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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.

Diabetes Month, American (1920): November

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November is all about diabetes, whether in animals, people, or its impact on various body parts. We're using American Diabetes Month as the sigil, but it is observed worldwide in multiple forms with diffe...

January

Diabetic Eye Disease Month (1920): Novembe...

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Diabetic Eye Disease Month raises awareness about diabetes, diabetic eye disease, the importance of early disease detection, and related preventive health services covered by Medicare. Diabetes can lead...

January

Disability History Month (UK): November 22...

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Disability History Month in the United Kingdom raises awareness about people with disabilities. It also educates on the different types of disabilities, what they entail, what forms of prevention are, an...

January

Donate Life Thank You Day (AU): November 1...

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THANK YOU FOR BEING AN ORGAN DONOR Donate Life Thank You Day is held annually on November's third (sometimes fourth) Sunday. Nearly 900,000, or two-thirds of South Australians over 16, are on the Austral...

January

Donor Sabbath, Ntl.: November 14-16

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International Donor Sabbath occurs every year and is organized by faith leaders in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and other faiths to raise awareness of the need to become organ and tissue donors to save l...

January

Donor Sabbath, Ntl.: November 7-9

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International Donor Sabbath is organized annually by faith leaders in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and other faiths to raise awareness of the need to become organ and tissue donors to save lives. Most...

January

Embrace Chaos Day: November 9

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Created by best-selling author Bob Miglani, Embrace the Chaos Day seeks to remind people to let go of stress, cease attempting to control everything, and go with the flow. "Embrace the Chaos" is the titl...

January

Epilepsy Month, Ntl.: November

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National Epilepsy Month seeks to raise awareness of the treatment and therapies available to those with epilepsy. During this month, people are encouraged to acknowledge and understand the disorder and...

January

Eye Donor Month, Ntl.: November

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Since 1983 the EBAA has held National Eye Donor Month to promote awareness of the need to donate eyes as part of the organ donor program, recognize donors and their families, and celebrate corneal recipie...

January

Family Caregivers Month, Ntl.: November

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National Family Caregivers Month honors caregivers who support and comfort sick family members. Proclaimed by President Barack Obama and recognized by the American Heart Association and American Stroke...

January

Flossing Day, Ntl.: November 28

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Doctors identified flossing as essential to dental care and keeping teeth in the 1890s. On the day after the Thanksgiving Feast in the United States, Americans are encouraged to add flossing to their dail...

January

Forget-me-not-Day, Ntl (1918): November 10

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Forget-me-not-Day is one of two days in the calendar with the same name. The Spring event focuses on Alzheimer's Disease. This event focuses on caring for veterans. Judge Robert S. Marx, a prominent figu...

January

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Awa...

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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Awareness Week seeks to raise awareness about GERD. Also known as acid reflux disease, GERD occurs when the stomach bile begins to work its way back up the esophagus...

January

Global Health Equity Week: November 10-14...

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Global Health Equity Week, formerly National Health Information Technology Week, is in autumn. Join in support of this nationwide awareness week focused on the value of health IT to the United States heal...

January

Healthy Skin Month, Ntl.: November

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The American Academy of Dermatology supports National Healthy Skin Month. It aims to raise awareness about skin diseases, prevention, and care. Maintaining healthy skin combines lifestyle habits, dietary...

January

Home Care Aide Week: November 9-15

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Home Care Aide Week is part of Home Care & Hospice Month. Since 2001 NAHC has used the second full week in November to highlight the many aides whose contributions bring a personal warmth to the daily wor...

January

Home Care and Hospice Month, Ntl.: Novembe...

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National Home Care & Hospice Month honors the countless men and women who help people with home care and hospice care. Over 11 million Americans receive home-delivered health care, which is expected to...

January

Hospice Palliative Care Month, Ntl.: Novem...

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National Hospice and Palliative Care Month and hospices across the country are raising awareness about the highest quality care for all people coping with terminal illnesses. Hospice is not a place. Hos...

January

Hug-a-Runner Day (G.O.H.A.R.D.), Globally...

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Each year running retailer Run the Edge hosts Hug-a-Runner Day (G.O.H.A.R.D.) to raise awareness of the joys of running for fitness and health.

January

Long-term Care Awareness Month: November

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Long-term Care Awareness Month raises awareness of the care needed by patients who need daily living activity assistance caused by an illness or disorder. This month encourages family members and caregive...

January
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