There are quite a few, packed into the calendar and promoted by a lot of different charities, pressure groups and health-related institutions. Some of these occur several times on the calendar; for instance, there are at least two "bug-busting days" (for getting rid of head lice).
There's no real authority to issue these "official" awareness days, they are just suggested and then promoted by specific interested bodies.
Awareness weeks and days for September:
2-9: Hughes Syndrome
4-10: Migraine
9-16: UK Fibromyalgia
10-16: Know your Numbers! (Blood pressure)
15: World Lymphoma
15-22: National Eczema AND Children's Hospice
17-23: Continence
21: World Alzheimer's
25: International Ataxia
30:Sept-6 Oct: Rural Health
October:
1-31: Breast Cancer AND Walk to School AND Lupus
1: International day of Older Persons
10: World Mental Health
16: World Food
20: World Osteoporosis
31: Head Lice Beware
November:
1-30: Global Lung Cancer
5-11: Schlerodema
11-17: Mouth Cancer
19-24: Indoor Allergy
December:
1: World AIDS day
2: International Day of Disabled Persons
There's no real authority to issue these "official" awareness days, they are just suggested and then promoted by specific interested bodies.
Awareness weeks and days for September:
2-9: Hughes Syndrome
4-10: Migraine
9-16: UK Fibromyalgia
10-16: Know your Numbers! (Blood pressure)
15: World Lymphoma
15-22: National Eczema AND Children's Hospice
17-23: Continence
21: World Alzheimer's
25: International Ataxia
30:Sept-6 Oct: Rural Health
October:
1-31: Breast Cancer AND Walk to School AND Lupus
1: International day of Older Persons
10: World Mental Health
16: World Food
20: World Osteoporosis
31: Head Lice Beware
November:
1-30: Global Lung Cancer
5-11: Schlerodema
11-17: Mouth Cancer
19-24: Indoor Allergy
December:
1: World AIDS day
2: International Day of Disabled Persons
