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Calendar of Health Promotion Days - 2006

Health Canada Online's Calendar of Health-Related Days lists health-related days, weeks and months that have been announced by recognized health organizations and are recognized throughout the health professional community. We list only days that are recognized in Canada or days that are recognized internationally.

Should you wish to submit an awareness event, please send information about this event in both English and French to general inquiries. The submitted information will be forwarded for final decision to Health Canada issue experts of the related field.

* Indicates that the health-related day is celebrated on a static date each year.

2006 January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December

January

Month

Next link will open in a new window Alzheimer Awareness Month
Week
 

15-21

Next link will open in a new window National Non-Smoking Week
Day
 

18

Next link will open in a new window Weedless Wednesday
*

27

Next link will open in a new window Family Literacy Day

February

Month

Next link will open in a new window Heart Month
Week
 

6-12

Next link will open in a new window Eating Disorders Awareness Week
 

6-12

Next link will open in a new window White Cane Week

27-3

Next link will open in a new window Antibiotics Awareness Week
Day
*

12

Next link will open in a new window Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Day

March

Month

Next link will open in a new window "Help Fight Liver Disease" Month

Next link will open in a new window Learning Disabilities Awareness Month

Next link will open in a new window National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Next link will open in a new window National Epilepsy Month

Next link will open in a new window National Kidney Month

Next link will open in a new window National Nutrition Month

Next link will open in a new window Red Cross Month
Week
 

13-19

Next link will open in a new window Brain Awareness Week
*

14-20

Next link will open in a new window National Farm Safety Week
Day
*

22

Next link will open in a new window World Day for Water
*

23

Next link will open in a new window World Meteorological Day
 

24

Next link will open in a new window World Tuberculosis Day
 

30-2

Next link will open in a new window Daffodil Days

April

Month

Next link will open in a new window Earth Month

Next link will open in a new window Daffodil Month: Cancer Awareness

Next link will open in a new window Dental Health Month

Next link will open in a new window Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month

Next link will open in a new window National Cancer Month

Next link will open in a new window Parkinson Awareness Month

Next link will open in a new window National Physiotherapy Month
Week
 

30-2

Next link will open in a new window Daffodil Days
 

23-29

Next link will open in a new window National Volunteer Week
 

23-30

Next link will open in a new window National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week
 

23-29

Next link will open in a new window National Immunization Awareness Week
Day
*

7

Next link will open in a new window World Health Day
*

17

Next link will open in a new window Equality Day (Canada)
*

17

Next link will open in a new window International Hemophilia Day
*

22

Next link will open in a new window Earth Day

May

Month

Next link will open in a new window Cystic Fibrosis Month
Next link will open in a new window Foot Health Awareness Month

Next link will open in a new window Hepatitis Awareness Month

Next link will open in a new window Huntington's Disease Awareness Month

Next link will open in a new window Medic Alert Month

Next link will open in a new window Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month

Next link will open in a new window National Physiotherapy Month

Next link will open in a new window Speech and Hearing Awareness Month
Week
 

30-6

Next link will open in a new window North American Occupational Safety and Health Week
*

1-7

Next link will open in a new window Allergy Awareness Week
 

1-7

Next link will open in a new window National Hospice Palliative Care Week
 

1-7

Next link will open in a new window National Mental Health Week
*

1-7

Next link will open in a new window National Summer Safety Week
*

1-7

Next link will open in a new window Spinal Health Week
 

1-8

Next link will open in a new window Naturopathic Medicine Week
 

7-13

Next link will open in a new window Emergency Preparedness Week
 

8-14

Next link will open in a new window National Nursing Week
 

16-22

Next link will open in a new window National Road Safety Week
 

23-26

Next link will open in a new window Aboriginal Awareness Week
 

29-4

Next link will open in a new window National Sun Awareness Week
Day
*

5

Next link will open in a new window International Day of the Midwife
*

6

Next link will open in a new window International No Diet Day
 

7

Next link will open in a new window Annual Hike for Hospice Palliative Care
*

8

Next link will open in a new window World Red Cross Day
*

9

Next link will open in a new window WHO, Move for Health Day
*

12

Next link will open in a new window International Nursing Day
*

12

Next link will open in a new window Canada Health Day
*

15

Next link will open in a new window International Day of Families
 

17

Next link will open in a new window National Day Against Homophobia
 

22

Next link will open in a new window International Day for Biological Diversity
*

25

Next link will open in a new window National Missing Children's Day
 

29

Next link will open in a new window Schizophrenia (Walk the World)
*

31

Next link will open in a new window World No-Tobacco Day

June

Month

Next link will open in a new window ALS Awareness Month (Lou Gehrig's Disease)

Next link will open in a new window National Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Awareness Month

Next link will open in a new window Seniors Month

Next link will open in a new window Stroke Awareness Month
Week
 

2-23

Next link will open in a new window Relay for Life

 

29-4

Next link will open in a new window Sun Awareness Week

 

5-11

Next link will open in a new window Canadian Environment Week

Day
 

4

Next link will open in a new window National Cancer Survivors Day
*

5

Next link will open in a new window World Environment Day

 

7

Next link will open in a new window Clean Air Day
*

8

Next link will open in a new window World Oceans Day
*

14

Next link will open in a new window World Blood Donor Day or http://www.who.int/

*

21

Next link will open in a new window National Aboriginal Day
*

26

Next link will open in a new window International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

July

Month
 
Week
 
Day
*

11

Next link will open in a new window World Population Day

 

16

Next link will open in a new window Canada's Parks Day

August

Month
 
Week
*

1-7

Next link will open in a new window World Breastfeeding Week

Day
*

9

Next link will open in a new window International Day of the Indigenous People

*

12

Next link will open in a new window International Youth Day

September

Month
Next link will open in a new window National Arthritis Month
Next link will open in a new window Ovarian Cancer Month
Week
 

18-24

Next link will open in a new window Prostate Cancer Awareness Week

 

18-25

Next link will open in a new window AIDS Walk Week (Walk for Life)

Day
*

9

Next link will open in a new window Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Awareness Day

*

16

Next link will open in a new window International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
  17

Next link will open in a new window Terry Fox Run

*

21

Next link will open in a new window World Alzheimer's Day

October

Month

Next link will open in a new window Autism Month

Next link will open in a new window Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Next link will open in a new window Celiac Awareness Month

Next link will open in a new window Eye Health Month

Influenza Immunization Awareness Month

Next link will open in a new window Learning Disabilities Awareness Month

Next link will open in a new window Lupus Awareness Month

Next link will open in a new window Occupational Therapy Month

Next link will open in a new window Psoriasis Awareness Month

Next link will open in a new window SIDS Awareness Month (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)

Next link will open in a new window Women's History Month in Canada

Week
 

2-6

Next link will open in a new window International Walk to School Week

 

2-6

Next link will open in a new window Mental Illness Awareness Week

 

9-15

Next link will open in a new window Fire Prevention Week

 

15-21

Next link will open in a new window National Dental Hygienists Week

*

17-23

Next link will open in a new window National School Safety Week

*

18

Next link will open in a new window Persons Day in Canada

 

23-29

Next link will open in a new window Healthy Workplace Week

Day
*

1

Next link will open in a new window International Day for Older Person

 

2

Next link will open in a new window World Habitat Day
 

4

Next link will open in a new window International Walk to School Day

 

7

Next link will open in a new window World Ostomy Day in Canada
*

10

Next link will open in a new window World Mental Health Day

 

11

Next link will open in a new window International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
*

16

Next link will open in a new window World Food Day
*

17

Next link will open in a new window Internation Day for the Eradication of Poverty

*

18

Next link will open in a new window Persons Day in Canada

November

Month

Next link will open in a new window Amaryllis Month (Huntington Society)

Next link will open in a new window Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Month

Next link will open in a new window C.P.R. Awareness Month

Next link will open in a new window Diabetes Month

Next link will open in a new window Osteoporosis Month

Next link will open in a new window Christmas Seal Campaign (Nov. to Dec. 2005)
Week
*

1-7

Next link will open in a new window National Down Syndrome Awareness Week
*

6-12

Next link will open in a new window National Seniors Safety Week
 

19-25

Next link will open in a new window National Addiction Awareness Week
*

24-30

Next link will open in a new window National Home Fire Safety Week
Day
*

14

Next link will open in a new window World Diabetes Day
 

15

Next link will open in a new window World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Dayand http://www.lung.ca
*

16

Next link will open in a new window Day for Tolerance
*

20

Next link will open in a new window Universal Children's Day / National Child Day
*

25

Next link will open in a new window International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Next link will open in a new window http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca

December

Month

Next link will open in a new window Christmas Seal Campaign
Week
 
Day
*

1

Next link will open in a new window World AIDS Dayor Next link will open in a new window http://www.aidssida.
cpha.ca or Next link will open in a new window http://www.catie.ca
*

3

Next link will open in a new window International Day of Disabled Persons
*

5

Next link will open in a new window International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
*

6

Next link will open in a new window National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women In Canada
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10

Next link will open in a new window Human Rights Day
Last Updated: 2006-09-05 Top
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