List of awareness days
 | It has been suggested that List of international observances be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since June 2015. |
A national or international awareness day is a date usually set by a major organisation or government to commemorate a public health or ethical cause of importance on a national or international level.
Days
| Day | Name | Notes |
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January |
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| 1 January | Global Family Day[1] [dubious – discuss] | |
| 11 January | National Human Trafficking Awareness Day[2] | |
| 24 January | Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day[3] | |
| 26 January | International Customs Day[1] | |
| 27 January | International Holocaust Remembrance Day[1] | |
| 27 January | Family Literacy Day[4] | Canada; national awareness initiative created by ABC Life Literacy Canada in 1999 |
| 31 January | Street Children's Day#Street Children‘s Day | |
February |
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| 1 February | World Hijab Day[5] | |
| 2 February | Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day[6] | |
| 4 February | World Cancer Day | |
| 6 February | International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation | |
| 8 February | International Safer Internet Day | |
| 12 February | Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Day | Canadian Federation for Sexual Health[7] |
| 12 February | International Day of Women's Health | Canadian Foundation for Women's Health[8] |
| 12 February | Red Hand Day | Child Soldier Awareness |
| 14 February | Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day (Canada) | Children's Heart Society[9] |
| 14 February | V-Day | Global day to end violence against women |
| 15 February | International Childhood Cancer Day | Childhood Cancer Foundation[10] |
| 20 February | World Day of Social Justice[11] | Recognized by the UN |
| 21 February | International Mother Language Day[12] | Recognized by the UN |
| 21 February | Global Information Governance Day | |
| 22 February | Founders Day[13] | Scouts' Day, Worldwide |
| 22 February | World Thinking Day[14] | |
| 27 February | Anosmia Awareness Day[15] | |
| 29 February | Rare Disease Day[16] | Last day of February |
March |
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| 1 March | Pig day | |
| 1 March | Self-Injury Awareness Day | Also known as Self-Harm Awareness Day |
| 8 March | International Women's Day | |
| 10 March | National Women and Girl's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day[17] | |
| 21 March | International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination | |
| 21 March | International Day of Forests | |
| 21 March | Anal Cancer Awareness Day | |
| 21 March | World Down Syndrome Day | |
| 22 March | World Water Day | |
| 24 March | World Tuberculosis Day | |
| 25 March | EU Talent Day | |
| 26 March | Purple Day for Epilepsy | |
| 31 March | World Backup Day[18] | |
April |
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| 2 April | World Autism Awareness Day | |
| 6 April | World Bohring-Opitz Syndrome Awareness Day[19] | |
| 7 April | World Health Day | |
| 12 April | Equal Pay Day | |
| 16 April | National Healthcare Decisions Day (US)[20] | |
| 16 April | World Voice Day | |
| 19 April | Bicycle Day | |
| 22 April | Earth Day | |
| 24 April | World Meningitis Day[21] | |
| 24 April | Fashion Revolution Day | |
| 25 April | Parental Alienation Awareness Day | |
| 29 April | International Dance Day | |
May |
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| 4 May | Star Wars Day | |
| 7 May | World Password Day[22] | |
| 10 May | Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Awareness Day[23] | |
| 17 May | International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia | |
| 20 May | Blue Cone Monochromacy International Awareness Day[24] | |
| 23 May | World Turtle Day | |
| 25 May | Towel Day | |
| 31 May | World No Tobacco Day | |
June |
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| 5 June | World Environment Day | |
| 20 June | World Refugee Day | |
| 21 June | International Yoga Day | |
| 24 June | Take Your Dog to Work Day | |
July |
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| 2 July | World UFO Day | |
| 11 July | World Population Day[25] | |
| 28 July | World Hepatitis Day | |
| 29 July | International Tiger Day | |
August |
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| 12 August | Youth Day | |
| 26 August | Women's Equality Day | |
| 3rd Saturday of August | National Honey Bee Day | |
September |
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| 6 September | Colour Blindness Awareness Day[26] | |
| 9 September | International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day | |
| 10 September | RUOK? Day | Depression awareness and suicide prevention (Australia)[27] |
| 12 September | ATSEP Day | Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel |
| 14 September | National Quiet Day (UK)[28] | |
| 11 September | International Skyscraper Awareness Day (US)[29] | |
| 20 September | Self-Represented Litigant Awareness Day[30] | |
| 23 September | Celebrate Bisexuality Day[31] | Also known as Bisexual Pride or Bisexual Visibility Day |
| 25 September | As You Wish Day | |
| 26 September | World Contraception Day[32] | |
| 28 September | World Rabies Day[33] | |
October |
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| 4 October | eDay | Electronic Waste Awareness Day (New Zealand) |
| 5 October | International Day of No Prostitution[34] | |
| 10 October | World Mental Health Day | |
| 11 October | International Day of the Girl Child | |
| 11 October | National Coming Out Day | |
| 16 October | World Food Day | |
| October 12 | World Sight Day | |
| 22 October | International Stuttering Awareness Day | |
| 26 October | Intersex Awareness Day | |
November |
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| 1 November | International Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome Awareness Day | |
| 8 November | Intersex Day of Remembrance | |
| 9 November | World Freedom Day | |
| 10 November | World KC Day[35][36] | Keratoconus awareness day |
| 14 November | World Diabetes Day | |
| 17 November | World Pancreatic Cancer Day | |
| 17 November | World Prematurity Day | |
| 19 November | World Toilet Day | |
| 19 November | International Men's Day | |
| 20 November | Transgender Day of Remembrance | |
| 20 November | Universal Children's Day | |
| 21 November | World Television Day | |
| 25 November | International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women | |
| 29 November | International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People | |
| 30 November | International Self Harm Awareness Day | |
December |
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| 1 December | World AIDS Day | |
| 10 December | Human Rights Day | |
Weeks
- Celebrate Your Name Week - first full week in March
- Fix a Leak Week - March[37]
- World Immunization Week - last week of April
- Vaccination Week In The Americas - last week of April[38]
- National Dairy Goat Awareness Week (US) - from the second Saturday to the third Saturday of June
- Gifted Awareness Week in New Zealand - the full week including George Parkyn's birthday, 17 June
- Idiopathic Hypersomnia Awareness Week - [39] worldwide event designed to raise awareness and educate the community about the rare neurological sleep disorder idiopathic hypersomnia; first week in September
- Mental Illness Awareness Week - 5–11 October 2008
- Free Speech Week - third full week in October in the United States
- National Map Reading Week - educational campaign to increase awareness of map skills; third full week in October
- OCDAction - week of Action 15–19 February; raising awareness of obsessive compulsive disorder in the UK[40]
- Public Service Recognition Week - 1–7 May [41]
- Mental Health Awareness Week - 8–14 May[42]
Months
- National Athletic Training Month - March [43]
- Mathematics Awareness Month - April[44]
- Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month - April[45]
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) - April[46]
- Spondylitis Awareness Month - April[47]
- Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month (Australia and US) - May[48]
- National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month[49]
- Spina Bifida Awareness Month - October[50]
- Blindness Awareness Month - October [51]
- National Sickle Cell Awareness Month - September
- Life Insurance Awareness Month (US) - September[52]
- Adoption Awareness Month - November[53]
- Novel Writing Month - November
See also
- List of commemorative days
- List of commemorative months
- List of environmental dates
- List of international observances
- List of unofficial observances by date
- List of vegetarian festivals
References
- ^ a b c Disabled World News, 2011-04-30 - a list of US national or international awareness days, weeks, or months set by a major organization or government to commemorate a medical research or ethical cause of importance: http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/awareness/awareness-dates.php#ixzz2LlTfG9yB
- ^ 110th Congress (2007) (Jun 22, 2007). "S. Con. Res. 40". Legislation. GovTrack.us. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
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- ^ http://worldhijabday.com/
- ^ http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/awareness/awareness-dates.php
- ^ Disabled World News, 2011-04-30 - a list of US national or international awareness days, weeks, or months set by a major organization or government to commemorate a medical research or ethical cause of importance: http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/awareness/awareness-dates.php#ixzz2LlY8IChn
- ^ Disabled World News, 2011-04-30 - a list of US national or international awareness days, weeks,or months set by a major organization or government to commemorate a medical research or ethical cause of importance: http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/awareness/awareness-dates.php#ixzz2LlYOaJ00
- ^ Disabled World News, 2011-04-30 - a list of US national or international awareness days, weeks, or months set by a major organization or government to commemorate a medical research or ethical cause of importance: http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/awareness/awareness-dates.php#ixzz2LlYmgN00
- ^ Disabled World News, 2011-04-30 - a list of US national or international awareness days, weeks, or months set by a major organization or government to commemorate a medical research or ethical cause of importance: http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/awareness/awareness-dates.php#ixzz2LlZAWfll
- ^ Disabled World News 2011-04-30 - a list of US national or international awareness days, weeks, or months set by a major organization or government to commemorate a medical research or ethical cause of importance: http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/awareness/awareness-dates.php#ixzz2LlZcgWBm
- ^ Disabled World News, 2011-04-30 - a list of US national or international awareness days, weeks, or months set by a major organization or government to commemorate a medical research or ethical cause of importance: http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/awareness/awareness-dates.php#ixzz2LlZqYnZ6
- ^ http://www.scout.org/en
- ^ http://www.worldthinkingday.org/en/home
- ^ "Anosmia Awareness Day".
- ^ "Rare Disease Day ® 2013". Retrieved 2013-02-10.
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- ^ Misener, Dan (29 March 2016). "World Backup Day highlights importance of protecting data". CBC News. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ^ "Bohring-Opitz Syndrome Awareness Day April 6th".
- ^ "National Healthcare Decisions Day". Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ http://www.comomeningitis.org/news-and-events/world-meningitis-day/wmd-2017/
- ^ http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/security/a10506/its-world-password-day-so-change-your-passwords-already-16769886/
- ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jessica-gimeno/asian-american-mental-ill_b_9864842.html
- ^ http://www.blueconemonochromacy.org/
- ^ World Population Day
- ^ "Colour Blind Awareness Day | In the Dark". telescoper.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
- ^ "Home". RUOK? Day. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "National Quiet Day".
- ^ "World Skyscraper Day".
- ^ "Self-Represented Litigant Awareness Day".
- ^ "Bisexual Visibility Day".
- ^ "World Contraception Day".
- ^ "World Rabies Day | Global Alliance for Rabies Control". rabiesalliance.org. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ^ "Survivors challenge legislators on International Day of No Prostitution". Alliance of Progressive Labor. October 5, 2004. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ^ "November 10: World Keratoconus Day". Keratoconus Group.
- ^ "What is World KC Day?". World KC Day. 30 September 2016.
- ^ http://www.epa.gov/watersense/our_water/fix_a_leak.html
- ^ "Vaccination Week In The Americas (2009 portal)". Pan American Health Organization. 2009. Archived from the original on 30 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
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- ^ http://www.ocdaction.org.uk
- ^ http://publicservicerecognitionweek.org
- ^ "Mental Health Awareness Week | Mental Health Foundation". www.mentalhealth.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
- ^ "National Athletic Training Month". National Athletic Trainers Association. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ http://www.mathaware.org/index.html
- ^ http://www.aspca.org/about-us/aspca-april/
- ^ http://www.nsvrc.org/saam/sexual-assault-awareness-month-home
- ^ http://www.spondylitis.org/main.aspx
- ^ http://www.cff.org/GetInvolved/CFAwareness/
- ^ NCCAPM
- ^ http://www.keanxchange.com/content/community/october-spina-bifida-awareness-month
- ^ "Opening Eyes During Blindness Awareness Month - Eye on the Cure". www.blindness.org.
- ^ "Introduction | Life Happens". Life Happens | The Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education (LIFE). Retrieved 2015-10-12.
- ^ http://national-adoption-month.adoption.com/
External links
- United Nations observances calendar
- National Health Observances (NHO) United States
- Awareness calendar - comprehensive listing of awareness observances
- UK awareness days calendar