Health Awareness day & week events – August 2015

Continued from previous months

• July 24 – Aug 2 Love Parks Week (GB)
• June – October Cuppa for Cancer (ZA)
• July 26 – Aug 1 Cerebral Palsy Awareness Week (AU)
• July 27 – Aug 2 NSW Hepatitis Awareness Week (AU-NSW)
• July 27 – Aug 2 Responsible Gambling Awareness Week (AU)
• July 28 – Aug 5 OCD & Anxiety Disorders Awareness Week (AU)
• July 31 – Aug 1  Big Latch On (NZ)

August 2015

• 1 White Cane Safety Day (PH)
• 1-7 World Breastfeeding Week
• 2-8 National EOS Awareness Week (AU)
• 2-8 National Missing Persons Week (AU)
• 2-9 Donate Life Week (AU)
• 3-7 Urology Week (PH)
• 3-9 Dental Health Week (AU)
• 3-9 Healthy Bones Action Week (AU)
• 3-9 Homelessness Prevention Week (AU)
• 5 Playday (GB)
• 7 Jeans for Genes Day (AU)
• 7 Silent Leadership Challenge (NZ)
• 10-16 Haemochromatosis Awareness Week (AU)
• 10-16 Rail Safety Week (AU)
• 15-23 Senior’s Week (AU-QLD)
• 17-23 Bangonabeanie (AU)
• 17-23 Brain Injury Awareness Week (AU)
• 17-23 Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week (NZ)
• 21 Red Nose Day (NZ)
• 23-29 Hearing Awareness Week (AU)
• 23-29 Speech Pathology Awareness Week (AU)
• 26 National Meals on Wheels Day (AU)
• 28 Daffodil Day (AU) (NZ)
• 29 Great Pink Run (IE)
• 29 – Sept 5 MS Awareness Week (NZ)
• 30- Sept 5 Children’s Dignity Week (Global)
• 31 African Traditional Medicine Day (ZA)
• 31 – Sept 6 Asthma Awareness Week (NZ)

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

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!