Continued from previous month
- Mar 27 – Apr 2 Tsunami Preparedness Week (US) [Alaska, Guam]
April 2016
- 1-2 Red Puppy Appeal (NZ)
- 1-7 Testicular Cancer Awareness Week (US)
- 1-10 NSW Seniors Festival (AU-NSW)
- 2 World Autism Awareness Day
- 2-9 Organ Donor Awareness Week (IE)
- 3-9 National Prosthodontics Awareness Week (US)
- 4-8 Hearing Awareness Week (IE)
- 4-10 Allergiaviikko (FI)
- 4-10 Shave for a Cure Week (NZ)
- 4-10 Stroke Awareness Week (NZ)
- 4-10 World Allergy Week
- 6 El Día Internacional sobre el Peligro de las Minas [en español]
- 6 World Day for Physical Activity (Global) (BR -em português)
- 7 National Alcohol Screening Day (US)
- 7 World Health Day
- 9-15 National Dental Hygienist Week (CA)
- 10 National Youth HIV + AIDS Awareness Day (US)
- 10-16 Healthy Hips Week (AU)
- 10-16 Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week (US)
- 11 World Parkinson’s Day
- 11-14 Food Safety Week (OM)
- 11-15 Minnesota Severe Weather Awareness Week (US)
- 11-16 Cystic Fibrosis National Awareness Week (IE)
- 11-17 Week van de Teek [Tick Week] (NL)
- 13 Wear Green for Premmies (AU)
- 16 Conversations That Count (NZ)
- 16 National Walk for Epilepsy (US)
- 16 Tornado Drill Day (US) [Minnesota]
- 16 World Voice Day
- 16-23 National Infant Immunization Week (US)
- 16-23 National Porphyria Awareness Week (US)
- 17 Всемирный день гемофилии (RU) {World Hemophilia Day}
- 17 World Haemophilia Day
- 17-23 Osteopathy Awareness Week (AU)
- 18-24 Depression Awareness Week (GB)
- 18-24 Parkinson’s Awareness Week (GB)
- 18-24 World Iron Week
- 19 Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Day (Global)
- 20 Национальный день донора в России (RU) {National Donor Day}
- 22-29 World PI Week
- 23 Show Your Mettle Day (US)
- 23-30 National Immunization Awareness Week (CA)
- 23-30 Vaccination Week in the Americas
- 24-30 African Vaccination Week
- 24-30 European Immunization Week (EU)
- 24-30 National Infertility Awareness Week (US)
- 24-30 World Immunization Week
- 24- May 7 Cycle Against Suicide (IE)
- 25 World Malaria Day
- 25-29 Active School Week (IE)
- 25-29 National Stop Snoring Week (GB)
- 25-29 Patient Experience Week (AU)
- 25 – May 1 Allergy Awareness Week (GB)
- 25 – May 1 MS Awareness Week (GB)
- 28 World Day for Health and Safety at Work
- 29 Red Lab Coat Day (AU)
- 30 World Tai Chi and Qigong Day
A Pinterest Board has been made especially for April, with images for health awareness events that are on this month. http://pinterest.com/bsheim/healthaware-april/
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!
HealthAware 