|
Month
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Dates
|
Awareness
|
Charity/Sponsor
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January 2009
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4th Januray |
World Braille day |
World Blind Union |
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5th January |
Hypoparathyroidism Awareness Day |
Hypoparathyroidism UK |
| |
18th to 24th January |
Cervical Cancer Prevention wek |
Jo's Trust |
| |
19th to 23rd January
|
Food Allergy and Intolerance Week |
Allergy UK |
|
|
19th to 23rd January |
Cancertalk Week |
Macmillan Cancer Support |
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25th January |
Leprocy Day |
LEPRA |
| |
24th January |
Eat a Breakfast, Save a life Day |
Feed the Children UK |
| |
26th to 30th January |
Be Load! Be Clear! |
Beating Bowel cancer |
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31st January |
National Beat Busting Day |
Community Hygiene Concern |
| February 2009 |
1st to 28th February |
National Heart Month - Go Red for Heart |
British Heart foundation |
| |
1st to 28th February |
Raynaud's Awareness Month |
Raynuad's and Scleroderma Association |
| |
6th February |
Stress Down Day |
The Samaritans |
| |
28th January to 3rd February |
Salt Awareness Week |
CASH (Concensus Action on Salt and Health) |
| |
9th February to 15th February |
Natioanl Tinnitus Week |
British Tinnitus Assciiation |
| |
9th February to 15th February |
Contraceptive Awareness Week |
FPA (Family Planning Asociation) |
| |
14th February |
Good Heart Day |
Variety Club of Great Britain |
| |
14th February |
Think about Sex Day |
Sexual Dysfunction Association |
| |
15th February |
International Childhood Cancer Day |
ICCCPO (International Confederation of Childhood Cancer Parent Organisations)
CCLG (Childrens Cancer and Leukaemia Group)
|
| |
22nd February to 28th February |
Eating Disorders Awareness Week |
BEAT (Beat Eating disorders) |
| |
27th February |
National Doodle Day |
Epilepsy Action |
| March 2009 |
1st March |
Self Injury Awareness Day |
First Signs |
| |
1st to 31st March |
Great Daffodil Appeal |
Marie Curie Cancer Care |
| |
1st to 31st March |
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month |
Prostate Cancer Charity |
| |
1st to 31st March |
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month |
Ovarian Cancer Action |
| |
2nd March to 8th March |
Endometriosis Awareness Week |
Endometriosis UK |
| |
11th March |
No Smoking Day |
No Smiking Day the Charity |
| |
12th March |
World Kidney Day |
World Kidney Day |
| |
12th March |
World Glaucoma Day |
International Glaucoma Association |
| |
24th March |
World TB Day |
TB Alert |
| |
25th March |
Autism Awareness Day |
|
| April 2009 |
1st to 30th April |
Bowel Cancer Awareness Month |
Bowel Cancer UK |
| |
1st to 30th April |
IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) Month |
|
| |
4th to 11th April |
National PSP (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy) Awareness Week |
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Association |
| |
7th April |
World Health Day |
WHO (World Health Organisation) |
| |
8th April |
PSP Magnolia Day |
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Association |
| |
12th April to 18th April |
Mental Health Action Week |
Mental Health Foundation |
| |
12th April to 18th April |
Arthritis Care Awareness Week |
Arthritus Care |
| |
17th April |
World Haemophilia Day |
The Haemophilia Society |
| |
20th April to 26th April |
Depression Awreness Week |
Depression Alliance |
| |
20th April to 26th April |
Parkinson's Awareness Week |
The Parkinson's Disease Society |
| |
27th April to 3rd May |
National MS Week |
MS Society |
| May 2009 |
1st May to 31st May |
Save a Baby Month |
FSID (Foundation for the study of Infant Deaths) |
| |
4th May to 10th May |
Deaf Awareness Week |
UK Council on Deafness |
| |
5th May |
World Asthma Day |
Asthma UK |
| |
5th May to 6th May |
National thrombosis Week |
Lifeblood |
| |
9th May to 17th May |
Cystic Fibrosis Week |
Cystic Fybrosis Trust |
| |
10th May |
World Lipus Day |
Lipus UK |
| |
10th May to 16th May |
M E Awareness Week |
Action for M E |
| |
11th May to 15th May |
Cancer Prevention Week |
World Cancer Research Fund |
| |
11th May to 17th May |
Sun Awareness Week |
British Assoc of Dermatologists |
| |
11th May to 17h May |
Distonia Awareness Week |
Distonia Society |
| |
12th May |
Stroke Awareness Day |
The Stroke Association |
| |
15th May |
Fruity Friday |
World Cancer Research Fund |
| |
17th May |
World Hypertension Day |
World Hypertension League |
| |
17th May to 23rd May |
National Epilepsy Week |
Epilepsy Action |
| |
18th May to 22nd May |
National Allergy Week |
Allergy UK |
| |
18th May to 22rd May |
Xtraordinary Week |
British Dyslexia Association |
| |
30th May to 6th June |
Cleft Lip & Palate Awareness Week |
Cleft Lip and Palate Association |
| June 2009 |
1st June to 30th June |
Everyman Male Cancer Awareness Month |
Everyman |
| |
1st June to 30th June |
Help a Heart Campaign |
British Heart Foundation |
| |
1st June to 30th June |
National Oseoporosis Month |
National Oseoporosis Society |
| |
8th June to 14th June |
Downs Syndrome Week |
Downs Syndrome Society |
| |
8th June to 14th June |
National Glaucoma Awareness Week |
International Glaucoma Association |
| |
8th June to 14th June |
Diabetes Week |
Diabetes UK |
| |
14th June |
World Blood Donors Day |
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| |
15th June to 21st June |
National Men's Health Week |
Mens Health Forum |
| |
15th June to 21st June |
Breath Easy Week |
British Lung Foundation |
| |
20th June to 28th June |
MND Week |
Motor Neorone Disease Association |
| |
21st June to 28th June |
UK Myeloma Awareness Week |
Myeloma UK |
| |
22nd June to 28th June |
Deafblind Awareness Week |
Deafblind UK |
| |
28th June to 4th July |
National Metabolic Disease Awareness Week |
CLIMB |
| July 2009 |
24th July |
Samaritans Day |
Samaritans |
| August 2009 |
3rd August to 9th August |
Sexual Health Week |
fpa |
| September 2009 |
6th September to 12th September |
Migraine Awareness Week |
Migraine Action |
| |
7th September to 13th September |
Know Your Numbers Campaign (National Blood Pressure Testing Awareness Week)
|
Blood Pressure Association |
| |
14th September to 20th September |
Lymphatic Cancer Awareness Week |
Lymphoma Association |
| |
12th September to 19th September |
National Eczema Week |
National Eczema Society |
| |
21st Septmeber to 27th September |
Meningitis Awareness Week |
Meningitis research Foundation |
| |
25th September |
World Alzheimer's Day |
Alzheimer's Disease International |
| October 2009 |
1st October to 31st October |
Breast Cancer Awareness Month |
Breast Cancer Care |
| |
20th October |
World Osteoporosis Day |
National Osteoporosis Society |
| November 2009 |
1st November to 30th November |
Lung Cancer Awareness Month |
British Lung Foundation |
| |
4th November |
National Stress Awareness Day |
ISMAUK |
| |
9th November to 15th November |
Scleroderma Awareness Week |
Raynauds & Sclerderma Association |
| |
16th November to 22nd November |
Mouth Cancer Awareness Week |
British Dental Health foundation |
| December 2009 |
1st December |
World AIDS Day |
National Aids Trust |
