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January 22-29 |
Healthy Weight Week |
www.healthyweightweek.com.au |
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February 13-19 |
National Sexual Health Week |
Various |
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March 8 |
World Kidney Day |
www.kidney.org.au |
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March 11-17 |
World Glaucoma Week |
www.glaucoma.org.au |
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March 12-18 |
Brain Awareness Week |
www.brainfoundation.org.au |
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March 13-20 |
Coeliac Awareness Week |
www.coeliac.org.au |
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March 25-31 |
National Arthritis Awareness Week |
www.arthritisaustralia.com.au |
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March 26 |
Purple Day for Epilepsy Awareness |
www.elipepsyaustralia.net |
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March 26 – 1 April |
World Salt Awareness Week |
www.kidney.org.au |
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April 7 |
World Health Day |
www.un.org.au |
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April 25 |
ANZAC Day |
Local ESO website |
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May 1-7 |
Motor Neurone Disease Week |
www.mndaust.asn.au |
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May 6-12 |
National Heart Week |
www.heartfoundation.org.au |
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May 10 |
World Lupus Day |
www.kidney.org.au |
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May 14-20 |
National Volunteering Week |
www.volunteeringaustraila.org.au |
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May 14-20 |
Schizophrenia Awareness Week |
www.mifa.org.au |
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May 24 |
Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea – Cancer Council Australia |
www.biggestmorningtea.com.au |
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May 27 – 2 June |
Kidney Health Week |
www.kidney.org.au |
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May 27 – 2 June |
Macular Degeneration Awareness Week |
www.mdfoundation.com.au |
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May 29 |
White Wreath Day (Action against suicide) |
www.whitewreath.com.au |
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May 31 |
World No Tobacco Day |
www.un.org |
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June 3-9 |
Bowel Cancer Awareness Week |
www.bowelcanceraustralia.com |
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June 11-17 |
International Men’s Health Week |
www.menshealthweek.org.au |
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June 17-23 |
Drug Action Week (Alcohol & Drug Council of Aust) |
www.drugactionweek.org.au |
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June 24-30 |
World Continence Awareness Week |
www.continence.org.au |
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July (month) |
Dry July |
www.dryjuly.com |
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July 15-21 |
Wee Week 2012 |
www.kidney.org.au |
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July 22-28 |
National Pain Week |
www.chronicpainaustralia.org |
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August 18 |
Vietnam Veterans’ Day |
Local ESO website |
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August 19-25 |
National Healthy Bones Week |
www.healthybones.com.au |
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August 19-25 |
Hearing Awareness Week |
www.hearingawarenessweek.org.au |
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August 26 |
Daffodil Day – Cancer Council Australia |
www.daffodilday.com.au |
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August 28 – Sept 4 |
National Parkinson’s Awareness Week
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www.parkinsons.org.au |
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September (month) |
International Prostate Awareness Month |
www.prostate.org.au |
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September |
Register for Movember |
www.movember.com |
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September 1-7 |
National Asthma Awareness Week |
www.asthmafoundation.org.au |
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September 10 |
World Suicide Prevention Day |
www.un.org |
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September 10-16 |
National Stroke Week |
www.strokefoundation.com.au |
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September 12 |
World Oral Health Day |
www.dhsv.org.au |
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September 13 |
R U OK Day |
www.ruokday.com.au |
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September 17-23 |
National Headache and Migrane Awareness Week |
www.headacheaustralia.org.au |
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September 21-28 |
National Dementia Awareness Week |
www.alzheimers.org.au |
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September 29 |
World Heart Day |
www.un.org |
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October (month) |
Anxiety & Depression Awareness Month |
www.beyondblue.org.au |
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October (month) |
Mental Health Month |
www.mhca.org.au |
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October 10 |
World Mental Health Day |
www.mhca.org.au |
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October 14-20 |
National Nutrition Week |
www.nutritionaustralia.org. |
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October 14-20 |
National Carers Week |
www.carersaustralia.com.au |
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October 20 |
World Osteoporosis Day |
www.osteoporosis.org.au |
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October 22-26 |
Sock-It-To-Suicide |
www.whitewreath.com |
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November (month) |
Movember – men’s health awareness and moustache fanciers |
www.movember.com |
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November (month) |
Lung Cancer Awareness Month |
www.lungcanceralliance.org |
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November 11 |
Remembrance Day |
www.awm.gov.au and your local ex-service organisations |
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November 14 |
World Diabetes Day |
www.worlddiabetesday.org |
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November 19 |
International Men’s Day |
Various |
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December 5 |
International Volunteers Day |
www.volunteeringaustralia.org |