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2019 Health Awareness events – November

Posted on November 1, 2019 | Leave a comment

Continued from previous month

Oct 26- Nov 2 International Brain Tumour Awareness Week
Oct 28 – Nov 1 Canadian Patient Safety Week (CA)
Oct 28 – Nov 1 Semaine nationale de la sécurité des patients (CA)

November 2019

Family Violence Prevention Month (CA)
Lung Cancer Awareness Month (AU)
Mouth Cancer Action Month (GB)
Movember (AU) (BE) (CA) (DE) (ES) (FR) (GB) (IE)(NL) (NO) (NZ) (SG) (US) (ZA) [Mens Health]
National Adoption Awareness Mo nth (AU)
National Community Safety and Crime Prevention Week (CA)
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month (GB)
Prematurity Awareness Month (US)
Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month (US)
Stomach Cancer Awareness Month (US)
World Vegan Month
1 MS Moonlight Walk (QLD-AU)
1 World Vegan Day
3-7 Obesity Week (US)
4-8 International Stress Awareness Week (GB)
4-10 National Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Week (ZA)
6-12 National Senior Safety Week (CA)
8 World Radiography Day
9-16 Australian Food Safety Week (AU)
10 The Bloody Long Walk (Syd-AU)
10-16 PANDA Week (AU)
11-15 National School Meals Week (GB)
11-17 Alcohol Awareness Week (GB)
11-17 National Cervical Cancer Awareness Week (AU)
12 World Pneumonia Day
14 World Diabetes Day
16 International Day of Tolerance
16 YPAHD Day (CA)
17 World Prematurity Day
17-23 Skin Cancer Action Week (AU)
17 – Jan 3 2020 Road Ribbon for Road Safety (WA-AU)
18 Día Europeo para el uso prudente de los antibióticos (ES) [European Antibiotic Awareness Day]
18-24 Road Safety Week (GB)
18-24 World Antibiotic Awareness Week
19 World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse
19 World Toilet Day
20 World COPD Day
21 Great American Smokeout (US)
21 World Pancreatic Cancer Day
21 World Wide Pressure Injury Prevention Day
23 AXE Pancreatic Cancer (Tor-CA)
23 International Survivors of Suicide Day
23- Dec 1 Social Inclusion Week (AU)
24-30 National Home Fire Safety Week (CA)
25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
25 White Ribbon Day (AU) (NZ)
25- Dec 10 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (US)

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2019 Health Awareness Events – July

Posted on June 30, 2019 | Leave a comment

July 2019

African American Bone Marrow Awareness Month (US)
Dry July (AU) (NZ)
Feel Better Month (NZ)
Fragile X Awareness Month (AU)
International GBS Awareness Month
Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month (US)
National Cleft & Cranoifacial Awareness & Prevention Month (US)
National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month (US)
1-7 Health Information Week (GB)
1-7 Metabolic Disorders Awareness Week (GB)
1-7 Sarcoma Awareness Week (GB)
10 Panic Awareness Day (ZA)
11 World Population Day
14 Disability Awareness Day (GB)
14-20 National Diabetes Week (AU)
19 National Pajama Day (AU)
21-27 National Drowning Prevention Week (CA)
22-28 National Pain Week (AU)
23 World Sjögren’s Day
28 World Hepatitis Day
28- Aug 4 Donate Life Week (AU)

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September 2018 health awareness events (day and week)

Posted on September 1, 2018 | Leave a comment

Continued from previous month

27 – Sept 2 World Iron Awareness Week

September 2018

2 Big Red Kidney Walk (AU)
2-8 National Child Protection Week (AU)
2-8 Queensland Child Protection Week (QLD-AU)
3-7 Tour de Office (AU)
3-7 Women’s Health Week (AU)
3-8 Organ Donation Week (GB)
3-9 MS Awareness Week (NZ)
3-9 National Stroke Week (AU)
3-9 Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Week (AU)
5 National Health & Physical Education Day (AU)
6-13 Headache & Migraine Awareness Week (AU)
7 Duchenne Awareness Day (Global)
7 White Balloon Day (AU)
8 World Physiotherapy Day
8-9 Accessibility Weekend (AU)
8-16 National Organic Week (AU)
9 Big Red Kidney Walk (AU)
9-15 Disability Action Week (AU-QLD)
10 World Suicide Prevention Day
10-15 ECD Awareness Week (US)
10-16 Know Your Numbers! Week (GB)
10-16 Lymphatic Cancer Awareness Week (GB)
12 Día Internacional de Acción contra la Migraña (ES) [International Day of Action Against Migraine]
13 R U OK Day (AU)
13 World Sepsis Day
15 World Lymphoma Awareness Day
15-22 Conquer Chiari Walk Across America (US)
15-23 IPF World Week
16 Big Red Kidney Walk (AU)
16-22 European Mobility Week (EU)
16-22 Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week (US)
17 International Patient Safety Day
17-21 European Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week (EU)
18-24 Reye’s Syndrome Awareness Week (US)
19 Mouth Cancer Awareness Day (IE)
21 Bright Pink Lipstick Day (AU)
21 Día Mundial del Alzheimer (ES) [World Alzheimer Day]
21 Jeans for Genes (GB)
21 Silent Leadership Challenge (NZ)
21 The Bloody Long Walk (Syd-AU)
21-22 Car Free Day (Global)
22 Falls Prevention Awareness Day (US)
22 werelddovendag (BE) [World Deaf Day]
22-30 Veterans Health Week (AU)
22- Oct 7 British Food Fortnight (GB)
23-29 Rail Safety Week (CA)
24-30 Tsunami Preparedness Week (AS)
24 FH Awareness Day (US)
24-30 Meat Free Week (AU)
24-30 National Eye Health Week (GB)
24-30 Sexual Health Week (GB)
25 World Lung Day
26 AOTA’s National School Backpack Awareness Day (US)
26 Women’s Health & Fitness Day (US)
26 World Contraception Day
26 World Environmental Health Day (Global)
28 Red Nose Day (NZ)
28 World Rabies Day
29 Deutscher Lungentag (DE) [German Lung Day]
29 Día Mundial del Corazón (ES)[World Heart Day]
29 World Heart Day (ZA)
30 День донора крови в Кыргызстане (KG)

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September 2018 health awareness events (monthly)

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September 2018

Achalasia Awareness Month (US)
Blood Cancer Awareness Month (GB)
Breathtember (GB)
Breathe Better September (NZ)
Chiari Malformation Awareness Month (US)
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (GB) (CA)
CMT Awareness (GB)
Dementia Awareness Month (AU)
Footy Colours Day (AU)
Global PF Awareness Month
Healthy Aging Month (US)
Heart Awareness Month (ZA)
Hydrocephalus Awareness Month (US)
IC Awareness Month (US)
International Prostate Cancer Awareness Month (AU)
Light it Red for Lymphoma (US)
Liptember (AU)
Memory Walks (NZ) (GB)
Mois de la sensibilisation au cancer de la prostate(CA) [Prostate Cancer Awareness Month]
National Baby Safety Month (US)
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month (US)
National Preparedness Month (US)
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month (US)
National Recovery Month (US)
National Sickle Cell Awareness Month (US)
Pain Awareness Month (US)
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month (CA)
Remember September (NZ)
Save Our Sight Month (NZ)
Sidetember (AU)
Steptember (AU) 4- Oct 1
Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month (Global)
Tsunami Preparedness Month (US-Oregon/Washington)
Vascular Disease Awareness Month (GB)
World Alzheimer’s Month

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2018 June day/week health awareness events

Posted on June 6, 2018 | Leave a comment

Continued from previous month:

May 27 – June 3 National Reconciliation Week (AU)
May 28 – June 8 Every Plate Full (CA)

June 2018

1 Hypopara Day (GB)
2 Go Healthy Positively Purple Ladies Day (NZ)
2 National Get Fit Don’t Sit Day (US)
3 National Cancer Survivors Day (US)
4-10 Child Safety Week (GB)
4-10 Dementia Awareness Week (GB-Scotland)
4-10 Heart Rhythm Week (GB)
4-10 HS Awareness Week (GB)
4-10 National HS Awareness Week (GB)
4-10 Safe Kids Week (CA)
4-10 Haemochromatosis Awareness Week (AU)
6 Global Running Day
7 Haemochromatosis Day (IE)
8 Blue Day (GB)
8 International Tampon Alert Day
9-17 Bike Week (IE)
10-16 Food Safety Week (GB)
11-17 Carers Week (GB)
11-17 Cervical Screening Awareness Week (GB)
11-17 Diabetes Week (GB)
11-17 International Men’s Health Week (DK) (GB) (IE)
11-17 Men’s Health Week (AU) (NZ)
13 International Albinism Awareness Day
15 National Bug Busting Day (GB)
15-22 Elder Abuse Awareness Week (NZ)
18-24 Breathe Easy Week (GB)
18-24 Continence Awareness Week (NZ)
18-24 Learning Disability Week (GB)
18-24 National Epilepsy Week (ZA)
18-24 RA Awareness Week (GB)
20 Red Apple Day (AU)
21 Drink Tea for MND (IE)
21 The Longest Day (US)
21-27 Myeloma Awareness Week (GB)
25-29 Telehealth Awareness Week (WA-AU)
26 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
27 National HIV Testing Day (US)
28 CDH Awareness Day (GB)
29 Red Nose Day (AU)
29 Wrong Trousers Day (GB)
30 International Scoliosis Awareness Day

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Health Awareness Events for February 2018

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February 2018 month long events

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)
4 Всемирный день борьбы с раковыми заболеваниями (RU)
4 World Cancer Day (BM) (GB)
4-10 Burns Awareness Week (CA)
5-9 Feeding Tube Awareness Week (US)
5-11 Tinnitus Week (GB)
7 National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (US)
7 Winter Walk Day (CA)
11 Всемирный день больного (RU) [World Day of the Sick]
11 Church Action on Poverty (GB)
11 Día Europeo del Teléfono de Emergencias 112 (ES)
11-17 Children of Alcoholics Week (GB)
12 International Epilepsy Day
14 Heart Kids Awareness Day (AU)
15 Día Internacional del Cáncer Infantil (ES)[International Childhood Cancer Day]
15 International Childhood Cancer Day
15 Международный день детей, больных раком (RU) [International Day for Children with Cancer]
23-24 Lollipop Day (IE)
25 – Mar 3 National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (US)
26 – Mar 4 Eating Disorders Awareness Week (GB)
28 Pink Shirt Day (CA)
28 Rare Disease Day (Global) (NZ) (US)
28 Teal Ribbon Day (AU)

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Posted in 02. February 2018, health awareness, health information, health promotion

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August 2017 health awareness events

Posted on July 31, 2017 | Leave a comment

Continued from previous month

30-Aug 5 National Missing Persons Week (AU)
30-Aug 6 Donate Life Week (AU)

August 2017 Month events

Gastroparesis Awareness Month (US)
National Eye Exam Month (US)
National Immunization Awareness Month (US)
National Road Victims Month (GB)
SMA Awareness Month (AU)
Tradies National Health Month (AU)
28 – Sept 22 Fruit & Veg Month (AU)

August 2017 Day & week events

1-7 Semana Mundial de la Lactancia Materna (ES)[World Breasfeeding Week]
1-7 World Breastfeeding Week
2 Playday (GB)
4 Jeans for Genes Day (AU)
4 Silent Leadership Challenge (NZ)
4-5 The Big Latch On (NZ)
6-12 National EOS Awareness Week (AU)
7-13 Dental Health Week (AU)
7-13 Haemochromatosis Awareness Week (AU)
7-13 Healthy Bones Action Week (AU)
7-13 Homelessness Week (AU)
14-20 Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week (NZ)
14-20 Rail Safety Week (AU)
18 Crazy Hair Day (AU)
18 Paediatric Education Day (NZ)
19-27 Senior’s Week (AU-QLD)
20-26 Hearing Awareness Week (AU)
20-26 Speech Pathology Awareness Week (AU)
21-25 Tour de Office (NSW, SA, VIC – AU)
21-25 Queensland Road Safety Week (QLD-AU)
25 Daffodil Day (AU) (NZ)
28 – Sept 3 MS Awareness Week (NZ)
31 International Overdose Awareness Day

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July 2017 Day & Week health awareness events

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July 2017

3-9 Health Information Week (GB)
3-9 Metabolic Disorders Awareness Week (GB)
3-9 Sarcoma Awareness Week (GB)
3-9 Sleep Awareness Week (AU)
9-15 National Diabetes Week (AU)
10 Panic Awareness Day (ZA)
11 World Population Day
14-23 Love Parks Week (GB)
16 Disability Awareness Day (GB)
16-22 National Drowning Prevention Week (CA)
17-23 National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week (PH)
21 National Pajama Day (AU)
23 World Sjögren’s Day
28 World Hepatitis Day
30-Aug 6 Donate Life Week (AU)

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July 2017 Health awareness events

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July 2017

African American Bone Marrow Awareness Month (US)
Dry July (AU)
Feel Better Month (NZ)
Food Bank Food Fight (AU)
Fragile X Awareness Month (AU)
Group B Strep Awareness Month (GB)
International GBS Awareness Month
JulEYE (AU)
Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month (US)
National Cleft & Cranoifacial Awareness & Prevention Month (US)
National Disaster Resilience Month (PH)
National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month (US)
Nutrition Month (PH)

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June 2017 Day & Week health awareness events

Posted on June 5, 2017 | Leave a comment

Continued from previous month

May 23- June 9 Every Plate Full (CA)
May 27 – June 3 National Reconciliation Week (AU)
May 28 – June 3 Arthritis Awareness Week (AU)
May 29 – June 4 Dementia Awareness Week Scotland (GB)

June 2017

1 Haemochromatosis Awareness Day (IE)
1 World Hypopara Awareness Day
3 World Clubfoot Day
4 Go Healthy Positively Purple Ladies Day (NZ)
4 National Cancer Survivors Day (US)
5-11 Child Safety Week (GB)
5-11 Heart Rhythm Week (GB)
5-11 National HS Awareness Week (GB)
5-11 Safe Kids Week (CA)
7 Global Running Day
8 International Tampon Alert Day
9 Wear It. Beat It. (GB)
10 Blue Day (GB)
10 Scoliosis Awareness Walk (CA)
10-16 Food Safety Week (GB)
10-18 Bike Week (GB) (IE)
11-17 Diabetes Week (GB)
11-17 National Blood Donor Week (AU)
12-16 Breathe Easy Week (GB)
12-18 Carers Week (GB)
12-18 Cervical Screening Awareness Week (GB)
12-18 International Men’s Health Week (AU) (DK) (GB) (IE)
12-18 Mens Health Week (NZ)
12-18 National Carers Week (IE)
13 International Albinism Awareness Day
14 Blood Donor Day (ZA)
14 World Blood Donor Day
15 National Bug Busting Day (GB)
15 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
15-22 Elder Abuse Awareness Week (NZ)
16-26 Drowning Prevention Week (GB)
19-25 Learning Disability Week (GB)
19-25 National Epilepsy Week (ZA)
19-25 RA Awareness Week (GB)
19-25 WA Sarcoma Awareness Week (AU)
21 Drink Tea for MND (IE)
21 The Longest Day (US)
21-27 Myeloma Awareness Week (GB)
22 Red Apple Day (AU)
24 International Scoliosis Awareness Day
26 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
27 National HIV Testing Day (US)
28 CDH Awareness Day (GB)
30 Red Nose Day (AU)
30 Wrong Trousers Day (GB)

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