October 2013 HealthAware day & week events around the world

• 1 European Depression Day (EU)
• 1 International Day of Older Persons
• 1-7 National Trichotillomania & Skin Picking Awareness Week (US)
• 1-7 Semana de la Lactancia Materna en España (ES) [en español - Spain Breasfeeding Week]
• 2 World Cerebral Palsy Day
• 3 World MSA Day (Multiple System Atrophy)
• 4 National Walk to Work Day (AU)
• 4 Odd Socks Day (AU) [Mental Health Campaign]
• 4 Stillbirth Remembrance Day (US)
• 4 World Smile Day
• 4-13 National Organic Week (AU)
• 6-12 Fire Prevention Week (US)
• 6-12 Mental Health Week (AU)
• 6-12 Mental Illness Awareness Week (CA) {français}
• 7-13 International Baby Wearing Week (AU info)
• 7-13 Mental Illness Awareness Week (US)
• 7-13 National Braille Week (GB)
• 9 Unity Day (US) [Bullying Prevention]
• 10 Australian Defence Force Mental Health Day (AU)
• 10 Giornata Europea Della Sindrome X Fragile (EU- in italiano) [European Day of Fragile X Syndrome]
  
• 10 Journee Europeenne de L’X Fragile (EU- en français) [European Day of Fragile X Syndrome]
• 10 National Depression Screening Day (US)
• 10 World Homeless Day
• 10 World Mental Health Day
• 10 World Sight Day
• 11-12 Pink Ribbon Street Appeal (NZ)
• 12 World Arthritis Day
• 12 World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
• 12-20 Bone & Joint Health National Awareness Week (US)
• 13 International Day for Disaster Reduction
• 13 MBC Awareness Day (US) [Metastatic Breast Cancer]
• 13 National Herpes Awareness Day (AU)
• 13-19 Haemophilia Awareness Week (AU)
• 13-19 National Nutrition Week (AU)
• 14-18 Health and PE Week (AU)
• 14-19 Dyspraxia Awareness Week (GB)
• 14-20 Dyslexia Awareness Week (GB)
• 14-20 National Cholesterol Week (GB)
• 14-20 OCD Awareness Week (US)
• 14-21 Sock it to Suicide Week (AU)
• 15 Global Handwashing Day
• 15 International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
• 15 International White Cane Safety Day
• 15 National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (US)
• 15 National White Cane Safety Day (US)
• 16 Light the Night (QLD- AU)
• 16 National Nude Food Day (AU)
• 16 World Food Day
• 16 World Spine Day
• 17 World Trauma Day
• 17-23 National School Safety Week (CA)
• 18 Loud Shirt Day (AU)
• 18 MS Moonlight Walk (AU)
• 18 National Bandanna Day (AU)
• 18 National Mammography Day (US)
• 18 World Menopause Day
• 19 Día Internacional contra el Cáncer de Mama [World Day Against Breast Cancer - en español]
• 19 World Pediatric Bone & Joint Day [PB&J Day]
• 19-25 National Week of Deaf People (AU)
• 20 Día Mundial de la Osteoporosis (ES)
• 20 World Osteoporosis Day اليوم العالمي لمرض هشاشة العظام (SA)
• 20-26 International Infection Prevention Week
• 20-26 OT Week (AU)
• 20-26 Respiratory Care Week (US)
• 21-25 National Cervical Cancer Awareness Week (CA)
• 21-27 Bruxism Awareness Week (GB)
• 21-27 National Vitamin D Awareness Week (IE)
• 22 International Stammering Awareness Day
• 22 National Kidsafe Day (AU)
• 23-31 Red Ribbon Week (US)
• 24 World Polio Day اليوم العالمي لشلل الأطفال (SA)
• 25 Day for Daniel (AU)
• 25 Orange Day (Global)
• 25-31 National Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) Awareness Week (US)
• 26 Butterflies for Babies Day (AU) [Pregnancy Loss]
• 26 Día del Daño Cerebral adquirido (ES) [en español - Acquired Brain Injury Day]
• 26 National Take-back Initiative (US)
• 27-Nov 2 International Brain Tumour Awareness Week
• 28 Blue Knot Day (AU) [Adults surviving child abuse]
• 28 Pink Ribbon Day (AU) [Breast Cancer Awareness]
• 28-Nov 1 Canadian Patient Safety Week (CA) [Semaine nationale de la sécurité des patients]
• 28-Nov 3 National Infertility Awareness Week (GB)
• 29-Nov 4 Blind Week (NZ)
• 29 World Psoriasis Day
• 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/

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!