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Revision as of 15:50, 5 June 2017

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Usama Talib, BSc, MD [2]

Health Calendar

**Important Health Days**
Date	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
		Reproductive Health Awareness Month Environmental Health Awareness Month	TB Awareness Month	Health Awareness Month	Int. MS Month Burns Awareness Month	Men's Health Month World Blood Donor Momth Myasthenia Gravis Month Bowel Cancer Awareness Month (Australia)	Mental Illness Awareness Month Int. Group B Strep Awareness month	BMSC Donation & Leukemia Awareness Month (August 15-OCtober 15) Organ Donor Month Women's Health Month Children's Health Month	World Alzheimer's Month Cervical Cancer Awareness Month Int. Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Int. Prostate Cancer Awareness Month Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Month Migraine Awareness Week (varies)	ADHD Awareness Month Breast Cancer Awareness Month Mental Health Awareness Month Defibrillator Awareness Month (Australia) Polio Awareness Month (Australia) Lupus Awareness Month (Australia)	ALPHA-1 Awareness Month (Australia) Lung Health Awareness Month (Australia)	Skin Cancer Awareness Month (Dec 1 to January 31)
1.									National Asthma Awareness Week (Australia 1-7)			World AIDS* Day
2.				World Autism Awareness Day World Allergy Week (2-8 April)	World Asthma Day						Malaria Week (South Africa 2-6)
3.			World Hearing Day			World Heart Rhythm Week (3-9)	Sleep Awarness Week (Australia 3-9)		Cardiomyopathy Awareness Week (Australia 3-10)
4.		World Cancer Day							Idiopathic Hypersomnia Awareness Week (4-10) Women's Health Week (Australia 4-8)
5.
6.					Burns Awareness Week (6-12)			Polio Awareness Week Dental Health Week (Australia 6-12)	National Health and Physical education Day (Australia)	World Cerebra Palsy Day	National Malaria Day (South Africa)
7.				World Health Day	Pneumonia Awareness Week (Australia 7-13)			Haemochromatosis Awareness Week (Australia 7-13)
8.		Pregnancy Awareness Week (8-14)			National Amyloidosis Day World Red Cross Day	World Brain Tumor Day				Haemophilia Awareness Week (australia 8-14)
9.			World Kidney Day						Int. Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Day
10.		STI's Week (10-16 for 2017)			World Lupus Day				Int. Gynecological Health Day	World Mental Health Day	World NET* Cancer Day
11.									National Headache and Migraine week (Australia 11-17)
12.			World Glaucoma Week (12-18)		International ME/CSF* and Immune Dysfunction Syndromes Day					World Arthritis Day World Sight Day (12 or 13)	World Pneumonia Day
13.		Int. Epilepsy Day				Int. Albinism Awareness Day
14.						World Blood Donor Day			*ADHD Day (Africa)**		World Diabetes Day
15.		International Childhood cancer Day World Cholangiocarcinoma Day									World COPD Day
16.					Hae* Day					World Spine Day	World Pancreatic Cancer Day
17.				World Hemophilia Day	World Hypertension Day					World Trauma Day
18.					World AIDS Vaccine Day	World Sickle Cell Day
19.	World Leprosy Day								World Retina Week		National Skin Cancer Week (Australia 19-25)
20.			World Head Injury Awareness Day							World Osteoporosis Day Int. Down Syndrome Day
21.			World Down Syndrome Day		Macular Degenration Awareness Week (Australia 21-27)				World Alzheimer's Day
22.			Lynch Syndrome Awareness Day	World Primary Immunodeficiency Week (22-29)						Int. Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (22-28 Varies)
23.
24.			World Tuberculosis Day	World Meningitis Day World Immunization Week (24-30)						World Polio Day
25.				World Malaria Day
26.									World Retina Day World Contraception Day World Environmental Health Day
27.
28.							World Hepatitis Day		World Rabies Day	World Stroke Week (10-28 to 11-03)
29.									World Heart Day	World Stroke Day World Psoriasis Day
30.
31.					World No Tobacco Day

Abbreviations:

*ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

*AIDS: Acquired immune Deficiency Syndrome

*Hae: Heriditary Angioedema

*Int: International

*ME/CSF: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

*MS; Multiple Sclerosis

*NET: Neuroendocrine Tumor

*STI: Sexually Transmitted Infections

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+* Reproductive Health Awareness Month
+* Environmental Health Awareness Month
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+* TB Awareness Month
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+* Health Awareness Month
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+* Int. MS Month
+* Burns Awareness Month
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+* Men's Health Month
+* World Blood Donor Momth
+* Myasthenia Gravis Month
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+* Mental Illness Awareness Month
+* Int. Group B Strep Awareness month
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+* BMSC Donation & Leukemia Awareness  Month (August 15-OCtober 15)
+* Organ Donor Month
+* Women's Health Month
+* Children's Health Month
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+* World Alzheimer's Month
+* Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
 * Int. Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
 * Int. Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
+* Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Month
+* Migraine Awareness Week (varies)
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+* ADHD Awareness Month
+* Breast Cancer Awareness  Month
+* Mental Health Awareness Month
 * '''Defibrillator Awareness Month (Australia)'''
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-* World AIDS* Day
+* Skin Cancer Awareness Month (Dec 1 to January 31)
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+* World AIDS* Day
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+* World Autism Awareness Day
 * World Allergy Week (2-8 April)
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+* World Asthma Day
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+* '''Malaria Week (South Africa 2-6)'''
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+* World Hearing Day
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+* World Heart Rhythm Week (3-9)
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 * '''Sleep Awarness Week (Australia 3-9)'''
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+* World Cancer Day
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+* Burns Awareness Week (6-12)
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+* Polio Awareness Week
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 * World Cerebra Palsy Day
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+* '''National Malaria Day (South Africa)'''
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+* Pregnancy Awareness Week (8-14)
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 * National Amyloidosis Day
+* World Red Cross Day
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+* World Brain Tumor Day
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+* World Kidney Day
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+* Int. Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Day
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+* STI's Week (10-16 for 2017)
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+* Int. Gynecological Health Day
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 * World Mental Health Day
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+* World Glaucoma Week (12-18)
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-* International ME/CSF* Awareness Day
+* International ME/CSF* and Immune Dysfunction Syndromes  Day
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-* World Sight Day
+* World Arthritis Day
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+* World Sight Day (12 or 13)
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+* World Pneumonia Day
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+* Int. Epilepsy Day
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+* Int. Albinism Awareness Day
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+* World Blood Donor Day
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+* '''ADHD* Day (Africa)'''
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+* World Diabetes Day
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+* World COPD Day
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+* World Spine Day
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 * World Pancreatic Cancer Day
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+* World Hemophilia Day
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+* World Hypertension Day
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+* World Trauma Day
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+* World AIDS Vaccine Day
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+* World Sickle Cell Day
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+* World Leprosy Day
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+* World Retina Week
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+* World Head Injury Awareness Day
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 * World Osteoporosis Day
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+* World Down Syndrome Day
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 * '''Macular Degenration Awareness Week (Australia 21-27)'''
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+* World Alzheimer's Day
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-* Int. Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action (22-28)
+* Int. Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (22-28 Varies)
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 * World Tuberculosis Day
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+* World Meningitis Day
 * World Immunization Week (24-30)
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+* World Polio Day
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+* World Malaria Day
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+* World Retina Day
+* World Contraception Day
+* World Environmental Health Day
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 * World Hepatitis Day
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+* World Rabies Day
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+* World Stroke Week (10-28 to 11-03)
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+* World Heart Day
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+* World Stroke Day
+* World Psoriasis Day
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 ====== Abbreviations: ======
+<nowiki>*</nowiki>ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
 <nowiki>*</nowiki>AIDS: Acquired immune Deficiency Syndrome
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 <nowiki>*</nowiki>ME/CSF: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
+<nowiki>*</nowiki>MS; Multiple Sclerosis
 <nowiki>*</nowiki>NET: Neuroendocrine Tumor
+<nowiki>*</nowiki>STI: Sexually Transmitted Infections

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