- 1 Dignity Action Day (GB)
- 1-7 Burn Awareness Week (CA)
- 1-7 Eating Disorders Awareness Week (CA)
- 1-7 African Heritage & Health Week (US)
- 2-6 Tinnitus Awareness Week (IE)
- 2-8 Tinnitus Awareness Week (GB)
- 3 It’s Time To Talk Day (US)
- 4 Всемирный день борьбы с раковыми заболеваниями (RU)
- 4 World Cancer Day (AU) (BM) (GB) (ZA)
- 5-14 Rose Week (IE) [Epilepsy]
- 6 Bobble Day (GB)
- 6 Give Kids a Smile Day (US)
- 6 National Doodle Day (GB) [Epilepsy]
- 6 National Wear Red Day (US)
- 6 Wear It. Beat It (GB)
- 7 National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (US)
- 8-14 Children of Alcoholics Week (GB)
- 8-14 Feeding Tube Awareness Week (US)
- 9 International Epilepsy Day
- 9 Международный день стоматолога (RU) [World Day of the Dentist]
- 9-15 Heart Week (NZ)
- 10-15 STI/Condom Week (ZA)
- 10-16 Pregnancy Awareness Week (ZA)
- 11 Всемирный день больного (RU) [World Day of the Sick]
- 11 Día Europeo del Teléfono de Emergencias 112 (ES)
- 11 Go by Bike Day (NZ)
- 13 Hollard Daredevil Runs (ZA)
- 14 HeartKids Awareness Day (AU)
- 15 Международный день детей, больных раком (RU) [International Day for Children with Cancer]
- 16-22 Australia’s Healthy Weight Week (AU)
- 18 University Mental Health and Wellbeing Day (GB)
- 22 National Healthy Lifestyles Day (ZA)
- 22-28 National Eating Disorder Awareness Week (US)
- 22-28 Rare Disease Awareness Week (PH)
- 23-28 Arohanui Hospice Awareness Week (NZ)
- 23-28 Well Child/Tamariki Ora Week (NZ)
- 23- 1 March Eating Disorders Awareness Week (GB)
- 25 Teal Ribbon Day (AU)
- 27-28 Lollipop Day (IE)
- 28 Día Mundial de las Enfermedades Raras (ES) [Rare Disease Day]
- 28 Международный день редких заболеваний (RU) [Rare Disease Day]
- 28 Rare Disease Day (Global)
- 28 Rare Disease Day USA (US) (NZ)
- 28 Wear That You Care (PH)
- 28 Women’s Wellness Day (NZ)
- 28 – 1 Mar CANSA Shavathon (ZA)
A Pinterest Board has been made especially for February, with images for health awareness events that are on this month. http://pinterest.com/bsheim/healthaware-february/ 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!
