Continued from previous month
- Feb 26 – Mar 4 National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (US)
- Feb 27 – Mar 4 WellChild Week (NZ)
- Feb 27- Mar 5 Eating Disorders Awareness Week (GB)
March 2017
- 1 International Wheelchair Day
- 1 Self-Injury Awareness Day (GB)
- 1-8 Time for a Cuppa (GB)
- 3 Dress in Blue Day (US)
- 3-4 Lollipop Day (IE)
- 3-12 NSW Seniors Festival (AU-NSW)
- 5 Children’s Day (NZ)
- 5-11 BLS Awareness Week (GB)
- 5-11 Kidney Health Week (AU)
- 6 Día Internacional del Linfedema (en espanol)
- 6 Lymphedema Awareness Day (CA)
- 6 Lymphoedema Awareness Day (AU)
- 6-10 Hearing Awareness Week (IE)
- 6-12 Acupuncture Awareness Week (GB)
- 6-12 National Brain Awareness Week (IE)
- 8 Walk2Work Day (NZ)
- 9 World Kidney Day (Global)
- 10 March into Yellow (AU)
- 10 National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (US)
- 10-12 Disabled Access Day (GB)
- 11 Brain Day (Dunedin, NZ)
- 11-17 Brain Awareness Week (NZ)
- 12-18 Patient Safety Awareness Week (US)
- 12-18 World Glaucoma Week (AU)
- 12-19 Multiple Birth Awareness Week (AU)
- 13-19 Brain Awareness Week (NL) (US)
- 13-19 Nutrition and Hydration Week (GB)
- 15 Kick Butts Day (US)
- 17 Funky Hair Day (AU)
- 17 National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence (AU)
- 19 Buddy Walk (NZ)
- 19-25 National Poison Prevention Week (US)
- 19-25 Tsunami Preparedness Week (Puerto Rico & US Virgin Islands)
- 20 World Oral Health Day
- 20-25 Down Syndrome Awareness (GB)
- 20-26 Salt Awareness Week (GB)
- 21 Международный день человека с синдромом Дауна (RU)
- 21 World Downs Syndrome Day
- 22 Beers, Blokes and the Sun (NZ)
- 22 Día Mundial del Agua [World Water Day]
- 22 World Water Day
- 24 Daffodil Day (IE)
- 24 World TB Day
- 24-25 Red Puppy Appeal (NZ)
- 25 Consapevolezza dell’endometriosi (IT)
- 25 Walk for Epilepsy (US)
- 25 Worldwide EndoMarch
- 25-31 Tsunami Preparedness Week (Alaska-US)
- 26 Purple Day (AU)
- 27-31 Tsunami Preparedness Week (California-US)
- 28 Alert!Day (US)
- 30 World Bipolar Day
- 31 National Batten Disease Awareness Day (AU)
- 31 Wear a Hat Day (GB)
A Pinterest Board has been made especially for March, with images for health awareness events that are on this month. http://pinterest.com/bsheim/healthaware-march/
There is 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!
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