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Category: Health Events
Highlighting global events about health, its industries, and health’s impact on life.
The health and healthcare category is the largest non-nation topic in the calendar. It includes events related to health industries, occupations, wellness, pharmacy, diseases, health insurance, research, and topics that affect, promote, assist, and impact the health of living creatures, organisms, and humans.
Health Events
Osteoporosis Prevention Month, Ntl. (US):...
Monthly
The National Osteoporosis Foundation sponsors National Osteoporosis Month each May. It is a national awareness-building and fundraising initiative calling on women and men to start conversations about bon...
January
Palliative Care Week, Ntl.(AU): May 11-17
Weekly
Palliative Care is a fancy word for the process of dying and identifying what matters most to you and those you love. The Productivity Commission’s recent report into human services found between 80,0...
January
Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month, Ntl.: Ma...
Monthly
Stokes are generally associated with adults, but children have strokes too. May is Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month, a chance to increase awareness about pediatric stroke and the steps to mitigate its pos...
January
Pet Cancer Awareness Month, Ntl.: May*
Monthly
A successful example of cause marketing, National Pet Cancer Awareness Month is sponsored by Blue Buffalo, the pet food, Petco, Morris Animal Foundation, and the Riedel Cody Fund. The month seeks to find...
January
Pet Week, Ntl.: May 4-10
Weekly
National Pet Week is the first full week of each May in the US. The focus of this week is planning. Pet parents are urged to bring their pets in for routine check-ups and develop daily routines that foc...
January
Physical Education and Sports Week, Ntl.:...
Weekly
SHAPE America promotes National Physical Education & Sports Week, focusing on the value of physical education and activity in the lives of children and adults. It kicks off National Physical Fitness and S...
January
Physical Fitness and Sports Month, Ntl.: M...
Monthly
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month is declared each May by the President of the United States. It is a month to raise awareness about the benefits of physical activity. Families are encouraged to...
January
Physiotherapy Month, Ntl. (CA): May
Monthly
Sponsored by Canadian Physiotherapy Association, National Physiotherapy Month seeks to educate the public about and celebrate the profession of physiotherapy. Currently, there are over 20,000 registered...
January
Plant Health Day, Intl.: May 12
Daily
The United Nations designated 12 May the International Day of Plant Health (IDPH) to raise global awareness on how protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect biodiversity and the...
January
Posture Month: May
Monthly
May is Posture Month, a chance to pay attention to how you stand, walk, lift and sit. Proper posture places the least strain on supporting muscles and ligaments during movement and weight-bearing activiti...
January
Prescription Drug Disposal Awareness Day,...
Daily
Prescription Drug Disposal Awareness Day promotes one message: When you're done using your prescription drug, please get rid of it. Steve Pasierb, the president of Partnership for a Drug-Free America, st...
January
Prevention Week, Ntl.: May 11-17 (est)
Weekly
National Prevention Week was first organized in 2011 to allow schools to participate in a drug prevention-themed event before the school year ends, raising awareness in students of all ages. The percent...
January
Public Works Week, Ntl.(US/CA): May 18-24
Weekly
For National Public Works Week, many states, provinces, towns, and municipalities from across North America have come together to celebrate NPWW with official government proclamations and resolutions in h...
January
Recommitment Month, Ntl.: May
Monthly
National Recommitment Month is a time to take stock of your goals for the year, whether health-related, relationship-related, or financial. The originator of this month remains unknown, but it is observ...
January
Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, World (182...
Daily
World Red Cross, Red Crescent Day honors the birthday of Henry Dunant, May 8, 1828, in Geneva, Switzerland. He founded the International Committee of the Red Cross in 1863 and was the first recipient of t...
January
Registered Nurses Recognition Day, Ntl.: M...
Daily
National Registered Nurses Recognition Day marks the first day of National Nurses Week. The event was established in 1996 by the American Nurses Association to highlight the tireless commitment 365 days a...
January
Ride of Silence, Intl.: May 21
Daily
In 2003, Chris Phelan organized the first Ride of Silence in Dallas after endurance cyclist Larry Schwartz was hit by the mirror of a passing bus and killed. The Ride of Silence is a free ride that asks...
January
Road Safety Week (NZ): May 12-18
Weekly
Road Safety Week is a community event in New Zealand promoted by Brake to raise awareness about road safety on a local level. Road crash statistics in New Zealand include national hospital, breath and...
January
Saint Efisio, Festival of (IT): May 1-4
Daily
Believed to be a miracle, in the 1650s, the city of Cagliari in Sardinia, Italy, somehow managed to escape the plague sweeping Europe. Locals believe it was the intervention of Saint Efisio. The city vowe...
January
Salad Month, Ntl.: May
Monthly
National Salad Month (NSM) celebrates creative salad recipes and encourages consumers to eat more leafy greens. Created in May 1992 in response to a Gallup Poll that revealed three out of four people eat...
January
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