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Health Awareness Days for 2022

Here is a list of health awareness days, weeks, and months for 2022 put together for us by the beautiful blogger Barbara who blogs at Back Pain Blog UK. Barbara is a prolific health blogger who writes an article almost each and every day about a variety of health topics including Fibromyalgia, Alternative Therapies, Chronic Pain, and Back Pain.

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.

Health Awareness Days for 2022

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 Health Awareness Days for 2022

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 Health Awareness Days for 2022

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 Health Awareness Days for 2022

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 Health Awareness Days for 2022

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 Health Awareness Days for 2022

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

July Health Awareness Days for 2022

 JULY…

SARCOMA AWARENESS MONTH – 1st July - 31st July

SAMARITANS AWARENESS MONTH – 1st July - 31st July

GLAD TO CARE WEEK – 5th July – 11th July

 

August Health Awareness Days for 2022

AUGUST

CYCLE TO WORK DAY – 15th  August

CBD AWARENESS DAY 8th August

 

September 2022 Health Awareness Days

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 Health Awareness Days for 2022

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

 

Health Awareness Days for November  2022

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


Health Awareness Days for December 2022

DECEMBER…

WORLD AIDS DAY – 1st December

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES – 3rd December

INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEERS DAY – 5th December

HUMAN RIGHTS DAY – 10th December

 Many thanks to Barbara at 

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Health Awareness Days



4 comments:

  1. 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!

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    1. Thanks 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.

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  2. Thank you, Lee! Always appreciate the reminders!

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    1. You are most welcome I hope it helps you with your blogging at 'My Inspired Fibro Life'.

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