May 2013 continued into June

• 26-1 June Coeliac Awareness Week (NZ)
• 26-1 June Disability Awareness Week (CA-NB)
• 26-1 June Kidney Health Week (AU)
• 26-1 June Macular Degeneration Awareness Week (AU)
• 27-2 June Child Protection Week (ZA) [More info]
• 27-2 June Macular Degeneration Awareness Week (NZ)
• 27-3 June National Water Safety Awareness Week (IE)

June Health Awareness 2013

• 1 Worldwide LAM Awareness Day [lymphangioleiomyomatosis]
• 2 National Cancer Survivors Day (US)
• 2-8 Healthy Me Week (CA)
• 2-8 Rip Current Awareness Week (US)
• 3-9 AMD Awareness Makes a Difference Week (US)
• 3-9 Bowel Cancer Awareness Week (NZ)
• 3-9 Hand Therapy Awareness Week (AU)
• 3-9 Heart Rhythm Week (UK)
• 3-9 Sun Awareness Week (CA)
• 4 Cuppa for CANSA (ZA)
• 4 International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
• 5 Día Nacional del Donante de Órganos y tejidos (1º miércoles) [Spain National Organs and tissues donor Day (1st wednesday of June)]
• 6 Haemochromatosis Awareness Day (IE)
• 7 National Buddy Day (AU)
• 7-9 40 Hour Famine (NZ)
• 8 International Tampon Alert Day
• 8 National Caribbean-American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (US)
• 9 Dan borbe protiv moždanog udara (RS) [Day Against Stroke]
• 9-15 Cervical Screening Awareness Week (UK)
• 9-15 Diabetes Week  (UK)
• 10-16 Disaster Preparedness Week (PH)
• 10-16 Huntington’s Disease Awareness Week (UK)
• 10-16 International Men’s Health Week
• 10-16 Men’s Health Week (AU) (US)
• 10-16 National HS Awareness Week (UK) [Hidradenitis Suppurativa]
• 13 Día Europeo de prevención del cáncer de piel (EU) [European Prevention Day of Skin Cancer]
• 14 World Blood Donor Day (NL) [het Wereld Bloeddonordag] (RU) [Всемирный день донора крови] (AU) (more info)
• 15 Elder Abuse Awareness Day (US)
• 15 Irish Aids Day (IE)
• 15 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
• 16-22 Drug Action Week (AU)
• 17-21 Falls Awareness Week (UK)
• 17-23 Drink Tea for MND Global Awareness Week
• 17-23 National Epilepsy Week (ZA)
• 17-23 Sarcoma Awareness Week (UK)
• 17-28 Polio Immunisation Campaign (ZA)
• 19 Red Aussie Apple Day (AU)
• 19 World Sickle Cell Day
• 21 MND Global Day [Motor neurone disease]
• 21 National Epilepsy Day (ZA)
• 21 Wrong Trousers Day (UK)
• 21-28 Myeloma Awareness Week (UK)
• 22 International Helmet Awareness Day
• 22-30 Drowning Prevention Week (UK)
• 23-29 Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week (US)
• 23-29 National Lightning Safety Awareness Week (US)
• 24-30 CF Week (UK) [Cystic Fibrosis]
• 24-30 Child Safety Week (UK)
• 24-30 Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Week (UK)
• 24-30 World Continence Week
• 25-30 SANCA Drug Awareness Week (ZA)
• 26 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
• 26 International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
• 27 National HIV Testing Day (US)
• 27 PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) Awareness Day (US)
• 28 Red Nose Day (AU)
• 29 World Scleroderma Day

A Pinterest Board has been made especially for June, with images for health awareness events that are on this month. http://pinterest.com/bsheim/healthaware-june/

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!

May 2013 continued into June

• 17 May – 28 June Polio Immunisation Campaign (ZA)
• 20 May – 20 June National Smile Month (UK)

June Health Awareness 2013

• ALS Awareness Month (CA)
• Blood Donor Month (ZA)
• Bowel Cancer Awareness Month (AU)
• Brain Injury Awareness Month (CA)
• Cataract Awareness Month (US)
• Deaf-Blind Awareness Month (CA)
• Dengue Awareness Month (PH) [link is to a video]
• Men’s Health Month (US)
• Migraine & Headache Awareness Month (US)
• Mind Over Matter Month (AU) [Sugar challenge]
• Motor Neuron Disease (MND) Awareness Month (UK)
• Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month (US)
• National Aphasia Awareness Month (US)
• National Athletic Therapy Month (CA)
• National CMV Awareness Month (US) [Cytomegalovirus]
• National Kidney Month (PH)
• National Safety Month (US)
• Oral Health Month (US) [en español]
• PTSD Awareness Month (US)
• Sands Awareness Month (UK) [Stillborn & Neonatal Death]
• Scleroderma Awareness Month (US)

A Pinterest Board has been made especially for June, with images for health awareness events that are on this month.
http://pinterest.com/bsheim/healthaware-june/

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!

Continued from April

• 22 April – 5 May Break the Cycle (IE) [Stop Suicide]
• 29 April – 3 May Air Quality Awareness Week (US)
• 29 April – 5 MayMS Awareness Week (UK)
• 29 April – 17 May Polio and Measles Immunisation Campaign (ZA)

May 2013

• 1 National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy (US)
• 1 National PKU Awareness Day (AU)
• 1 White Shirt Day (AU) [Ovarian Cancer]
• 1-7 National Summer Safety Week (CA) {français}
• 3 Starlight Day (AU)
• 3-10 National Sun Awareness Week (UK)
• 4 Bladder Cancer Awareness Day (US)
• 4 Lymphedema Awareness Day (US)
• 4 World Ankylosing Spondylitis Day
• 4-12 Dystonia Awareness Week (UK)
• 5 International Day of the Midwife
• 5 Kawasaki Disease Awareness Day (US) [More info]
• 5 National Infertility Survival Day (US)
• 5 SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands (World Hand Hygiene Day) {français} {español} {русский} {中文}
• 5 Survive 5 Day (Worldwide)
• 5-11 Children’s Mental Health Week (CA)
• 5-11 Emergency Preparedness Week (CA)
• 5-11 Feed the Soul (AU) [Eating Disorders]
• 5-11 Heart Week (AU)
• 5-11 MND Week (AU) [Motor neurone disease]
• 5-11 National Anxiety and Depression Awareness Week (US)
• 5-11 National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week (US)
• 5-11 North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (CA) {français}
• 6 International No Diet Day
• 6 Journée internationale sans diète {français} [International No Diet Day]
• 6 Melanoma Monday (US)
• 6 Misophonia Monday (UK)
• 6 Plate up the Positives (AU) [International No Diet Day]
• 6 Wishbone Day [Osteogenesis Imperfecta]
• 6-10 National Thrombosis Week (UK)
• 6-10 Viral Meningitis Week (UK)
• 6-12 Deaf Awareness Week (UK)
• 6-12 Diversional Therapy Week (AU)
• 6-10 Hunger Awareness Week (CA) {français}
• 6-12 Mental Health Week (CA)
• 6-12 National Nursing Week (CA)
• 6-12 Pneumonia Awareness Week (AU)
• 6-12 Road Safety Week (NZ)
• 6-12 Sun Awareness Week (UK)
• 6-13 Feldenkrais Awareness Week (UK)
• 7 PJ Day (AU)
• 7 Stroke Alert (US)
• 7 World Asthma Day
• 8 International Thalassaemia Day
• 8 Swallowing Awareness Day (CA)
• 8 World Ovarian Cancer Day
• 9 Alzheimer’s Tea Day (IE)
• 9-11 MS Carnation Campaign (CA)
• 9 –  6 June Not Myself Today (CA)
• 10 World Lupus Day
• 10-11 Worldwide Lyme Disease Awareness Protest
• 11 National CdLS Awareness Day (US) [Cornelia de Lange Syndrome]
• 11 Tinnitus Information Day (UK)
• 11-18 Cleft Lip & Palate Awareness Week (UK)
• 12 International ME/CFS Awareness Day
• 12-18 MIFNQ Schizophrenia Awareness Week (AU)
• 12-18 National Women’s Health Week (US)
• 12-18 NCADD Alcohol & Drug Related Birth Defects Awareness Week (US)
• 12-19 ME Awareness Week (UK)
• 13 National Women’s Check-up Day (US)
• 13-17 Neuropathy Awareness Week (US)
• 13-19 Action for Brain Injury Week (UK)
• 13-19 Allergy Awareness Week (NZ)
• 13-19 Dying Matters Awareness Week (UK)
• 13-19 Food Allergy Week  (AU)
• 13-19 Gut Feeling Week (UK)
• 13-19 Hospice Awareness Week (NZ)
• 13-19 International Cri Du Chat Awareness Week
• 13-19 Mental Health Awareness Week (UK)
• 13-19 National Stuttering Awareness Week (US)
• 13-19 New Zealand Sign Language Week (NZ)
• 13-19 Schizophrenia Awareness Week (AU)
• 14 Burns Prevention Day (UK)
• 14 EUROPESE DAG VAN DE BEROERTE (NL) [European Day of Stroke]
• 14-20 National Road Safety Week (CA) {français}
• 15 Patient’s Day (UK) [Hughes Syndrome]
• 16 HAE Day (Worldwide)[Hereditary Angioedema]
• 17 Fruity Friday (UK)
• 17 Pink Shirt Day (NZ) [Prevent Bullying]
• 17 Put on Purple Day (US) [Lupus Awareness]
• 17 Spinal Cord Injury Day (UK)
• 17 World Hypertension Day
• 17- June 28 Polio Immunisation Campaign (ZA)
• 18 HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (US)
• 18 Lyme Awareness Day (CA)
• 19 Hepatitis Testing Day (US)
• 19 National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (US)
• 19 National Myeloma Awareness Day (AU)
• 19 World IBD Day
• 19-25 Dementia Awareness Week (UK)
• 19-25 National EMS Week (US)
• 19-25 National Epilepsy Week (UK -Scotland)
• 19-25 National Palliative Care Week (AU)
• 19-25 Older American’s Mental Health Week (US)
• 20 World Autoimmune Arthritis Day
• 20-26 Asthma Awareness Week (NZ)
• 20-26 Food Week (NZ)
• 20-26 Recreational Water Illness and Injury Prevention Week (US)
• 20-26 Responsible Gambling Awareness Week (AU -VIC)
• 20-26 Spinal Health Week (AU)
• 20 May – 20 June National Smile Month (UK)
• 23 Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea (AU) [Cancer Council]
• 23 International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
• 24  Balloon Day (NZ) [Asthma Awareness)
• 24 Don't Fry Day (US)
• 24 Heat Awareness Day (US)
• 25 Всемирный день щитовидной железы (RU) [World Day of the Thyroid Gland]
• 26-1 June Coeliac Awareness Week (NZ)
• 26-1 June Disability Awareness Week (CA-NB)
• 26-1 June Kidney Health Week (AU)
• 26-1 June Macular Degeneration Awareness Week (AU)
• 27-2 June Child Protection Week (ZA) [More info]
• 27-2 June Macular Degeneration Awareness Week (NZ)
• 27-3 June National Water Safety Awareness Week (IE)
• 29 National Senior Health and Fitness Day (US)
• 29 White Wreath Day (AU) [Action against suicide]
• 29 World Digestive Health Day
• 29 World MS Day [More info] Día Mundial de la Esclerosis Múltiple
• 31 65 Roses Day (AU)
• 31 Fatality Free Friday (AU)
• 31 World No Tobacco Day
• 31 World Smokefree Day

A Pinterest Board has been made especially for May, with images for health awareness events that are on this month. http://pinterest.com/bsheim/healthaware-may/

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!

• Action on Stroke Month (UK)
• ALS Awareness Month (US) [Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or Lou Gehrig's Disease]
• American Stroke Month (US)
• Asthma Awareness Month (US)
• Better Hearing and Speech Month (US)
• Better Sleep Month (US)
• Brain Tumor Awareness Month (US)
• Cardiac Arrhythmia Awareness Month (US-Colorado)
• Celiac Disease Awareness Month (US)
• Cervical Cancer Awareness Month (PH)
• Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Month (AU)
• Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month (CA)
• Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month (AU)
• European Month of the Brain (EU) (IE)
• Food Allergy Awareness Month (CA)
• Global Employee Health & Fitness Month
• Green Ribbon Awareness Campaign (IE) [Mental health]
• Healthy Vision Month (US)
• Hemochromotosis Awareness Month (CA)
• Hepatitis Awareness Month (US)
• Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month (US)
• International NF Awareness Month [Neurofibromatosis]
• Jelly Baby Month (AU) [Juvenile Diabetes]
• Kiss Goodbye to MS (AU)
• Lupus Awareness Month (US)
• Lyme Awareness Month (CA)
• Lime Disease Awareness Month (US-MA)
• M.E. Awareness Month (AU) (UK)
• Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection & Prevention Month (US)
• Mental Health Month (US)
• Miracle Month (AU) [Premature & Sick babies]
• MS Awareness Month (CA)
• National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month (US)
• National Cancer Research Month (US)
• National Electrical Safety Month (US)
• National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month (US)
• National Physical Fitness and Sports Month (US)
• National Physiotherapy Month (CA)
• National Preeclampsia Awareness Month (US)
• National Stroke Awareness Month (US)
• National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month (US)
• National Toxic Encephalopathy & Chemical Injury Awareness Month (US)
• National Walking Month (UK)
• Older American’s Month (US)
• Pediatric Stroke Awareness (US)
• PKU Awareness Month (US)
• Sexual Assault Prevention Month (CA – Ontario)
• Skin Cancer Awareness Month (US)
• Speech & Hearing Month (CA)
• Tick-Borne Disease Awareness Month (US- Kansas)
• Trauma Awareness Month (US)
• Vasculitis Awareness Month (US)
• Vision Health Month (CA)
• World Foot Health Awareness Month

A Pinterest Board has been made especially for May, with images for health awareness events that are on this month.
http://pinterest.com/bsheim/healthaware-may/

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!

Continued from March

• 30 – April 5 الأسبوع الخليجي الموحد لتعزيز صحة الفم والأسنان  [Unified GCC Week to promote oral health] (SA)
• 30- April 6 Organ Donor Awareness Week (IE)

April 2013

• 1-7 National Public Health Week (US)
• 1-7 Testicular Cancer Awareness Week (US)
• 2 World Autism Day
• 3 April Falls Day (AU)
• 5-6 Red Puppy Appeal (NZ)
• 6 World Day for Physical Activity
• 7 World Health Day
• 8-14 Allergiaviikko (FI) [Allergy Week]
• 8-14 World Allergy Week
• 10-16 World Homeopathy Awareness Week
• 11 Día Mundial del Parkinson [World Parkinson's Day](español)
• 11 National Alcohol Screening Day (US)
• 11 World Parkinson’s Day
• 12-19 65 Roses National Awareness Week (IE)
• 13 Friend’s Day (Meningitis Awareness) (UK)
• 14-18 Osteopathy Awareness Week (AU)
• 14-20 Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week (US)
• 14-20 National Stress Out Day (US)
• 14-21  Sydänviikko [Heart Week] (FI)
• 15-21 Depression Awareness Week (UK)
• 15-21 International Paediatric Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Awareness Week
• 15-21 National Minority Cancer Awareness Week (US)
• 15-21 Parkinson’s Awareness Week (UK)
• 15-21 Week van de Teek [Tick Week] (NL)
• 16 National Healthcare Decisions Day (US)
• 16 World Voice Day
• 17 Всемирный день гемофилии (RU) {World Hemophilia Day}
• 17 World Hemophilia Day
• 19 International Day of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness
• 20 Национальный день донора в России  (RU) {National Donor Day}
• 20-27 Immunization Awareness Week (CA)
• 20-27 National Infant Immunization Week (US)
• 20-27 Vaccination Week in the Americas {en español}
• 21-27 National Infertility Awareness Week (US)
• 21-28 PSP Awareness Week (UK)
• 22-26 National Stop Snoring Week (UK)
• 22-27 European Immunization Week (EU)
• 22-28 Hyvän mielen viikko [Feel Good Week] (FI)
• 22-29 World PI Week (Primary Immunodeficiencies)
• 22- May 5 Break the Cycle (IE) [Stop Suicide]
• 24 Día Nacional de la Fibrosis Quística (4º miércoles) [Spain National Day of Cystic Fibrosis (4th wednesday)]
• 24 International Noise Awareness Day
• 24 World Meningitis Day
• 24-30 World Immunization Week
• 25 World Malaria Day
• 28 World Day for Safety and Health at Work
• 28 Día Mundial de la Seguridad y la Salud en el Trabajo [World Day for Safety and Health at Work]
• 29 Lyme Disease Awareness Day (US-MA)
• 29 – May 3 Air Quality Awareness Week (US)
• 29 – May 5 MS Awareness Week (UK)
• 29 April – May 17 Polio and Measles Immunisation Campaign (ZA)

A Pinterest Board has been made especially for April, with images for health awareness events that are on this month. http://pinterest.com/bsheim/healthaware-april/

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!

• Alcohol Awareness Month (US)
• A.S. Awareness Month (US) {Ankylosing Spondylitis}
• Autism Awareness Month (AU)
• Bowel Cancer Awareness Month (UK)
• Cancer in Children Awareness Month (PH)
• Cesarean Awareness Month (US)
• Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month (US)
• Daffodil Month (CA) {en français}
• DD Awareness Month (US)
• Fabry Disease Awareness Month (US)
• Foot Health Awareness Month (US)
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month (US)
• Minority Health Month (US)
• Multiple Birth Awareness Month (US)
• National Autism Awareness Month (US) [More info]
• National Cancer Control Month (US)
• National Child Abuse Prevention Month (US)
• National Donate Life Month (US)
• National Facial Protection Month (US)
• National Oral Health Month (CA)
• National Stress Awareness Month (US)
• Oral Cancer Awareness Month (US)
• Oral, Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Month (US)
• OT Month (US)
• Parkinson’s Awareness Month (US)
• Rosacea Awareness Month (US)
• Sarcoidosis Awareness Month (US)
• Sexual Assault Awareness Month (US) {en español}
• Sjögren’s Awareness Month (US)
• STD Awareness Month (US)

A Pinterest Board has been made especially for April, with images for health awareness events that are on this month. http://pinterest.com/bsheim/healthaware-april/

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!

• 1 National Dress in Blue Day (US)
• 1 SIAD  (Self-Injury Awareness Day) (UK)
• 3-9 National Patient Safety Awareness Week (US)
• 3-10  National Sleep Awareness Week (US)
• 4-10 Endometriosis Awareness Week (UK)
• 4-10 Shave for a Cure Week (NZ)
• 4-10 WellChild/ Tamariki Ora Week (NZ)
• 6 Europese Dag Van De Logopedie (NL) [European Day of Speech]
• 6 Luizendag (NL) [Lice Day]
• 6 Lymphedema Awareness Day (CA)
• 8 National Colon Cancer Screening Day (US)
• 10 National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (US)
• 10 請立即行動，參與2013年3月10日世界腎臟日吧！(中文 CH) [World Kidney Day]
• 10-16 World Glaucoma Week  (AU) (ZA) 
• 10-17 Multiple Birth Awareness Week (AU)
• 11-17 Baby Hip Health Week (UK)
• 11-17 Bake for Brain Injury (IE)
• 11-17 Brain Awareness Week (AU) (NL) (NZ) (US)
• 11-17 Hearing Awareness Week (IE)
• 11-17 MS Awareness Week (US)
• 11-17 Vascular Disease Awareness Week (UK)
• 11-17 World Salt Awareness Week
• 12 Día Mundial del Glaucoma (ES) [World Glaucoma Day]
• 13 Brian Injury Awareness Day (US)
• 13 Mental Health Matters Legislative and Advocacy Day (US)
• 13 No Smoking Day (UK)
• 13-20 Coeliac Awareness Week (AU)
• 14-17 World’s Greatest Shave (AU)
• 14 World Kidney Day (CA) (NZ) (TR) (UK)
• 14-20 National Farm Safety Week (CA) {français}
• 15 National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence (AU)
• 16 Brain Day Auckland (NZ)
• 16 Brain Day Dunedin (NZ)
• 16-24 Bow Tie National Appeal Week (NZ)
• 17-23 Poison Prevention Week (US)
• 18-22 Flood Safety Awareness Week (US)
• 18-22 National Alcohol Awareness Week (IE)
• 18-22 Wound Awareness Week (AU)
• 18-24 Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week (UK)
• 20 Kick Butts Day (US)
• 20 National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (US)
• 20 World Head Injury Awareness Day (ZA)
• 20 World Oral Health Day
• 21 National Close the Gap Day (AU)
• 21 World Down Syndrome Day  Международный день человека с синдромом Дауна (RU) (ZA) World events page
• 22 Lynch Syndrome Hereditary Cancer Public Awareness Day (US)
• 22 World Water Day
• 24-30 Tick Bite Prevention Week (US)
• 24 World Tuberculosis Day (français) (русский – RU) (中文 – Chinese)
• 24 Día Mundial de la Tuberculosis (español) [World Tuberculosis Day]
• 25-31 Hearing Week (NZ)
• 26 American Diabetes Association Alert! Day (US)
• 26 Purple Day (AU) (NZ)
• 28 Wear a Hat Day (UK) [Brain Tumour Awareness]
• 30 – April 5 الأسبوع الخليجي الموحد لتعزيز صحة الفم والأسنان  [Unified GCC Week to promote oral health] (SA)
• 30- April 6 Organ Donor Awareness Week (IE)
• 31 National Batten Disease Awareness Day (AU)

A Pinterest Board has been made especially for March, with images for health awareness events that are on this month. http://pinterest.com/bsheim/healthaware-march/

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!

• Anti-Rabies Month (PH) More information
• Bed Month (UK)
• Brain Injury Awareness Month (US)
• Brain Tumour Awareness Month (UK)
• Child Cancer Appeal Month (NZ)
• Childhood Arthritis Month (CA)
• Darmkankermaand (NL) [Adenocarcinoma Month]
• Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (US)
• DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis) Awareness Month (US)
• Endometriosis Awareness Month (NZ)
• Global Spark of Life Month [Dementia]
• Hear and Say Butterfly Appeal (AU/NZ)
• Liver Health Month (CA)
• Lymphoedema Awareness Month (AU)
• Mouthguard Awareness Campaign (AU)
• MS Awareness Month (US)
• MSA Awareness Month (US) [Multiple System Atrophy]
• Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month (US)
• National Bed Month (UK)
• National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month (US) more information  (CA)
• National Kidney Month (US)
• National MS Education and Awareness Month (US)
• National Nutrition Month (US)
• Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month (UK)
• Prostate Cancer Awareness Month (UK)
• Red Cross Month (US)
• Save Your Vision Month (US)
• Trisomy Awareness Month (US)

A Pinterest Board has been made especially for March, with images for health awareness events that are on this month. http://pinterest.com/bsheim/healthaware-march/

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!

• continued from January 28.1 – 3.2 Psoriviikko (FI)
• 1st Feel Good Friday (UK)
• 1st Give Kids a Smile Day (US)
• 1st National Wear Red Day (US)
• 1st Rock Up in Red (UK)
• 1st Share Dystonia Awareness Day on Facebook (US) more information
• 3rd Valon päivänä (FI) [Light Day for Psoriasis]
• 3rd-9th Burn Awareness Week (CA)
• 3rd-9th Eating Disorders Awareness Week (CA)
• 3rd-9th National Teen Dating Violence Awareness & Prevention Week (US)
• 3rd-9th White Cane Week (CA)
• 4th World Cancer Day (world site) Всемирный день борьбы с раковыми заболеваниями (RU) Wereld kanker dag (NL)
• 4th-10th Tinnitus Awareness Week (UK)
• 6th International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
• 7th National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (US)
• 7th-14th Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week (CA)
• 8th National Doodle Day (UK) More info on Epilepsy
• 9th-12th Clinical Nutrition Week (US)
• 10th-16th Heart Failure Awareness Week (US)
• 10th-16th Pregnancy Awareness Week (ZA)
• 10th-16th Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week (CA)
• 10th-16th STI/Condom Week (ZA)
• 11th-17th Eating Disorders Awareness Week (IE) (UK)
• 11th-17th Heart Week (NZ)
• 14th HeartKids Awareness Day (AU)
• 14th National Condom Day (AU)
• 14th National Organ Donor Day (US)
• 14th-20th National Intellectual Disability Week (PH)
• 15th International Childhood Cancer Day and Svetski Dan Dece Obolele Od Raka (RS)
• 15th National Healthy Lifestyles Day (ZA)
• 18th-24th OCD Week (UK)
• 24th- March 2 NEDAwareness Week (US)
• 24th-March 3 Donate Life Week (AU)
• 25th- March 3 Acupuncture Awareness Week (UK)
• 27th Pink Shirt Day (CA)
• 27th Teal Ribbon Day (AU)
• 28th Rare Diseases Day Is your country involved? Country Finder
• 28th International RSI Awareness Day

• AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month (US)
• American Heart Month (US)
• Bike Wise Month (NZ)
• Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Month (US)
• FebFast (Aus) (NZ)
• Fobruary (AU) [Bowel Cancer Testing]
• Heartkids Awareness Month (AU)
• Heart Month (CA)
• Heart Research Month (AU)
• International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
• Kids E.N.T. Health Month (US)
• National Children’s Dental Health Month (US)
• National Heart Month (UK)
• National Marfan Awareness Month (US)
• National Mobility Awareness Month (US)
• National Teen Dating Violence Awareness & Prevention Month (US)
• National Wise Health Care Consumer Month (US)
• Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month (AU)
• Psychology Month (CA)
• Raynaud’s Awareness Month (UK)
• Sun Smart Party (QLD AU) [December 1st, 2012 - Februrary 28, 2013]

A Pinterest Board has been made especially for February, with images for health awareness events that are on this month. http://pinterest.com/bsheim/healthaware-february/

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!