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January |
| 2 - 8 - Arthritis Education Week Arthritis Research Campaign Telephone: 0870 850 5000 www.arc.org.uk |
| 22 -26 - Food Allergy & Food
Intolerance Week Telephone: 01322 619898 www.allergyuk.org |
| 22 - 26 - Cancertalk Week Cancer Support Helpline: 0808 808 2020 www.macmillan.org.uk/cancertalk |
| 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 |
| 12 - 18 - 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 |
| 14 - No Smoking Day Telephone: 0870 770 7909 www.nosmokingday.org.uk |
11 - 17 - Obesity Awareness Week |
| 12 - 18 - Brain Injury
Awareness Week Headway - The Brain Injury Association Helpline: 0808 800 2244 www.headway.org.uk |
| 19 - 25 - Prostate Cancer
Awareness Week |
| 21 - International Day for the Elimination
of Racial Discrimination United Nations www.un.org |
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April |
| 7 - World Health Day World Health Organisation www.euro.who.int |
| 8 - 14- Mental Health Action Week The Mental Health Foundation Telephone: 020 7803 1100 www.mentalhealth.org.uk |
| 16 - 22 - Depression Awareness
Week Depression Alliance Infoline Telephone: 08451 23 23 20 www.depressionalliance.org |
16 - 22 - Parkinson's Awareness
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May |
| 1 - World Asthma Day |
| 1 - 31 - CF Month Cystic Fybrosis Trust Telephone: 020 8464 7211 www.cftrust.org.uk |
6 - 12 - Dystonia Awareness
Week |
6 - 13 - M.E. Awareness Week |
| 1 - 31- Save a Baby Month Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths Helpline: 020 7233 2090 www.fsid.org.uk |
| 13 - 19- National Breastfeeding Awareness Week Department of Health www.breastfeeding.nhs.uk |
| 20 - 26 - National Epilepsy
Week |
| 13 May- 12 June - National Smile Month British Dental Health Foundation Helpline: 0845 063 1188 www.dentalhealth.org.uk |
| 21 - 25- National
Allergy Week Allergy UK Telephone: 01322 619898 www.allergyuk.org |
| 21 - 27 - Cancer Prevention Week World Cancer Research Fund Helpline: 020 7343 4205 www.fruityfriday.org |
| 21 - 25 - Walk to School Week Living Streets Telephone: 020 7820 1010 www.walktoschool.org.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.everyman-campaign.org |
| 1 - 30 - National Osteoporosis
Month National Osteoporosis Society Helpline: 0845 450 0230 www.nos.org.uk |
| 2 - 10 - Help
a Heart Week |
| 5 - World Environment
Day United Nations www.un.org |
| 4 - 9 - National Tampon Alert Week Telephone/fax: 0161 748 3123 www.tamponalert.org.uk |
| 4 - 10 - Down's Syndrome Awareness
Week Down's Syndrome Association Helpline: 0845 230 0372 www.downs-syndrome.org.uk |
| 11- 17 - Glaucoma Awareness Week International Glaucoma Association Helpline: 0870 609 1870 www.glaucoma-association.com |
| 11 - 17 - Carers Week Telephone - 020 7566 7608 www.carersweek.org |
| 11 - 17 - National
Food Safety Week Food and Drink Federation Telephone: 020 7836 2460 www.foodlink.org.uk |
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| 15 - Bug Busting Day
- Head Lice Beware Community Hygiene Concern Telephone: 020 7686 4321 www.nits.net/bugbusting |
| 16 - 24 - Bike Week
(including Bike2Work) Helpline: 0845 612 0661 www.bikeweek.org.uk |
| 16 - 24 - MND Week
Motor Neurone Disease Association Helpline: 0845 762 6262 www.mndassociation.org |
| 17 - 24 - Learning
Disability Week Mencap Helpline: 0808 808 1111 www.mencap.org.uk |
| 18 - 24 - 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 |
June 25 - Jul 1-
Deafblind Awareness Week |
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July |
| 1 - 7- Alzheimer's Awareness Week Alsheimer's Society Helpline: 0845 300 0336 www.alzheimers.org.uk |
| 1 - 7- National Metabolic Disease Awareness
Week CLIMB The National Information and Advice Centre for Metabolic Disease Helpline: 0800 652 3181 www.climb.org.uk |
| 1 - 7- Twins, Triplets
& More Week Twins & Multiple Birth Association (TAMBA) Telephone: 0870 77 03 305 www.tamba.org.uk |
| 7 - 14 - National Transplant Week Transplants In Mind Telephone/fax: 0117 931 4638 www.transplantsinmind.co.uk |
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August |
| 6 - 12 - Sexual Health Week Family Planning Association Scotland (fpa) Helpline: 0845 310 1334 www.fpa.org.uk |
| 12 - International Youth Day UN www.un.org |
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September |
| 2 - 9 - Hughes Syndrome Awareness
Week Hughes Syndrome Foundation Telephone: 020 7188 8217 www.hughes-syndrome.org |
| 4 - 10 - Migraine Awareness Week Migraine Action Association Telephone: 01536 461 333 www.migraine.org.uk |
1 - 30 - Pregnancy Health Month |
| 17 - 23- Continence Awareness Week Continence Foundation Helpline: 0845 345 0165 www.continence-foundation.org.uk |
| 16 - 22 - Children's Hospice Week Association for Children's Hospices Telephone: 0845 203 2233 www.childhospice.org.uk |
| 15 - 22 - 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 |
| 1 - 31- International Walk to School Month Walk to School Campaign Telephone: 020 7820 1010 www.walktoschool.org.uk |
| 10 - World Mental Health Day World Federation for Mental Health www.wfmh.org |
| 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 |
| 5 - 11 - Scleroderma Awareness
Week Raynaud's & Scleroderma Association Helpline: 0800 917 2494 www.scleroderma.org.uk |
| 11 - 17 - Mouth Cancer Awareness
Week British Dental Health Foundation Helpline: 0845 063 1188 www.dentalhealth.org.uk |
19 - 24- 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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