For every health awareness day/week/month event, the best possible site is used that links to related information, current information and that mentions the event. Many web sites are not updated early enough for more timely publications on this site. There are some however who are doing a fantastic job of keeping current and are planning well in advance. Those are listed here. As the new month is published, they will be found in the main content of the site and removed from this page. If you know of an event that hasn’t been listed yet, please fill out the form on the ADD EVENT page. I add to this often.
Continued from previous month
- March 28 – April 4 Organ Donor Awareness Week (IE)
April 2020
- April No Falls (AU)
- Autism Awareness Month (AU)
- Child Abuse Prevention Month (US) Events Cancelled
- Limb Loss Awareness Month (US)
- Mes de Conciencia sobre la Agresión Sexual (US)
- National Autism Awareness Month (US)
- National Child Abuse Prevention Month (US)
- National Facial Protection Month (US)
- National PI Awareness Month (US)
- Oral Health Month (CA)
- OT Month (US)
- Pause for Parkinson’s (AU)
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month (US)
- Sjögren’s Awareness Month (US)
- 1 National Smile Day (AU)
- 2 World Autism Awareness Day more
- 4-10 National Dental Hygienists Week (CA)
- 6 dia do desafio (BR -em português)
- 8 Wear Blue (US)
- 12-18 National Dog Bite Prevention Week (US)
- 13-17 Minnesota Severe Weather Awareness Week (MN-US)
- 13-19 Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week (US)
- 14-17 Osteopathy Awareness Week (AU)
- 16 Tornado Drill Day (US)
- 16 World Voice Day
- 17 Всемирный день гемофилии (RU) {World Hemophilia Day}
- 17 World Hemophilia Day
- 18 Walk for Epilepsy (US)
- 19-25 National Infertility Awareness Week (US)
- 20 Национальный день донора в России (RU) {National Donor Day}
- 22-29 World PI Week
- 25 World Malaria Day
- 25-2 May National Immunization Awareness Week (CA)
- 25-2 May National Infant Immunization Week (US)
- 25-2 May Semana de Vacunación en las Américas [Vaccination Week in the Americas]
- 25-2 May Vaccination Week in the Americas
- 25-30 May Boost Immunity Month
- 27-1 May Active School Week (IE)
May 2020
- Better Hearing and Speech Month (US)
- BPD Awareness Month (US)
- Brain Tumour Awareness Month (CA)
- Celiac Awareness Month (CA)
- Hemochromotosis Awareness Month (CA)
- Hepatitis Awareness Month (US)
- Lupus Awareness Month (US)
- Lyme Disease Awareness Month (US)
- Make May Purple (GB)
- Mental Health Month (US)
- Mercy May (AU)
- National Arthritis Awareness Month (US)
- National PKU Awareness Month (US)
- National Smile Month (GB) May 18 – June 18)
- National Walking Month (GB)
- Williams Syndrome Awareness Month (US)
- 1 Starlight Day (AU)
- 1-7 Healthy Hips Week (AU)
- 2-9 Osteogenesis Imperfecta Awareness Week (US)
- 3-9 Emergency Preparedness Week (CA)
- 3-9 Hurricane Preparedness Week (US)
- 3-9 North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (NA) [en français]
- 4-8 Air Quality Awareness Week (US)
- 4-10 Tourette Syndrome Awareness Week (AU)
- 5 World Asthma Day
- 6 Wishbone Day (Global)
- 7 Alzheimer’s Tea Day (IE)
- 8 World Ovarian Cancer Day
- 10 World Lupus Day
- 11-17 Dying Matters Awareness Week (GB)
- 15 Hats for Headway Day (GB)
- 15 Walk Safely to School Day (AU) POSTPONED
- 16-22 National Safe Boating Week (US)
- 17 International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia
- 18-24 Mental Health Awareness Week (GB)
- 19 Hepatitis Testing Day (US)
- 19 World IBD Day
- 21 Global Accessibility Awareness Day
- 21 Mental Health Awareness Week (GB)
- 22 Gout Awareness Day (US)
- 23 International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
- 24-30 National Palliative Care Week (AU)
- 27 National Senior Health & Fitness Day (US)
- 28 Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea (AU)
- 29 Go Orange for PWS (AU)
- 29 World Digestive Health Day
- 30 MS Awareness Day (US)
- 30 World MS Day (More)
- 30 World Tai Chi Day
- 31 World No Tobacco Day
- 31 World Smoke Free Day (NZ)
- Dementia Action Week (GB) POSTPONED
June 2020
- 28 – July 4 World Allergy Week
- 8-12 National Bike Week (IE)
July 2020
- Healthy Vision Month (US)
September 2020
- 19-27 Cycle Against Suicide (IE)
- 21-27 New Zealand Sign Language Week (NZ)
October 2020
- Walk to School Week (GB)
November 2020
- 9-15 Road Safety Week (NZ)
April 2021
- 10-16 Parkinson’s Awareness Week (GB)
May 2021
- 5 Allergy and Asthma Day (US)
- Food Allergy Awareness Week (AU)
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