Annual health promotion days
Health Canada’s health-related awareness days, weeks and months are recognized throughout the health professional community. Use any of these established awareness events to connect to education, activities or policy changes that are scheduled to happen at your office around the same time.
Eating Disorder Awareness Week – February 1 to 7
World Cancer Day – February 4*
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation – February 6*
Pink Shirt Day – February 28
Rare Disease Day – February 28
International Women’s Day – March 8
World Glaucoma Week – March 11 to 17
Brain Awareness Week – March 12 to 18
World Water Day – March 22*
World Tuberculosis Day – March 24*
Purple Day – March 26*
World Autism Awareness Day – April 2*
World Health Day – April 7*
National Dental Hygienists Week – April 7 to 13
FND Awareness Day – April 13*
World Hemophilia Day – April 17*
National Day of Mourning – April 28*
Hemochromatosis Awareness Month
World Pulmonary Hypertension Day – May 5*
National Child and Youth Mental Health Day – May 7*
Mental Health Week – May 7 to 13
National Nursing Week – May 7 to 13
World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day – May 8*
World Lupus Day – May 10*
International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases – May 12*
International Nurses Day – May 12*
World Melanoma Day – May 14*
World Hypertension Day – May 17*
World No Tobacco Day – May 31*
World Environment Day – June 5*
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day – June 15*
International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking – June 26*
Brain Injury Awareness Month – June 29*
International Self-Care Day – July 24*
World Hepatitis Day – July 28*
World Humanitarian Day – August 19*
International Overdose Awareness Day – August 31*
World Suicide Prevention Day – September 10*
Terry Fox Run – September 16*
World Rabies Day – September 28*
HPV Prevention Week* – October 1 to 7
World Mental Health Day – October 10
World Sight Day – October 10*
World Arthritis Day – October 12*
World Spine Day – October 16*
National Psoriatic Arthritis Day – October 19*
International Stuttering Awareness Day – October 22
World Pneumonia Day – November 12*
World Diabetes Day – November 14*
National Child Day – November 20*
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women – November 25*
Stomach Cancer Awareness Day – November 30*