Category Archives: 08. August 2016

Continued from previous month

• July 31-Aug 7 Donate Life Week (AU)

August 2016

• Food Bank Food Fight (AU)
• Gastroparesis Awareness Month (Global)
• National Eye Exam Month (US)
• National Immunization Awareness Month (US)
• National Road Victims Month (GB)
• Spinal Musclular Atrophy Awareness Month (AU)
• Tradies National Health Month (AU)
• Aug 29- Sept 23 Fruit & Veg Month (AU)
• 1-6 National Rheumatic Fever Week (ZA)
• 1-7 Dental Health Week (AU)
• 1-7 Healthy Bones Action Week (AU)
• 1-7 World Breastfeeding Week
• 1-7 Semana Mundial de la Lactancia Materna (ES)[World Breasfeeding Week]
• 3 Playday (GB)
• 3-9 Homelessness Week (AU)
• 5 Jeans for Genes Day (AU)
• 5 Silent Leadership Challenge (NZ)
• 5-6 Big Latch On (NZ)
• 7-13 National EOS Awareness Week (AU)
• 7-13 Speech Pathology Awareness Week (AU)
• 8-14 Haemochromatosis Awareness Week (AU)
• 13-21 Senior’s Week (AU-QLD)
• 15-21 Brain Injury Awareness Week (AU)
• 15-21 Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week (NZ)
• 15-21 Rail Safety Week (AU)
• 21-26 Hearing Awareness Week (AU)
• 22-26 Tour de Office (Sydney, Melbourne – AU)
• 22-28 Queensland Road Safety Week (QLD-AU)
• 26 Daffodil Day (AU) (NZ)
• 31 International Overdose Awareness Day

A Pinterest Board has been made especially for August, with images for health awareness events that are on this month. http://pinterest.com/bsheim/healthaware-august/

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!