March 2024 Health Observances
Throughout the year, health observances raise awareness for various conditions and remind consumers to stay on top of their health. Hospitals, healthcare nonprofits, patients, media outlets, and even influencers celebrate these days, weeks, and months. Here is a list of the health observances taking place this month:
Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month
Brain Injury Association of America
www.biausa.org/public-affairs/public-awareness/brain-injury-awareness
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Colorectal Cancer Alliance
www.ccalliance.org/about/awareness-month
National Kidney Month
National Kidney Foundation
www.kidney.org/content/national-kidney-month
National MS Education and Awareness Month®
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
msfocus.org/Get-Involved/MS-Awareness-Month
National Nutrition Month
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/ph/nnw/Nutrition
Workplace Eye Wellness Month
American Academy of Ophthalmology
www.aao.org/newsroom/observances
March 3, 2024
World Birth Defects Day
Brain Injury Association of America
www.worldbirthdefectsday.org/
March 9, 2024
World Kidney Day
www.worldkidneyday.org/2023-campaign
March 10-16, 2024
National Sleep Awareness Week
National Sleep Foundation
www.thensf.org/sleep-awareness-week
March 11-17, 2024
Brain Awareness Week
www.brainawareness.org/
March 15, 2024
World Sleep Day
worldsleepday.org
March 18-24, 2024
National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week
National Institute on Drug Abuse
nida.nih.gov/research-topics/national-drug-alcohol-facts-week