2026 Health Awareness Calendar
A month-by-month guide to the year's health awareness campaigns — with the workplace actions that turn awareness into impact.
Breast Cancer & Mental Health Awareness
October is Breast Cancer Awareness and Mental Health Awareness Month. We help workplaces promote screening, mental health support and nutrition.
Promote breast cancer screening, host a mental health talk, and run a nutrition awareness week.
- 1International Day of Older Persons
- 8World Sight Day
- 8World Podiatry Day
- 9–15National Nutrition Week
- 10World Mental Health Day
- 11World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
- 12World Arthritis Day
- 12–16School Health Week
- 12–18National Case Management Week
- 12–20World Bone and Joint Week
- 13International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
- 14–15Rotary Family Health Days
- 15Global Handwashing Day
- 15World White Cane Safety Day
- 16World Food Day
- 16World Spine Day
- 16World Restart A Heart Day
- 17World Trauma Day
- 17International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
- 17National Emergency Medical Services Day
- 19–25Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
- 20National Down Syndrome Day
- 20World Osteoporosis Day
- 21Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders Prevention Day
- 24World Polio Day
- 27World Occupational Therapy Day
- 28 Oct – 3 NovNational Stroke Week
- 29World Stroke Day
- 30Africa Food and Nutrition Security Day
Breast health awareness: know what is normal for you
The importance of awareness, screening and early detection.
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