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 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
- Thyroid Awareness Month
- Jan. 4: World Braille Day
- Jan. 12: National Pharmacist Day
- Jan. 23: Mental Health Awareness Day
- Jan. 22-28: Cervical Cancer Awareness Week
- 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. 2: Wear Red Day
- Feb. 4: World Cancer Day
- Feb. 14: National Donor Day
- Feb. 16: National Caregivers Day
- Feb. 14-21: Alzheimer's and Dementia Staff Education Week
- Feb. 26-Mar. 1: National Eating Disorder Awareness Week
March
- American Red Cross Month
- Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month
- National Kidney Month
- 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 4: World Obesity Day
- March 10-16: National Patient Safety Awareness Week
- March 10-16: National Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week
- March 13-19: MS Awareness Week
- March 13: Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day
- March 14: World Kidney Day
- March 19: Certified Nurses Day
- March 21: World Social Work Day
- March 21: World Down Syndrome Day
- March 24: World Tuberculosis Day
- March 26: Diabetes Alert Day
- March 30: National Doctors Day
April
- National Autism Awareness Month
- Counseling Awareness Month
- National Occupational Therapy Month
- National Parkinson's Awareness Month
- National Cancer Control Month
- Stress Awareness Month
- April 1-7: National Public Health Week
- April 2: Autism Awareness Day
- April 7: World Health Day
- April 14-20: National Volunteer Week
May
- National Nurses Month
- 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
- Arthritis Awareness Month
- Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
- Celiac Disease Awareness Month
- Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
- May 5-11: Children’s National Health Week
- May 6: National Nurses Day
- May 6-12: National Nurses Week
- May 12: International Nurses Day
- May 12-18: National Hospital Week
- May 12-18: National Skilled Nursing Care Week
- May 12-18: National Women's Health Week
- May 19-25: National EMS Week
- May 25: World Thyroid Day
June
- Migraine Awareness Month
- National Safety Month
- Cataract Awareness Month
- Men's Health Month
- National PTSD Awareness Month
- June 2: National Cancer Survivors Day
- June 10-16: National Men's Health Week
- June 13-19: National Nursing Assistants Week
- June 27: National HIV Testing Day
July
- Eye Injury Prevention Month
- UV Safety Awareness Month
- July 7-13: National Therapeutic Recreation Week
- July 15: World Plastic Surgery Day
- July 28: World Hepatitis Day
August
- National Immunization Awareness Month
- National Eye Exam Month
- Medic Alert Awareness Month
- Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
- Aug. 1: World Lung Cancer Day
- Aug. 6: National Night Out
- Aug. 15: Neonatal Nurses Day
- Aug. 23-29: Health Unit Coordinators Week
September
- Pain Awareness Month
- Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
- National Suicide Prevention 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
- Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
- Sept. 8-14: National Suicide Prevention Week
- Sept. 8-14: Environmental Services and Housekeeping Week
- Sept. 10-16: National Assisted Living Week
- Sept. 21: World Alzheimer’s Day
- Sept. 29: World Heart Day
October
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- Eye Injury Prevention Month
- National Physical Therapy Month
- National Pharmacists Month
- National Dental Hygiene Month
- National Chiropractic Month
- Long-Term Care Residents' Rights Month
- Down Syndrome Awareness Month
- Oct. 6-12: National Mental Illness Awareness Week
- Oct. 6-12: National Physician Assistant Week
- Oct. 7: National Depression Screening Day
- Oct. 9: Emergency Nurses Day
- Oct. 10: World Mental Health Day
- Oct. 12: World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
- Oct. 12: World Arthritis Day
- Oct. 13-19: National Health Education Week
- Oct. 15: Global Handwashing Day
- Oct. 19: International Day Against Breast Cancer
- Oct. 20-26: National Healthcare Quality Week
- Oct. 23-29: National Respiratory Care Week
- Oct. 24: World Polio 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
- Lung Cancer Awareness Month
- COPD Awareness Month
- Nov. 3-9: National Diabetes Education Week
- Nov. 10-16: Home Care Aide Week
- Nov. 10-16: Nurse Practioner Week
- Nov. 12: World Pneumonia Day
- Nov. 14: World Diabetes Day
- Nov. 16: World Pancreatic Cancer Day
- Nov. 20: World COPD Day
- Nov. 21: The Great American Smokeout Day
December
- National Safe Toys and Gifts Month
- International Sharps Injury Prevention Month
- Dec. 1-7: Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Week
- Dec. 1-7: National Influenza Vaccination Week
- Dec. 1: World AIDS Day
- Dec. 2-8: National Hand Washing Awareness Week
- Dec. 3: International Day of People with Disabilities
