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*
Rare Disease Day – February 28
World Lymphedema Day – March 6*
International Women’s Day – March 8*
World Water Day – March 22*
World Tuberculosis Day – March 24*
Purple Day – March 26*
World Autism Awareness Day – April 2*
National Dental Hygienists Week – April 4 to 10
World Health Day – April 7*
FND Awareness Day – April 13*
World Hemophilia Day – April 17*
National Medical Laboratory Week
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*
World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day – May 8*
World Lupus Day – May 10*
National Nursing Week – May 11 to 17
International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases – May 12*
International Nurses Day – May 12*
World Hypertension Day – May 17*
World No Tobacco Day – May 31*
National Injury Prevention Day
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 Suicide Prevention Day – September 10*
Terry Fox Run – September 15*
World Alzheimer’s Day – September 21*
World Rabies Day – September 28*
World Heart Day – September 29*
HPV Prevention Week* – October 1 to 7
Mental Illness Awareness Week – October 6 to 12
World Mental Health Day – October 10
World Arthritis Day – October 12*
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day – October 15*
World Spine Day – October 16*
World Psoriatic Day – October 19*
Pharmacy Technician Day – October 20
International Stuttering Awareness Day – October 22
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
World Antibiotic Awareness Week
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*
