Continued from May
- 26 May – 1 June Macular Degeneration Awareness Week (NZ)
- 26 – 1 June Responsible Gambling Awareness Week (AU)
- 27 – 3 June National Reconciliation Week (AU)
- 31 – 6 June National Infant Gastric Reflux Awareness Week (NZ)
June 2014
- 1 National Cancer Survivors Day (US) (CA)
- 1-7 ASMR Medical Research Week (AU)
- 1-7 Child Protection Week (ZA)
- 1-7 Thyroid Awareness Week (AU)
- 2 Dia Nacional contra la Miastenia (ES)
- 2 World Orthoptic Day
- 2-6 Huntington’s Disease Awareness (GB)
- 2-8 Dementia Awareness Week (GB-Scotland)
- 2-8 Heart Rhythm Week (GB)
- 2-8 Sun Awareness Week (CA)
- 3 World Clubfoot Day
- 7-14 Water Safety Week (CA)
- 8 International Tampon Alert Day
- 8-14 Cervical Screening Awareness Week (GB)
- 8-14 Diabetes Week (GB)
- 9-13 Bike to School Week (GB)
- 9-15 Carers Week (GB)
- 9-15 International Men’s Health Week
- 9-15 Men’s Health Week (US) (AU) (GB) (IE) (NZ)
- 9-15 National Glaucoma Awareness Week (GB)
- 9-15 National HS Awareness Week (GB) [Hidradentis Suppurativa]
- 13 Día Europeo de prevención del cáncer de piel (EU) [European Prevention Day of Skin Cancer]
- 13-20 Children’s Hospice Week (GB) (IE)
- 14 Hats on Friday (NZ) [Head Injury]
- 14 World Blood Donor Day
- 15 National Bug Busting Day (GB)
- 15 World Elder Abuse Day
- 16-20 Breathe Easy Week (GB)
- 16-22 Food Safety Week (GB)
- 16-22 Learning Disability Week (GB)
- 16-22 National Falls Awareness Week (GB)
- 16-22 RA Awareness Week (GB)
- 16-24 National Epilepsy Week (ZA)
- 18 Red Aussie Apple Day (AU) [Bowel Cancer]
- 19 World Sickle Cell Day
- 20 National Vitamin D Awareness Day (AU)
- 21 Día Mundial de la Esclerosis Lateral Amiotrófica (ELA) [World Day of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis]
- 21 MND Global Day
- 21 The Longest Day (US) [Alzheimer's]
- 21 National Epilepsy Day (ZA)
- 21-28 Myeloma Awareness Week (GB)
- 21-29 Drowning Prevention Week (GB)
- 23-29 Child Safety Week (GB)
- 23-29 Deafblind Awareness Week (GB)
- 23-29 World Continence Week
- 24 CDH Awareness Day (GB) [Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia]
- 24 Sensory Support Awareness Day (GB- Durham)
- 24-28 Drug Awareness Week (ZA)
- 26 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
- 26 World Drug Day
- 27 National HIV Testing Day (US)
- 27 PTSD Awareness Day (US)
- 27 Red Nose Day (AU)
- 27 Wrong Trousers Day (GB)
- 28 International Scoliosis Awareness Day
- 29 Stay in Bed Day (AU)
- 29 Día Europeo de la Esclerodermia [European Scleroderma Day]
- 29 World Scleroderma Day
A Pinterest Board has been made especially for
June, with images for health awareness events that are on this month. http://pinterest.com/bsheim/healthaware-june/
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!
All previous health awareness events for 2013 can be easily accessed by choosing the month on the right hand side of the page, and 2012 events are located in a tab labelled Archives 2012.