Tag Archives: Health Information Week

Continued from previous month

• Oct 28 – Nov 3 Stroke Awareness Week (ZA)
• Oct 29 – Nov 5 Psoriasis Awareness Week (GB)
• Oct 31 – Nov 4 National School Meals Week (GB)
• Oct 31 – Nov 4 Obesity Week (US)

November

• 1 World Vegan Day
• 1-7 Parkinson’s Awareness Week (NZ)
• 2 National Stress Awareness Day (GB)
• 2 Wobbly Wednesday (GB)
• 3 YPAHD Day (CA)
• 3- Dec 3 National Disability Rights Awareness (ZA)
• 4-10 National Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Week (ZA)
• 5 Anam Cara Remembrance Event (GB)
• 6 SADC Malaria Day (ZA)
• 6-12 Australian Food Safety Week (AU)
• 6-12 National Adoption Awareness Week (AU)
• 6-12 National Senior Safety Week (CA)
• 6-12 Psychology Week (AU)
• 7-13 Blood Cancer Awareness Week (NZ)
• 7-13 National Cervical Cancer Awareness Week (AU)
• 7-13 National Pathology Week (GB)
• 8 World Radiography Day
• 12 World Pneumonia Day
• 13-19 Perinatal Depression and Anxiety Awareness Week (AU)
• 14 World Diabetes Day (ZA)
• 14-18 National Anti-Bullying Week (GB)
• 14-20 Alcohol Awareness Week (GB)
• 14-20 Antibiotic Awareness Week (AU)
• 14-20 Semaine mondiale pour un bon usage des antibiotiques
• 14-20 Semana Mundial de Concienciación sobre el Uso de los Antibióticos
• 14-20 World Antibiotic Awareness Week
• 15 CTEPH Awareness Day (US)
• 15 Día Nacional de las Enfermedades Neuromusculares (ES) [Spain National Neuromuscular Disorders Day]
• 16 International Day of Tolerance
• 16 World COPD Day
• 17 Great American Smokeout (US)
• 17 Stop Pressure Ulcer Day (EU)
• 17 World Pancreatic Cancer Day
• 17 World Prematurity Day (IE)
• 18 Día Europeo para el uso prudente de los antibióticos (ES) [European Antibiotic Awareness Day]
• 18 Europea degli Antibiotici (IT)
• 18 Europæisk antibiotikadag (DK)
• 18 Red Nose Day (NZ)
• 19 International Men’s Day
• 19 Survivor Day (US)
• 19 World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse
• 19 World Toilet Day
• 19-27 Social Inclusion Week (AU)
• 20 DonateLife Thank You Day (AU)
• 20 Transgender Day of Remembrance (AU)
• 20 World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
• 20-26 GERD Awareness Week (US)
• 20-26 Skin Cancer Action Week (AU)
• 21-25 CF Week (EU)
• 21-25 National Asbestos Awareness Week (AU)
• 21-27 Road Safety Week (GB)
• 24 National Family Health History Day (US)
• 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
• 25 White Ribbon Day (AU) (NZ)
• 25 – 10 Dec 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence (US-Rutgers) (World)
• 27 – 3 Dec Disability Awareness Week (WA-AU)

A Pinterest Board has been made especially for November, with images for health awareness events that are on this month.  http://pinterest.com/bsheim/healthaware-november/

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!