Health Observances

World Menopause Day is a worldwide awareness call for women who face health issues when approaching, during and beyond the menopause.

Current projections show 700 million adults will be living with diabetes by 2045.

COPD is a Group of Lung Conditions Including Bronchitis and Emphysema.

Objectives of International Men's Day include a focus on mens and boys health, improving gender relations, promoting gender equality, and highlighting positive male role models.

On World Toilet, play your part in ensuring no one is left behind without sanitation.

Flossing is an important part of dental hygiene, so use this day to clear out any lingering bits from your Thanksgiving meal.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Meth Awareness Day

You can't judge a book by its cover, but it's important that you can judge food by its label.

World Aids Day is observed to let everyone know about the harms caused by AIDS and how to prevent the spread of the disease.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Universal Health Coverage Day

In January we are encouraged to give up alcohol and go vegan. Both probably sponsored by the February Marketing Board.

This Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, let’s end stigma and make Canada a safer place for people living with dementia.

Find out the dates and background to Veganuary

A day to highlight the importance of a good night's sleep to our health and well being.

Highlights the importance of promoting a healthy dental lifestyle at an early age.

Find out the dates and background to American Heart Month

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation 

Over 65 million people around the world live with epilepsy.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Self-injury Awareness Day

National Nutrition Month takes place in March each year to highlight the importance of healthy eating.

Being on our electronic devices too much can be bad for our health. This day is to encourage to take some digital downtime.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Multiple Personality Day

This health awareness day in the UK has been observed since 1984 and takes place on the second Wednesday in March.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day

Kick Butts Day involves more than 1,000 events in schools and communities across the United States and even around the world.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of World Bipolar Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Walking Day

This day marks the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organisation in 1948.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Healthcare Decisions Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of World Malaria Day

Almost 3 million workers die each year from occupational accidents and work related diseases.

Melanoma Monday encourages early detection through screening. It is observed in May, which is National Skin Cancer Awareness Month.

Organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma to improve asthma awareness and care around the world.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Women’s Checkup Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Day for Helping the Disabled

National Smile Month is a charity campaign all about championing the benefits of having good oral health and promoting the value of a healthy smile.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National HIV Vaccine Awareness Day

An opportunity to learn more about the illness and challenge the stigma around mental ill health.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Senior Health & Fitness Day

FEvery year, there are dozens of preventable worker deaths and thousands more workers become ill from extreme heat or humid conditions.

Each year focuses upon a particular digestive disease and/or disorder in order to increase general public awareness of prevention, prevalence, diagnosis, management and treatment of the disease and/or disorder.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Save Your Hearing Day