Continued from previous month
- Sept 23- Oct 8 British Food Fortnight (GB)
October 2017
- 1 International Day of Older Persons
- 1 World Lung Cancer Day
- 1 World Vegetarian Day
- 1-7 BFRB Week (US)
- 1-7 Mental Illness Awareness Week (US)
- 2-6 Back Care Awareness Week (GB)
- 2-6 Humphrey’s Pyjama Week (GB)
- 2-6 National Work Life Week (GB)
- 2-6 Stroke Week (NZ)
- 2-8 Dyslexia Awareness Week (GB)
- 2-8 International Babywearing Week
- 2-9 National Fire Safety Week (IE)
- 3 Bipolar Awareness Day (GB)
- 3 World MSA Day
- 5 National Depression Screening Day (US)
- 6 Byte Night (GB)
- 6 Light the Night (AU)
- 6 Loud Shirt Day (AU)
- 6 Odd Socks Day (AU)
- 6 Walk to Work Day (AU)
- 6 World Cerebral Palsy Day
- 6 World Smile Day
- 7 Colostomy Day (GB)
- 7 Light the Night (AU)
- 7-14 Mental Health Week (WA-AU)
- 8-14 Bleeding Disorders Awareness Week (AU)
- 8-14 International OCD Awareness Week
- 9-13 Get Ready Week (NZ)
- 9-15 Baby Loss Awareness Week (GB)
- 9-15 British Egg Week (GB)
- 9-15 Mental Health Awareness Week (NZ)
- 9-15 National Braille Week (GB)
- 9-15 World-wide Week of Service in Sight
- 10 Hat Day (AU)
- 11 World Obesity Day
- 12 Día Internacional de la Artritis Reumatoide (ES) [World Arthritis Day]
- 12 World Arthritis Day (EU) (ZA)
- 12 World Sight Day
- 12-20 Bone and Joint Action Week (US)
- 13 International Day for National Disaster Reduction
- 13-14 Pink Ribbon Appeal (NZ)
- 15 Global Handwashing Day
- 15 Pregnancy and End of Life Remembrance Day (US)
- 15 Wave of Light (Global)
- 15-21 Anti-poverty Week (AU)
- 15-21 Invisible Disabilities Week (US)
- 15-21 National Carers Week (AU)
- 15-21 National Nutrition Week (AU)
- 16 Blue Knot Day (AU) [Adults surviving child abuse]
- 16 World Spine Day
- 16-20 National Infection Control Week (CA)
- 16-20 PAP Campaign (CA)
- 16-20 Sock it to Suicide (AU)
- 16-23 National Medication Adherence Week (GB)
- 17 End Poverty Day (IE)
- 18 White Cane Day (US)
- 19 Día Internacional contra el Cáncer de Mama (ES) [World Day Against Breast Cancer]
- 20 Día Mundial de la Osteoporosis (ES) [World Osteoporosis Day]
- 20 MS Moonlight Walk (QLD-AU)
- 20 Wear It Pink (GB)
- 20 World Menopause Day
- 20 World Osteoporosis Day
- 22 International Stammering Awareness Day
- 21-28 International Brain Tumour Awareness Week
- 21-29 National Children’s Week (AU)
- 21-29 Veterans Health Week (AU)
- 22-28 International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action
- 22-28 OT Week (AU)
- 22-28 Respiratory Care Week (US)
- 23-29 Responsible Gambling Awareness Week (AU)
- 23-31 Red Ribbon Week (US)
- 24 World Polio Day
- 25 Unity Day (US)
- 25 World Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Day
- 26 Día del Daño Cerebral adquirido (ES) [Acquired Brain Injury Day]
- 27 Day for Daniel (QLD-AU)
- 27 National Bandanna Day (AU)
- 29 World Psoriasis Day
- 29 World Stroke Day
- 29 – Nov 2 Obesity Week (US)
- 30 – Nov 3 Canadian Patient Safety Week (CA)
- 30 – Nov 3 Semaine nationale de la sécurité des patients (CA)
- 31 National Bug Busting Day (GB)
A Pinterest Board has been made especially for October, with images for health awareness events that are on this month. http://pinterest.com/bsheim/healthaware-october/
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