January 

• Carol Ross OHS Scholarship Opens – January 2 

February 

• Preventative Health Awareness Month – Whole Month 
• American Heart Month – Whole Month 
• National Burn Awareness Week – February 4 – 10 
• Wear Red Day – February 13 
• International Day of Mental Health Nurses – February 21 

March 

• National Ladder Safety Month – Whole Month 
• World Hearing Day – March 3 
• International Women’s Day – March 8 
• World Sleep Day – March 15 
• Canada Poison Prevention Week – March 17 – 23 
• US Poison Prevention Week – March 18 – 22 

April 

• Distracted Driving Awareness Month – Whole Month 
• World Health Day – April 7 
• Canada’s National Day of Mourning – April 28 
• US Workers Memorial Day – April 28 

May 

• National Electrical Safety Month – Whole Month 
• Mental Health Week – May 6 – 10 
• National Safety Stand-Down To Prevent Falls – May 6 – 10 
• National Nursing Week – May 6 – 12 
• International Nurses Day – May 12

June 

• Canadian Men’s Health Month – Whole Month 
• National Safety Month – Whole Month 
• World Environment Day – June 5 

July 

• National Injury Prevention Day – July 5 
• International Self-Care Day – July 24 

August 

• International Youth Day – August 12 
• Safe+Sound Week – August 14 – 20 
• International Overdose Awareness Day – August 31 

September 

• World First Aid Day – September 7 
• World Suicide Prevention Day – September 10 
• National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – September 30 

October 

• World Mental Health Day – October 10  

November 

• Fall Prevention Month – Whole Month 
• National Addictions Awareness Week – November 24 – 30 

December 

• International Day of Persons with Disabilities – December 3