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. 11: National Human Trafficking Day
- Jan. 12: National Pharmacist Day
- Jan. 23: Maternal Health Awareness Day
- 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. 14-21: Alzheimer's and Dementia Staff Education Week
- Feb. 21: National Caregivers Day
- Feb. 24-28: 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
- National Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month
- National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
- Save Your Vision Month
- National Social Work Month
- National Nutrition Month
- Bleeding Disorders Month
- National Athletic Training Month
- National Endometriosis Month
- March 4: World Obesity Day
- March 9-15: National Patient Safety Awareness Week
- March 9-15: National Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week
- March 9-15: MS Awareness Week
- March 12: Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day
- March 13: World Kidney Day
- March 14: World Sleep Day
- March 19: Certified Nurses Day
- March 18: World Social Work Day
- March 20: World Oral Health Day
- March 21: World Down Syndrome Day
- March 24: World Tuberculosis Day
- March 25: American Diabetes Alert Day
- March 26: Epilepsy Awareness Day
- March 30: National Doctors Day
April
- National Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Month
- National Autism Awareness Month
- Counseling Awareness Month
- National Occupational Therapy Month
- National Parkinson's Awareness Month
- National Child Abuse Prevention Month
- Stress Awareness Month
- Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
- Occupational Therapy Month
- Alcohol Awareness Month
- April 2: World Autism Awareness Day
- April 7: World Health Day
- April 7-13: National Public Health Week
- April 14-20: National Volunteer Week
May
- National Nurses Month
- Older Americans Month
- Oncology Nursing Month
- Better Hearing and Speech Month
- World Employee Health and Fitness Month
- Healthy Vision Month
- National Stroke Awareness Month
- National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
- National High Blood Pressure Education Month
- National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Awareness Month
- National Mental Health Awareness Month
- National Arthritis Awareness Month
- National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
- National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
- Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
- May 1-7: National Physical Education and Sport Week
- May 5-11: Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week
- May 6: National Nurses Day
- May 6: World Asthma Day
- May 6-12: National Nurses Week
- May 12: International Nurses Day
- May 11-17: National Hospital Week
- May 11-17: National Skilled Nursing Care Week
- May 11-17: National Women's Health Week
- May 19-25: National EMS Week
- May 25: World Thyroid Day
June
- National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month
- National Safety Month
- Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month
- Cataract Awareness Month
- Men's Health Month
- National PTSD Awareness Month
- June 1: National Cancer Survivors Day
- June 8: World Brain Tumor Day
- June 9-15: National Men's Health Week
- June 12-18: National Nursing Assistants Week
- June 27: National HIV Testing Day
July
- UV Safety Awareness Month
- Healthy Vision Month
- July 6-12: National Therapeutic Recreation Week
- July 28: World Hepatitis Day
August
- National Immunization Awareness Month
- National Eye Exam Month
- National Breastfeeding Month
- Medic Alert Awareness Month
- Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
- Aug. 1: World Lung Cancer Day
- Aug. 5: National Night Out
- Aug. 23-29: Health Unit Coordinators Week
September
- Food Safety Education Month
- World Alzheimer’s Month
- Pain Awareness Month
- Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
- National Suicide Prevention Month
- Healthy Aging Month
- National Cholesterol Education Month
- National Childhood Obesity Awareness 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. 7-13: National Assisted Living Week
- Sept. 8-14: National Suicide Prevention Week
- Sept. 14-20: Environmental Services and Housekeeping Week
- Sept. 15: Neonatal Nurses Day
- Sept. 21: World Alzheimer’s Day
- Sept. 29: World Heart Day
October
- National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- National ADHD 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
- Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- Oct. 5-11: National Mental Illness Awareness Week
- Oct. 6-12: National Physician Assistant Week
- Oct. 6: National Depression Screening Day
- Oct. 8: Emergency Nurses Day
- Oct. 10: World Mental Health Day
- Oct. 11: World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
- Oct. 12: World Arthritis Day
- Oct. 15: Global Handwashing Day
- Oct. 19: International Day Against Breast Cancer
- Oct. 19-25: National Health Education Week
- Oct. 19-25: National Healthcare Quality Week
- Oct. 19-25: National Respiratory Care Week
- Oct 21-27: National Pharmacy Week
- Oct. 24: World Polio Day
November
- National Pancreatic Cancer Month
- 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
- Stomach Cancer Awareness Month
- Nov. 2-8: National Diabetes Education Week
- Nov. 9-15: Nurse Practioner Week
- Nov. 10-16: Home Care Aide Week
- Nov. 12: World Pneumonia Day
- Nov. 14: World Diabetes Day
- Nov. 19: World COPD Day
- Nov. 20: World Pancreatic Cancer Day
- Nov. 21: The Great American Smokeout Day
December
- National Safe Toys and Gifts Month
- International Sharps Injury Prevention Month
- Dec. 1: World AIDS Day
- Dec. 1-7: Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Week
- Dec. 3: International Day of People with Disabilities
- Dec. 7-13: National Influenza Vaccination Week
- Dec. 7-13: National Hand Washing Awareness Week
