Health Awareness Events for Australia (AU), including Worldwide events observed in Australia. Scroll down as needed. More events will be added each month.
May 2013
- Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Month
- Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month
- Global Employee Health & Fitness Month
- International NF Awareness Month [Neurofibromatosis]
- Jelly Baby Month [Juvenile Diabetes]
- Kiss Goodbye to MS
- M.E. Awareness Month (AU) (UK)
- Miracle Month [Premature & Sick babies]
- World Foot Health Awareness Month
- 1 National PKU Awareness Day
- 1 White Shirt Day [Ovarian Cancer]
- 3 Starlight Day
- 4 World Ankylosing Spondylitis Day
- 5 International Day of the Midwife
- 5 SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands (World Hand Hygiene Day) {français} {español} {русский} {中文}
- 5 Survive 5 Day (Worldwide)
- 5-11 Feed the Soul [Eating Disorders]
- 5-11 Heart Week
- 5-11 MND Week [Motor neurone disease]
- 6 Plate up the Positives [International No Diet Day]
- 6 Wishbone Day [Osteogenesis Imperfecta]
- 6-12 Diversional Therapy Week
- 6-12 Pneumonia Awareness Week
- 7 PJ Day
- 7 World Asthma Day
- 8 World Ovarian Cancer Day
- 9 International Thalassaemia Day
- 10 World Lupus Day
- 10-11 Worldwide Lyme Disease Awareness Protest
- 12 International ME/CFS Awareness Day
- 12-18 MIFNQ Schizophrenia Awareness Week
- 13-19 Food Allergy Week
- 13-19 International Cri Du Chat Awareness Week
- 13-19 Schizophrenia Awareness Week
- 16 HAE Day (Worldwide)[Hereditary Angioedema]
- 17 World Hypertension Day
- 19 National Myeloma Awareness Day
- 19 World IBD Day
- 19-25 National Palliative Care Week
- 20 World Autoimmune Arthritis Day
- 20-26 Responsible Gambling Awareness Week (VIC)
- 20-26 Spinal Health Week
- 23 Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea [Cancer Council]
- 26- 1 June Kidney Health Week
- 26-1 June Macular Degeneration Awareness Week
- 29 White Wreath Day [Action against suicide]
- 29 World MS Day
- 31 65 Roses Day
- 31 World No Tobacco Day
- 31 World Smokefree Day
April 2013
- Autism Awareness Month
- 2 World Autism Day
- 3 April Falls Day
- 7 World Health Day
- 8-14 World Allergy Week
- 10-16 World Homeopathy Awareness Week
- 14-18 Osteopathy Awareness Week
- 16 World Voice Day
- 22-29 World PI Week (Primary Immunodeficiencies)
- 24 World Meningitis Day
- 24-30 World Immunization Week
- 25 World Malaria Day
- 28 World Day for Safety and Health at Work
March 2013
- Hear and Say Butterfly Appeal (AU/NZ)
- Lymphoedema Awareness Month
- Mouthguard Awareness Campaign
- 10-17 Multiple Birth Awareness Week
- 11-17 Brain Awareness Week
- 11-17 World Salt Awareness Week
- 14-17 World’s Greatest Shave
- 14 World Kidney Day
- 15 National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence
- 18-22 Wound Awareness Week
- 21 National Close the Gap Day
- 21 World Down Syndrome Day World events page
- 22 World Water Day
- 24 World Tuberculosis Day
- 26 Purple Day (AU) (NZ)
- 31 National Batten Disease Awareness Day
February 2013
- FebFast (AU) (NZ)
- Fobruary [Bowel Cancer Testing]
- Heartkids Awareness Month
- Heart Research Month
- International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
- Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
- Sun Smart Party (QLD) [December 1st, 2012 - Februrary 28, 2013]
- 4th World Cancer Day
- 6th International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
- 14th HeartKids Awareness Day
- 14th National Condom Day
- 24th-March 3 Donate Life Week
- 27th Teal Ribbon Day
- 28th Rare Diseases Day
- 28th International RSI Awareness Day
January 2013
- Dec 1st- 28th Feb Sun Smart Party (QLD Aus)
- No Tan Jan
- 20th-27th Australia’s Healthy Weight Week
- 27th World Leprosy Day
January 2012
- 21st-27th – World Leprosy Week – http://www.leprahealthinaction.org/category/our-work/
- 22nd-29th – Australia’s Healthy Weight Week http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcevent.nsf/pages/22D8CCA3532AA47C4A25793A00338379?opendocument
- 29th-World Leprosy Day
http://www.leprosymission.org.uk/resources/ andhttp://www.leprahealthinaction.org/ and http://www.leprosymission.org.au/
February 2012
- Heartkids National Awareness Month http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcevent.nsf/pages/5191297DE11BB3BFCA257973006DF730?opendocument
- International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month http://www.uihealthcare.com/kxic/2008/02/prenatalinfection.html
- Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
http://www.ovariancancer.net.au/events/ovarian-cancer-australia-events/ - 4th- World Cancer Day
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/world_cancer_day/en/index.html and http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/un/world-cancer-day and http://www.worldcancerday.org/ - 6th- International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/female_genital_mutilation/en/index.html - 6th-12th World Orphan Week http://www.worldorphanweek.org/
- 12th-18th – Duchenne Awareness Week http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcevent.nsf/pages/4844EE32F1635F1CCA257973006F39D2?opendocument
- 14th- National Condom Day http://www.fpwa.org.au/news/ncd/
- 14th-21st – Sexual Health Awareness Week http://www.shinesa.org.au/go/working-with-communities/projects/sexual-health-awareness-week/about-sexual-health-awareness-week
- 15th- International Childhood Cancer Awareness Day
http://ecancer.org/news/2458 - 18th- International Asperger Day
http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcevent.nsf/pages/968A9A567ADECB0CCA25796D00755C63?opendocument and http://www.asperger.asn.au/ - 19th-26th – Donate Life Week (US & AU)
http://www.donatelife.gov.au/resources/donatelife-week-2012 and http://www.donatelife.gov.au/ - 24th- ICEE Sunnies for Sight Day http://www.sunniesforsight.org/
- 29th- Rare Disease Day (Worldwide) http://www.rarediseaseday.org/
- 29th- Teal Ribbon Day (Ovarian Cancer Awareness) http://www.ovariancancer.net.au/events/ovarian-cancer-australia-events/
- 29th- International Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Awareness Day
http://www.cupw.ca/index.cfm/ci_id/13895/la_id/1.htm
March 2012
- Lymphoedema Awareness Month http://lymphology.asn.au/new/lymp_what.php
- Mouthguard Awareness
http://www.ada.org.au/oralhealth/mouthguard.aspx and http://www.mouthguardawareness.info/ - National Epilepsy Month/National Epilepsy Awareness Campaign (Aus and Can)
http://www.epilepsyaustralia.net/ and http://www.epilepsy.ca/en-CA/Epilepsy-Canada/Goals.html - 5th-9th – Orthoptic Awareness Week http://www.orthoptics.org.au/OAA07/content/view/54/41/
- 8th – World Kidney Day
http://www.kidney.org.au/NewsEvents/WorldKidneyDay/tabid/655/Default.aspxand http://www.kidney.org.uk/wkd/ and http://www.worldkidneyday.co.uk/ - 11th-17th – World Glaucoma Week
http://www.glaucoma.org.au/wgw2012.htmand http://www.wgweek.net/ and http://www.osnsupersite.com/view.aspx?rid=85208 - 12th-18th – Brain Awareness Week (World-wide) http://www.sfn.org/index.aspx?pagename=baw_home and http://www.dana.org/brainweek/calendar/
- 13th-20th – Coeliac Awareness Week http://www.coeliac.org.au/events/index.html
- 15th-17th – World’s Greatest Shave – Leukaemia Foundation
http://www.worldsgreatestshave.com/ - 16th- Crazy Hair Day – Cystic Fibrosis New South Wales
http://www.cysticfibrosis.org.au/cfnsw-events/ - 20th-26th – Epilepsy Awareness Week
http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcevent.nsf/pages/67897912D02CD17FCA257896000686DA?open - 21st- World Downs Syndrome Day http://www.ds-int.org/events/wdsd and http://www.ds-int.org/events/wdsc/11th_wdsc
- 22nd- National Close the Gap Day
https://www.oxfam.org.au/act/events/national-close-the-gap-day/ - 22nd- World Water Day http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/
- 24th- World Tuberculosis Day
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/world_tb_day/en/index.html - 25th-31st – Arthritis Awareness Week
http://www.arthritisaustralia.com.au/index.php/whats-on.html - 26th– Purple Day for Epilepsy (Worldwide)
http://www.purpleday.org/ and http://www.epilepsyaustralia.net/Purple_Day/Purple_Day.aspx - 26th-30th – Wound Awareness Week
http://egoeveryday.com.au/featured-article-wound-awareness-week/ - 26th-April 1st – World Salt Awareness Week http://www.awash.org.au/
- 28th- April 5th – Wound Awareness Week
http://www.awma.com.au/pages/wac.php - 31st- National Batten Disease Awareness Day http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcevent.nsf/pages/151FF3CC323E7B31CA257973007F0465?opendocument
April 2012
- Autism Month/National Autism Awareness Month (AU & US)
http://www.aspect.org.au/a2i4i1l481l556/autism-month.htm and
http://www.autism-society.org/about-us/national-autism-awareness-month/ - International IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) Awareness Month
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=16747 or http://www.aboutibs.org/site/about-ibs/april-ibs-awareness-month - 1st- National Smile Day http://humourfoundation.org.au/home.html
- 2nd- April Falls Day http://www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au/news-events/get-involved/april-falls-day-2012
- 2nd– World Autism Awareness Day
http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/un/world-autism-awareness-day - 7th– World Health Day http://www.who.int/world-health-day/en/
- 10th-16th – World Homeopathy Awareness Week
http://www.worldhomeopathy.org/ - 11th– World Parkinson’s Disease Day http://www.parkinsonsvic.org.au/
- 16th- World Voice Day
http://www.otolaryngologyheadandnecksurgery.org/HealthInformation/worldVoiceDay.cfmhttp://www.otolaryngologyheadandnecksurgery.org/AboutUs/worldVoiceDaylinks.cfm - 16th-22nd – World Allergy Week
http://www.worldallergy.org/worldallergyweek/ and http://www.allergy.org.au/about-ascia/world-allergy-organization/world-allergy-week-16-22-april-2012 - 17th– World Hemophilia Day http://www.altiusdirectory.com/Society/world-hemophilia-day.php
- 22nd-29th – World PI Week (Primary Immunodeficiencies)
http://www.worldpiweek.org/ - 24th- World Meningitis Day http://comoonline.org/about-us/what-we-do/world-meningitis-day/
- 25th– World Malaria Day
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/malaria/en/index.html and
http://www.worldmalariaday.org/live_en.cfm - 28th– World Day for Safety & Health at Work
http://www.ilo.org/safework/events/safeday/lang–en/index.htm - 28th-4th May – World Homoeopathy Awareness Week http://www.homeopathyoz.org/AwarenessIntro.asp
- 30th-6th May – Osteopathy Awareness Week http://www.osteopathic.com.au/index.php/awareness_week
May 2012
- Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Month
http://www.crohnsandcolitis.com.au/ - Global Employee Health and Fitness Month http://www.healthandfitnessmonth.com/about
- International ME Awareness Month http://www.investinme.org/IIME%20Statement%202012-04-09.htm
- Jelly Baby Month – The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation http://www.jdrf.org.au/help-find-a-cure/jelly-baby-month
- Miracle Month (Premature & Sick babies) http://www.miraclebabies.org.au/
- Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month – Kiss Goodbye to MS http://www.msaustralia.org.au/
- NF (Neurofibromatosis) Awareness Month http://www.nfaa.org.au/current_actvities.htm
- World Foot Health Awareness Month http://www.fipnet.org/index/php?option=com_content&view=article&id=242
- 1st- National PKU Awareness Day
http://www.pkunsw.org.au/Awareness-Day-2010 - 1st- World Asthma Day http://www.respirar.org/eng/wad/ and http://www.ginasthma.org/wad-plan-your-event.html
- 4th – Starlight Day
http://www.starlight.org.au/Pages/default.aspx - 5th – International Day of the Midwife http://www.internationalmidwives.org/Whatwedo/InternationalDayoftheMidwife/tabid/327/Default.aspx and http://www.internationalmidwives.org/
- 5th- World Hand Hygiene Day – http://www.hha.org.au/
- 5th- World Pulmonary Hypertension Day http://www.hipertensionpulmonar.es/
- 5th-12th – International Nurses and Midwives Week – http://www.health.act.gov.au/professionals/nursing-midwifery/nurses-midwives-week-2012
- 6th – International No Diet Day
http://thebutterflyfoundation.org.au/CMSPageDetails.aspx?CMS_Page_Id=58&Parent_CMS_Page_Id=5 - 6th – Wishbone Day (International Awareness of Osteogenesis Imperfecta) http://www.wishboneday.com/
- 6th-12th- Heart Week
http://www.heartfoundation.org.au/driving-change/Pages/heart-week.aspx - 6th-12th – National Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Week
http://www.mndaust.asn.au/ - 6th-12th – National Tourette Syndrome Awareness Week
http://www.tourette.org.au/index.php - 7th-13th- National Mothering Week
http://www2b.abc.net.au/EventCentral/View/event.aspx?p=2&e=9904953 and https://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/ - 9th-15th – International Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Awareness Week (AU) http://www.mecfs-vic.org.au/
- 10th- World Lupus Day http://www.worldlupusday.org/
- 12th – International Nurses Day http://www.icn.ch/publications/international-nurses-day/
- 14th-18th – Food Allergy Awareness Week
http://www.allergyfacts.org.au/ - 14th-20th – Schizophrenia Awareness Week
http://www.sfnsw.org.au/Awareness-and-Education/Awareness/default.aspx - 17th – World Hypertension Day http://www.worldhypertensionleague.org/pages/WHD.aspx
- 19th- World IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) Day http://www.worldibdday.org/partnersworldibdevents.html
- 20th – World Autoimmune Arthritis Day http://www.iaamovement.org/
- 20th-26th – National Palliative Care Week
http://www.palliativecare.org.au/Home.aspx - 21st – 27th – Spinal Health Week
http://chiropractors.asn.au/AM/Template.cfm?Section=NCCW - 25th – 65 roses day – Cystic Fibrosis
http://www.cysticfibrosis.org.au/nsw-events/65_roses_day/ - 25th- World Thyroid Day http://www.gdatf.org/news/world-thyroid-day/
- 27th – June 2nd – Kidney Health Week
http://www.kidney.org.au/NewsEvents/KidneyHealthWeek/tabid/648/Default.aspx - 27th – June 2nd – Macular Degeneration Awareness Week
http://www.mdfoundation.com.au/ - 29th- White Wreath Day
http://www.whitewreath.com/ and http://www.whitewreath.com/Flyermay08.pdf - 30th- World MS Day http://worldmsday.org/
- 31st – World No Tobacco Day http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/un/world-no-tobacco-day and http://www.who.int/tobacco/en/ and in Serbian http://www.gemrtv.rs/?vesti/lazarevac-svetski-dan-borbe-protiv-duvanskog-dima.html
June 2012
- 1st- 7th - DES Awareness Week http://www.desnsw.blogspot.com.au/
- 1st– 7th- Thyroid Awareness Week http://www.thyroidfoundation.com.au/atf-awareness-events/thyroid-awareness-week.html
- 3rd- 9th - Bowel Cancer Awareness Week
http://www.bowelcanceraustralia.org/bca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=169&Itemid=318&gclid=CMTs-cHf768CFURypAodyngjXA - 4th June – 15th July – Go Red for Women
https://healthyheartchallenge.goredforwomen.org.au/ehome/HHC/Home/ - 6th- Red Apple Day
http://www.bowelcanceraustralia.org/bca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=231&Itemid=442 - 8th- International Tampon Alert Day http://www.tamponalert.org.uk/
- 11th- 17th - Men’s Health Week (UK & US & AU)
http://www.menshealthforum.org.uk/22181-mens-health-week-2012 and http://www.menshealthmonth.org/week/index.html and http://www.menshealthweek.org.au/En/Default.aspx - 11th-17th- Skin Health Week
http://www.skincancer.asn.au/skin_health.html - 13th– 19th – International Men’s Health Week
http://www.menshealthmonth.org/imhw/imhw.htm - 14th- World Blood Donor Day
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/world_blood_donor_day/en/index.html and http://www.who.int/worldblooddonorday/en/ - 17th-23rd – Drug Action Week
http://www.drugactionweek.org.au/ - 19th- World Sickle Cell Day http://worldsicklecellday.webs.com/
- 21st– ALS/MND Global Day http://www.mndaust.asn.au/global-day/
- 24th– 30th – World Continence Week (AS, NZ)
http://www.continence.org.au/news.php/110/world-continence-week-2012 http://www.continence.org.nz/ - 26th- International Day against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking
http://www.unodc.org/drugs/en/june-26/index.html - 27th- World Spirometry Day http://www.wsd2012.european-lung-foundation.org/
- 29th- Red Nose Day
http://www.rednoseday.com.au/ - 29th- World Scleroderma Awareness Day http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs043/1101640604326/archive/1109912775368.html
July 2012
- 4th June – 15th July – Go Red for Women https://healthyheartchallenge.goredforwomen.org.au/ehome/HHC/Home/
- Dry July http://www.dryjuly.com/
- International Group B Strep Awareness Month http://www.gbss.org.uk/content.php?sub_id=98§ion_id=4
- JulEYE http://www.eyefoundation.org.au/juleye/about-juleye
- 2nd-8th – Pneumonia Awareness Week http://www.lungnet.org.au/get-involved/events/pneumonia-awareness-week- and https://sites.google.com/site/kiallamedicalclinic/Home/announcements/medical/pneumoniaawarenessweek-2ndto8thjuly2012
- 6th – Tracky Dack Day http://www.tlcforkids.org.au/the_tracky_dack_day_wrap_up_party_2012
- 8th-14th – National Diabetes Awareness Week
WA:http://www.diabeteswa.com.au/News_and_Events/National_Diabetes_Week_8 14_July_2012
QLD: http://www.diabetesqld.org.au/get-involved/what’s-on/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 - 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” http://www.firefoundation.org.au/events/friday-the-13th
- 15th-21st – National Wee Week http://www.kidney.org.au/NewsEvents/WeeWeek/tabid/653/Default.aspx
- 16th-21st – National Farm Safety Week http://www.farmsafe.org.au/index.php?article=content/about-us/farm-safety-week-2012
- 22nd-28th – National Pain Week http://www.nationalpainweek.org.au/index.php
- 23rd-29th – NSW Hepatitis Awareness Week 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 http://www.stressdown.org.au/
- 28th – World Hepatitis Day http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/world_hepatitis_day/en/ and http://worldhepatitisalliance.org/WorldHepatitisDay.aspx and http://www.hepatitisaustralia.com/
- 28th Jul – 3rd Aug – National Blood Donor Week http://www.donateblood.com.au/get-involved/national-blood-donor-week
- 30th Jul – Aug 5th – National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Week http://www.cpaustralia.com.au/index.php/site/news/cpawarenessweek and http://www.tccp.com.au/content.php?page=491
August 2012
- 28th Jul – 3rd Aug – National Blood Donor Week
http://www.donateblood.com.au/get-involved/national-blood-donor-week - 30th Jul – Aug 5th – National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Week
http://www.cpaustralia.com.au/index.php/site/news/cpawarenessweek and http://www.tccp.com.au/content.php?page=491 - 1st–7th – World Breastfeeding Week/Semana Mundial de la Lactancia Materna
- http://www.worldbreastfeedingweek.org/and
http://www.netvibes.com/lactancia - 3rd – Jeans for Genes Day
http://www.jeansforgenes.org.au/aboutus - 4th–12th – OCD & Anxiety Week
http://www.arcvic.org.au/odc-a-anxiety-conference - 12th – International Youth Day
http://social.un.org/index/Youth/InternationalYouthDay/IYD2012.aspx - 12th–18th – National EOS Awareness Week
http://www.ausee.org/nationaleosawarenessweek.htm - 13th-19th – Acquired Brain Injury Awareness Week
https://bangonabeanie.com.au/#homepage - 13th–19th – Haemochromatosis Awareness Week
http://www.ausee.org/nationaleosawarenessweek.htm - 15th – Children’s Vision Day
http://www.optometrists.asn.au/EyesVision/ChildrensVision/ChildrensVisionDay/tabid/859/language/en-US/Default.aspx - 19th – World Humanitarian Day
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/world_humanitarian_day/en/index.htmland http://www.un.org/en/events/humanitarianday/ - 19th–25th – Hearing Awareness Week
http://www.hearingawarenessweek.org.au/ - 19th–25th – Speech Pathology Week
http://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/news-and-events/speech-pathology-week - 19th–25th – National Healthy Bones Week
http://www.healthybones.com.au/ - 24th – Daffodil Day
http://www.daffodilday.com.au/ - 31st – International Overdose Awareness Day
http://www.overdoseday.com/
September 2012
- Blue September (AU, NZ & UK)
http://www.blueseptember.org.au/ and
http://www.blueseptember.org.nz/ and
http://www.blueseptember.org.uk/ - Check it Out Awareness Month
http://www.emilysfoundation.org.au/upcoming-events.php - International Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
http://www.prostate.org.au/articleLive/articles/89/1/September-Events/Page1.html and
http://www.prostatehealthguide.com/ and
http://www.prostate.org.au/articleLive/ - Scope See Me September
http://www.scopevic.org.au/index.php/site/supportus/scopeseemeseptember - Steptember (for Cerebral Palsy)
http://www.steptember.org.au/ - World Alzheimer’s Month
http://www.alz.org/wam/wam.asp and
http://www.alzheimers.org.nz/media-awareness/world-alzheimers-day
- 1st-7th – National Asthma Week
http://www.asthmafoundation.org.au/QLD/National_Asthma_Week_2012.aspx - 1st-7th – Spina Bifida Awareness Week
http://www.sbfv.org.au/ - 2nd-8th – National Child Protection Week
http://www.afp.gov.au/what-we-do/campaigns/national-child-protection-week.aspx and
http://www.napcan.org.au/ and
http://www.playyourpart.org.au/ and
QLD:http://www.childprotectionweek.org.au/component/content/article/31‐general/1‐welcome - 3rd-9th – Eczema Awareness Week
http://www.eczema.org.au/enews/calendar.html - 4th – World Cerebral Palsy Day
http://www.cpalberta.com/pages/index/programs-education-awarness.php - 7th – Footy Colours Day
http://www.footycoloursday.com.au/ - 7th – National Shade Day (Melanoma Awareness)
http://www.melanoma.org.au/get-involved/national-shade-day-2012.html - 7th – White Balloon Day
http://www.whiteballoonday.com.au/ - 8th – World First Aid Day
http://www.globaldimension.org.uk/calendar/event/4715 - 8th – World Physiotherapy Day
http://www.wcpt.org/wptday and http://physiotherapy.asn.au/worldphysiotherapyday2012/ - 9th – International Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Day
http://www.neurodevnet.ca/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=68 - 10th- International GYNae Awareness Day
http://gynaeday.com/ - 10th – World Suicide Prevention Day
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/world_suicide_prevention_day/en/index.html and http://www.spinz.org.nz/page/5-Home - 10th-16th – National Stroke Week
http://strokefoundation.com.au/national-stroke-week/ - 11th – National Caesarean Awareness Day
http://www.caresinc.org.au/news/11-september-coffee-morning-ncad-national-caesarean-awareness-day/ - 12th – World Oral Health Day
http://www.info.gov.za/events/health/world_oral.htm and
http://www.healthysmiles.org.nz/default,564,world-oral-health-day-.sm#564 - 13th – R U OK? Day
http://www.ruokday.com.au/ - 15th – World Lymphoma Awareness day http://www.leukaemia.org.nz/page/346
- 17th-23rd National Myositis Awareness Week
http://myositis.org.au/events - 18th – Anyinginyi Child Health Day
http://anyinginyi.org.au/news-media-publications/news/anyinginyi-child-health-day - 20th-26th- National Headache Awareness Week
http://www.murdoch.edu.au/News/National-Headache-Awareness-Week// - 20th–26th - World Retina Week
http://www.info.gov.za/events/health/retinaweek.htm - 21st-28th- Dementia Awareness Week
http://www.fightdementia.org.au/whats-on/dementia-awareness-week-2012.aspx - 21st – World Alzheimer’s Day
http://www.info.gov.za/events/health/alzheimer.htm http://www.alzheimers.org.nz/media-awareness/world-alzheimers-day and http://www.netvibes.com/mundiales#Septiembre and
http://www.alzheimers.org.nz/media-awareness/world-alzheimers-day - 23rd- World Stay in Bed Day
http://www.stayinbedday.org/ - 24th-30th- World Reflexology Week
http://www.reflexology.org.au/home2/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=92&Itemid=62 - 24th – World Retina Day
http://www.visioninitiative.org.au/events/2012-09-24/world-retina-day-2012 - 28th – World Rabies Day
http://www.info.gov.za/events/health/rabies.htm and
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/world_rabies_day/en/index.html - 29th – World Heart Day
http://www.world-heart-federation.org/what-we-do/awareness/world-heart-day/about-world-heart-day/ and
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/world_heart_day/en/index.html
October 2012
- Choctober Challenge
http://www.everydayhero.com.au/event/choctober/ - Community Safety Month
http://www.iccwa.org.au/community-safety-month - Dogtober
http://www.dogtober.org.au/ - International Breast Cancer Awareness Month
http://canceraustralia.nbocc.org.au/breast-cancer/awareness/breast-cancer-awareness-month and
http://www.breastcancercare.org.uk/news/media-centre/breast-cancer-awareness-month-press-pack and
http://www.info.gov.za/events/health/breastcancer.htm - International Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Month
http://www.isaac-online.org/english/international-aac-awareness-month/international-aac-awareness-month-2011 and
http://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/all-latest-news/818-aac-awareness-month - Mental Health Month
http://www.mentalhealth.asn.au/ - Ocsober
http://www.ocsober.com.au/ - Polio Awareness Month
http://www.polioaustralia.org.au/?page_id=2480 - Walktober
http://walktoberchallenge.com.au/ - 5th-14th – National Organic Week http://www.organicweek.net.au/core/
- 7th-13th – National Polio Awareness Week http://myregion.gov.au/event/national-polio-awareness-week
- 7th-13th – Haemophilia Awareness Week http://www.haemophilia.org.au/eventsandawards/cid/2/parent/1/pid/2/t/eventsandawards/title/haemophilia-awareness-week and Red Cake Day http://www.haemophilia.org.au/eventsandawards/cid/859/parent/0/pid/2/t/eventsandawards/title/red-cake-day
- 7th-13th – World Mental Health Week http://www.acmhn.org/news-a-events/events/mental-health-week.html
- 7th-14th – Mental Health Week (WA AU) http://www.mentalhealth.wa.gov.au/events/mentalhealthweek.aspx
- 10th- World Mental Health Day http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/world_mental_health_day/en/index.html and http://www.info.gov.za/events/health/mentalhealth.htm and http://www.mentalhealth.org.nz/page/5-home and http://www.wfmh.org/00WorldMentalHealthDay.htm
- 11th- World Sight Day http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/world_sight_day/en/index.html
- 12th- World Arthritis Day http://www.nass.co.uk/ways-to-support-nass/stretch-for-nass-event/
- 13th- World Hospice and Palliative Care Day http://www.endoflifecareforadults.nhs.uk/news/all/world-hospice-and-palliative-care-day-13-october-2012
- 14th-20th- Carer’s Week http://www.carersaustralia.com.au/events/carers-week/
- 15th- Global Handwashing Day http://www.globalhandwashingday.org/
- 15th- International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day http://15october.com.au/ and http://www.bearsofhope.org.au/a/170.html and http://www.sands.org.nz/news-blaw.html
- 15th- International White Cane Day http://www.vision2020australia.org.au/events/2012-10-15/international-white-cane-day
- 16th- World Food Day http://www.fao.org/getinvolved/worldfoodday/en/ and https://www.oxfam.org.au/act/events/world-food-day/
- 16th- World Spine Day http://www.worldspineday.org/
- 17th- National Nude Food Day http://www.nudefoodday.com.au/
- 18th- World Menopause Day http://www.imsociety.org/world_menopause_month.php
- 19th- Loud Shirt Day http://www.loudshirtday.com.au/
- 20th- World Osteoporosis Day http://www.iofbonehealth.org/ and http://www.worldosteoporosisday.org/
- 20th-26th – National Week of Deaf People http://www.deafau.org.au/community/nwdp.php
- 22nd- Pink Ribbon Day http://www.actcancer.org/fundraising-events/default.aspx?id=9
- 22nd- International Stuttering Awareness Day http://www.stammering.org/isad.html and http://www.isastutter.org/what-we-do/isad
- 26th- National Bandanna Day http://bandannaday.com.au/
- 28th – World Polio Day http://www.polioeradication.org/
- 28th- Nov 3rd – International Brain Tumour Awareness Week http://www.theibta.org/
- 29th- Blue Knot Day http://asca.org.au/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=242
- 29th- World Psoriasis Day http://www.worldpsoriasisday.com/
- 29th- World Stroke Day http://www.worldstrokecampaign.org/2012/Pages/Home.aspx
November 2012
- Fold-it Fridays
http://tiesforlives.gofundraise.com.au/cms/youthmentalhealth - International Premature Awareness Month
http://www.tinylife.org.uk/news/November_is_International_Premature_Awareness_Month2 - Movember – Men’s Health Awareness Month (AU, CA, NZ)
http://au.movember.com/about and
http://ca.movember.com/ and
http://nz.movember.com/about/ - Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month (AU, CA, UK & US)
http://www.pancreaticcancer.net.au/news/november-pancreatic-cancer-awareness-month - 1st- Pulmonary Hypertension Online Awareness Day (Worldwide)
http://www.phassociation.org/AwarenessMonth/OnlineAwarenessDay - 8th- National Sunnies Day
http://nationalsunniesday.pbf.org.au/ - 8th- World Radiography Day
http://www.soradtt.com/sub.php?content=eventsDetail&id=99 and
http://www.national-awareness-days.com/world-radiography-day.html - 11th-17th – National Psychology Week
http://www.psychologyweek.com.au/ - 12th – World Pneumonia Day
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/world_pneumonia_day/en/index.html - 12th-18th- Antibiotic Awareness Week http://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/our-work/healthcare-associated-infection/antimicrobial-stewardship/antibiotic-awareness-week-2012/
- 12th-18th – National Food Safety Week http://www.foodsafety
asn.au/foodsafetyweek/index.cfm - 12th-18th- Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Week
http://www.independenceaustralia.com/news-events/sci-awareness/ - 14th- World Diabetes Day
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/world_diabetes_day/en/index.html and
http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/un/world-diabetes-day and
http://www.diabetes.ie/events/celebrate-world-diabetes-day/ and
http://www.idf.org/worlddiabetesday/ - 14th- World COPD Day
http://www.goldcopd.org/wcd-home.html and
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/world_copd_day/en/index.html and
http://www.lungfoundation.com.au/whats-on/721-world-copd-day-2012-14-november - 17th – International Survivors of Suicide Day
http://www.afsp.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=FEE7D778-CF08-CB44-DA1285B6BBCF366E - 17th- World Lung Cancer Awareness Day
http://www.lungfoundation.com.au/shinealightonlungcancer?phpMyAdmin=bfaf7069cd3fd1771d18a94b99a86adb - 17th – World Prematurity Day
http://www.marchofdimes.com/mission/prematurity_wpd.html and http://www.prembaby.org.au/ and http://www.who.int/pmnch/media/news/2012/201204_borntoosoon-report.pdf - 18th – MND Walk-d Feet
https://www.mnd.asn.au/component/content/article/110 - 18th-24th- National Skin Cancer Action Week
http://www.cancer.org.au/preventing-cancer/sun-protection/campaigns-and-events/national-skin-cancer-action-week.html - 18th-24th – Postnatal Depression Awareness Week
http://www.panda.org.au/panda-events/postnatal-depression-week - 19th – World Toilet Day
http://www.worldtoiletday.org/ - 20th – International Osteoporosis Day
http://www.worldosteoporosisday.org/ - 20th – Universal Children’s Day
http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/children_day/ - 20th – World Day of Remembrance (WRD) for Road Traffic Victims
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/road_victims/en/index.html - 22nd – 30th Assistance Dogs Australia Awareness Week
http://www.assistancedogs.org.au/news.php?newsid=92 - 24th- Dec 1 – World AIDS Week
http://www.acon.org.au/get-involved/AIDS-Awareness-Week/AAW - 25th – International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
http://www.un.org/en/events/endviolenceday/ - 25th – White Ribbon Day (AU, UK, NZ)
http://www.whiteribbon.org.au/heymate and http://www.whiteribboncampaign.co.uk/ and http://whiteribbon.org.nz/
December 2012
- 1st- World Aids Day
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/world_aids_day/en/index.html and
http://www.globalaidsweek.org/about-gawa - 1st-9th- Water Safety Week (Vic/AU)
http://www.aquaticsandrecreation.org.au/watersafety - 1st Dec – 28 Feb Sun Smart Party (QLD AU)
- 2nd-8th- Disability Awareness Week (WA/AU)
http://www.disability.wa.gov.au/disability_awareness_week.html - 3rd – International Day of People with a Disability
http://www.idpwd.com.au/ and
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/day_disabilities/en/index.html - 7th- World TTTS Awareness Day
http://www.worldtttsawarenessday.org/ and http://www.tttsfoundation.org/index.php - 10th – Human Rights Day (Worldwide)
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/human_rights_day/en/index.html
