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January |
| 3 - 8 - Arthritis Research Week Arthritis Research Campaign Telephone: 01246 558033 www.arc.org.uk |
| 24 -28 - Food Allergy & Food
Intolerance Week Telephone: 01322 619898 www.allergyuk.org |
| 31 - Bug Busting Day - Head Lice
Beware Telephone: 020 7686 4321 |
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February |
1 - 28 - Raynauds Awareness Month |
| 14 - National Impotence
Day Telephone: 0870 774 3571 www.sda.uk.net |
| 13 - 19 - Contraceptive Awareness Week Helpline: 0845 310 1334 www.fpa.org.uk |
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March |
1 - 31 - Great Daffodil Appeal Marie Curie Cancer Care Telephone: 0845 601 3107 www.mariecurie.org.uk/daffodil |
| 1 - 31 - WellBeing
of Women's Ovarian Cancer Awareness Campaign |
| 8 - No Smoking Day Telephone: 0870 770 7909 www.nosmokingday.org.uk |
13 - 19 - Obesity Awareness Week |
| 13 - 19 - Brain Injury
Awareness Week Headway - The Brain Injury Association Helpline: 0808 800 2244 www.headway.org.uk |
| 18 - 26 - CF Week |
| 21 - International Day for the Elimination
of Racial Discrimination United Nations www.un.org |
| 20 - 26 - Prostate Cancer Awareness Week |
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April |
| 7 - World Health Day - Healthy
Mothers and Children World Health Organisation www.who.int |
| 16 - 22 - Mental Health Action
Week The Mental Health Foundation Telephone: 020 7803 1100 www.mentalhealth.org.uk |
| 17 - 23 - National
Depression Week Depression Alliance Infoline Telephone: 08451 23 23 20 www.depressionalliance.org |
| 22 - 29 - National
MS Week Multiple Sclerosis Society Helpline Telephone: 0808 800 8000 www.mssociety.org.uk |
23 - 29 - Parkinson's Awareness
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May |
| 2 - World Asthma Day |
7 - 13 - Dystonia Awareness
Week |
| 8 - 15 - Baby Safety Week Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths Helpline: 0870 787 0554 www.sids.org.uk/fsid/ |
| 14 - 20 - National Breastfeeding Awareness
Week Department of Health Telephone: 020 7972 1339 www.breastfeeding.gov.uk |
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14 - 20 - National Epilepsy Week |
| 14 - 20 - National Smile Week British Dental Health Foundation Helpline: 0845 063 1188 www.dentalhealth.org.uk |
| 15 - 19 - National
Allergy Week Allergy UK Telephone: 01322 619898 www.allergyuk.org |
| 22 - 28 - Cancer Prevention Week World Cancer Research Fund Helpline: 020 7343 4205 www.fruityfriday.org |
| 22 - 26 - Walk to School Week Living Streets Telephone: 020 7820 1010 www.walktoschool.org.uk |
| 22 - 28 - National Hynotherapy Awareness Week London College of Clinical Hypnosis Helpline: 0800 389 4453 www.hynotherapyawareness.co.uk |
31 - World No Tobacco Day World Health Organisation www.euro.who.int/tobaccofree |
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June |
| 1 - 30 - Everyman
Male Cancer Awareness Month Institute of Cancer Research Infoline: 0800 731 9468 www.icr.ac.uk/everyman |
| 1 - 30 - National Osteoporosis
Month National Osteoporosis Society Helpline: 0845 450 0230 www.nos.org.uk |
| 3 - 11 - Heart
Week |
| 5 - World Environment
Day United Nations www.un.org |
| 5 - 10 - Tampon Alert Week Telephone/fax: 0161 748 3123 www.tamponalert.org.uk |
| 5 - 11 - Down's Syndrome Awareness
Week Down's Syndrome Association Helpline: 0845 230 0372 www.downs-syndrome.org.uk |
| 5 - 12 - Glaucoma Awareness Week International Glaucoma Association Helpline: 0870 609 1870 www.glaucoma-association.com |
| 11 - 17 - Diabetes
Week Diabetes UK Helpline Telephone: 0845 120 2960 www.diabetes.org.uk |
| 12 - 18 - National
Food Safety Week Food and Drink Federation Telephone: 020 7836 2460 www.menshealthforum.org.uk |
14 - 21 - Homeotherapy
Awareness Week |
| 15 - Bug Busting Day
- Head Lice Beware Community Hygiene Concern Telephone: 020 7686 4321 www.nits.net/bugbusting |
| 17 - 25 - Bike Week
(including Bike2Work) Helpline: 0845 612 0661 www.bikeweek.org.uk |
| 17 - 25 - MND Week
Motor Neurone Disease Association Helpline: 0845 762 6262 www.mndassociation.org |
| 18 - 25 - Learning
Disability Week Mencap Helpline: 0808 808 1111 www.mencap.org.uk |
| 19 - 25 - Child Safety
Week Child Accident Prevention Trust Telephone: 020 7608 3828 www.capt.org.uk |
| 26 - International
Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking United Nations www.un.org |
26 - Jul 2 - National
Deafblind Awareness Week |
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July |
| 2 - 8 - Alzheimer's Awareness
Week Alsheimer's Society Helpline: 0845 300 0336 www.alzheimers.org.uk |
| 2 - 8 - Metabolic Disease Awareness Week CLIMB The National Information and Advice Centre for Metabolic Disease Helpline: 0800 652 3181 www.climb.org.uk |
| 3 - 8 - Twins, Triplets
& More Week Twins & Multiple Birth Association (TAMBA) Telephone: 0870 77 03 305 www.tamba.org.uk |
| 9 - 15 - National Transplant Week Transplants In Mind Telephone/fax: 0117931 4638 www.transplantsinmind.co.uk |
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August |
| 7 - 13 - Sexual Health Week Family Planning Association Scotland (fpa) Helpline: 0845 310 1334 www.fpa.org.uk |
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September |
| 3 - 8 - Hughes Syndrome Awareness
Week Hughes Syndrome Foundation Telephone: 020 7188 8217 www.hughes-syndrome.org |
| 3 - 9 - Migraine Awareness Week Migraine Action Association Telephone: 01536 461 333 www.migraine.org.uk |
4 - 10 - National Pregnancy Week |
| 11 - 17 - Continence Awareness Week Continence Foundation Helpline: 0845 345 0165 www.continence-foundation.org.uk |
| 16 - 23 - Children's Hospice Week Association for Children's Hospices Telephone: 0845 203 2233 www.childhospice.org.uk |
| 16 - 23 - National Eczema Week |
| 21 - World Alzheimer's Day Alzheimer's Disease International Telephone: 020 7981 0880 www.alz.co.uk |
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October |
| 1 - International Day of Older Persons United Nations www.un.org |
| 1 - 31 - Breast Cancer Awareness Month Helpline: 0808 800 6000 www.breastcancercare.org.uk |
| 1 - 31 - Lupus Awareness Month
Lupus UK Telephone: 01708 731251 www.lupusuk.org.uk |
| 2 - 6 - Walk to School Week Living Streets Telephone: 020 7820 1010 www.livingstreets.org.uk |
| 10 - World Mental Health Day World Federation for Mental Health www.wmhday.net |
| 20 - World Osteoporosis Day The National Osteoporosis Society Helpline: 0845 450 0230 www.nos.org.uk |
| 31 - Bug Busting Day - Head Lice Beware Communtiy Hygiene Concern Telephone: 020 7686 4321 www.nits.net/bugbusting |
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| November |
| 6 - 12 - Scleroderma Awareness
Week Raynaud's & Scleroderma Association Helpline: 0800 917 2494 www.scleroderma.org.uk |
| 12 - 18 - Mouth Cancer Awareness
Week British Dental Health Foundation Helpline: 0845 063 1188 www.dentalhealth.org.uk |
14 - 18 - Indoor Allergy Week |
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| December |
| 1 - World Aids Day National AIDS Trust Telephone: 020 7814 6767 www.worldAIDSday.org |
| 3 - International Day of Disabled Persons United Nations www.un.org |
10 - Human Rights Day |
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