Tag Archives: september

Continued from previous month

• Aug 9 – Sep 24 MS Awareness Week (NZ)

September 2016

• 1-7 Fertility Week (AU)
• 1-7 Spina Bifida Awareness Week (VIC-AU)
• 1-8 15th National Epilepsy Awareness Week (PH)
• 2 Balloon Day (NZ)
• 2 Frisco RoughRiders Ovarian Cancer Awareness Night (TX-US)
• 2 MS Annual Appeal Day (NZ)
• 3 Personal Better Day (AU)
• 4 Bloody Long Walk (AU-Sydney)
• 4-10 Migraine Awareness Week (GB)
• 4-10 National Child Protection Week (AU)
• 4-10 Queensland Child Protection Week (QLD-AU)
• 5 World Spinal Cord Injury Day
• 5-9 Tour de Office (Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth – AU)
• 5-9 Women’s Health Week (AU)
• 5-11 Idiopathic Hypersomnia Awareness Week (AU)
• 5-11 National Physiotherapy Back Week (ZA)
• 5-11 Organ Donation Week (GB)
• 5-11 Pharmacy Week (ZA)
• 5-11 Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Week (AU)
• 7 Duchenne Awareness Day (Global)
• 7 Light the Night (AU)
• 8 R U OK Day (AU)
• 8 World Physiotherapy Day
• 9 National FASD Day (GB)
• 9 White Balloon Day (AU)
• 10 Gamble Free Day (NZ)
• 10 World Suicide Prevention Day
• 10-11 Accessibility Weekend (AU)
• 11 Kidney Health Research Walk (AU)
• 11-17 Disability Action Week (AU)
• 12 Día Internacional de Acción contra la Migraña (ES) [International Day of Action Against Migraine]
• 12-16 Ambulance Week (QLD-AU)
• 12-17 Erdheim-Chester Disease Awareness Week (US)
• 12-18 Balance Awareness Week (GB)
• 12-18 Know Your Numbers! Week (GB)
• 12-18 Lymphatic Cancer Awareness Week (GB)
• 12-18 National Stroke Week (AU)
• 12-18 Sexual Health Week (GB)
• 13 World Sepsis Day
• 14 National Health & Physical Education Day (AU)
• 15 World Lymphoma Awareness Day (More)
• 16 Gladiolus Day (AU)
• 16-22 Cerebral Palsy Awareness and Protection Week (PH)
• 16-22 European Mobility Week (EU)
• 17 Conquer Chiari Walk Across America (US)
• 17 Day of Hope NTSAD (US)
• 17 Deutscher Lungentag (DE) [German Lung Day]
• 17 Tattoo-a-thon (ZA)
• 17-25 IPF World Week
• 17-25 National Eczema Week (GB)
• 17-25 National Organic Week (AU)
• 17 – Oct 2 British Food Fortnight (GB)
• 18-24 International Clean Hands Week
• 18-24 Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week (US)
• 18-24 Reye’s Syndrome Awareness Week (US)
• 19-23 European Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week (EU)
• 19-25 National Eye Health Week (GB)
• 19-25 World Reflexology Week
• 21 AOTA’s National School Backpack Awareness Day (US)
• 21 Día Mundial del Alzheimer (ES) [World Alzheimer Day]
• 21 Mouth Cancer Awareness Day (IE)
• 21-Oct 18 Eye Care Awareness Month (ZA)
• 22 Car Free Day (Global)
• 22 Falls Prevention Awareness Day (US)
• 23 Bright Pink Lipstick Day (AU)
• 23 Jeans for Genes (GB)
• 23 Loud Shirt Day (NZ)
• 24 Family Health & Fitness Day (US)
• 24 FH Awareness Day (US)
• 24 werelddovendag (BE) [World Deaf Day]
• 25 День донора крови в Кыргызстане (KG)
• 26 Mesothelioma Awareness Day (US)
• 26 World Contraception Day
• 26 World Environmental Health Day (Global)
• 28 Women’s Health and Fitness Day (US)
• 28 World Rabies Day
• 29 Día Mundial del Corazón (ES)[World Heart Day]
• 29 World Heart Day

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

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!