RECOGNITION CALENDAR◄ December ~ January 2015 ~ February ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 Healthy Weight Week January 18-24

19 20 21 22 23 24

25

IV Nurse Day

26 27 28 29 30 31

Blood Donor Month Glaucoma Awareness Month

◄ January ~ February 2015 ~ March ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat1 2 3 4 5 6

Wear Red Day7

8 Cardiac Rehabilitation Week February 8-14

9 10 11 Day of the Sick

12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Age-Related Macular Degeneration/Low Vision Awareness Month Heart Month Recreation Therapy/Therapeutic Recreation Month Wise Health Care Consumer Month

◄ February ~ March 2015 ~ April ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat1 Dental Assistants Recognition Week 1 - 7

2 3 4 5 6 7

8 Patient Safety Awareness Week 8-14

9 Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week 9-15

10 11 Registered Dietitian Day

12 13 14

15 Health Care Human Resources Week 15-21 Poison Prevent Week 15-21

16 Brain Awareness Week 16-22

17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 American Diabetes Association Alert Day

25 26 27 28

29 30 Doctors' Day

31 Notes:

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Kidney Month Nutrition Month Professional Social Work Month Save Your Vision Month Workplace Eye Wellness Month

◄ March ~ April 2015 ~ May ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat1 2 3 4

5 Public Health Week 5-11

6 7 Health Day

8 9 10 11

12 Healthcare Volunteer Week 12-18 Radiologic and Imaging Nurses Day

13 14 15 Healthcare Decisions Day

16 Voice Day

17 18

19 Healthcare Administrative Professionals Week 19-25 Medical Laboratory Professionals Week 19-25

20 21 22 23 24 25 Medical Fitness Week 25-5/1

26 27 28 29 Noise Awareness Day

30 Notes:

Alcohol Awareness Month Foot Health Awareness Month Humor Month March for Babies Minority Health Month Occupational Therapy Month Women's Eye Health and Safety Month

◄ April ~ May 2015 ~ June ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat1 Run a Mile Days 1-18

2

3 4 5 6 Nurses Week 6 - 12

7 8 9

10 Nursing Home Week 10-16 Hospital Week 10-16 Women's Health Week 10-16

11 12 Fibromyalgia Awareness Day

13 14 15 16

17 Medical Transcriptionist Week 17-23

18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 Senior Health and Fitness Day

28 29 30

31 Notes:

Arthritis Awareness Month Better Hearing and Speech Month Better Sleep Month Employee Health and Fitness Month Healthy Vision Month High Blood Pressure Education Month Huntington's Disease Awareness Month Liver Awareness Month Lupus Awareness Month Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month Mental Health Month Older Americans Month Oncology Nursing Month Osteoporosis Month Stroke Awareness Month

◄ May ~ June 2015 ~ July ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat1 Sun Safety Week 1-7

2 Health Care Recruiter Recognition Day

3 4 5 6

7 Cancer Survivors Day

8 Vascular Nursing Week 8-12

9 10 11 Nursing Assistants Week 11-18

12 13

14 15 Healthcare Risk Management Week 15-19 Men's Health Week 15-21

16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30 Notes:

Cataract Awareness Month Hernia Awareness Month Men's Health Month

◄ June ~ July 2015 ~ August ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 Hepatitis Day

29 30 31 Notes:

Fireworks Safety Month

◄ July ~ August 2015 ~ September ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat1

2 3 4 Kids Day

5 6 7 8

9 Health Center Week 9-15

10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 Health Unit Coordinator Day

24 25 26 27 28 29

30 31 Notes:

Cataract Awareness Month Psoriasis Awareness Month

◄ August ~ September 2015 ~ October ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat1 2 3 4 5

6 Suicide Prevention Week 6-12

7 8 9 10 11 12

13 Environmental Services and Housekeeping Week 13-19 National Assisted Living Week 13-19 Hearing Aid Awareness Week 13-19 Grandparents Day

14 15 16 17 18 19

20 Nursing Professional Development Week 20-26

21 22 23 24 25 26 Family Health and Fitness Day

27 Gerontological Nursing Week 27-10/3

28 29 30 Women's Health and Fitness Day

Notes:

Cholesterol Education Month Health Aging Month Pain Awareness Month Prostate Cancer Awareness Month Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month

◄ September ~ October 2015 ~ November ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat1 2 3

4 Mental Illness Awareness Week 4-10 Fire Pevention Week' 4-10

5 Healthcare Foodservice Workers Week 5-11

6 Physician Assistant s Week 6-12

7 8 9 10

11 Emergency Nurses Week 11-17 Case Management Week 11-17

12 Arthritis Day

13 14 15 16 17

18 Healthcare Quality Week 18-24 Hospital and Health-System Pharmcy Week 18-24 Infection Prevention Week 18-24

19 Medical Assistants Recognition Week 19-23

20 21 22 23 24

25 Health Care Facilities And Engineering Week 25-31 Pastoral Care Week 25-31 Respiratory Care Week 25-31

26 Lock Your Meds Day

27 28 Lung Health Day

29 Psoriasis Day

30 31

Breast Cancer Awareness Month Chiropractic Health Month Dental Hygiene Month Domestic Violence Awareness Month Health Literacy Month Home Eye Safety Month Patient-Centered Care Awareness Month Pharmacists Month Physical Therapy Month Talk About Your Medicines Month

◄ October ~ November 2015 ~ December ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat1 Medical Staff Services Awareness Week, 1-7 Urology Nurses and Associates Week, 1-7 Emerging Nurse Leader Week 1-7 Diabetes Education Week, 1-7

2 Healthcare Patient Transportation Week, 2-8

3 4 5 6 7

8 Home Care Aide Week 8-14 Radiologic Technology Week 8-14

9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 Great American Smokeout

20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 Notes:

Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month Bladder Health Awareness Month Diabetes Month Diabetic Eye Disease Month Epilepsy Awareness Month Family Caregivers Month Health Skin Month Home Care and Hospice MonthHospice/Palliative Care Month Lung Cancer Awareness Month Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

◄ November ~ December 2015 ~ January ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat1 AIDS Day

2 3 4 5

6 7 Older Driver Safety Awareness Week, 7-11

8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31 Notes:

Safe Toys and Gifts Month