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National Rural Health Day
NOSORH states that National Rural Health Day has been observed on the third Thursday of November since 2011.
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Health Wellness observances
Health, well-being and public-health awareness.
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National Senior Health & Fitness Day®
The official FitnessDay site says National Senior Health & Fitness Day has traditionally been held on the last Wednesday in May; in 2026 it adds a second fall event on the last Wednesday in…
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National Student Nurses Day
The American Nurses Association states that in 1997 its Board, at the request of the National Student Nurses Association, designated May 8 as National Student Nurses Day.
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National Tackle Kids Cancer Day
National Day Calendar records September 15 as the annual observance, beginning in 2017, and identifies Hackensack University Medical Center Foundation as the founder.
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National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
HIV.gov identifies March 10 as National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and documents the 2026 observance as a day to recognize HIV/AIDS impact on women and girls and highlight preve…
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National Women’s Health & Fitness Day
The official FitnessDay site states that National Women’s Health & Fitness Day is always held on the last Wednesday in September and is organized by the Health Information Resource Center.
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National Work From Home for Wellness Day
NexRep states that National Work from Home for Wellness Day is celebrated annually on August 16 and that NexRep established it.
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National Youth HIV and AIDS Awareness Day
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Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day
Contemporary safety-industry coverage records that ASSE established Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day in 2006 and observes it on the Wednesday during the first full NAOSH week…
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OR Nurse Day (historical name; modern successor: Perioperative Nurses Week)
AORN states that the observance was established in 1979 as OR Nurse Day, later expanded to OR Nurse Week, and became Perioperative Nurses Week in 2000; the modern 2026 week is November 8–14.
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Paddle for Perthes Disease Awareness Day
National Today and Awareness Days independently define the observance by the last Saturday in July rather than by a permanently fixed Gregorian date.
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Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses’ Day
The Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses states that Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses’ Day was established by APHON in 2010 and is celebrated every year on September 8.
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Rare Disease Day
EURORDIS and the international rare-disease community
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Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
The USCCB 2026 liturgical calendar lists 7 December as the Memorial of Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church.
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Saint Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the Church
The USCCB 2026 calendar identifies 13 June as an Optional Memorial of Saint Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the Church.
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School Nurse Day / National School Nurse Day
The National Association of School Nurses identifies School Nurse Day 2026 as Wednesday, May 6, and states that the observance is celebrated on the Wednesday within National Nurses Week.
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Sex Differences in Health Awareness Day
The editorial board of the journal Biology of Sex Differences explicitly celebrated Sex Differences in Health Awareness Day on 13 May 2025. Available evidence is edition-specific and does n…
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Sports Day
Japan’s Act on National Holidays names Sports Day and sets it on the second Monday in October.
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Stand Up To Cancer Day (New York, 2017)
New York State Senate Resolution J2967 memorialized the governor to proclaim September 8, 2017 as Stand Up To Cancer Day in New York, in conjunction with the national observance.
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Type 1 Diabetes Day in Honor of Jakya Monique Furtick
Observance registry documentation identifies Coreen Logan as creating the day in 2019 in honor of her daughter Jakya Monique Furtick and places it on 15 April; a second observance reference…
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Usher Syndrome Awareness Day
The Usher Syndrome Coalition states that Global Usher Syndrome Awareness Day is observed on the third Saturday in September and lists 19 September for 2026.
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Vet Nurse Day
The official Vet Nurse Day site states that the 2026 Vet Nurse Day is on 9 October 2026 and publishes the associated veterinary-assistant initiative.
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World AIDS Day
United Nations observance
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World Alzheimer’s Day
Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI)
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World Autism Acceptance Day
GovInfo’s 2024 federal feature cites the presidential Proclamation on World Autism Acceptance Day, 2024, issued April 1 for the April 2 observance.
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World Autism Awareness Day
A/RES/62/139
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World Breast Cancer Research Day
The World Breast Cancer Research Day campaign identifies 18 August as World Breast Cancer Research Day; New York State’s Department of Health also describes it as observed every August 18.
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World Cancer Day
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World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day
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World Chagas Disease Day
WHO observance
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World Day for Safety and Health at Work
The ILO identifies 28 April 2026 as the World Day for Safety and Health at Work. The existing page title is retained as a search alias, not the formal ILO name.
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World Day for Safety and Health at Work
ILO observance
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World Diabetes Day
A/RES/61/225
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World Digestive Health Day
The World Gastroenterology Organisation’s 2026 campaign page states that it celebrates World Digestive Health Day each year and identifies Friday, May 29, 2026 for the current campaign.
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World Down Syndrome Day
A/RES/66/149
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World Family Doctor Day
World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA)
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World Health Day
WHA/A.2/Res.35
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World Lung Cancer Day
The American Thoracic Society and partner respiratory societies marked World Lung Cancer Day on August 1, 2026 in a current global awareness statement.
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World Mental Health Day
WHO observance
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World Oral Health Day
FDI World Dental Federation
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World Ovarian Cancer Day
The World Ovarian Cancer Coalition states that World Ovarian Cancer Day was established in 2013 and that its global community stands together on May 8 each year.
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World Pancreatic Cancer Day
Pancreatic Cancer UK, a World Pancreatic Cancer Coalition member and steering-committee participant, states that World Pancreatic Cancer Day typically falls on the third Thursday of Novembe…
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World Sexual Health Day
World Association for Sexual Health (WAS)
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World Teen Mental Wellness Day
Hollister’s corporate material says it created World Teen Mental Wellness Day in 2020 and presents it as an annual 2 March awareness initiative.
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World Women’s Wellness Day
National Today and Days Of The Year independently place World Women’s Wellness Day on the last Friday in April.