Health Awareness monthly events – September 2015

Continued from previous month(s)

• June – October Cuppa for Cancer (ZA)
• Aug 11 – Sept 4 HPV Vaccination Campaign Round 2 (ZA)
• Aug 24 – Sept 18 Fruit & Veg Month (AU)

September 2015

• Achalasia Awareness Month (US)
• Albinism Awareness Month (ZA)
• Alopecia Areata Awareness Month (US)
• Big Aussie Barbie (AU)
• Blue September (AU) (IE) (NZ)
• Blood Cancer Awareness Month (GB)
• Breathtember (GB)
• Cervical Screening Awareness Month (NZ) [more info]
• Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (AU) (GB) (ZA)
• CMT Awareness Month (GB)
• Craniofacial Acceptance Month (US)
• Dementia Awareness Month (AU)
• Dystonia Awareness Month (AU)
• End Poverty Month (Sept 17 – Oct 17) (Global)
• Exercise Your Mood Month (AU)
• Global PF Awareness Month
• Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month (NZ)
• Healthy Aging Month (US)
• Heart Awareness Month (ZA)
• Hydrocephalus Awareness Month (US)
• Infant Mortality Awareness Month (US)
• Interstitial Cystitis Awareness Month (US)
• Irish Heart Month: Red Alert (IE)
• Light it Red for Lymphoma (US)
• Liptember (AU)
• Memory Walks (NZ) (GB)
• Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Month (ZA)
• National Baby Safety Month (US)
• National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month (US)
• National Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month (US)
• National Month of Deaf People (ZA)
• National Oral Health Month (ZA)
• National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month (US)
• National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month (US)
• National Vascular Disease Awareness Month (US)
• NBS Awareness Month (US)
• Pain Awareness Month (US)
• Prostate Cancer Awareness Month (CA)
• Recovery Month (US)
• Remember September (NZ)
• Save Our Sight Month (NZ)
• Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month (GB)
• Sidetember (AU)
• Steptember (2-29) (AU)
• Sugar Free September (NZ)
• World Alzheimer’s Month (NZ)

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

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!