Continued from previous month
- Sept 17 – Oct 2 British Food Fortnight (GB)
- Sept 21 – Oct 18 Eye Care Awareness Month (ZA)
October 2016
- 1 Big NZ Blood Pressure Check (NZ)
- 1 Colostomy Day (GB)
- 1 International Day of Older Persons
- 1 National Inherited Disorders Day (ZA)
- 1 World Vegetarian Day
- 1-7 BFRB Week (US)
- 2 Itching for a Cure Walk (US)
- 2-8 La Semaine de sensibilisation aux maladies mentales (CA)
- 2-8 Mental Illness Awareness Week (CA) (US)
- 3 World MSA Day (Multiple System Atrophy)
- 3-7 Humphrey’s Pyjama Week (GB)
- 3-7 National Work Life Week (GB)
- 3-8 Backcare Awareness Week (GB)
- 3-9 Dyslexia Awareness Week (GB)
- 3-10 National Fire Safety Week (IE)
- 4 Bipolar Awareness Day (GB)
- 5 International Walk to School Day
- 5 National Personal Safety Day (GB)
- 5 World Cerebral Palsy Day
- 5-10 International Babywearing Week
- 6 Día Europeo de la Depresión (ES) [European Depression Day]
- 6 National Depression Screening Day (US)
- 7 Byte Night (GB)
- 7 Hat Day (AU)
- 7 Light the Night (AU)
- 7 Odd Socks Day (AU)
- 7 Walk to Work Day (AU)
- 7 World Smile Day
- 8 World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (ZA)
- 8-15 Mental Health Week (AU)
- 9-15 Baby Loss Awareness Week (NZ) (GB)
- 9-15 Fire Prevention Week (CA) (US)
- 9-15 Haemophilia Awareness Week (AU)
- 9-15 International OCD Awareness Week
- 9-15 Mental Health Week (VIC-AU)
- 10 Giornata Europea della Sindrome x Fragile (EU- in Italiano)
- 10 Pasaules psihiskās veselības dienu (LV)
- 10 World Mental Health Day (ZA)
- 10-15 Get Ready Week (NZ)
- 10-16 Mental Health Awareness Week (NZ)
- 10-16 National Braille Week (GB)
- 10-16 World-wide Week of Service in Sight
- 10-17 British Egg Week (GB)
- 12 Día Internacional de la Artritis Reumatoide (ES) [World Arthritis Day]
- 12 White Cane Day (US)
- 12 World Arthritis Day (EU) (ZA)
- 12-20 Bone and Joint Action Week (US)
- 13 International Day for Disaster Reduction
- 13 World Sight Day (ZA)
- 14 The Big Pink (GB)
- 14-15 Pink Ribbon Appeal (NZ)
- 14-15 Retina Sub-Specialty Day (US)
- 15 Global Handwashing Day (ZA)
- 15 Pregnancy and End of Life Remembrance Day (US)
- 15 Wave of Light (Global)
- 16 World Food Day
- 16 World Spine Day (ZA)
- 16-22 Anti-poverty Week (AU)
- 16-22 International Infection Prevention Week
- 16-22 Invisible Disabilities Week (US)
- 16-22 National Carers Week (AU)
- 16-22 National Foster Family Week (CA)
- 16-22 National Nutrition Week (AU)
- 16-22 OT Week (AU)
- 16-22 Pharmacy Week (US)
- 16-23 National Medication Adherence Week (GB)
- 17 End Poverty Day (IE)
- 17 National Anaesthesia Day (AU)
- 17 World Trauma Day (IN) (ZA)
- 17-21 National Health Education Week (US)
- 17-21 National Infection Control Week (CA)
- 17-21 PAP Campaign (CA)
- 17-23 National School Safety Week (CA)
- 17-23 National Week for Overcoming Extreme Poverty (PH)
- 17-23 Responsible Gambling Awareness Week (AU)
- 17-23 Sock it to Suicide (AU)
- 18 World Menopause Day
- 19 Día Internacional contra el Cáncer de Mama (ES) [World Day Against Breast Cancer]
- 19 Unity Day (US)
- 20 Día Mundial de la Osteoporosis (ES) [World Osteoporosis Day]
- 20 National Down Syndrome Day (ZA)
- 20 World Osteoporosis Day (ZA)
- 21 Loud Shirt Day (AU)
- 21 MS Moonlight Walk (QLD-AU)
- 21 Wear It Pink (GB)
- 22 International Stammering Awareness Day
- 22-29 International Brain Tumour Awareness Week
- 22-30 National Children’s Week (AU)
- 22-30 Veterans Health Week (AU)
- 23 National Iodine Deficiency Disorder Day (ZA)
- 23-29 International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action
- 23-29 Respiratory Care Week (US)
- 23-31 Red Ribbon Week (US)
- 24 Blue Knot Day (AU) [Adults surviving child abuse]
- 24 World Polio Day (ZA)
- 24-28 Canadian Patient Safety Week (CA)
- 24-28 Semaine nationale de la sécurité des patients (CA)
- 25 World Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Day
- 25-31 National Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) Awareness Week (US)
- 26 Día del Daño Cerebral adquirido (ES) [Acquired Brain Injury Day]
- 28 Day for Daniel (QLD-AU)
- 28 Injury Free Day (AU)
- 28 National Bandanna Day (AU)
- 28 Paediatric Education Day (NZ)
- 28 – Nov 3 Stroke Awareness Week (ZA)
- 29 World Psoriasis Day
- 29 World Stroke Day (ZA)
- 29 – Nov 5 Psoriasis Awareness Week (GB)
- 31 National Bug Busting Day (GB)
- 31 – Nov 4 National School Meals Week (GB)
- 31 – Nov 4 Obesity Week (US)
A Pinterest Board has been made especially for October, with images for health awareness events that are on this month. http://pinterest.com/bsheim/healthaware-october/
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!
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