Tag Archives: Health Awareness initiatives

Continued from previous month

• Sept 22- Oct 7 British Food Fortnight (GB)

October 2018

• 1 International Day of Older Persons
• 1 World Vegetarian Day
• 1-5 National Work Life Week (GB)
• 1-6 National Pyjama Week (GB)
• 1-6 Stroke Week (NZ)
• 1-7 BFRB Week (US)
• 1-7 Dyslexia Awareness Week (GB)
• 1-7 Mental Illness Awareness Week (US)
• 1-7 Sleep Awareness Week (AU)
• 1-8 National Fire Safety Week (IE)
• 1-9 International Baby Wearing Week
• 3 Bipolar Awareness Day (GB)
• 3 World MSA Day
• 5 Byte Night (GB)
• 5 Light the Night (AU)
• 5 Odd Socks Day (AU)
• 5 Walk to Work Day (AU)
• 5 World Smile Day
• 6 MS Moonlight Walk (QLD-AU)
• 6 World Cerebral Palsy Day
• 6 Colostomy Day (GB)
• 7-13 Bleeding Disorders Awareness Week (AU)
• 7-13 International OCD Awareness Week
• 7-14 Mental Health Week (WA-AU)
• 8-12 BackCare Awareness Week (GB)
• 8-14 British Egg Week (GB)
• 8-14 Mental Health Awareness Week (NZ)
• 8-14 National Braille Week (GB)
• 8-14 Responsible Gambling Awareness Week (AU)
• 9-15 Baby Loss Awareness Week (GB)
• 10 Hat Day (AU)
• 11 National Depression Screening Day (US)
• 11 World Obesity Day
• 11 World Sight Day
• 12 Día Internacional de la Artritis Reumatoide  (ES) [World Arthritis Day]
• 12 World Arthritis Day
• 12-20 Bone and Joint Action Week (US)
• 13 International Day for National Disaster Reduction
• 13 World Thrombosis Day
• 14-20 Anti-poverty Week (AU)
• 14-20 Invisible Disabilities Week (US)
• 14-20 National Carers Week (AU)
• 14-20 National Nutrition Week (AU)
• 15 Global Handwashing Day
• 15 Pregnancy and End of Life Remembrance Day (US)
• 15 Wave of Light (Global)
• 15-19 National Infection Control Week (CA)
• 15-19 PAP Campaign (CA)
• 15-19 Sock it to Suicide (AU)
• 15-19 Walk at Work Week (QLD-AU)
• 16 National Anaesthesia Day (AU)
• 16 World Spine Day
• 17 End Poverty (IE)
• 17 White Cane Day (US)
• 18 New Zealand Shake Out (NZ)
• 18 World Menopause Day
• 19 Loud Shirt Day (AU)
• 19 Día Internacional contra el Cáncer de Mama (ES) [World Day Against Breast Cancer]
• 19 Wear It Pink (GB)
• 19-28 National Children’s Week (AU)
• 20 Día Mundial de la Osteoporosis (ES)[World Osteoporosis Day]
• 20 World Osteoporosis Day
• 20-27 International Brain Tumour Awareness Week (CA)
• 21-27 International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action
• 21-27 Respiratory Care Week (US)
• 21-27 OT Week (AU)
• 22 International Stammering Awareness Day
• 23-31 Red Ribbon Week (US)
• 24 Unity Day (US)
• 24 World Polio Day
• 25 World Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Day
• 26 Day for Daniel (QLD-AU)
• 26 Día del Daño Cerebral adquirido (ES) [Acquired Brain Injury Day]
• 26 National Bandanna Day (AU)
• 26 Retina Sub-Specialty Day (US)
• 29 Blue Knot Day (AU)
• 29 World Psoriasis Day
• 29 World Stroke Day
• 29 – Nov 2 Canadian Patient Safety Week (CA)
• 29 – Nov 2 Semaine nationale de la sécurité des patients (CA)

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/