Awareness day
A national or international awareness day is a date usually set by a major organisation or government to commemorate a public health or ethical cause of importance on a national or international level.
Days
January
- Global Family Day - 1 January[1]
- National Human Trafficking Awareness Day - 11 January[2]
- Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day - 24 January[3]
- International Customs Day - 26 January[1]
- International Holocaust Remembrance Day (Recognized by the UN) - 27 January[1]
- Family Literacy Day - ABC Life Literacy Canada - 27 January[4]
- Street Children's Day - 31 January
February
- World Hijab Day - 1 February[5]
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day - 2 February[5]
- World Cancer Day - 4 February
- International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation - 6 February
- International Safer Internet Day - 8 February[5]
- Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Day - Canadian Federation for Sexual Health - 12 February[6]
- International Day of Women's Health - Canadian Foundation for Women's Health - 12 February[7]
- Red Hand Day - Child Soldier Awareness - 12 February
- Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day - Canada - Children's Heart Society - 14 February[8]
- International Childhood Cancer Day - Childhood Cancer Foundation- 15 February[9]
- World Day of Social Justice (Recognized by the UN) - 20 February[10]
- International Mother Language Day (Recognized by the UN) - 21 February[11]
- Global Information Governance Day - 21 February
- International Scouts Day (Founders Day) - 22 February[12]
- World Thinking Day - 22 February[13]
- Anosmia Awareness Day - 27 February[14]
- Rare Disease Day - 28 February[15]
March
- Pig Day - 1 March
- Self-Injury Awareness Day - 1 March
- International Women's Day - 8 March
- National Women and Girl's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - 10 March[16]
- International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - 21 March
- International Day of Forests - 21 March
- World Down Syndrome Day - 21 March
- World Wood Day - 21 March
- EU Talent Day - 25 March
- Purple Day for Epilepsy - 26 March
April
- Youth Homelessness Matters Day - 1 April
- World Autism Awareness Day - 2 April
- World Health Day - 7 April
- Undiagnosed Children's Awareness Day - 13 April
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Action Day - 19 April
- Bicycle Day - 19 April
- Parental Alienation Awareness Day - 25 April
- International Dance Day - 29 April
May
- Star Wars Day - May 4
- International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia - 17 May
- World Turtle Day - 23 May[17]
- Towel Day - 25 May
- World No Tobacco Day - 31 May
- Schizencephaly awareness day -19 May
June
- World Clubfoot Day - 3 June
- World Environment Day - 5 June
- World Refugee Day - 20 June
- Take Your Dog to Work Day - 24 June
July
- World UFO Day - 2 July
- World Population Day - 11 July
- World Hepatitis Day - 28 July
- International Tiger Day - 29 July
August
- Youth Day - 12 August
- National Honey Bee Day - 3rd Saturday of August
September
- World Contraception Day - 26 September[18]
October
- eDay Electronic Waste Awareness Day (New Zealand) - 4 October in 2008
- International Day of No Prostitution - 5 October[19]
- International Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day - 7 October
- World Mental Health Day - 10 October
- International Day of the Girl Child - 11 October
- National Coming Out Day - 11 October
- World Idic15 Awareness Day - 15 October
- World Food Day - 16 October
- International Stuttering Awareness Day - 22 October
November
- International Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome Awareness Day - 1 November
- World Freedom Day - 9 November
- World Diabetes Day - 14 November
- World Prematurity Day - 17 November
- World Toilet Day - 19 November
- Universal Children's Day - 20 November
- World Television Day - 21 November
- International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women - 25 November
- International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People - 29 November
December
- World AIDS Day - 1 December
- Human Rights Day - 10 December
Weeks
- Celebrate Your Name Week - first full week in March
- Facial Palsy Awareness Week - first full week in March[20]
- Fix a Leak Week - March[21]
- World Immunization Week - last week of April
- Vaccination Week In The Americas - last week of April[22]
- National Dairy Goat Awareness Week in the US - from the second Saturday to the third Saturday of June
- Gifted Awareness Week in New Zealand - The full week including George Parkyn's birthday, 17 June
- Mental Illness Awareness Week - 5–11 October 2008
- Free Speech Week - third full week in October in the United States
Months
- Mathematics Awareness Month - April[23]
- Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month - April[24]
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) - April[25]
- Spondylitis Awareness Month - April[26]
- Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month - Australia and USA - May[27]
- National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month[28]
- Spina Bifida Awareness Month - October[29]
- National Sickle Cell Awareness Month - September
- Adoption Awareness Month - November[30]
- Novel Writing Month - November
See also
- International observance
- List of commemorative days
- List of commemorative months
- List of environmental dates
- List of unofficial observances by date
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 ((Citation: Disabled World News (2011-04-30) - A List of US National or International awareness days weeks or months set by a major organization or government to commemorate a medical research or ethical cause of importance: http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/awareness/awareness-dates.php#ixzz2LlTfG9yB))
- ↑ 110th Congress (2007) (Jun 22, 2007). "S. Con. Res. 40". Legislation. GovTrack.us. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
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- ↑ "Many Faces of Moebius Syndrome".
- ↑ ((Citation: Disabled World News (2011-04-30) - A List of US National or International awareness days weeks or months set by a major organization or government to commemorate a medical research or ethical cause of importance: http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/awareness/awareness-dates.php#ixzz2LlW5imo2))
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 ((http://worldhijabday.com/))
- ↑ ((Citation: Disabled World News (2011-04-30) - A List of US National or International awareness days weeks or months set by a major organization or government to commemorate a medical research or ethical cause of importance: http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/awareness/awareness-dates.php#ixzz2LlY8IChn))
- ↑ ((Citation: Disabled World News (2011-04-30) - A List of US National or International awareness days weeks or months set by a major organization or government to commemorate a medical research or ethical cause of importance: http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/awareness/awareness-dates.php#ixzz2LlYOaJ00))
- ↑ ((Citation: Disabled World News (2011-04-30) - A List of US National or International awareness days weeks or months set by a major organization or government to commemorate a medical research or ethical cause of importance: http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/awareness/awareness-dates.php#ixzz2LlYmgN00))
- ↑ ((Citation: Disabled World News (2011-04-30) - A List of US National or International awareness days weeks or months set by a major organization or government to commemorate a medical research or ethical cause of importance: http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/awareness/awareness-dates.php#ixzz2LlZAWfll))
- ↑ ((Citation: Disabled World News (2011-04-30) - A List of US National or International awareness days weeks or months set by a major organization or government to commemorate a medical research or ethical cause of importance: http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/awareness/awareness-dates.php#ixzz2LlZcgWBm))
- ↑ ((Citation: Disabled World News (2011-04-30) - A List of US National or International awareness days weeks or months set by a major organization or government to commemorate a medical research or ethical cause of importance: http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/awareness/awareness-dates.php#ixzz2LlZqYnZ6))
- ↑ ((cite web http://www.scout.org/en ))
- ↑ ((cite web http://www.worldthinkingday.org/en/home))
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- ↑ ((cite web http://aids.gov/news-and-events/awareness-days/))
- ↑ World Turtle Day
- ↑ "World Contraception Day".
- ↑ "Survivors challenge legislators on International Day of No Prostitution". Alliance of Progressive Labor. October 5, 2004. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ↑ ((cite web http://www.facialpalsy.org.uk/awareness))
- ↑ ((http://www.epa.gov/watersense/our_water/fix_a_leak.html))
- ↑ "Vaccination Week In The Americas (2009 portal)". Pan American Health Organization. 2009. Archived from the original on 30 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- ↑ ((cite web http://www.mathaware.org/index.html))
- ↑ (( cite web http://www.aspca.org/about-us/aspca-april/))
- ↑ ((cite web http://www.nsvrc.org/saam/sexual-assault-awareness-month-home))
- ↑ ((cite web http://www.spondylitis.org/main.aspx))
- ↑ ((cite web http://www.cff.org/GetInvolved/CFAwareness/))
- ↑ (NCCAPM) ((cite web http://www.nccapm.org/))
- ↑ ((cite web http://www.keanxchange.com/content/community/october-spina-bifida-awareness-month))
- ↑ ((cite web http://national-adoption-month.adoption.com/))
- "The Indypedia - Facts and Figures of Modern Life" - a freebie from "The Independent" Newspaper
External links
- United Nations Observances Calendar
- Awareness Calendar — Americas & Americas' comprehensive listing of awareness observances.
- 2008 UK and International Awareness Days Listing'"
- UK Awareness Days Calendar
- National Pet Month information
- Disabled World List of Awareness Days'"