Umbrellas are one of the most popular promotional items for healthcare programs, thanks to their high perceived value, effectiveness in getting the message out to the community as people use them and everyone appreciating them as gifts.
Nurses Week and Hospital Week in May and Breast Cancer Awareness in October are just three of the many BIG events for promotional gift-giving! Below are some the key days, weeks and months set aside to raise awareness or recognize healthcare conditions and people working in the industry. NOTE: There are even more healthcare holidays, but we chose these as the most prominent. Some dates change per year, others remain constant.
StrombergBrand carries dozens of styles perfect for healthcare holidays and events. We’ll highlight a few here but check out our website for the entire product line!
January
- National Blood Donor Month
- National Glaucoma Awareness Month
- National Volunteer Blood Donor Month
- Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
- National Birth Defects Prevention Month
January Weeks to note:
- Jan. 19-25: National Activities Professional Week
January Days to note:
- Jan. 25: National Intravenous Nurse Day
February
- American Heart Month
- AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
- National Cancer Prevention Month
- National Senior Independence Month
February Weeks to note:
- Feb. 1-7: Patient Recognition Week
- Feb. 3-7: Pride in Food Service Week
- Feb. 9-15: National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week
- Feb. 14-21: Alzheimer's and Dementia Staff Education Week
February Days to note:
- Feb. 7: National Wear Red Day
March
- National Social Worker's Month
- National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
- Brain Injury Awareness Month
- National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
- Save Your Vision Month
- National Social Work Month
- National Women's History Month
- National Nutrition Month
March Weeks to note:
- March 8-14: National Patient Safety Awareness Week
- March 8-14: National Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week
- March 9-13: Long Term Care Administrators Week
March Days to note:
- March 11: Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day
- March 19: Certified Nurses Day
- March 19: World Social Work Day
- March 20: World Oral Health Day
- March 24: The American Diabetes Association Alert Day
- March 30: National Doctor's Day
April
- Counseling Awareness Month
- National Occupational Therapy Month
- National Parkinson's Awareness Month
- National Cancer Control Month
- Stress Awareness Month
April Weeks to note:
- April 6-12: National Public Health Week
- April 19-25: National Volunteer Week
- April 19-24: Administrative Professionals Week
April Days to note:
- April 7: World Health Day
- April 16: National Healthcare Decisions Day
- April 22: Earth Day
- April 22: Administrative Professionals' Day
- April 23: Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
May
- Older Americans Month
- Oncology Nursing Month
- Better Hearing and Speech Month
- Employee Health and Fitness Month
- Healthy Vision Month
- National American Stroke Month
- National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
- National High Blood Pressure Education Month
- National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Awareness Month
- National Mental Health Month
May Weeks to note:
- May 6-12: National Nurses Week
- May 10-16: National Hospital Week
- May 10-16: National Skilled Nursing Care Week
- May 10-16: National Women's Health Week
June
- Migraine Awareness Month
- National Safety Month
- Cataract Awareness Month
- Men's Health Month
June Weeks to note:
- June 15-21: National Men's Health Week
- June 18-24: National Nursing Assistants Week
June Days to note:
- June 7: Cancer Survivors Day
- June 13: Family Health & Fitness Day
- June 18: National Career Nursing Assistants' Day
- June 27: National HIV Testing Day
July
- Eye Injury Prevention Month
- UV Safety Month
July Weeks to note:
- July 5-11: National Therapeutic Recreation Week
- July 20-24: Forensic Healthcare Week
July Days to note:
- July 26: National Parents' Day
August
- National Immunization Awareness Month
- Medic Alert Awareness Month
August Weeks to note:
- Aug. 23-29: Health Unit Coordinators Week
August Days to note:
- Aug. 4: National Night Out
September
- Pain Awareness Month
- Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
- Healthy Aging Month
- National Cholesterol Education Month
- National Sickle Cell Awareness Month
- Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma Awareness Month
- National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month
- National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
- National Preparedness Month
- National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
September Weeks to note:
- Sept. 6-12: Environmental Services and Housekeeping Week
- Sept. 13-19: National Assisted Living Week
September Days to note:
Sept. 13: National Grandparents Day
October
- National Physical Therapy Month
- American Pharmacists Month
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- National Dental Hygiene Month
- National Chiropractic Month
- Residents' Rights Month
October Weeks to note:
- Oct. 4-10: National Mental Illness Awareness Week
- Oct. 5-9: Customer Service Week
- Oct. 6-12: National Physician Assistant(s) Week
- Oct. 4-10: National Fire Prevention Week
- Oct. 21-25: National Health Education Week
- Oct. 20-26: National Healthcare Quality Week
- Oct. 20-26: National Respiratory Care Week
- Oct. 25 – 31: National Pastoral Care Week
October Days to note:
- Oct. 8: National Depression Screening Day
- Oct. 10: World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
- Oct. 10: World Mental Health Day
- Oct. 15: Global Handwashing Day
- Oct. 16: National Boss's Day
- Oct. 24: Make A Difference Day
November
- National Hospice and Palliative Care Month
- National Family Caregivers Month
- National Home Health Care Month
- National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month
- American Diabetes Month
- Movember
November Weeks to note:
- Nov. 14-20: Home Care Aide Week
November Days to note:
- Nov. 5: National Volunteer Managers Day
- Nov. 11: Veterans Day
- Nov. 14: World Diabetes Day
- Nov. 19: The Great American Smokeout Day
December
December Weeks to note:
- Dec. 1-7: National Hand Washing Awareness Week
December Days to note:
- Dec. 1: World AIDS Day
