Access to Health Awareness Events, July 2012 for Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the Philippines, Serbia, Spain, UK, USA and Worldwide events. Here is a list of health awareness days and weeks.
July Events:
- 1st–7th – Neurological Foundation Appeal (NZ) http://www.neurological.org.nz/what-we-do/how-we-make-difference/2012-annual-appeal
- 2nd–8th – Ethnic Minority Cancer Awareness Week (UK) http://www.cancerequality.org.uk/emcaw.html
- 2nd–8th – National Childhood Obesity Week (UK) http://www.mendcentral.org/aboutus/mendin2012/moveitweek OR http://www.mendcentral.org/aboutus/mendin2012/ncow
- 2nd-8th – Pneumonia Awareness Week (Aus) http://www.lungnet.org.au/get-involved/events/pneumonia-awareness-week- and https://sites.google.com/site/kiallamedicalclinic/Home/announcements/medical/pneumoniaawarenessweek-2ndto8thjuly2012
- 4th – World Spirometry Day (York- UK) http://www.blf.org.uk/Event/Detail/World-Spirometry-Day-comes-to-York
- 6th – Mesothelioma Day (UK) http://www.lunguk.org/campaigns/action_meso/Action-Mesothelioma-Day-2012-Events
- 6th – Tracky Dack Day (Aus) http://www.tlcforkids.org.au/the_tracky_dack_day_wrap_up_party_2012
- 8th-14th – National Diabetes Awareness Week (Aus) WA: http://www.diabeteswa.com.au/News_and_Events/National_Diabetes_Week_8 14_July_2012 QLD: http://www.diabetesqld.org.au/media-centre/our-campaigns/national-diabetes-week.aspx ADC: http://ahha.asn.au/news/give-your-heart-head-start-diabetes-awareness-week TAS: http://www.diabetestas.com.au/media.html
- 9th-15th – National Transplant Week (UK) http://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/ukt/
- 11th – World Population Day http://www.unfpa.org/public/world-population-day/
- 13th – National Fire Safety & Awareness Campaign “Don’t Be One of The Unlucky Ones” (Aus) http://www.firefoundation.org.au/events/friday-the-13th
- 14th–21st – Cancer Climb & Trek for Prostate Awareness (US) http://www.prostateawarenessfoundation.org/
- 15th-21st – National Wee Week (Aus) http://www.kidney.org.au/NewsEvents/WeeWeek/tabid/653/Default.aspx
- 16th–23rd – National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week (Philippines) http://www.ncda.gov.ph/2012/05/34th-national-disability-prevention-and-rehabilitation-ndpr-week-celebration/ and http://www.dilg.gov.ph/event.php?id=368
- 16th-21st – National Farm Safety Week (Aus) http://www.farmsafe.org.au/index.php?article=content/about-us/farm-safety-week-2012
- 21st-27th – National Drowning Prevention Week (Can)
http://www.lifesaving.org/public_education.php?page=170 - 22nd- Fragile X Awareness Day (Aus, US)
http://www.fragilex.org.au/2011/awareness-day-22-july/ and http://www.cdc.gov/Features/fragilexawareness/index.html - 22nd-28th – National Pain Week (Aus) http://www.nationalpainweek.org.au/index.php
- 23rd – FMD (Fibromuscular Dysplasia) Awareness Day (US) http://fmdchat.blogspot.com.au/ and https://www.facebook.com/events/120421968093875/
- 23rd-29th – NSW Hepatitis Awareness Week (Aus) http://www.hep.org.au/index.php?article=content/workforce-development/2012-hepatitis-awareness-week
- 25th – World Patient Safety Day http://www.patientsafetyday.com/
- 27th – Stress Down Day (Aus)http://www.stressdown.org.au/
- 28th – World Hepatitis Day/Día Mundial de la Hepatitis
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/world_hepatitis_day/en/ and
http://worldhepatitisalliance.org/WorldHepatitisDay.aspx and
http://www.hepatitisaustralia.com/ and
http://www.netvibes.com/hepatitis - 28th Jul – 3rd Aug – National Blood Donor Week (Aus) http://www.donateblood.com.au/get-involved/national-blood-donor-week
- 30th Jul – Aug 5th – National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Week (Aus) http://www.cpaustralia.com.au/index.php/site/news/cpawarenessweek and http://www.tccp.com.au/content.php?page=491
Pinterest board with July events is http://pinterest.com/bsheim/healthaware-july/
Health Awareness monthly events for July 2012 can be found here: http://healthaware.org/2012/06/28/july-2012-health-awareness-project-information-monthly-events/
If you know of additional health awareness events, please fill in the form found above at ADD EVENT.
