Print this handy calendar, hang it in your kitchen or in the break room at work and never miss a chance to celebrate yourself and your fellow nurses all throughout the year!
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January
- Poison Prevention Awareness Month
- National Birth Defects Prevention Month
- Thyroid Awareness Month
- National Glaucoma Awareness Month
- Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
- Family Fit Lifestyle Month
- National Mentoring Month
- National Blood Donor Month
- National Intravenous Nurses’ Day – 25th
- National Nurse Anesthetists Week – 25th – 31st
February
- National Patient Recognition Week – February 1-7
- PeriAnesthesia Nurse Awareness Week – 1st – 7th
- Women’s Heart Health Week – February 1-7
- Cardiovascular Professionals Week – February 8-14
- National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week – February 14-21
- National Children’s Dental Health Month
- Women’s Heart Health Month
- American’s Heart Health Month
- Burn Awareness Month
- Workplace Eye Safety Month
March
- National Sleep Awareness Week – March 1-7
- Dental Assistants Recognition Week – March 1-7
- Youth Violence Prevention Week – March 22-26
- Kick Butts Day (Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids) – March 25
- Steroid Abuse Prevention Month
- Poison Prevention Awareness Month
- National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
- National Ethics Awareness Month
- National Eye Donor Month
- Patient Safety Awareness Month
- National Optimism Month
- National Nutrition Month
- Gastrointestinal Nurses Day – 25th
April
- World Health Day – April 7
- National Public Health Week – April 6-12
- National Health Information Privacy & Security Week – April 12-18
- National Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week – April 12-18
- National Radiology Nurses Day – Second Tuesday in April
- National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week – April 18-24
- National Oral Health Month
- National Occupational Therapy Month
- Cancer Control Month
- National Autism Awareness Month
- Stress Awareness Month
- Alcohol Awareness Month
- National Child Abuse Prevention Month
- Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month
May
- Teacher Appreciation Day – May 3
- Teacher Appreciation Week – May 2-8
- National SAFE Kids Week – May 2-8
- North American Occupational Safety & Health Week – May 4-10
- Nurses Day – May 6
- National Nurses Week – May 6-12
- Food Allergy Awareness Week – May 6-12
- National Student Nurses Day – May 8
- National School Nurse Day – May 9
- National Women’s Health Week – May 9-15
- National Nursing Home Week – May 9-15
- National Hospital and Healthcare Week – May 10-16
- International Nurses Day – May 12
- Florence Nightingale’s Birthday – May 12
- National EMS Week – May 16-22
- National Employee Health and Fitness Day – May 19
- National Medical Transcription Week – May 17-23
- National Senior Health Fitness – May 26
- Bicycle Safety Month
- Melanoma & Skin Cancer Prevention Month
- Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month
- National Stroke Awareness Month
- Lou Gehrigs Disease (ALS) Awareness Month
- Family Wellness Month
- Mental Health Month
- National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
- Healthy Vision Month
- High Blood Pressure Education Month
- Better Hearing and Speech Month
- Better Sleep Month
- Oncology Nursing Month
- National Family Month – May 9 – June 20
June
- National Headache Awareness Week – June 1-7
- National Cancer Survivors Day – June 6
- National Sun Safety Week – June 6-12
- National Nursing Assistants Week – June 11-18
- National Healthcare Risk Management Week – June 14-18
- National Men’s Health Week – June 14-20
- Father’s Day – June 20
- National Prostate Cancer Awareness Day – June 20
- Eye Safety Awareness Week – June 26 – July 4
- National Student Safety Month
- Professional Wellness Month
- National Safety Month
July
- National Therapeutic Recreation Week – July 12-18
- UV Safety Month
- Mental Illness Awareness Month
- Herbal & Prescription Awareness Month
- Social Wellness Month
- National Make a Difference to Children Month
August
- National Night Out – August 4
- National Women’s Month
- Beach Month
- Happiness Happens Month
- National Immunization Awareness Month
- Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
September
- National Childhood Injury Prevention Week – September 1-7
- Healthcare Environmental Services Week – September 7-13
- National Emergency Preparedness Week – September 11-17
- National Assisted Living Week – September 13-19
- Surgical Technologists Week – September 14-20
- National Rehabilitation Week – September 14-20
- Neonatal Nurses Day – September 15
- Deaf Awareness Week – September 21-27
- World Heart Day – September 28
- Rosh Hashanah – September 30 – October 1
- Mental Illness Awareness Week – September 30 – October 6
- Baby Safety Month
- National Campus Safety Month
- National Food Safety Education Month
- National Sickle Cell Month
- Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
- National Skin Care Awareness Month
- Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
- Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
- Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myeloma Awareness Month
- Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
- Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
- Healthy Aging Month
- National Cholesterol Education Month
October
- National Gerontological Nurses Week – October 1-8
- Nurse-Midwifery Week – October 4-10
- Nuclear Medicine Week – October 4-10
- Sleep Technologists Appreciation Week – October 5-11
- National LPN/LVN Recognition & Awareness Week – October 5-11
- National Pediatric Nursing Week – October 9-15
- Emergency Nurses Week – October 11-17
- Respiratory Care Week – October 25-31
- National Physical Therapy Month
- National American Pharmacy Week
- National Dental Hygiene Month
- Healthy Lung Month
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month
November
- Surgical Nurses Week – November 1-7
- National Allied Health Professionals Week – November 1-7
- National Medical Staff Services Week – November 1-7
- Health Information & Technology Week – November 2-8
- National Radiologic Technology Week – November 8-14
- National NP Week – November 8-14
- Great American Smokeout – November 19
- National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
- American Diabetes Month
- National Alzheimer’s Disease Month
December
- World AIDS Day – December 1