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.

?

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

?

National Autism Awareness Month

?

National Alcohol Awareness Month

?

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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