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.
World AIDS Day – December 1*
Human Rights Day – December 10*
Bell Let’s Talk Day – January 31
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*