July 2012 Health Awareness Project Information – Monthly events

Access to those special health events, all in one place! Australia, Canada,  New Zealand, the Philippines, Serbia, Spain, UK, US and worldwide information. For those of  you who want to plan ahead, here are the Health topics that will be highlighted for the month of July (and those continued from June)

• 1st June – 4th July – Fireworks Safety Month (US)
  http://www.preventblindness.org/2012-prevent-blindness-america-eye-health-and-safety-observance-calendar
  and
  http://www.preventblindness.org/prevent-eye-injuries-fireworks
  
• 4th June – 15th July – Go Red for Women (AUS)
  https://healthyheartchallenge.goredforwomen.org.au/ehome/HHC/Home/
  
• African American Bone Marrow Awareness Month (US)
  
  http://www.journeytowellness.com/blood-diseases-article/bonemarrow.html
  
• Blood Donors Month (Philippines)  
  http://www.fil-event.com/events_/Philippine-Childrens-Medical-Center-Party-for-children-with-Cancer.shtml
   and
  http://home.doh.gov.ph/dm/dm2010-0060.pdf
  
• Dry July (AUS)
  http://www.dryjuly.com/
  
• Fragile X Awareness Month (Aus) 
  http://www.fragilex.org.au/2011/awareness-day-22-july/
  
• International Group B Strep Awareness Month 
  http://www.gbss.org.uk/content.php?sub_id=98&section_id=4
  
• JulEYE (AUS)  http://www.eyefoundation.org.au/juleye/about-juleye
• National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month (US)
  http://www.nccapm.org/
  
• National Cord Blood Awareness Month (US)
  
  http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/directorscorner/previousdirectors/shurin/2012-messages/national-cord-blood-awareness-month/index.html
  
• National HIV Awareness Month (US)
  http://www.nationalhivawarenessmonth.org/
  
• National Minority Mental Health Month (US)
  http://www.nami.org/Content/ContentGroups/Multicultural_Support1/National_Minority_Mental_Health_Awareness_Month_Main_Page.htm
  
• Nutrition Month (Philippines)
  http://www.nnc.gov.ph/regional-offices/regions-iv-b/item/476-nutrition-month-theme-for-2012
   and 
  http://www.dilg.gov.ph/event.php?id=364
  
• UV Safety Month (US)
  http://www.cashe.org/events/uv-safety-month
   and 
  http://www.healthfinder.gov/nho/jultoolkit.aspx
  

A Pinterest Board has been made especially for July, with images for health awareness events that are on this month. 

There is now a form you can use to add information you know of that I might have missed.  Click “ADD EVENT” at the top of the page and follow the directions. Thank you!