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To support our UVA Health mission of transforming health and inspiring hope — each month, we recognize team member and health awareness months, weeks, and days. 

Every member of our UVA Health team is essential to achieving our mission, so we honor their commitment to: working as one UVA Health team; super quality, patient safety, and outcomes; easy access and experience of care; value-based care; community engagement; enabling discoveries for better health — and much more. 

In September, we recognize: 

• Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month 
• Blood Cancer Awareness Month (Hodgkin, Leukemia and Lymphoma)
• Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
• Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month 
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Awareness Month 
• Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month 
• Peripheral Artery Disease Awareness Month 
• Prostate Cancer Awareness Month 
• Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month 
• Sepsis Awareness Month 
• Sickle Cell Awareness Month 
• Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month 
• Women in Medicine Month  
• Sept. 1-7 Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Recognition Week
• Sept. 7-13 Vascular Nurses Week
• Sept. 14-20 Healthcare Environmental Services (EVS) Week   
• Sept. 14-20 Neonatal Nurses Week | Sept. 15 Neonatal Nurses Day
• Sept. 14-20 Nursing Professional Development Week 
• Sept. 15-21 Rehabilitation Week
• Sept. 15-19 Security Officer Appreciation Week
• Sept. 17 World Patient Safety Day
• Sept. 17 Physician Suicide Awareness Day
• Sept. 21-27 Surgical Technologists Week 
• Sept. 22-26 Advanced Practice Providers (APP) Week
• Sept. 29 World Heart Day

Thank you to all our team members who support our UVA Health vision to be the nation’s leading public academic health system and a best place to work — while transforming patient care, research, education, and community engagement.