Health Events Calendar 2008
| Published: 25th February 2007 22:06 |
Health Events Calendar 2008
January 2008
26 Dec-2 Jan - Festival of Winter Walks - Ramblers' Association
4 - World Braille Day - World Blind Union
5 - Hypoparathyroidism Awareness Day - Hypoparathyroidism UK
21-25 - Cancertalk Week - Macmillan Cancer Support
21-25 - Food Allergy and Intolerance Week - Allergy UK
24-30 - Leprosy Week - LEPRA
25 - The Big Hush - Macmillan
26 - Eat a Breakfast, Save a Life Day - Feed the Children UK
28 Jan-3 Feb - Loud Tie Campaign - Beating Bowel Cancer
28 Jan-3 Feb - National Salt Awareness Week
31 - National Bug Busting Day - Community Hygiene Concern
February 2008
28 Jan-3 Feb - Loud Tie Campaign - Beating Bowel Cancer
28 Jan-3 Feb - National Salt Awareness Week
1-28 - Raynaud's Awareness Month - Raynaud's & Scleroderma Association
11-17 - Contraceptive Awareness Week - Family Planning Association
11-17 - National Tinnitus Week - British Tinnitus Association
14 - Valentine Appeal - British Heart Foundation
14 - Gold Heart Day - Variety Club of Great Britain
14 - National Impotence Day - Sexual Dysfunction Association
15 - International Childhood Cancer Day - Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group
15 Feb-31 Mar - Great Daffodil Appeal - Marie Curie Cancer Care
22 - World Thinking Day - Girl Guiding UK
25 Feb-2 Mar - Eating Disorders Awareness Week - Beat (the Eating Disorder Charity)
March 2008
15 Feb-31 Mar - Great Daffodil Appeal - Marie Curie Cancer Care
25 Feb-2 Mar - Eating Disorders Awareness Week - Beat (the Eating Disorder Charity)
1 - Self Injury Awareness Day - LifeSIGNS
1-31 - Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month - Ovarian Cancer Action
1-31 - National Bed Month - Sleep Council
2-8 - Endometriosis Awareness Week - Endometriosis UK
3-9 - Glaucoma Awareness Week - International Glaucoma Association
7 - National Doodle Day - Epilepsy Action
8 - International Women's Day - United Nations
10-16 - Prostate Cancer Awareness - Prostate Cancer Charity
12 - No Smoking Day - No Smoking Day the charity
13 - World Kidney Day
15-22 - Conductive Education Awareness Week - The Foundation for Conductive Education
22 - World Water Day - IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
23-29 - Mental Health Action Week - Mental Health Foundation
24 - World TB Day - TB Alert
31-6 April - Brain Injury Awareness Week - Headway Brain Injury Association
April 2008
31-6 April - Brain Injury Awareness Week - Headway Brain Injury Association
1-30 - Bowel Cancer Awareness Month - Bowel Cancer UK
1-30 - International IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) Awareness Month
7 - World Health Day - World Health Organisation
7-12 - Depression Awareness Week - Depression Alliance
7-13 - Parkinson's Awareness Week - The Parkinson's Disease Society
8 - Magnolia Day - Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
14-18 - Arthritis Care Awareness Week - Arthritis Care
14-18 - National Depression Week - Depression Alliance
14-20 - National MS Week - MS Trust
16 - World Voice Day - British Voice Association
17 - World Haemophilia Day - World Federation of Haemophilia
21-26 - National Stop Snoring Week - British Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Association
May 2008
1-31 - Cystic Fibrosis Month - Cystic Fibrosis Trust
1-31 - Save a Baby Month - FSID (The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths)
1-31 - World Foot Health Awareness Month
5-11 - Deaf Awareness Week - UK Council on Deafness
5-11 - Dystonia Awareness Week - Dystonia Society
5-11 - National Thrombosis Week tbc
6 - World Asthma Day - Asthma UK
8 - PSP Magnolia Day - Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Association
10 - World Lupus Day
10-17 Lymphatic Cancer Awareness Week - Lymphoma Association
11-17 - National Breastfeeding Awareness Week - NHS
11-18 - M.E. Awareness Week - Action for M.E.
12 - International Nurses Day
12-18 - Cancer Prevention Week - World Cancer Research Fund
15 - International Day of Families - United Nations
16 - Fruity Friday - World Cancer Research Fund
17-23 - Adult Learners' Week - National Institute of Adult Continuing Education
18-24 - National Epilepsy Week - for more information - Epilepsy Action
18 May-17 June - National Smile Month - British Dental Health Foundation
19-23 - National Allergy Week - Allergy UK
19-23 - Xtraordinary People Week - The British Dyslexia Association
19-23 - Walk to School Week - Living Streets & Travelwise
23 - 30 - Herbal Medicine Awareness Week - National Institute of Medical Herbalists
26 - Cleft Lip & Palate Awareness Day tbc - Cleft Lip and Palate Association
31 - World No Tobacco Day - World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe
June 2008
18 May-17 June - National Smile Month - British Dental Health Foundation
1-30 - Everyman Male Cancer Awareness Month - Everyman
1-30 - Help a Heart Campaign - British Heart Foundation
1-30 - National Osteoporosis Month - National Osteoporosis Society
2-6 - National Childcare Week - Daycare Trust
2-8 - Tampon Alert Week - Tampon Alert
2-8 - Down's Syndrome Week - Down's Syndrome Association
4-12 - Help a Heart Week - British Heart Foundation
5 - World Environment Day - United Nations
8-14 - Diabetes Week - Diabetes UK
9-13 - National Food Safety Week - Food Standards Agency
9-15 - National Men's Health Week - Men's Health Forum
9-15 - Carers Week
14 - World Blood Donor Day
14-21 Homeopathy Awareness Week - Society of Homeopaths
14-22 - National Bike Week
14-22 - Green Transport Week - Environmental Transport Association
14-22 - MND Week - Motor Neurone Disease Association
15 - National Bug Busting Day - Community Hygiene Concern
15-22 - Learning Disability Week - MENCAP
16-21 - Breathe Easy Week - British Lung Foundation
21-28 - UK Myeloma Awareness Week - Myeloma UK
23-27 - Child Safety Week - Child Accident Prevention Trust
23-29 - Deafblind Awareness Week - Deafblind UK
24 - National Falls Awareness Day - Help the Aged
26 - International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking - United Nations
27 - Wrong Trousers Day - The Wallace and Gromit Foundation
29-5 July - National Metabolic Disease Awareness Week - CLIMB
July 2008
29June-5 July - National Metabolic Disease Awareness Week - CLIMB
6-12 - Dementia Awareness Week - Alzheimer's Society
6-13 - National Transplant Week - Transplants in Mind
August 2008
1-7 - World Breastfeeding Week
4-10 - Sexual Health Week - Family Planning Agency
12 - International Youth Day - United Nations
September 2008
1-30 - Pregnancy Health Month - Tommys
6-13 - Fibromyalgia Awareness Week
7-13 - Migraine Awareness Week - Migraine Action Association
7-14 - Hughes Syndrome Awareness Week - Hughes Syndrome Foundation
8-14 - Know Your Numbers Week - Blood Pressure Association
13-19 - National Eczema Week - National Eczema Society
15-21 - Continence Awareness Week - Continence Foundation
21 - World Alzheimer's Day - Alzheimer's Disease International
22 - In Town Without My Car Day - Department of Transport
25 - International Ataxia Awareness Day - Ataxia UK
28 - World Heart Day - World Heart Federation
28 - World Rabies Day
28-4 - Rural Health Week
October 2008
1 - International Day of Older Persons - United Nations
1-31 - International Walk to School Month
1-31 - Breast Cancer Awareness Month - Breast Cancer Care
1-31 - Lupus Awareness Month
9 - World Sight Day - Vision 2020
10 - World Mental Health Day - World Federation for Mental Health
11 - World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
12 - World Arthritis Day
22 - International Stammering Awareness Day
29 - World Psoriasis Day
31 - National Bug Busting Day - Community Hygiene Concern
November 2008
1-30 - Lung Cancer Awareness Month - Macmillan
3-7 - Ask About Medicines Week - Medical Management Services
3-9 - Psoriasis Awareness Week - Psoriasis Association
3-9 - Road Safety Week - Brake - the Road Safety Charity
3-9 - National Pathology Week - Royal College of Pathologists
5 - Bonfire Night - Dept of Trade and Industry
14 - World Diabetes Day - International Diabetes Federation
16-22 - Mouth Cancer Awareness Week - British Dental Health Foundation
17-21 - Indoor Allergy Week - Allergy UK
19 - World COPD Awareness Day - British Lung Foundation
19 - World Toilet Day
December 2008
1 - World AIDS Day - National AIDS Trust
2 - International Day of Disabled Persons - United Nations
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