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 Cancer Day – February 4*
International Childhood Cancer Day– February 15*
Pink Shirt Day – February 27
Rare Disease Day – February 28
World Lymphedema Day– March 6*
International Women’s Day – March 8
World Glaucoma Week – March 10 to 16
Brain Awareness Week – March 11 to 17
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 6 to 12
FND Awareness Day – April 13*
World Hemophilia Day – April 17*
National Medical Laboratory Week – April 21 to 27
National Day of Mourning – April 28*
Ankylosing Spondylitis Awareness Month
Bladder Cancer Awareness Month
Hemochromatosis Awareness Month
World Pulmonary Hypertension Day – May 5*
National Child and Youth Mental Health Day – May 7*
Mental Health Week – May 6 to 12
National Nursing Week – May 6 to 12
Naturopathic Medicine Week – May 13 to 19
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*
June is Thyroid Month in Canada
Canadian Men’s Health Week – June 11 to 17*
World Environment Day – June 5*
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day – June 15*
International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking – June 26*
National Cancer Wellness Awareness Day – June 26
Brain Injury Awareness Month – June 29*
National Injury Prevention Day – July 5
International Self-Care Day – July 24*
World Hepatitis Day – July 28*
International Youth Day – August 12*
World Humanitarian Day – August 19*
International Overdose Awareness Day – August 31*
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
National Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Awareness Day – September 4*
World First Aid Day – September 8*
World Suicide Prevention Day – September 10*
Terry Fox Run – September 15*
World Rabies Day – September 28*
Mental Illness Awareness Week – October 1 to 7
HPV Prevention Week* – October 1 to 7
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day – October 15*
Canadian Intensive Care Week – October 27 to November 2
World Mental Health Day – October 10
World Sight Day – October 10*
World Arthritis Day – October 12*
Pharmacy Technician Day – October 15
World Spine Day – October 16*
National Psoriatic Arthritis Day – October 19*
International Stuttering Awareness Day – October 22
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
World Antibiotic Awareness Week – November 11 – 17
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*
World AIDS Day – December 1*
Human Rights Day – December 10*