So here, all in one place, is everything you need to know about health awareness for each month in 2022.
Please keep in mind that many of the links go to worldwide awareness campaign sites and that others may take you to UK sites as Barbara is based in the UK. Your country may have different sites available for these days and in some cases different dates or even months.
JANUARY…
DRY JANUARY – 1st - 31st
January
LOVE YOUR LIVER MONTH – 1ST – 31ST
January
INTERNATIONAL PAGET’S AWARENESS DAY – 11th January
CERVICAL CANCER PREVENTION WEEK – 17TH – 23TH
January
NATIONAL BLOOD DONOR MONTH – 1ST- 31st
January
GOOD CARE MONTH 1st - 31st
January
BLUE MONDAY – 17th January
NATIONAL HUG DAY – 21st January
FEBRUARY…
CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT AWARENESS DAY –
14th February
TINNITUS AWARENESS WEEK – 7th – 13th February
NATIONAL HEART MONTH 1st- 28th
February
RARE DISEASE DAY – 28th February
WORLD CANCER DAY – 4th February
TIME TO TALK DAY – 3rd February
EATING DISORDERS AWARENESS WEEK - 28th February – 6th
March
MARCH…
PROSTRATE CANCER AWARENESS MONTH – 1st – 31st
March
OVARIAN CANCER AWARENESS MONTH – 1st – 31st
March
BRAIN AWARENESS WEEK – 14th – 20th March
NO SMOKING DAY – 9th March
WORLD SLEEP DAY – 19th March
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF HAPPINESS – 20th March
WORLD ORAL HEALTH DAY – 20th March
APRIL…
BOWEL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH – 1st – 30th
April
STRESS AWARENESS MONTH – 1st – 30th
April
WALK TO WORKDAY – 1st April
EARTH DAY – 22nd April
WORLD HEALTH DAY – 7TH April
MS AWARENESS WEEK – 18TH – 24TH
April
IBS AWARENESS MONTH – 1ST – 30TH
April
MAY…
SPINAL CORD INJURY AWARENESS DAY – 14th May
WORLD ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS DAY - 7th May
WORLD RED CROSS DAY - 8th May
INTERNATIONAL ME AWARENESS DAY – 12th May
ACTION ON STROKE MONTH – 1st – 31st
May
WORLD FIBROMYALGIA AWARENESS DAY -
12th May
WORLD FIBROMYALGIA AWARENESS MONTH – May
SPONDYLOARTHRITIS (SpA) AWARENESS MONTH - May
NATIONAL OSTEOPOROSIS MONTH – 1ST – 31st
May
DEAF AWARENESS WEEK – 4th – 9th May
WORLD LUPUS DAY – 10th May
ARTHRITIS CARE AWARENESS WEEK – 14th – 21st
May
INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY – 12th May
ACTION ON STROKE MONTH – 1ST – 31st
May
MENTAL HEALTH WEEK – 13th – 20th
May
WORLD MS AWARENESS DAY – 30th May
JUNE…
MEN'S HEALTH WEEK – 13th – 19th June
SCOLIOSIS AWARENESS DAY – 1st June
SCOLIOSIS AWARENESS MONTH – 1st June – 30th
June
NATIONAL CARERS WEEK – 7th - 13th
June
WORLD BLOOD DONOR DAY – 14th June
DIABETES AWARENESS WEEK – 10th - 17th
June
SARCOMA AWARENESS MONTH – 1st
July - 31st July
SAMARITANS AWARENESS MONTH – 1st
July - 31st July
GLAD TO CARE WEEK – 5th July – 11th
July
AUGUST…
CYCLE TO WORK DAY – 15th August
CBD AWARENESS DAY 8th August
SEPTEMBER…
WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY – 10th September
PAIN AWARENESS MONTH – 1st – 30th
September
MIGRAINE AWARENESS WEEK – 5th – 11th
September
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AWARENESS WEEK – 13th – 19th
September
KNOW YOUR NUMBER AWARENESS WEEK – 6th – 12th September
WORLD LYMPHOMA DAY – 15th September
EUROPEAN MOBILITY AWARENESS WEEK – 16th – 23rd
September
BALANCE AWARENESS WEEK – 12th – 18th September
ORGAN DONATION AWARENESS WEEK – 20th – 26th
September
WORLD REFLEXOLOGY WEEK – 20th – 26th
September
WORLD ALZHEIMERS DAY – 21st September
WORLD HEART DAY – 29th September
CLEAN AIR DAY – 7th September
OCTOBER…
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH – 1st – 31st
October
NATIONAL CHOLESTEROL MONTH – 1st – 31st
October
LUPUS AWARENESS MONTH – 1st – 31st
October
BACKCARE AWARENESS WEEK – 3rd – 7th October
NATIONAL BONE AND JOINT WEEK – 12th – 20th
October
WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY – 10th October
WORLD SPINE DAY – 16th October
RESTART & HEART DAY – 16th October
WORLD OSTEOPOROSIS DAY – 20th October
BREAST CANCER NOW WEAR IT PINK DAY – 23rd October
WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY – 10th October
NOVEMBER…
LUNG CANCER AWARENESS MONTH – 1st – 31st
November
PANCREATIC CANCER AWARENESS MONTH – 1st – 31st
November
WHITE RIBBON DAY – 25th November
WORLD DIABETES DAY – 14th November
DISABILITY HISTORY MONTH – 18th November – 18th
December
WORLD COPD DAY - 18th November
DECEMBER…
WORLD AIDS DAY – 1st December
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES –
3rd December
INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEERS DAY – 5th December
HUMAN RIGHTS DAY – 10th December
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What a great idea to remind all of us what's coming up. May is always a huge month. It's also World Ankylosing Spondylitis Awareness Day on May 8th!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Carrie for the reminder. I will add it now especially as some people with fibro also get Ankylosing Spondylitis and it also causes pain as one of it's main symptoms.
DeleteThank you, Lee! Always appreciate the reminders!
ReplyDeleteYou are most welcome I hope it helps you with your blogging at 'My Inspired Fibro Life'.
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