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Q2 observances + conferences

In a fast-paced, digital world, successful marketing and social media strategies need to remain current. Use this list as an all-encompassing e-guide of Q2 national healthcare observances and conferences to include in your strategies this quarter.

April

National observances

Alcohol Awareness Month with the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month with the International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders
National Autism Awareness Month with the National Autism Society
National Child Abuse Prevention Month with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Donate Life Month with Donate Life America
National Facial Protection Month with the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
National Minority Health Month with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health
National Parkinson’s Awareness Month with the Parkinson’s Foundation
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month with multiple organizations
Occupational Therapy Month with the American Occupational Therapy Association
Oral Cancer Awareness Month with the Oral Cancer Foundation
Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month with the National Sexual Violence Resource Center
STI Awareness Month with the American Sexual Health Association
Stress Awareness Month with the Health Resource Network
Testicular Cancer Awareness Month with the Men’s Health Network
National Public Health Week (April 1–7) with the American Public Health Association
World Health Day (April 7) with the World Health Organization (WHO)
RAINN Day (April 8) with the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (April 10) with the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
National Youth Violence Prevention Week (April 12–16) with Sandy Hook Promise
Every Kid Healthy Week (April 26–30) with Action for Healthy Kids
National Infertility Awareness Week (April 18–24) with the National Infertility Association
World Immunization Week (April 24–30) with the CDC
National Infant Immunization Week (April 26–May 2) with the CDC

Conferences

Apr 22 International Conference on Healthcare and E-health (ICHEH) - Boston, United States
Apr 22 International Conference on Technologies for Healthcare (ICTH) - New York, United States
Apr 22 International Conference on Occupational Diseases and Healthcare (ICODH) - New York, United States
Apr 22 International Conference on Healthcare Tools and Healthcare Modeling (ICHTHM) - New York, United States
Apr 22 International Conference on Innovations in Clinical Healthcare Technologies (ICICHT) - New York, United States
Apr 22 International Conference on Origins of Obesity (ICOO) - New York, United States
Apr 22 International Conference on Medical Ethics and Professionalism (ICMEP) - New York, United States
Apr 22 International Conference on Obesity Treatments and Genetics of Obesity (ICOTGO) - New York, United States
Apr 22 International Conference on Implant Design and Healthcare Technology (ICIDHT) - New York, United States
Apr 22 International Conference on Current Trends in Obesity Epidemiology (ICCTOE) - Boston, United States
Apr 22 International Conference on Healthcare Management, Scheduling and Staffing (ICHMSS) - Boston, United States
Apr 22 International Conference on Preventing Obesity (ICPO) - New York, United States
Apr 22 International Conference on Medical and Healthcare Textiles (ICMHT) - New York, United States
Apr 22 International Conference on Advances in Obesity Therapies and Endocrinology (ICAOTE) - Boston, United States
Apr 22 International Conference on Internal Medicine, Treatment Strategies and Healthcare (ICIMTSH) - Boston, United States
Apr 22 International Conference on Electronic Healthcare Technologies, Future Prospects and Trends (ICEHTFPT) - Boston, United States
Apr 22 International Conference on Evidence-Based Practice in Home Healthcare (ICEBPHH) - Boston, United States
Apr 24 International Conference on Health Sciences, Nursing and Midwifery (ICHSNM) - New York, United States
Apr 24 International Conference on Urology and Nephrology (ICUN) - New York, United States
April 17-21 HIMSS 23 - Chicago, IL, United States
TBD Health Datapalooza and National Health Policy Conference - TBD

May

National observances

American Stroke Awareness Month with the National Stroke Association
Arthritis Awareness Month with the Arthritis Foundation
Better Hearing and Speech Month with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Global Employee Health and Fitness Month with the National Association for Health and Fitness
Healthy Vision Month with the National Eye Institute
Hepatitis Awareness Month with the CDC
Lupus Awareness Month with the Lupus Foundation of America
Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month with the Skin Cancer Foundation and the American Academy of Dermatology
Mental Health Awareness Month with Mental Health America
National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month with the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
National Celiac Disease Awareness Month with the Celiac Disease Foundation
National High Blood Pressure Education Month with the CDC and the NHLBI
National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month with the National Osteoporosis Foundation
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month with the CDC and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Older Americans Month with the Administration for Community Living
National Physical Education and Sport Week (May 1–7) with Society of Health and Physical Education Educators
North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (May 2–8) with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week (May 3–9) with the National Federation of Families
World Hand Hygiene Day (May 5) with the WHO
Food Allergy Awareness Week (May 9–15) with Food Allergy Research & Educator
National Women’s Health Week (May 9–15) with the Office on Women’s Health
National Stuttering Awareness Week (May 10–15) with the National Stuttering Association
ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day (May 12) with the Solve ME/CFS Initiative and the CDC
HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (May 18) with the Minority HIV/AIDS Fund
National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (May 19) with the Minority HIV/AIDS Fund
World AiArthritis Day (May 20) with the International Foundation for Autoimmune & Autoinflammatory Arthritis
World Preeclampsia Day (May 22) with Population Council and other organizations
National Senior Health & Fitness Day (May 27)
Don’t Fry Day (May 28) with National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention
World No Tobacco Day (May 31) with the WHO

Conferences

May 11 Scientific Research and Development - Honolulu, United States
May 11 Scientific Research and Development - Las Vegas, United States
May 11 International Conference on Nursing and Healthcare (ICNH) - Las Vegas, United States
May 11 International Conference on Health Sciences, Nursing and Midwifery (ICHSNM) - Honolulu, United States
May 11 International Conference on Pharmacy and Pharmacology (ICPP) - Honolulu, United States
May 11 International Conference on Healthy and Active Aging (ICHAA) - Honolulu, United States
May 11 International Conference on Health Sciences, Nursing and Midwifery (ICHSNM) - Las Vegas, United States
May 11 International Conference on Healthcare and Informatics (ICHI) - Honolulu, United States
May 15 Scientific Research and Development - New York, United States
May 16-18 Accelerating Health Equity Conference - Minneapolis, United States (AHA + Institute for Diversity and Health Equity and Association for Community Health Improvement)

June

National observances

Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month with the Alzheimer’s Association
Cataract Awareness Month with Prevent Blindness
Men’s Health Month with multiple organizations
Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month with the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America
National Aphasia Awareness Month with the National Aphasia Association
National Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month with the CDC
National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month with the Coalition For Headache And Migraine Patients (CHAMP)
National Safety Month with the National Safety Council
National Scleroderma Awareness Month with the Scleroderma Foundation
PTSD Awareness Month with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Scoliosis Awareness Month with the Scoliosis Research Society
National Cancer Survivors Day (June 6) with the National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation
Family Health and Fitness Day (June 12) with the National Recreation and Park Association
World Blood Donor Day (June 14) with the WHO
Men’s Health Week (June 14–20) with multiple organizations
Autistic Pride Day (June 18)
World Sickle Cell Day (June 19) with the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America
Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week (June 21–27) with the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults
National HIV Testing Day (June 27) with multiple organizations

Conferences

Jun 03 International Conference on Animal Nephrology (ICAN) - New York, United States
Jun 03 International Conference on Holistic Nutrition and Alternative Healthcare (ICHNAH) - New York, United States
Jun 03 International Conference on Electronic Healthcare, New Paradigms and Perspectives (ICEHNPP) - New York, United States
Jun 03 International Conference on Healthcare Industry and Healthcare Marketing (ICHIHM) - New York, United States
Jun 03 International Conference on Nutritional Genomics and Obesity Disorders (ICNGOD) - New York, United States
Jun 03 International Conference on Obesity and Endocrinal Disorders (ICOED) - New York, United States
Jun 03 International Conference on Healthcare Management, Principles, Techniques and Tools (ICHMPTT) - New York, United States
Jun 03 International Conference on Nutritional Genomics and Obesity (ICNGO) - New York, United States
Jun 03 International Conference on Autism Research (ICAR) - New York, United States
Jun 03 International Conference on Alternative Healthcare and Herbal Remedies (ICAHHR) - New York, United States
Jun 03 International Conference on Principles, Techniques and Tools of Healthcare Modeling (ICPTTHM) - New York, United States
Jun 03 International Conference on Neonatal Nursing and Ethics (ICNNE) - New York, United States
Jun 05 International Conference on Urology and Nephrology (ICUN) - New York, United States
Jun 07 International Conference on Sustainable Hospital and Healthcare Systems (ICSHHS) - San Francisco, United States
Jun 07 International Conference on Sustainable Healthcare and Design (ICSHD) - San Francisco, United States
Jun 07 International Conference on Electronic Healthcare and Medical Practice (ICEHMP) - San Francisco, United States
Jun 07 International Conference on Sustainable Healthcare Systems and Hospitals (ICSHSH) - San Francisco, United States
Jun 07 International Conference on Neonatal Nursing, Neonatal Care and Ethics (ICNNNCE) - San Francisco, United States
Jun 07 International Conference on Sustainable Healthcare Strategies (ICSHS) - San Francisco, United States
Jun 07 International Conference on Dental Medicine and Healthcare (ICDMH) - San Francisco, United States
Jun 07 International Conference on Sustainable Healthcare, Future Trends and Challenges (ICSHFTC) - San Francisco, United States
Jun 07 International Conference on Sustainable Healthcare and Sustainability Treatments (ICSHST) - San Francisco, United States
Jun 07 International Conference on Sustainable Healthcare (ICSH) - San Francisco, United States
Jun 07 International Conference on Auto Immune Diseases and Healthcare (ICAIDH) - San Francisco, United States
Jun 07 International Conference on Pediatric Obesity and Interventional Cardiology (ICPOIC) - San Francisco, United States
Jun 07 International Conference on Advanced Drugs for Obesity (ICADO) - San Francisco, United States
Jun 07 International Conference on Clinical Nephrology (ICCN) - San Francisco, United States
Jun 07 International Conference on Obesity Therapies and Diabetes Medication (ICOTDM) - San Francisco, United States

Laura Hill

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Journalism with an emphasis in Public Relations from the University of Oklahoma Professional background: Laura has over 11 years of experience in marketing, public relations and communications for start-ups, established brands and everything in between. She has worked in the non-profit and healthcare industries. Laura is responsible for developing and implementing marketing strategy and tactics to create leads and facilitate growth. Expertise: Holistic marketing, content marketing and acquisition marketing. Jeopardy fact: Outside of work Laura is passionate about the environment and helping people. She enjoys spending time in nature, hiking and kayaking.