Explore the healthcare observances coming up throughout the remainder of 2026.
Staying connected to the communities you serve goes far beyond daily patient interactions—it requires a thoughtful commitment to engaging patients, educating the public, and showcasing the specialized care your practice provides. Fortunately, 2026 offers more than 200 healthcare observances, awareness months, and recognition days, creating countless opportunities to connect, educate, and make a meaningful impact throughout the year.
Continue reading to learn about some of the healthcare observances coming up throughout the remainder of 2026.
Annual U.S Health Awareness Months, Weeks, and Days
April 2026 Healthcare Observances
Monthly Observances
Alcohol Awareness Month
Autism Acceptance Month
Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Month
Foot Health Awareness Month
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month
Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month
Medicaid Awareness Month
Minority Cancer Awareness Month
National Donate Life Month
National Minority Health Month
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month
Occupational Therapy Month
Oral Cancer Awareness Month
Parkinson’s Awareness Month
STI Awareness Month
Stress Awareness Month
Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
Weekly Observances
April 5–11: Patient Access Week
April 6–10: National Cancer Registrars Week
April 6–12: National Public Health Week
April 5–11: Occupational Health Nurses Week
April 7–13: National Integrated Respiratory Care Week
April 11–17: Black Maternal Health Week
April 13–19: National Osteopathic Medicine Week
April 19–25: Medical Laboratory Professionals Week
April 19–25: Administrative Professionals Week
April 19–25: Transplant Nurses Week
April 19–25: National Infertility Awareness Week
April 19–25: National Pediatric Transplant Week
April 19–25: Pediatric Sepsis Week
April 20–24: Every Kid Healthy Week
April 21–25: Health Information Professionals Week
April 22–29: World Primary Immunodeficiency Week
April 24–30: World Immunization Week
April 27–May 1: Patient Experience Week
Daily Observances
April 1: Donate Life Living Donor Day
April 2: World Autism Awareness Day
April 7: World Health Day
April 9: National Alcohol Screening Day
April 10: National Donate Life Blue & Green Day
April 11: World Parkinson’s Day
April 12: Radiology Nurses Day
April 15: Transplant Nurses Day
April 16: National Healthcare Decisions Day
April 17: World Hemophilia Day
April 25: National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
April 28: World Day for Safety and Health at Work
April 30: National Sarcoidosis Day
May 2026 Healthcare Observances
Monthly Observances
ALS Awareness Month
Arthritis Awareness Month
Better Sleep Month
Brain Tumor Awareness Month
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
EDS and HSD Awareness Month
Food Allergy Awareness Month
Healthy Vision Month
Viral Hepatitis Awareness Month
High Blood Pressure Awareness Month
Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month
Lupus Awareness Month
Lyme Disease Awareness Month
Maternal Mental Health Month
Mental Health Awareness Month
National Asthma and Allergies Awareness Month
National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
National Nurses Month
National Osteoporosis Awareness Month
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
National Speech-Language-Hearing Month
National Stroke Awareness Month
National Teen Pregnancy Awareness Month
National Women’s Health Month
Older Americans Month
Preeclampsia Awareness Month
Skin Cancer Prevention and Awareness Month
Weekly Observances
May 3–9: Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week
May 17–23: EMS Week
May 6–12: National Nurses Week
May 10–16: National Women’s Health Week
May 11–17: National Hospital Week
May 11–17: National Nursing Home Week
May 10–16: National Skilled Nursing Care Week
Daily Observances
May 4: Melanoma Monday
May 5: World Asthma Day
May 6: World Maternal Mental Health Day
May 8: National Student Nurse Day
May 10: National Oncology Nursing Day
May 11: National Women’s Checkup Day
May 12: International Nurses Day
May 12: National School Nurse Day
May 12: ME/CFS Awareness Day
May 17: World Hypertension Day
May 19: National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
May 23: Medical Coder Day
May 24: World Schizophrenia Day
May 27: National Senior Health & Fitness Day
May 30: World MS Day
May 31: World No Tobacco Day
June 2026 Healthcare Observances
Monthly Observances
Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
Aphasia Awareness Month
Cataract Awareness Month
Hernia Awareness Month
Men’s Health Month
National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month
National Safety Month
National Scoliosis Awareness Month
PTSD Awareness Month
Weekly Observances
June 1–7: National CPR and AED Awareness Week
June 8–14: Men’s Health Week
June 12–18: CNA Week
Daily Observances
June 5: World Environment Day
June 7: National Cancer Survivors Day
June 14: World Blood Donor Day
June 15: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
June 18: Autistic Pride Day
June 19: World Sickle Cell Day
June 21: World Vitiligo Day
June 26: International Day Against Drug Abuse
June 27: National PTSD Awareness Day
June 27: National HIV Testing Day
July 2026 Healthcare Observances
Monthly Observances
Cord Blood Awareness Month
Group B Strep Awareness Month
Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
Sarcoma Awareness Month
UV Safety Month
Weekly Observances
July 5-11: National Therapeutic Recreation Week
Daily Observances
July 10: Chronic Disease Awareness Day
July 22: World Brain Day
July 23: World Sjogren’s Day
July 26: Americans with Disabilities Act Anniversary
July 28: World Hepatitis Day
August 2026 Healthcare Observances
Monthly Observances
Autoinflammatory Awareness Month
Children’s Eye Health and Safety Awareness Month
Digestive Tract Paralysis Awareness Month
Gastroparesis Awareness Month
National Breastfeeding Month
National Eye Exam Month
National Immunization Awareness Month
National Minority Donor Awareness Month
National Wellness Month
Psoriasis Action Month
Summer Sun Safety Month
Weekly Observances
August 1–7: World Breastfeeding Week
August 2-8: National Health Center Week
Daily Observances
August 1: National Minority Donor Awareness Day
August 1: World Lung Cancer Day
August 18: World Breast Cancer Research Day
August 19: World Humanitarian Day
August 23: Health Unit Coordinator Recognition Day
August 31: International Overdose Awareness Day
September 2026 Healthcare Observances
Monthly Observances
AFib Awareness Month
Baby Safety Month
Blood Cancer Awareness Month
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
Healthy Aging Month
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
National Cholesterol Education Month
National Deaf Awareness Month
National Recovery Month
National Sickle Cell Month
Newborn Screening Awareness Month
NICU Awareness Month
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Pain Awareness Month
Peripheral Arterial Disease Awareness Month
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Month
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month
Rheumatic Disease Awareness Month
Sepsis Awareness Month
Sexual Health Awareness Month
Sports Eye Safety Awareness Month
Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
Urology Awareness Month
World Alzheimer’s Month
Weekly Observances
September 1–7: National Clinical Nurse Specialist Recognition Week
September 6–12: National Suicide Prevention Week
September 7–13: Vascular Nurses Week
September 12–18: National Neonatal Nurses Week
September 13–19: National Folic Acid Awareness Week
September 13–19: Nursing Professional Development Week
September 13–19: Nephrology Nurses Week
September 14–18: Fungal Disease Awareness Week
September 14–20: Sexual Health Week
September 14–20: National Rehabilitation Awareness Week
September 20–26: National Surgical Technologists Week
Daily Observances
September 4: World Sexual Health Day
September 9: International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day
September 10: World Suicide Prevention Day
September 13: National Celiac Disease Awareness Day
September 17: World Patient Safety Day
September 18: National Concussion Awareness Day
September 21: World Alzheimer’s Day
September 21: Get Ready for Flu Day
September 22: Falls Prevention Awareness Day
September 25: World Pharmacists Day
September 29: World Heart Day
September 30: National Women’s Health and Fitness Day
October 2026 Healthcare Observances
Monthly Observances
American Pharmacists Month
Down Syndrome Awareness Month
Eczema Awareness Month
Eye Injury Prevention Month
Health Literacy Month
National ADHD Awareness Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Dental Hygiene Month
National Liver Awareness Month
National Physical Therapy Month
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month
Weekly Observances
October 4–10: Mental Illness Awareness Week
October 4–10: National Primary Care Week
October 4–10: Emergency Nurses Week
October 4–10: National Healthcare Foodservice Workers Week
October 4–10: National Midwifery Week
October 5–9: Pediatric Nurses Week
October 6–12: National PA Week
October 11–17: National Case Management Week
October 12–20: Bone and Joint Health Action Week
October 18–24: National Healthcare Quality Week
October 18–24: Respiratory Care Week
October 19–23: Medical Assistants Recognition Week
October 19–23: National Health Education Week
October 19–25: International Infection Prevention Week
October 19–25: National Pharmacy Week
October 21–24: Infectious Diseases Week
October 23–31: Red Ribbon Week
October 25–31: National Healthcare Facilities and Engineering Week
October 26–30: Orthopaedic Nurses Week
Daily Observances
October 5: World Meningitis Day
October 6: World Cerebral Palsy Day
October 8: National Depression Screening Day
October 8: World Sight Day
October 10: World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
October 10: World Mental Health Day
October 15: Global Handwashing Day
October 16: National Mammography Day
October 16: World Anesthesia Day
October 20: World Osteoporosis Day
October 20: National Pharmacy Technician Day
October 21: National Check Your Meds Day
October 24: World Polio Day
October 29: World Psoriasis Day
November 2026 Healthcare Observances
Monthly Observances
American Diabetes Month
Bladder Health Month
COPD Awareness Month
Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month
National Diabetes Month
National Epilepsy Awareness Month
National Family Caregivers Month
National Healthy Skin Month
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
Prematurity Awareness Month
Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month
Stomach Cancer Awareness Month
Weekly Observances
November 1–7: National Diabetes Education Week
November 1–7: Forensic Nurses Week
November 1–7: Urology Nurses and Associates Week
November 1–7: National Patient Transport Week
November 8–14: National Nurse Practitioner Week
November 18–24: US Antibiotic Awareness Week
November 8–14: Perioperative Nurses Week
November 8–14: National Radiologic Technology Week
November 22–28: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Awareness Week
Daily Observances
November 1: Medical-Surgical Nurses Day
November 8: World Radiography Day
November 9: National Diabetes Heart Connection Day
November 11: International Pathology Day
November 12: World Pneumonia Day
November 14: World Diabetes Day
November 17: World Prematurity Day
November 19: Great American Smokeout
November 25: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
November 26: National Family Health History Day
December 2026 Healthcare Observances
Monthly Observances
National Influenza Vaccination Month
World AIDS Month
Weekly Observances
December 1–7: Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week
December 6–12: National Influenza Vaccination Week
December 7–13: National Handwashing Awareness Week
December 14–20: National Aplastic Anemia Awareness Week
Daily Observances
December 1: World AIDS Day
December 3: International Day of Persons with Disability
December 10: Human Rights Day
December 15: National Wear Blue Day
Planning ahead for 2026’s healthcare observances positions your practice as a proactive leader in patient education and community health. These awareness days and months provide natural opportunities to connect with patients about preventive care, specialized treatments, and health management strategies that align with your practice’s expertise.
