Continued from previous month:
- 31 Jan – Feb 6 Burns Awareness Week (CA)
February 2016
- 1 Dignity Action Day (GB)
- 1-7 Eating Disorders Awareness Week (CA)
- 4 Всемирный день борьбы с раковыми заболеваниями (RU)
- 4 World Cancer Day (AU) (BM) (GB) (ZA)
- 5 National Doodle Day (GB)
- 5 Wear It. Beat It (GB)
- 6 Health & Wellbeing Expo (NZ)
- 7 Church Action on Poverty (GB)
- 7 National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (US)
- 7-13 Feeding Tube Awareness Week (US)
- 8 International Epilepsy Day (Global)
- 8-14 Tinnitus Awareness Week (GB)
- 9 Международный день стоматолога (RU) [World Day of the Dentist]
- 10 Go By Bike Day (NZ)
- 11 Всемирный день больного (RU) [World Day of the Sick]
- 11 Día Europeo del Teléfono de Emergencias 112 (ES)
- 12-14 Rose Week (IE)
- 14 HeartKids Awareness Day (AU)
- 14 MDI’s National Awareness Campaign (IE)
- 14 National Condom Day (AU)
- 14 Sweetheart Day (AU)
- 14-20 Children of Alcoholics Week (GB)
- 15 Día Internacional del Cáncer Infantil (ES)[International Childhood Cancer Day]
- 15 Международный день детей, больных раком (RU) [International Day for Children with Cancer]
- 15-21 Australia’s Healthy Weight Week (AU)
- 18 Día International del Sindrome de Asperger (ES) [World Asperger Syndrome Day]
- 21-27 National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (US)
- 22 National Healthy Lifestyles Day (ZA)
- 22-28 Eating Disorders Awareness Week (GB)
- 24 Teal Ribbon Day (AU)
- 26 Wear Red Day (AU)
- 26-27 Lollipop Day (IE)
- 28 – Mar 4 Orthoptics Awareness Week (AU)
- 29 Día Mundial de las Enfermedades Raras (ES) [Rare Disease Day]
- 29 Международный день редких заболеваний (RU) [Rare Disease Day]
- 29 Rare Disease Day (Global) (NZ) (US)
- 29 – Mar 5 Well Child Week (NZ)
A Pinterest Board has been made especially for February, with images for health awareness events that are on this month. http://pinterest.com/bsheim/healthaware-february/
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!
HealthAware 