2019 Health Awareness Events – September – day & week events

Continued from previous month

• August 26- Sept 1 World Iron Awareness Week

September 2019

• 2-27 Fruit & Veg Month (AU)
• 1-7 National Child Protection Week (AU)
• 1-7 Queensland Child Protection Week (QLD-AU)
• 2-6 Women’s Health Week (AU)
• 2-8 National Stroke Week (AU)
• 2-8 Organ Donation Week (GB)
• 2-8 Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Week (AU)
• 6 White Balloon Day (AU)
• 7 Duchenne Awareness Day (Global)
• 7-8 Accessibility Weekend (AU)
• 8 Big Red Kidney Walk (AU)
• 9-13 Headache & Migraine Awareness Week (AU)
• 9-14 ECD Awareness Week (US)
• 9-15 Know Your Numbers (GB)
• 9-15 National Organic Week (AU)
• 10 World Suicide Prevention Day
• 12 National Health & Physical Education Day (AU)
• 12 R U OK Day (AU)
• 13 World Sepsis Day
• 14 World First Aid Day
• 15 World Lymphoma Awareness Day and here
• 15-21 Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week (US)
• 15-21 Multiple Sclerosis National Awareness Week (NZ)
• 15-22 Disability Action Week (AU-QLD)
• 16-20 European Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week (EU)
• 16-20 Jeans for Genes (GB)
• 16-22European Mobility Week (EU)
• 16-22 Sexual Health Week (GB)
• 17 International Patient Safety Day
• 18 AOTA’s National School Backpack Awareness Day (US)
• 18 Mouth Cancer Awareness Day (IE)
• 18-24 Reye’s Syndrome Awareness Week (US)
• 20 Bright Pink Lipstick Day (AU)
• 21 (and 28th) Conquer Chiari Walk Across America (US)
• 21-23 Car Free Day (Global)
• 21 – Oct 6 British Food Fortnight (GB)
• 23-29 Meat Free Week (AU)
• 23-29 National Eye Health Week (GB)
• 24 FH Awareness Day (US)
• 25 Women’s Health & Fitness Day (US)
• 25 World Lung Day
• 26 World Environmental Health Day (Global)
• 28 Conquer Chiari Walk Across America (US)
• 28 Red Nose Day (NZ)
• 28 werelddovendag (BE) [World Deaf Day]
• 28 World Rabies Day
• 29 День донора крови в Кыргызстане (KG)
• 29 World Heart Day (ZA)
• 31 Deutscher Lungentag (DE) [German Lung Day]

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/