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

• Jan. 25: National Intravenous (IV)Nurse Day

February

• American Heart Month
• AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
• National Cancer Prevention Month
• National Senior Independence Month

• Feb 14: National Donor Day
• Feb. 14-21: Alzheimer's and Dementia Staff Education Week
• Feb. 27-March 5: National Eating Disorder Awareness Week

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 Nutrition Month

• March 12-16: Long Term Care Administrators Week
• March 14-20: National Patient Safety Awareness Week
• March 14-20: National Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week

• March 10: Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day
• March 16: World Social Work Day
• March 19: Certified Nurses Day
• March 23: 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 5-11: National Public Health Week
• April 18-24: National Volunteer Week

• April 7: World Health 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 6-12: National Nurses Week
• May 9-15: National Hospital Week
• May 9-15: National Skilled Nursing Care Week
• May 9-15: National Women's Health Week

June

• Migraine Awareness Month
• National Safety Month
• Cataract Awareness Month
• Men's Health Month

• June 14-20: National Men's Health Week
• June 17-23: National Nursing Assistants Week

• June 6: Cancer Survivors Day
• June 27: National HIV Testing Day

July

• Eye Injury Prevention Month
• UV Safety Month

• July 11-17: National Therapeutic Recreation Week

August

• National Immunization Awareness Month
• Medic Alert Awareness Month

• Aug. 23-29: Health Unit Coordinators Week

• Aug. 3: 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

• Sept. 12-18: Environmental Services and Housekeeping Week
• Sept. 12-18: National Assisted Living Week

October

• National Physical Therapy Month
• American Pharmacists Month
• Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• National Dental Hygiene Month
• National Chiropractic Month
• Long-Term Care Residents' Rights Month

• Oct. 3-9: National Mental Illness Awareness Week
• Oct. 6-12: National Physician Assistant Week
• Oct. 17-23: National Healthcare Quality Week
• Oct. 18-22: National Health Education Week
• Oct. 24-30: National Respiratory Care Week
• Oct. 25-31: National Pastoral Care Week

• Oct. 7: National Depression Screening Day
• Oct. 9: World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
• Oct. 10: World Mental Health Day
• Oct. 15: Global Handwashing 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

• Nov. 7-13: Home Care Aide Week

• Nov. 14: World Diabetes Day
• Nov. 18: The Great American Smokeout Day

December

• Dec. 6-12: National Hand Washing Awareness Week
• Dec. 6-12: National Influenza Vaccination Week

• Dec. 1: World AIDS Day
• Dec 3: International Day of People with Disability