2018 Pharmacy, Health and Wellness Observances
2018 Pharmacy, Health and Wellness Observances
January
Cervical Health Awareness Month National Birth Defects Prevention Month National Blood Donor Month National Glaucoma Awareness Month Thyroid Awareness Month National Folic Acid Awareness Week (7th - 13th) Healthy Weight Week (20th - 26th)
February
American Heart Month AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month National Cancer Prevention Month National Children's Dental Health Month Wise Health Care Consumer Month Wear Red Day (2nd )
March
Brain Injury Awareness Month National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month National Kidney Month National Nutrition Month Hemophilia Awareness Month National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month National Eye Donor Month Patient Safety Awareness Week (11th - 17th) Poison Prevention Week (18th - 24th) American Diabetes Alert Day (27th)
April
National Autism Awareness Month National Alcohol Awareness Month National Cancer Control Month National Child Abuse Prevention Month National Donate Life Month Stress Awareness Month National Minority Health Month National Public Health Week (2nd - 18th) World Immunization Week (24th-30th) World Meningitis Day (24th) World Health Day (7th)
May
Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month Better Sleep Month Correct Posture Month Healthy Vision Month Hepatitis Awareness Month
May (cont.)
Huntington's Disease Awareness Month Lupus Awareness Month National Arthritis Awareness Month National High Blood Pressure Education Month National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Awareness Month National Mental Health Awareness Month National Stroke Awareness Month Osteoporosis Awareness Month Celiac Awareness Month National Women's Health Week (13th - 19th) National Senior Health and Fitness Day (30th)
June
Cataract Awareness Month National Scleroderma Awareness Month Men's Health Month Migraine and Headache Awareness Month National Safety Month Men's Health Week (11th - 17th)
July
Fireworks Safety Month UV Safety Month Psoriasis Awareness Month National Independent Retailer Month World Hepatitis Day (28th)
August
Children's Eye Health and Safety Month National Breastfeeding Month National Immunization Awareness Month
September
Baby Safety Awareness Month Blood Cancer Awareness Month Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Healthy Aging Month National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month Cholesterol Education Month National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month National Recovery Month National Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month Prostate Health Month Pain Awareness Month Women's Health and Fitness Day (26th) Family Health & Fitness Day (29th)
October
American Pharmacists Month Talk About Your Medicines Month Dental Hygiene Awareness Month Children's Health Month Health Literacy Month Healthy Babies Month Healthy Lung Month National Breast Cancer Awareness Month National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month National Liver Awareness Month National Spina Bifida Awareness Month National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month National Pharmacy Technician Day (16th) Respiratory Care Week (21st - 27th)
November
American Diabetes Month Diabetic Eye Disease Month Lung Cancer Awareness Month National Healthy Skin Month National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month National Epilepsy Awareness Month National Family Caregivers Month National Hospice and Palliative Care Month Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month Prematurity Awareness Month Great American Smokeout (15th)
December
International AIDS Awareness Month National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month Safe Toys and Gifts Month National Handwashing Awareness Week (2nd - 8th) National Influenza Vaccination Week (2nd - 8th)
JANUARY 2018
SUNDAY
MONDAY
1 New Year's Day
TUESDAY
2 Just Ask bag clipper
WEDNESDAY
3 Find Blood Donor Centers
7
8
Folic Acid Awareness Folic Acid and You
Week (7th-13th)
Infographic
9 Folic Acid Fact Sheet
Eng | Span
10 Folic Acid and Exercise Flier
Eng | Span
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
4 10 Things to Know about HPV and Cervical Cancer Flier
5 HPV & Cervical Cancer Posters Poster #1 Poster #2
11 Folic Acid and Water Flier
Eng | Span
12 Folic Acid and Veggies Flier Eng | Span
SATURDAY 6
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Martin Luther King 10 Questions to Ask Brown bag
Healthy Weight
Choosing Whole-
Day of Service
About your Thyroid medication review Week (20th-26th) Grain Foods Flier
Health Flier
bag stuffer
Eng | Span
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
Build a Healthy Meal An Active Lifestyle Physical Activity at Online refill bag
Pet Rx bag clipper
Flier
Flier
Home, Work and clipper
Eng | Span
Eng | Span
Play Flier
28
29
30
31
Medication log
? National Blood Donor Month ? Cervical Health Awareness Month ? National Birth Defects Prevention Month ? National Glaucoma Awareness Month ? Thyroid Awareness Month
To help your patients get a healthy start to 2018, promote products and services that support patient health and sponsor a blood drive as part of National Blood Donor Month. Use HPV Vaccine bag clippers and stuffers to highlight the importance of Cervical Cancer early detection and prevention.
FEBRUARY 2018
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
It's American Heart Month, so show customer appreciation by promoting Valentine's Day with Healthy Heart marketing and events. Hold free blood pressure screenings and offer specials on aspirin, Omega3 and other heart healthy supplements.
1 Brown bag medication review bag stuffer
2 National Wear RED Day
3 How You Can Go Red
4 World Cancer Day
5 Just Ask bag clipper
6 Dental Health Flier - Eng | Span Poster - Eng | Span
7 Dental Health Coloring Sheets Eng | Span
11 National Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week (11th-17th)
12 Heart Attack and Stroke Warning Signs Flier
13 Mardi Gras
14 Valentine's Day
18
19
20
21
President's Day Pet Rx bag clipper
8
9
10
Dental Health Activity Stroke Hero Flier
Sheets
Eng | Span
15
16
17
Online refill bag clipper Medication log
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
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American Heart Month
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AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
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National Cancer Prevention Month
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National Children's Dental Health Month
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Wise Health Care Consumer Month
And, since it's Children's Dental Health Month, offer oral health product coupons for parents and a free toothbrush with a dental activity and coloring sheet for kids. If you have space in your pharmacy, post a few of the sheets up on a bulletin board.
MARCH 2018
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
Have a brown bag or town hall Q&A with your patients in honor of Patient Safety Awareness Week. To recognize National Nutrition, partner with a local nutritionist to conduct a free
session on healthy eating.
4 National Sleep Awareness Week (5th-12th)
5 Just Ask bag clipper
6 Online refill bag clipper
7 Medication log
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
1
2
Brown bag
medication review
bag stuffer
8
9
World Kidney Day
11 Daylight Savings
Patient Safety Awareness Week (11th-17th) 18 Poison Prevention Week (18th-24th)
12 Pet Rx bag clipper
19
13 Choose My Plate Flier Eng | Span
20 Spring Clean your Medicine Cabinet Day
14
15
16
Reach Your Nutrition Enjoy your Food, But
Goals Flier
Eat Less Flier
Eng | Span
Eng | Span
21
22
23
25
26
27
28
29
30
American Diabetes
Good Friday
Alert Day
Offer H1C Level
Screenings.
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National Nutrition Month
?
Brain Injury Awareness Month
?
National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
?
National Kidney Month
?
Hemophilia Awareness Month
?
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
?
National Eye Donor Month
SATURDAY 3
10
Adjust your clocks before midnight 17
24 World Tuberculosis Day
31
APRIL 2018
SUNDAY
1 Easter
MONDAY
2 Just Ask bag clipper
TUESDAY
3 Depression - Let's Talk Poster
WEDNESDAY
4 Stress Fact Sheet
THURSDAY
5 Stress Hardiness Quiz
FRIDAY
6 Stress Awareness Payroll Stuffer for Employees
SATURDAY
7 World Health Day
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Meningitis Vaccine Immunization flier Brown bag
Online refill bag
Medication log
Infographic
medication review clipper
bag stuffer
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
Pet Rx bag clipper Tax Day
22
23
Earth Day
29
30
24
25
26
27
28
World Meningitis Administrative
Vaccines Work
5 Vaccine Facts
Day- Offer Vaccine Professionals Day Infographic
Infographic
World Immunization Week (24th-30th)
Hold a raffle for a gift certificate to a yoga or massage session and display tip sheets on stress reducing techniques. If a gift certificate is outside of your budget, put together a pampering gift basket filled with bubble bath, lotion and other items in your store.
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Stress Awareness Month
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National Autism Awareness Month
?
National Alcohol Awareness Month
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National Cancer Control Month
?
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
?
National Donate Life Month
?
National Minority Health Month
MAY 2018
SUNDAY 6
MONDAY
TUESDAY
1 Stroke and Blood Pressure Flier
WEDNESDAY
2 Mental Health Payroll Stuffer for Employees
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
3 Just Ask bag clipper
4 Brown bag medication review bag stuffer
SATURDAY 5
7
8
9
10
11
12
Hepatitis B Bag
Online refill bag
Medication log
Caring for Asthma
Clipper
clipper
Flier
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Mother's Day
Check up and
How to Select
How to Spot Skin
Screenings
Sunscreen Flier
Cancer Flier
National Women's Guidelines for
Health Week
Women Poster
(13th-19th)
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
Pet Rx bag clipper
27
28
29
30
31
Memorial Day
National Senior
Health and Fitness
Day
?
Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
?
Better Sleep Month
?
Correct Posture Month
?
Healthy Vision Month
?
Hepatitis Awareness Month
?
Huntington's Disease Awareness Month
?
Lupus Awareness Month
?
National Arthritis Awareness Month
?
National High Blood Pressure Education Month
?
National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Awareness Month
?
National Mental Health Month
?
National Stroke Awareness Month
It's allergy season, so display allergy products in the front of the store. Offer free blood pressure checks and tips to honor Blood Pressure Education Month.
JUNE 2018
SUNDAY
3 10 17 Father's Day
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1 Men's Health Month Poster Eng | Span
2 Men's Health Month Flier
4
5
6
7
8
9
Headaches - Know Just Ask bag clipper Brown bag
Lifetime of Risk
Medication log
the Types
medication review Infographic
bag stuffer
11 Men's Health Week (11th-17th)
12 Check up and Screenings Guidelines for Men Poster
13 Online refill bag clipper
18
19
20
14
15
16
Pet Rx bag clipper Wear BLUE Friday
21
22
23
24
25
26
?
Cataract Awareness Month
?
National Scleroderma Awareness Month
?
Men's Health Month
?
Migraine and Headache Awareness Month
?
National Safety Month
27
28
29
30
National HIV Testing
Day
Does your patient's know the difference between tension, migraine, cluster, and other types of headaches? Now is the time to educate them and suggest natural and OTC remedies.
JULY 2018
SUNDAY 1
8
MONDAY
2 Brown bag medication review bag stuffer
TUESDAY
3 Medication log
9
10
Just Ask bag clipper
WEDNESDAY
4 Independence Day
THURSDAY 5
11
12
Online refill bag
clipper
FRIDAY 6
13
15
16
17
18
19
20
Back to School
Pet Rx bag clipper
immunization flier
22
23
24
25
26
27
SATURDAY 7
14
21
28 World Hepatitis Day
29
30
31
Fireworks Safety Month UV Safety Month Psoriasis Awareness Month National Independent Retailer Month
Promote sunscreen and other UV protection products and display education brochures on UV safety. School is right around the corner, so consider hosting a school supply drive to prepare for back-to-school.
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