Continued from previous month
- Sept 21 – Oct 6 British Food Fortnight (GB)
October 2019
- 1 International Day of Older Persons
- 1 World Vegetarian Day
- 1-7 BFRB Week (US)
- 1-7 Mental Illness Awareness Week (US)
- 3 World MSA Day
- 4 Odd Socks Day (AU)
- 4 Walk to Work Day (AU)
- 4 World Smile Day
- 5-13 Queensland Mental Health Week (QLD-AU)
- 6 World Cerebral Palsy Day
- 6-12 Mental Health Week (WA-AU)
- 7-11 Back Pain Week (GB)
- 7-11 National Pyjama Week (GB)
- 7-11 National Work Life Week (GB)
- 7-13 British Egg Week (GB)
- 7-13 Dyslexia Awareness Week (GB)
- 7-13 Gambling Harm Awareness Week (AU)
- 7-13 National Braille Week (GB)
- 7-14 National Fire Safety Week (IE)
- 9-15 Baby Loss Awareness Week (GB)
- 10 Hat Day (AU)
- 10 World Sight Day
- 11 Light the Night (AU)
- 12 Día Internacional de la Artritis Reumatoide (ES) [World Arthritis Day]
- 12 World Arthritis Day
- 12-20 Bone and Joint Action Week (US)
- 13 World Thrombosis Day
- 13-19 Anti-poverty Week (AU)
- 13-19 Bleeding Disorders Awareness Week (AU)
- 13-19 International OCD Awareness Week
- 13-19 Invisible Disabilities Week (US)
- 13-19 National Carers Week (AU)
- 13-19 National Nutrition Week (AU)
- 14-18 National Infection Control Week (CA)
- 14-20 Foot Health Week (AU)
- 15 Global Handwashing Day
- 15 Pregnancy and End of Life Remembrance Day (US)
- 15 Wave of Light (Global)
- 15-19 Sock it to Suicide (AU)
- 16 National Anaesthesia Day (AU)
- 16 White Cane Day (US)
- 16 World Spine Day
- 17 New Zealand Shake Out (NZ)
- 17 World Patient Safety Day
- 18 Loud Shirt Day (AU)
- 18 Wear It Pink (GB)
- 18 World Menopause Day
- 19 Día Internacional contra el Cáncer de Mama (ES) [World Day Against Breast Cancer]
- 19-27 National Children’s Week (AU)
- 20 Día Mundial de la Osteoporosis (ES)[World Osteoporosis Day]
- 20 World Osteoporosis Day
- 20-26 International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action
- 20-26 Respiratory Care Week (US)
- 21-25 PAP Campaign (CA)
- 21-27 OT Week (AU)
- 23 Unity Day (US)
- 23-31 Red Ribbon Week (US)
- 24 Brain Cancer Awareness Day (CA)
- 24 World Polio Day
- 25 National Bandanna Day (AU)
- 25 World Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Day
- 26 Day for Daniel (QLD-AU)
- 26- Nov 2 International Brain Tumour Awareness Week
- 28 Blue Knot Day (AU)
- 28 – Nov 1 Canadian Patient Safety Week (CA)
- 28 – Nov 1 Semaine nationale de la sécurité des patients (CA)
- 29 World Stroke Day
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/
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