Tools & Resources
Every month we share a guide to next month’s Healthcare Awareness Observations. It includes easy-to-access, curated resources you can use to implement internal or external awareness campaigns.
June’s healthcare observations are packed with men’s health awareness, headache and migraine information, and tobacco-free initiatives.
The following list will help you align your internal education, social media, and community outreach campaigns.
June Healthcare Awareness
Monthly Healthcare Awareness Observations
- Men’s Health Month
sponsored by: Men’s Health Network and partner organizations
Tagline: “Partners in Care: Advancing Men’s Health Through Connection, Education, & Advocacy Across the Lifespan — for Better Lifespans”
Men’s Health Month has been recognized each June for decades to encourage boys and men to take charge of their physical and mental health. Led by Men’s Health Network and partners, the campaign focuses on prevention, regular checkups, and open conversations about conditions that disproportionately affect men. The annual digital media toolkit includes ready‑to‑use social posts, graphics, fact sheets, and program ideas that healthcare organizations can plug directly into internal campaigns, newsletters, and community outreach. - PTSD Awareness Month
sponsored by: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs – National Center for PTSD
Tagline: “PTSD Treatment Works”
June has been designated PTSD Awareness Month by the U.S. federal government to increase understanding of posttraumatic stress disorder and promote effective treatment. The National Center for PTSD leads this observance, offering an awareness hub that functions as a toolkit—social media graphics, flyers, web badges, and educational content. Healthcare organizations can use these materials to educate staff and patients, reduce stigma, and connect people to evidence‑based care. - Migraine and Headache Awareness Month
sponsored by: National Headache Foundation
Tagline: “#MigraineandHeadacheAwareness”
June is widely recognized as Migraine and Headache Awareness Month, highlighting the burden of migraine and other headache disorders on individuals, families, and workplaces. Advocacy and clinical organizations coordinate campaigns that include fact sheets, social media content, and toolkits for employers and healthcare teams. These resources help normalize conversations around migraine, support patients in seeking care, and guide organizations in promoting accommodations and evidence‑based management. - Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
sponsored by: Alzheimer’s Association
Tagline: “#ENDALZ”
Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month is observed each June to increase understanding of Alzheimer’s disease, other dementias, and overall brain health. The Alzheimer’s Association and public health partners offer educational resources, campaign ideas, and community engagement materials that can support staff education, caregiver outreach, and public communications. Organizations can combine the Alzheimer’s Association’s campaign materials with CDC’s up‑to‑date dementia information to anchor brain‑health initiatives and early detection messaging. - National Safety Month
sponsored by: National Safety Council (NSC)
Tagline: “#NationalSafetyMonth”
National Safety Month, led by the National Safety Council, focuses on preventing workplace injuries, promoting safety culture, and highlighting risks across settings. While it applies to all industries, healthcare organizations can adapt its materials for staff safety campaigns, environment‑of‑care initiatives, and patient‑safety messaging. The NSC hub provides a yearly toolkit with posters, checklists, and communication templates that hospitals and health systems can integrate into internal awareness efforts.
Weekly Healthcare Awareness Observations
- National CPR and AED Awareness Week (June 1-7)
sponsored by: American Heart Association (AHA), American Red Cross, and partners
Tagline: “Beyond the Screen: Education, Prevention, Connection”
National CPR and AED Awareness Week is observed each year from June 1–7 to highlight the critical role of bystander CPR and rapid AED use in saving lives. The American Heart Association and partners provide educational materials, posters, and social media graphics that organizations can adapt for staff training and public education. Healthcare entities can use these resources to reinforce emergency preparedness and encourage widespread CPR training. - Certified Nursing Assistants Week (CNA Week) (June 11-17)
sponsored by: National Association of Healthcare Assistants (NAHCA)
Tagline: “We’re Unbelievable”
National Nursing Assistants Week (also known as CNA Week) celebrates certified nursing assistants and other nursing support staff who provide hands‑on care in hospitals, long‑term care, and home health settings. The CAN Association, NAHCA, shared printable recognition materials, social media ideas, and activity guides that healthcare employers can adapt to honor their CNA teams. - National Men’s Health Week (June 14-21)
sponsored by: Men’s Health Network
Tagline: “Partners in Care: For Better Lifespans Across the Lifespan”
National Men’s Health Week falls within Men’s Health Month and focuses attention on screenings, preventive visits, and lifestyle risk factors for men. The same Men’s Health Month toolkit offers social media posts, infographics, and talking points that can be spotlighted during this week. - Healthcare Risk Management Week (HRM Week) (June 15-19)
sponsored by: American Society for Health Care Risk Management (ASHRM)
Tagline: “#HRMWeek”
Health Care Risk Management Week recognizes the professionals who help keep patients, staff, and organizations safe. Led by ASHRM, the campaign highlights the role of risk managers in quality, safety, and regulatory compliance. Each year ASHRM publishes a toolkit with sample communications, social graphics, and recognition ideas that hospitals can use to celebrate risk management teams and educate staff about their contributions. - DeafBlind Awareness Week (June 25-July 1)
sponsored by: Helen Keller Services (HKS)
Tagline: “Connected by Touch: Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges”
DeafBlind Awareness Week has been observed nationally since 1984 to recognize the achievements, contributions, and potential of people who are DeafBlind, an estimated 2.4 million Americans living with combined hearing and vision loss. Led by the Helen Keller National Center, the 2026 campaign focuses on the power of touch as a primary channel for connection and communication, highlighting Protactile language, tactile sign language, haptics, braille, and assistive technologies. The 2026 campaign hub functions as a toolkit, offering proclamation templates, a campaign announcement VLOG, a downloadable awareness poster, profession‑specific fact sheets (including for healthcare providers), free online courses during the week, an event‑planning guide, a national events calendar, and a social media toolkit with ready‑to‑use graphics and sample posts that organizations can adapt for internal communications and community outreach.
Daily Healthcare Awareness Observations
- National Cancer Survivors Day – June 7 (First Sunday in June)
sponsored by: National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation
Tagline: “#CancerSurvivorsDay”
National Cancer Survivors Day is an annual observance on the first Sunday in June to honor cancer survivors, recognize those who support them, and raise awareness of survivorship issues. The National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation offers planning guides, graphics, and promotional templates that cancer programs and health systems can use for events, social campaigns, and internal recognition efforts. - World Elder Abuse Awareness Day – June 15
sponsored by: National Center on Elder Abuse
Tagline: “#WEAAD“
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day focuses on preventing and addressing elder abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation. Although framed as a human rights issue, the observance has direct implications for healthcare, particularly in hospitals, long‑term care, and community‑based services. The National Center on Elder Abuse provides a toolkit which includes posters, training materials, and challenges that support staff education on recognizing, reporting, and preventing abuse. - World Sickle Cell Day – June 19
sponsored by: Sickle Cell Disease Association of America (SCDAA) and global partners
Tagline: “Shine the Light on Sickle Cell” “#SpreadtheRed2026” World Sickle Cell Day raises awareness of sickle cell disease (SCD) as a serious public health concern and calls for improved access to services and progress toward a universal cure. The 2026 Community Gathering Guide serves as a toolkit, offering a step‑by‑step framework for planning local events, along with sample press releases and letters, proclamation templates, and practical ideas such as lighting buildings red, hosting awareness walks and teach‑ins, organizing blood drives, and using #SpreadtheRed2026 to amplify the message in communities and healthcare settings. - World Drug Day (International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking) – June 26
sponsored by: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Tagline: “#StopOrganizedCrime”
World Drug Day, officially the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, is observed every June 26 to highlight the health, social, and legal impacts of drug use and trafficking. UNODC coordinates global campaigns and offers multilingual toolkits, including social media assets, posters, and educational resources, that governments, health systems, and community organizations can use to support prevention, reduce stigma, and promote access to treatment. - World PTSD Awareness Day – June 27
sponsored by: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Tagline: “Controlling Hypertension Together!”
World PTSD Awareness Day complements PTSD Awareness Month by dedicating a specific date to focus on trauma and PTSD. Organizations often reuse the National Center for PTSD’s June awareness toolkit, graphics, fact sheets, and social content to concentrate staff and community messaging on this day. Healthcare teams can use the observance as a focal point for training, screening initiatives, and sharing information about effective treatment options. - National HIV Testing Day – June 27
sponsored by: Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Tagline: “#HIVTestingDay #StopHIVTogether”National HIV Testing Day is observed every June 27 to encourage people to get tested for HIV and know their status. HIV.gov develops campaign tools each year such as social media posts, posters, partner toolkits, and testing event resources, that health systems, clinics, and public health departments can use to promote routine testing and reduce barriers to care.
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