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2024 National Health Observances Calendar
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National Health observances (NHOs) are special days, weeks, and months dedicated to raising awareness about important health topics. By highlighting these health observances, organizations can offer their employees an easy and simple way to learn more about their health and well-being. Additionally, companies can reinforce and strengthen the impact of their wellness initiatives by aligning the elements of their wellness programs with the topics and themes being observed each month.
Check out Wellable’s 2024 health observances calendar below for a complete list of the health topics to be covered this year.
Health Awareness And Observances
January 2024
- Cervical Health Awareness Month – National Cervical Cancer Coalition
- National Blood Donor Month – American Red Cross
- Thyroid Awareness Month – American Association of Clinical Endocrinology
- National Glaucoma Awareness Month – Glaucoma Research Foundation
Jan
3
International Mind-Body Wellness Day
Jan
22
Celebration of Life Day
Jan
24
National Compliment Day
Jan
26
National Fun at Work Day
February 2024
- American Heart Month – National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Cancer Prevention Month – American Institute for Cancer Research
Feb
2
National Wear Red Day (for women’s heart health) – American Heart Association
Feb
4
World Cancer Day – Union for International Cancer Control
Feb
14
National Donor Day – Donate Life America
Feb 26 –
Mar 01
National Eating Disorders Week – National Eating Disorders Association
March 2024
- National Nutrition Month – Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- National Kidney Month – National Kidney Foundation
Mar
4
Mar
10-16
National Sleep Awareness Week – National Sleep Foundation
Mar
11-17
Brain Awareness Week – Dana Foundation
Mar
14
World Kidney Day – International Society of Nephrology
Mar
15
World Sleep Day – World Sleep Society
Mar
20
International Day of Happiness – Action For Happiness
Mar
18-24
National Drugs and Alcohol Facts Week – National Institute on Drug Abuse
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Mar
26
American Diabetes Alert Day – National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
April 2024
- Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month – Prevent Blindness
- Alcohol Awareness Month – National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
- Stress Awareness Month – Health Resource Network
- Financial Literacy Month – Jump$tart Coalition
- National Occupational Therapy Month – American Occupational Therapy Association
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month – International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders
- National Minority Health Month – US Department of Health and Human Services Offices of Minority Health
Apr
1-7
National Public Health Week – American Public Health Association
Apr
2
World Autism Awareness Day
Apr
7
World Health Day – World Health Organization (WHO)
Apr
22
Apr
24-30
World Immunization Week – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Apr
28
World Day for Safety and Health at Work – United Nations
May 2024
- Mental Health Awareness Month – Mental Health America
- Employee Health and Fitness Month – National Association for Health and Fitness
- Healthy Vision Month – CDC
- National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month – Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
May
5
World Hand Hygiene Day – WHO
May
12-15
National Women’s Health Week – Office on Women’s Health
May
31
World No Tobacco Day – WHO
June 2024
- Men’s Health Month
- PTSD Awareness Month – U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Jun
14
World Blood Donor Day – WHO
Jun
19
World Sickle Cell Day – Sickle Cell Disease Association of America
Jun
21
International Yoga Day
July 2024
UV Safety Month – American Academy of Ophthalmology
Jul
28
National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month (USA)
August 2024
- Immunization Awareness Month – CDC
- Summer Sun Safety Month – American Cancer Society
Aug
1-7
Breastfeeding Week – WHO
Aug
1
World Lung Cancer Day – American Lung Association
Aug
31
International Overdose Awareness Day – CDC
September 2024
- Healthy Aging Month – Healthy Aging Magazine National
- Cholesterol Education Month – American College of Cardiology
- National Recovery Month – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- World Alzheimer’s Month – Alzheimer’s Disease International
- National Yoga Awareness Month (USA) – National Institutes of Health
- Food Safety Education Month – CDC
Sept
28
Family Health and Fitness Day
Sept
29
World Heart Day – World Heart Federation
October 2024
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month – National Breast Cancer Foundation
- Health Literacy Month – Institute for Healthcare Advancement
- Dental Hygiene Month – American Dental Hygienists’ Association
Oct
10
World Mental Health Day – World Heart Federation
Oct
14-20
National Health Education Week (USA) – Society for Public Health Information
Oct
20
November 2024
- American Diabetes Month – American Diabetes Association
- Lung Cancer Awareness Month – Lung Cancer Foundation of America
December 2024
National Safe Toys and Gifts Month – Child and Family Services
Dec
1
World AIDS Day – National AIDS Trust
Dec
1-7
National Handwashing Awareness Week – CDC
Dec
3
International Day of Persons with Disabilities – United Nations
Dec
4-8
National Influenza Vaccination Week – CDC
This article was last updated on April 2, 2024
