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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
Salt Awareness Week, World: May 12-18 (est...
Weekly
Salt Awareness Week seeks to raise awareness about the dangers of overeating salt, no matter your age. Children who consume too much salt set themselves up for problems later in life, including an increas...
January
Save Your Hearing Day (1976): May 31
Daily
First observed in 1976, Save Your Hearing Day focuses attention on the importance of hearing and how to prevent problems as you age. Medical experts believe that 50% of hearing loss could be prevented thr...
January
Schizophrenia Awareness Week (AU): May 18-...
Weekly
Held during the week of World Schizophrenia Awareness Day, May 24, Schizophrenia Awareness Week first appeared in Australia in 1986. Its purpose is to raise awareness of schizophrenia and mental illness...
January
Schizophrenia Day, World: May 24
Daily
World Schizophrenia Awareness Day does not have a specific sponsor, though it is supported by mental health professionals worldwide each year. The actual origins of this event are still being determined,...
January
School Nurses Day, Ntl.: May 14
Daily
National School Nurse Day occurs on the Wednesday within National Nurses Week each year. The event was established in 1972 by the American Nurses Association to highlight the importance and contribution o...
January
Scurvy Awareness Day: May 2
Daily
Scurvy Awareness Day brings in the United States and highlights the hundreds of cases of Scurvy reported each year. It's a sickness largely plaguing homeless people due to their lack of access to fresh pr...
January
Senior Health and Fitness Day, Ntl.: May 2...
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National Senior Health & Fitness Day is promoted by over 1,000 organizations across the United States; it's a day for helping seniors get and stay in shape and maintain fitness.
January
Service Dog Eye Examination Month, Ntl.: M...
Monthly
The American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists/StokesRX champions National Service Dog Eye Examination Month, a philanthropic effort generously provided to the public by the board-certified Diplomats...
January
Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Mo...
Monthly
National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) is an annual campaign held in April in the United States to raise public awareness about sexual assault, promote education and prevention eff...
January
Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month...
Monthly
Skin cancer affects people of all ages. One in five Americans will develop skin cancer over a lifetime; 13 million Americans live with a history of non-melanoma skin cancer, and nearly 800,000 Americans l...
January
Sleep Month, Better: May
Monthly
Better Sleep Month is sponsored by the Better Sleep Council, a non-profit set up by the Mattress Industry. It seeks to assist people in getting a good night's sleep with tips, facts, and research. Sleep...
January
Smile Month, Ntl. (UK): May 15-June 15
Monthly
National Smile Month is the United Kingdom’s longest-running oral health campaign. Together with thousands of individuals and organizations, National Smile Month promotes three key messages: 1) Brush yo...
January
Specially-abled Pets Day, Ntl.: May 3
Daily
The National Specially-abled Pets Day began with the animal advocate, author, and pet expert Colleen Paige to educate people about caring for disabled pets. On this day, animal-loving organizations and pe...
January
Spinal Health Week (AU): May 26-June 1
Weekly
Spinal Health Week in Australia seeks to raise awareness of severe spine issues and how best to prevent and treat them. With so many of us spending most of our time sitting at desks, spine problems ar...
January
Starlight Day (AU): May 2
Daily
Starlight Day in Australia is a national fundraising initiative of the Starlight Children’s Foundation. Starlight provides services to seriously ill children that help them enjoy life and forget about the...
January
Stroke Awareness Month, Ntl. (US): May
Monthly
Created in 1984, National Stroke Awareness Month occurs in May annually in the United States. Canada has its Stroke Awareness Month in June, and Australia devotes a week to this subject each September. T...
January
Stroke Month, Strike Out: May
Monthly
The Pharmacists Planning Services hosts Global Strike Out Strokes Month annually in May to promote early stroke detection and a healthy lifestyle.
January
Stuttering Awareness Week, Ntl.: May 12-18
Weekly
National Stuttering Awareness Week in the United States builds awareness of stuttering. More than 70 million people worldwide and three million in the United States struggle with stuttering daily. "This...
January
Summer Safety Week, Ntl.(CA): May 1-7
Weekly
Drowning, heat stroke, boating safety, and dehydration are dangers everyone faces each summer. The Canada Safety Council holds Summer Safety Week each year at the beginning of May.
January
Sun Awareness Week (UK): May 12-18
Weekly
The United Kingdom isn't generally associated with sunburns and summer, but thirty-five percent of Brits each year get at least one sunburn at home or traveling. This week is about raising awareness of ef...
January
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