Access to Health Awareness Events, June 2012 for Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Serbia, Spain, UK, USA and Worldwide events. Here is a list of health awareness days and weeks.
Events continued from May:
- May 20th- June 20th – National Smile Month (UK) http://www.nationalsmilemonth.org/
- May 27th- June 2nd – Kidney Health Week (Aus) http://www.kidney.org.au/NewsEvents/KidneyHealthWeek/tabid/648/Default.aspx
- May 27th- June 2nd – Macular Degeneration Awareness Week (Aus) http://www.mdfoundation.com.au/
- May 27th- June 2nd – Red Undies Week (Aus) http://www.redundiesweek.org.au/
- May 31st– 6th June – National Infant Gastric Reflux Awareness Week (NZ) http://www.cryingoverspiltmilk.co.nz/
June Events:
- 1st- Worldwide LAM (lymphangioleiomyomatosis) Awareness Day http://thelamfoundation.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=1013415
- 1st- 7th - DES Awareness Week (Aus) http://www.desnsw.blogspot.com.au/
- 1st– 7th- Thyroid Awareness Week (AUS) http://www.thyroidfoundation.com.au/atf-awareness-events/thyroid-awareness-week.html
- 3rd- National Cancer Survivors Day (US) http://www.ncsdf.org/
- 3rd- 9th - Bowel Cancer Awareness Week (AUS) http://www.bowelcanceraustralia.org/bca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=169&Itemid=318&gclid=CMTs-cHf768CFURypAodyngjXA
- 4th-10th – National Sun Awareness Week (Can) http://www.dermatology.ca/sap/
- 4th– 10th – Coeliac Awareness Week (NZ) http://www.coeliac.org.nz/
- 4th– 10th – Bowel Cancer Awareness Week (NZ) http://cancercontrolnz.govt.nz/event/beat-bowel-cancer-aotearoa-bowel-cancer-awareness-week
- 6th: Día Nacional del Donante de Órganos y tejidos (1º miércoles) [Spain National Organs and tissues donor Day (First wednesday of June)] http://www.adaer.org/?p=293
- 6th- Red Aussie Apple Day (Aus) 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/
- 8th- National Caribbean-American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (US) http://www.caribbeanhealthaidsday.com/index.php?fwa=events#22
- 9th- Dan borbe protiv moždanog udara (Ser) [International Day Against Stroke] http://www.zjzs.org.rs/page.php?id=20
- 10th– 16th – Diabetes Week (UK) http://www.diabetes.org.uk/Get_involved/Diabetes-Week/
- 10th– 16th – Cervical Screening Awareness Week (UK) http://www.jostrust.org.uk/get-involved/campaign/cervical-screening-awareness-week
- 10th-16th – National Glaucoma Awareness Week (UK) http://www.glaucoma-association.com/what-we-do/awareness-campaigns.html
- 11th-17th – Food Safety Week (UK) http://www.food.gov.uk/news/campaigns/germwatch/
- 11th- 17th – Huntington’s Disease Awareness Week (UK) http://hda.org.uk/
- 11th- 17th - Men’s Health Week (UK & US & AUS) 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 – National Glaucoma Awareness Week (UK) http://www.glaucoma-association.com/
- 11th-17th - Scleroderma Awareness Week (UK) http://www.raynauds.org.uk/press/awareness-campaigns
- 11th-17th- Skin Health Week (Aus) 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/Día Mundial del Donante de Sangre
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/world_blood_donor_day/en/index.html and
http://www.who.int/worldblooddonorday/en/ and
http://www.netvibes.com/donan#Definiciones - 15th- National Bug Busting Day (UK) http://www.chc.org/homedir/bugbustingforschools.cfm#natdays
- 17th-23rd – Drug Action Week (Aus) http://www.drugactionweek.org.au/
- 18th-22nd – Falls Awareness Week (UK) http://www.ageuk.org.uk/professional-resources-home/services-and-practice/health-and-wellbeing/Falls-Awareness-Week-18-22-June-2012/
- 18th– 24th – Breath Easy Week (UK) http://www.lunguk.org/campaigns/campaigns/breatheeasyweek
- 18th– 24th – Carers Week (UK) http://carersweek.org/news-and-media/latest-news/item/1634-carers-week-2012/
- 18th– 24th – Child Safety Week (UK) http://www.childsafetyweek.org.uk/2012/02/child-safety-week-2012-theme-revealed/
- 18th-24th – Learning Disability Week (UK)
http://www.tenfold.org.uk/events/upcoming/learning-disability-week-2012/ and http://www.fpa.org.uk/campaignsandadvocacy/learning-disability-week - 18th– 24th – World Continence Week (USA) http://www.worldcontinenceweek-usa.org/
- 19th- World Sickle Cell Day http://worldsicklecellday.webs.com/
- 20th Acute Medicine Awareness Day (UK) http://www.acutemedicine.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=165:awareness-day-20-june-2012&catid=2:news&
- 21st– ALS/MND Global Day http://www.mndaust.asn.au/global-day/
- 21st-28th – Myeloma Awareness Week (UK) http://www.myeloma.org.uk/get-involved/awareness-and-campaigns/myeloma-awareness-week-2012/
- 24th– 30th – World Continence Week (AUS, NZ) http://www.continence.org.au/news.php/110/world-continence-week-2012 http://www.continence.org.nz/
- 24th- 30th – National Breastfeeding Week (UK) http://abm.me.uk/national-breastfeeding-week
- 26th- International Day against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking http://www.unodc.org/drugs/en/june-26/index.html
- 27th- National Bipolar Awareness Day (UK) http://www.bipolaruk.org.uk/bipolar-awareness-day/
- 27th- National HIV Testing Day (US) http://www.napwa.org/content/national-hiv-testing-day-and-mayors-campaign-against-hiv
- 27th – World Show Us Your Lungs Day http://www.lungfoundation.com.au/media-centre/688-2012-june-12-27th-june-is-world-show-us-your-lungs-day
- 27th- World Spirometry Day http://www.wsd2012.european-lung-foundation.org/
- 29th- European Scleroderma Day/Día Europeo de la Esclerodermia (EUR) http://www.fesca-scleroderma.eu/news/world-scleroderma-day-june-29
- 29th- Red Nose Day (AUS) http://www.rednoseday.com.au/
- 29th- World Scleroderma Awareness Day http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs043/1101640604326/archive/1109912775368.html
- 29th- Wrong Trousers Day (UK) http://www.wallaceandgromitfoundation.org/
Pinterest board with June events is http://pinterest.com/bsheim/healthaware-june/
Health Awareness monthly events for June 2012 can be found here: http://healthaware.org/2012/05/21/june-2012-health-awareness-project-information-monthly-events/
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