Health Events

LIST OF NATIONAL HEALTH-RELATED EVENTS - 2010
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January 2010

01/01/2010 - 31/01/2010 Health Month

04/01/2010 World Braille Day

05/01/2010 Hypoparathyroidism Awareness Day

08/01/2010 - 09/01/2010 Get Into Reading National Conference & Readers Day

16/01/2010 New Year's Resolution Fair

18/01/2010 - 22/01/2010 Cancertalk Week

19/01/2010 Autism Seminar

20/01/2010 'Cultivations' Focus Meeting

21/01/2010 'Cultivations' Focus Meetings

22/01/2010 'Cultivations' Focus Meetings

24/01/2010 - 30/01/2010 Cervical Cancer Awareness Week

24/01/2010 'Cultivations' Focus Meeting

25/01/2010 World Leprosy Day

25/01/2010 - 31/01/2010 Be Loud! Be Clear!

25/01/2010 - 31/01/2010 Leprosy Week

25/01/2010 - 29/01/2010 Food Allergy & Food Intolerance Week

26/01/2010 A Practical Guide to Developing Quality Patient Information

28/01/2010 How to grow user involvement to benefit health services for homeless/vulnerably housed people

31/01/2010 National Bug Busting Day

Febuary 2010

01/02/2010 - 05/02/2010 National Salt Awareness Week

01/02/2010 - 28/02/2010 National Heart Month

01/02/2010 - 28/02/2010 Raynaud’s Awareness Month

04/02/2010 South East Locality Health Panel (Wolverhampton)

05/02/2010 Stress Down Day

08/02/2010 - 14/02/2010 Tinnitus Awareness Week

08/02/2010 - 14/02/2010 Contraceptive Awareness Week

10/02/2010 North East Locality Health Panel (Wolverhampton)

14/02/2010 Think about Sex Day

14/02/2010 Gold Heart Day

15/02/2010 International Childhood Cancer Day

17/02/2010 - 03/04/2010 Thirst for Life

22/02/2010 - 27/02/2010 Eating Disorders Awareness Week

22/02/2010 - 28/02/2010 Big Breakfast Week

24/02/2010 - 26/02/2010 Health Literacy: Making the most of health

24/02/2010 South West Locality Health Panel (Wolverhampton)

25/02/2010 'Cultivations' Focus Meeting

25/02/2010 Staffordshire Family Information Service Conference 2010

26/02/2010 National Wear Red Day

26/02/2010 'Cultivations' Focus Meeting

28/02/2010 Rare Disease Day

March 2010

01/03/2010 - 31/03/2010 Great Daffodil Appeal

01/03/2010 - 31/03/2010 Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

01/03/2010 - 31/03/2010 National Bed Month

01/03/2010 Self Injury Awareness Day

01/03/2010 - 31/03/2010 Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

05/03/2010 National Doodle Day

06/03/2010 Women Embracing Diversity (Birmingham)

07/03/2010 - 14/03/2010 Share the Care Week

08/03/2010 International Women’s Day

08/03/2010 - 14/03/2010 Endometriosis Awareness Week

10/03/2010 No Smoking Day

11/03/2010 World Kidney Day

11/03/2010 PiF Annual Conference

12/03/2010 World Glaucoma Day

15/03/2010 - 21/03/2010 Down’s Syndrome Association Week

17/03/2010 'Cultivations' Focus Meeting

18/03/2010 'Cultivations' Focus Meeting

19/03/2010 'Cultivations' Focus Meeting

22/03/2010 World Water Day

24/03/2010 World TB Day

31/03/2010 Equality and Diversity Regional/National Conference

April 2010

01/04/2010 - 30/04/2010 International IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) Awareness Month

01/04/2010 - 30/04/2010 Bowel Cancer Awareness Month

03/04/2010 - 11/04/2010 National PSP Awareness Week

04/04/2010 - 10/04/2010 Mental Health Action Week

07/04/2010 World Health Day

08/04/2010 PSP Magnolia Day

12/04/2010 - 18/04/2010 Orchid Male Cancer Awareness Week

14/04/2010 'Cultivations' Focus Meeting

15/04/2010 'Cultivations' Focus Meeting

16/04/2010 World Voice Day

16/04/2010 'Cultivations' Focus Meeting

16/04/2010 'Cultivations' Focus Meeting

17/04/2010 World Haemophilia Day

19/04/2010 - 25/04/2010 Parkinson’s Awareness Week

19/04/2010 - 25/04/2010 Depression Awareness Week

19/04/2010 - 24/04/2010 National Stop Snoring Week

20/04/2010 - 22/04/2010 Naidex 2009

26/04/2010 - 02/05/2010 MS Awareness Week

May 2010

01/05/2010 - 09/05/2010 Asthma Awareness Week

01/05/2010 - 31/05/2010 Hughes Syndrome Awareness Month

01/05/2010 - 31/05/2010 International ME Awareness Month 2010

01/05/2010 - 31/05/2010 Save a Baby Month

03/05/2010 - 09/05/2010 Sun Awareness Week

04/05/2010 World Asthma Day

05/05/2010 Save Lives: Clean your hands

09/05/2010 - 15/05/2010 National Breastfeeding Awareness Week - NHS

09/05/2010 - 16/05/2010 M.E. Awareness Week

09/05/2010 - 15/05/2010 Dystonia Awareness Week

10/05/2010 - 14/05/2010 National Allergy Week

10/05/2010 - 14/05/2010 Cancer Prevention Week

10/05/2010 World Lupus Day

11/05/2010 Stroke Awareness Day

12/05/2010 International Nurses Day

12/05/2010 International Fibromyalgia Awareness Day

14/05/2010 Fruity Friday

15/05/2010 - 22/05/2010 Cleft Lip & Palate Awareness Week

15/05/2010 International Day of Families

15/05/2010 - 21/05/2010 Adult Learners’ Week

16/05/2010 - 12/06/2010 National Smile Month

17/05/2010 - 21/05/2010 Walk to School Week

17/05/2010 - 23/05/2010 Xtraordinary People Week

17/05/2010 World Hypertension Day

17/05/2010 - 23/05/2010 Cystic Fibrosis Week

17/05/2010 - 23/05/2010 Action for Brain Injury Week

24/05/2010 - 28/05/2010 Arthritis Care Awareness Week

31/05/2010 World No Tobacco Day

31/05/2010 - 06/06/2010 National Family Week

June 2010

01/06/2010 - 30/06/2010 Everyman Male Cancer Awareness Month

01/06/2010 - 05/06/2010 National Thrombosis Week

05/06/2010 World Environment Day

07/06/2010 - 12/06/2010 National Tampon Alert Week

07/06/2010 - 13/06/2010 National Food Safety Week

07/06/2010 - 13/06/2010 Cervical Screening Awareness Week

07/06/2010 - 13/06/2010 Arrhythmia Awareness Week

08/06/2010 - 14/06/2010 National Glaucoma Awareness Week

08/06/2010 International Tampon Alert Day

12/06/2010 - 20/06/2010 Green Transport Week

12/06/2010 - 20/06/2010 National Bike Week

13/06/2010 - 20/06/2010 Diabetes Week

13/06/2010 - 19/06/2010 National Epilepsy Week

14/06/2010 - 20/06/2010 National Men’s Health Week

14/06/2010 - 20/06/2010 Breathe Easy Week

14/06/2010 - 21/06/2010 Homeopathy Awareness Week

14/06/2010 - 20/06/2010 Carers Week

14/06/2010 World Blood Donor Day

15/06/2010 National Bug Busting Day

19/06/2010 - 26/06/2010 Herbal Medicine Week

21/06/2010 - 27/06/2010 Child Safety Week

21/06/2010 - 27/06/2010 Deafblind Awareness Week

21/06/2010 - 25/06/2010 National Falls Awareness Week

21/06/2010 - 27/06/2010 MND Awareness Week

21/06/2010 - 27/06/2010 Learning Disability Week

21/06/2010 - 28/06/2010 UK Myeloma Awareness Week

25/06/2010 Wrong Trousers Day

26/06/2010 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

28/06/2010 - 02/07/2010 National Metabolic Disease Awareness Week

28/06/2010 - 03/07/2010 Twins, Triplets & More Week

July 2010

01/07/2010 - 31/07/2010 Sickle Cell Awareness Month

04/07/2010 - 11/07/2010 National Transplant Week

04/07/2010 - 10/07/2010 Dementia Awareness Week

05/07/2010 - 12/07/2010 Health Information Week (West Midlands)

19/07/2010 - 20/07/2010 HLG Conference 2010 Keeping information centre stage amongst changing scenery

24/07/2010 24/7 Samaritans Awareness Day

24/07/2010 - 01/08/2010 Love Parks Week

August 2010

01/08/2010 - 07/08/2010 WABA World Breastfeeding Week

04/08/2010 Play Day - “Make Time”

12/08/2010 International Youth Day

September 2010

01/09/2010 - 30/09/2010 Let's Talk baby Month

05/09/2010 - 11/09/2010 Migraine Awareness Week

13/09/2010 - 19/09/2010 Know Your Numbers! (National Blood Pressure Testing Awareness Week)

15/09/2010 World Lymphoma Day

20/09/2010 - 22/09/2010 Refocus on Recovery 2010

21/09/2010 World Alzheimer’s Day

25/09/2010 International Ataxia Awareness Day

28/09/2010 World Rabies Day

October 2010

01/10/2010 - 31/10/2010 Lupus Awareness Month

01/10/2010 - 31/10/2010 International Walk to School Month

01/10/2010 - 31/10/2010 Breast Cancer Awareness Month

01/10/2010 Jeans For Genes Day

01/10/2010 International Day of Older Persons

09/10/2010 World Hospice and Palliative Care Day

10/10/2010 World Mental Health Day

11/10/2010 - 17/10/2010 Encephalitis Awareness Week

12/10/2010 World Arthritis Day

14/10/2010 World Sight Day

15/10/2010 Global Hand Washing Day

20/10/2010 World Osteoporosis Day

22/10/2010 International Stammering Awareness Day

29/10/2010 World Psoriasis Day

31/10/2010 National Bug Busting Day

November 2010

01/11/2010 - 07/11/2010 National Adoption Week

01/11/2010 - 30/11/2010 Lung Cancer Awareness Month

05/11/2010 Bonfire Night

08/11/2010 - 14/11/2010 Ask Your Pharmacist Week

14/11/2010 World Diabetes Day

20/11/2010 Universal Children’s Day