May 20
- Critical Care Wear Blue Day – May 21
- National Medical Coder Day – May 23
- World Thyroid Day – May 25
- National Senior Health & Fitness Day – May 26
- World No Tobacco Day – May 31
June
- Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
- Cataract Awareness Month
- Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month
- National Aphasia Awareness Month
- National Cancer Survivor Month
- National Hernia Awareness Month
- National Men’s Health Month
- National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month
- National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month
- National Safety Month
- National Scleroderma Awareness Month
- National Scoliosis Awareness Month
- Headache Awareness Week – June 6-12
- Scleroderma Awareness Week – June 6-12
- National Nursing Assistants Week – June 10-16
- Healthcare Risk Management Week – June 14-18
- National Men’s Health Week – June 14-20
- Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week – June 21-27
- National Health Care Recruiter Day – June 1
- National Skincare Education Day – June 1
- National Cancer Survivors Day – June 6
- World Blood Donor Day – June 14
- National Career Nurse Assistants Day – June 17
- Wear Blue Day (Men’s Health) – May 18
- World Sickle Cell Awareness Day – June 19
- World Kidney Cancer Day – June 20
- National HIV Testing Day – June 27
- National PTSD Awareness Day – June 27
- World Scleroderma Day – June 29
July
- Cord Blood Awareness Month
- Dry Eye Awareness Month
- National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month
- National Hemochromatosis Awareness Month
- National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
- Sarcoma and Bone Cancer Awareness Month
- UV Safety Awareness Month
- National Therapeutic Recreation Week – July 4-10
- World Plastic Surgery Awareness Day – July 15
- World Head & Neck Cancer day – July 27
- World Hepatitis Day – July 28
- National Intern Day – July 29
- System Administrator Appreciation Day – July 30
August
- Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
- Digestive Tract Paralysis Awareness Month
- MedicAlert Awareness Month
- National Eye Exam Month
- National Immunization Awareness Month
- National Psoriasis Awareness Month
- Neurosurgery Awareness Month
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Awareness Month
- Summer Sun Safety Month
- National Health Center Week – Aug. 1-7
- National Minority Donor Awareness Week – Aug. 1-7
- World Breastfeeding Week – Aug. 1-7
- Contact Lens Health Week – Aug. 16-20
- Health Unit Coordinators Week – Aug. 23-29
- National Minority Donor Awareness Day – Aug. 1
- World Lung Cancer Day – Aug. 1
- Cloves Syndrome Awareness Day – Aug. 3
- National Psychiatric Technician Appreciation Day – Aug. 5
- World Humanitarian Day – Aug. 19
- Health Unit Coordinators Day – Aug. 23
- National Grief Awareness Day – Aug. 25
- International Overdose Awareness Day – Aug. 31
September
- Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
- Dental Implant Month
- Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month
- National Cholesterol Education Month
- National Infant Mortality Awareness Month
- National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
- National Recovery Month
- National Sexual Health Awareness Month
- National Sickle Cell Awareness Month
- Pain Awareness Month
- Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month
- Reye’s Syndrome Awareness Month
- Sepsis Awareness Month
- Sports Eye Safety Month
- Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
- National Suicide Prevention Week – Sept. 5-11
- Vascular Nurses Week – Sept. 5-11
- Neonatal Nurses Week – Sept. 11-17
- Healthcare Environmental Services Week – Sept. 12-18
- National Assisted Living Week – Sept. 12-18
- Nursing Professional Development Week – Sept. 12-18
- National Surgical Technologists Week – Sept. 19-25
- World Duchenne Awareness Day – Sept. 7
- Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Day – Sept. 8
- World Physical Therapy Day – Sept. 8
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day – Sept. 9
- World Suicide Prevention Day – Sept. 10
- World First Aid Day – Sept. 11
- Programmer’s Day – Sept. 13
- World Sepsis Day – Sept.13
- National Neonatal Nurses Day – Sept. 15
- National Working Parents Day – Sept. 16
- World Patient Safety Day – Sept. 17
- National Addiction Professionals Day – Sept. 20
- National IT Professionals Day – Sept. 21
- World Alzheimer’s Day – Sept. 21
- American Business Women’s Day – Sept. 22
- International Ataxia Awareness Day – Sept. 25
- National Food Service Employees Day – Sept. 25
- World Pharmacist Day – Sept. 25
- Human Resource Professional Day – Sept. 26
- World Heart Day – Sept. 29
October
- ADHD Awareness Month
- American Pharmacists Month
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- Clergy Appreciation Month
- Down Syndrome Awareness Month
- Eye Injury Prevention Month
- Health Literacy Month
- Healthy Lung Month
- Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month
- Menopause Awareness Month
- National Bullying Prevention Month
- National Chiropractic Health Month
- National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
- National Disability Employment Awareness Month
- National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- National Liver Awareness Month
- National Medical Librarians Month
- National Physical Therapy Month
- National Spina Bifida Awareness Month
- Rett Syndrome Awareness Month
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month
- Healthcare Food-service Workers Week – Oct. 3-9
- National Health Care Supply Chain Week – Oct. 3-9
- Customer Service Week – Oct. 5-9
- National Physician Assistant Week – Oct. 6-12
- Mental Illness Awareness Week – Oct. 10-16
- Healthcare Safety & Security Week – Oct. 10-16
- National Case Management Week – Oct. 10-16
- Sterile Processing Week – Oct. 10-16
- National Dialysis Technician Recognition Week – Oct. 11-16
- Healthcare Quality Week – Oct. 17-23
- International Infection Prevention Week – Oct. 17-23
- National Pharmacy Week – Oct. 17-23
- National Medical Assistants Recognition Week – Oct. 18-22
- Spiritual Care Week – Oct. 24-30
- Red Ribbon Week – Oct. 23-31
- National Health Care Facilities and Engineering Week – Oct. 24-30
- National Respiratory Care Week – Oct. 24-30
- World Cerebral Palsy Day – Oct. 6
- National Depression Screening Day – Oct. 9
- Clergy Appreciation Day – Oct. 10
- World Mental Health Day – Oct. 10
- World Arthritis Day – Oct. 12
- Emergency Nurses Day – Oct. 13
- Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day – Oct. 13
- Boss’s Day – Oct. 15
- Global Handwashing Day – Oct. 15
- National Mammography Day – Oct. 15
- World Spine Day – Oct. 16
- World Menopause Day – Oct. 18
- National Pharmacy Technician Day – Oct. 19
- National Medical Assistants Day – Oct. 20
- World Osteoporosis Day – Oct. 20
- International Stuttering Awareness Day – Oct. 22
- National Senior UTI Awareness Day – Oct. 24
- World Occupational Therapy Day – Oct. 27
- International Orthopedic Nurses Day – Oct. 30
November
- American Diabetes Month
- Bladder Health Awareness Month
- Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month
- Gastric Cancer Awareness Month
- Home Care and Hospice Month
- Lung Cancer Awareness Month
- Mouth Cancer Action Month
- National Adoption Month
- National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month
- National COPD Awareness Month
- National Diabetes Month
- National Epilepsy Awareness Month
- National Family Caregivers Month
- National Healthy Skin Month
- National Hospice and Palliative Care Month
- National Marrow Awareness Month
- Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
- Prematurity Awareness Month
- Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month
- National Medical Cannabis Week – Nov. 1-7
- National Diabetes Education Week – Nov. 2-8
- National Allied Health Professions Week – Nov. 7-13
- National Patient Transport Week – Nov. 7-13
- National Radiologic Technology Week – Nov. 7-13
- Nurse Practitioner Week – Nov. 7-13
- Perioperative Nurse Week – Nov. 14-20
- Healthcare Strategy & Market Development Week – Nov. 14-20
- GERD Awareness Week – Nov. 21-27
- World Radiography Day – Nov. 8
- International Accounting Day – Nov. 10
- World Pneumonia Day – Nov. 12
- Operating Room Nurse Day – Nov.14
- World Diabetes Day – Nov. 14
- National Educational Support Professionals Day – Nov. 17
- World COPD Day – Nov. 17
- World Prematurity Day – Nov 17
- Great American Smoke-out – Nov. 18
- National Rural Health Day – Nov. 18
- World Pancreatic Cancer Day – Nov. 18
- National Adoption Day – Nov. 20
- Computer Security Day – Nov. 30
December
- Give the Gift of Sight Month
- National Impaired Driving Prevention Month
- Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week – Dec. 1-7
- National Handwashing Awareness Week – Dec. 5-11
- National Influenza Vaccination Week – Dec. 6-12
- World AIDS Day – Dec. 1
- International Day of Persons with Disabilities – Dec. 3
- National Unity Day – Dec. 11
