Category Archives: 02. February 2017

February 2017

• Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Month (US)
• Fat Talk Free February (AU)
• FebFast (AU)
• Heart Kids Awareness Month (AU)
• International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month (Global)
• Kids ENT Health Month (US)
• National Children’s Dental Health Month (US)
• National Wise Health Care Consumer Month (US)
• Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month (AU)
• Psychology Month (CA)
• Teen DV Month (US)
• Turner Syndrome Awareness Month (US)

Day and Week events

• 1 Dignity Action Day (GB)
• 1-7 African Heritage & Health Week (US)
• 4 Всемирный день борьбы с раковыми заболеваниями (RU)
• 4 Día Mundial de Lucha contra el Cáncer (ES) [World Day Against Cancer]
• 4 World Cancer Day (AU) (BM) (GB) (ZA)
• 5-11 Burns Awareness Week (CA)
• 6-10 Feeding Tube Awareness Week (US)
• 6-12 Tinnitus Awareness Week (GB)
• 7 National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (US)
• 8  Go By Bike Day (NZ)
• 9 Международный день стоматолога (RU) [World Day of the Dentist]
• 11 Всемирный день больного (RU) [World Day of the Sick]
• 11 Día Europeo del Teléfono de Emergencias 112 (ES)
• 12-18 Children of Alcoholics Week (GB)
• 13 International Epilepsy Day
• 13-19 Australia’s Healthy Weight Week (AU)
• 14 National Condom Day (AU)
• 14 Sweetheart Day (AU)
• 15 Día Internacional del Cáncer Infantil (ES)[International Childhood Cancer Day]
• 15 Международный день детей, больных раком (RU) [International Day for Children with Cancer]
• 18 Día International del Sindrome de Asperger (ES) [World Asperger Syndrome Day]
• 22 Pink Shirt Day (CA)
• 22 World Encephalitis Day (Global)
• 24 Teal Ribbon Day (AU)
• 26 Church Action on Poverty (GB)
• 26- Mar 4 National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (US)
• 27- Mar 4 WellChild Week (NZ)
• 27- Mar 5 Eating Disorders Awareness Week (GB)
• 28 Día Mundial de las Enfermedades Raras (ES) [Rare Disease Day]
• 28 Международный день редких заболеваний (RU) [Rare Disease Day]
• 28 Rare Disease Day (Global) (NZ) (US)

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/