Tag Archives: health observances

Continued from previous month

• Sept 17 – Oct 2 British Food Fortnight (GB)
• Sept 21 – Oct 18 Eye Care Awareness Month (ZA)

October 2016

• 1 Big NZ Blood Pressure Check (NZ)
• 1 Colostomy Day (GB)
• 1 International Day of Older Persons
• 1 National Inherited Disorders Day (ZA)
• 1 World Vegetarian Day
• 1-7 BFRB Week (US)
• 2 Itching for a Cure Walk (US)
• 2-8 La Semaine de sensibilisation aux maladies mentales (CA)
• 2-8 Mental Illness Awareness Week (CA) (US)
• 3 World MSA Day (Multiple System Atrophy)
• 3-7 Humphrey’s Pyjama Week (GB)
• 3-7 National Work Life Week (GB)
• 3-8 Backcare Awareness Week (GB)
• 3-9 Dyslexia Awareness Week (GB)
• 3-10 National Fire Safety Week (IE)
• 4 Bipolar Awareness Day (GB)
• 5 International Walk to School Day
• 5 National Personal Safety Day (GB)
• 5 World Cerebral Palsy Day
• 5-10 International Babywearing Week
• 6 Día Europeo de la Depresión (ES) [European Depression Day]
• 6 National Depression Screening Day (US)
• 7 Byte Night (GB)
• 7 Hat Day (AU)
• 7 Light the Night (AU)
• 7 Odd Socks Day (AU)
• 7 Walk to Work Day (AU)
• 7 World Smile Day
• 8 World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (ZA)
• 8-15 Mental Health Week (AU)
• 9-15 Baby Loss Awareness Week (NZ) (GB)
• 9-15 Fire Prevention Week (CA) (US)
• 9-15 Haemophilia Awareness Week (AU)
• 9-15 International OCD Awareness Week
• 9-15 Mental Health Week (VIC-AU)
• 10 Giornata Europea della Sindrome x Fragile  (EU- in Italiano)
• 10 Pasaules psihiskās veselības dienu (LV)
• 10 World Mental Health Day (ZA)
• 10-15 Get Ready Week (NZ)
• 10-16 Mental Health Awareness Week (NZ)
• 10-16 National Braille Week (GB)
• 10-16 World-wide Week of Service in Sight
• 10-17 British Egg Week (GB)
• 12 Día Internacional de la Artritis Reumatoide  (ES) [World Arthritis Day]
• 12 White Cane Day (US)
• 12 World Arthritis Day (EU) (ZA)
• 12-20 Bone and Joint Action Week (US)
• 13 International Day for Disaster Reduction
• 13 World Sight Day (ZA)
• 14 The Big Pink (GB)
• 14-15 Pink Ribbon Appeal (NZ)
• 14-15 Retina Sub-Specialty Day (US)
• 15 Global Handwashing Day (ZA)
• 15 Pregnancy and End of Life Remembrance Day (US)
• 15 Wave of Light (Global)
• 16 World Food Day
• 16 World Spine Day (ZA)
• 16-22 Anti-poverty Week (AU)
• 16-22 International Infection Prevention Week
• 16-22 Invisible Disabilities Week (US)
• 16-22 National Carers Week (AU)
• 16-22 National Foster Family Week (CA)
• 16-22 National Nutrition Week (AU)
• 16-22 OT Week (AU)
• 16-22 Pharmacy Week (US)
• 16-23 National Medication Adherence Week (GB)
• 17 End Poverty Day (IE)
• 17 National Anaesthesia Day (AU)
• 17 World Trauma Day (IN) (ZA)
• 17-21 National Health Education Week (US)
• 17-21 National Infection Control Week (CA)
• 17-21 PAP Campaign (CA)
• 17-23 National School Safety Week (CA)
• 17-23 National Week for Overcoming Extreme Poverty (PH)
• 17-23 Responsible Gambling Awareness Week (AU)
• 17-23 Sock it to Suicide (AU)
• 18 World Menopause Day
• 19 Día Internacional contra el Cáncer de Mama (ES) [World Day Against Breast Cancer]
• 19 Unity Day (US)
• 20 Día Mundial de la Osteoporosis (ES) [World Osteoporosis Day]
• 20 National Down Syndrome Day (ZA)
• 20 World Osteoporosis Day (ZA)
• 21 Loud Shirt Day (AU)
• 21 MS Moonlight Walk (QLD-AU)
• 21 Wear It Pink (GB)
• 22 International Stammering Awareness Day
• 22-29 International Brain Tumour Awareness Week
• 22-30 National Children’s Week (AU)
• 22-30 Veterans Health Week (AU)
• 23 National Iodine Deficiency Disorder Day (ZA)
• 23-29 International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action
• 23-29 Respiratory Care Week (US)
• 23-31 Red Ribbon Week (US)
• 24 Blue Knot Day (AU) [Adults surviving child abuse]
• 24 World Polio Day (ZA)
• 24-28 Canadian Patient Safety Week (CA)
• 24-28 Semaine nationale de la sécurité des patients (CA)
• 25 World Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Day
• 25-31 National Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) Awareness Week (US)
• 26 Día del Daño Cerebral adquirido (ES) [Acquired Brain Injury Day]
• 28 Day for Daniel (QLD-AU)
• 28 Injury Free Day (AU)
• 28 National Bandanna Day (AU)
• 28 Paediatric Education Day (NZ)
• 28 – Nov 3 Stroke Awareness Week (ZA)
• 29 World Psoriasis Day
• 29 World Stroke Day (ZA)
• 29 – Nov 5 Psoriasis Awareness Week (GB)
• 31 National Bug Busting Day (GB)
• 31 – Nov 4 National School Meals Week (GB)
• 31 – Nov 4 Obesity Week (US)

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/

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!