2026 Employee Engagement Calendar

 

Keep employees engaged year-round with Custom Volunteer Opportunities and Breaks with a Purpose.

January

Cervical Health Awareness Month

Cervical Cancer Screening Month

Glaucoma Awareness Month

National Human Trafficking Prevention Month

National Blood Donor Month

National Birth Defects Prevention Month

National Human Trafficking Awareness Day [Wear Blue Day] (January 11th)

Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 19th)

February

Black History Month

American Heart Month

National Children’s Dental Health Month

Burn Awareness Week (February 1st – 7th)

National Wear Red Day (February 6th)

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (February 7th)

National Donor Day (February 14th)

March

National Women’s History Month

National MS Education and Awareness Month

National Nutrition Month®

Breathe Better, Sleep Better Month

Save Your Vision Month

Brain Injury Awareness Month

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

Workplace Eye Wellness Month

National Kidney Month

World Kidney Day (March 13th)

National LGBTQ Health Awareness Week (March 17th – 21st)

Health Workforce Well-Being Day (March 18th)

World Down Syndrome Day (March 21st)

World Tuberculosis Day (March 24th)

American Diabetes Association Alert Day (March 25th)

World Bipolar Day (March 30th)

April

Arab American Heritage Month

Autism Acceptance Month

Testicular Cancer Awareness Month

National Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month

Foot Health Awareness Month

National Humor Month

Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month

National Minority Health Month

Sexually Transmitted Infections Awareness Month

Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Month

March for Babies

Alcohol Awareness Month

Parkinson’s Awareness Month

Defeat Diabetes Month

Workplace Violence Prevention Awareness Month

Sports Eye Safety Month

National Donate Life Month

National Public Health Week (April 6th – 12th)

World Health Day (April 7th)

National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day (April 10th)

Black Maternal Health Week (April 11th – 17th)

World Hemophilia Day (April 17th)

National Infant Immunization Week (April 20th – 27th)

Earth Day (April 22nd)

National Volunteer Week (April 19th to 25th)

May

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Jewish American Heritage Month

Global Employee Health and Fitness Month

Skin Cancer Awareness Month

Osteoporosis Awareness & Prevention Month

National Bike Month

Run A Mile Days

Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month

Better Sleep Month

National Trauma Awareness Month

National High Blood Pressure Education Month

National Mental Health Month

Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month

National Osteoporosis Month

Hepatitis Awareness Month

Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month

Healthy Vision Month

National Arthritis Awareness Month

Better Hearing and Speech Month

National Stroke Awareness Month

Lupus Awareness Month

World Maternal Mental Health Day (May 7th)

National Senior Health & Fitness Day (May 27th)

June

LGBTQ+ Pride Month

Liver Health Matters Month

National Migraine & Headache Awareness Month

Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month

Cataract Awareness Month

PTSD Awareness Month

National Aphasia Awareness Month

Hernia Awareness Month

National Cancer Survivors Day (June 1st)

Men’s Health Week (June 9th – 16th)

World Eating Disorders Action Day (June 2nd)

Community Health Improvement (CHI) Week (June 8th – 12th)

World Blood Donor Day (June 14th)

American Family Health & Fitness Day (June 14th)

National PTSD Awareness Day (June 27th)

July

National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month

UV Safety Month

Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month

World Hepatitis Day (July 28th)

Disability Pride Month

August

National Minority Donor Awareness Month

National Immunization Awareness Month

Psoriasis Action Month

Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month

Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Awareness Month

International Overdose Awareness Day (August 31st)

September

Hispanic Heritage Month

Baby Safety Month

September is Healthy Aging® Month

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Pain Awareness Month

Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

National Food Safety Education Month

Prostate Health Awareness Month

Drug-Free Pain Management Awareness Month

Newborn Screening Awareness Month

National Suicide Prevention Month

Blood Cancer Awareness Month

National Recovery Month

National Cholesterol Education Month

Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month

Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month (GCAM)

National Clean-Up Day (September 19th)

National Assisted Living Week (September 13th – 19th)

National Suicide Prevention Week (September 13th – 19th)

October

Health Literacy Month

Liver Awareness Month

ADHD Awareness Month

SIDS Awareness Month

SIDS, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month

National Substance Abuse Prevention Month

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Mental Illness Awareness Week (October 4th – 10th)

National Midwifery Week (October 4th – 10th)

World Mental Health Day (October 10th)

National Depression Screening Day (October 10th)

World Arthritis Day (October 12th)

World Psoriasis Day (October 29th)

November

Native American Heritage Month

Stomach Cancer Awareness Month®

National Hospice and Palliative Care Month

American Diabetes Month

National Family Caregivers Month

COPD Awareness Month

Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Prematurity Awareness Month

Jingle Bell Run for Arthritis

National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month

National Sexual Health Month

Bladder Health Awareness Month

Home Care & Hospice Month

National Diabetes Care & Education Week (November 1st – 7th)

Great American Smokeout (November 19th)

December

World AIDS Day (December 1st)

Giving Tuesday (December 1st)

International Day of Person with Disability (December 3rd)

National Handwashing Awareness Week (December 6th – 12th)