Calendar of health events 2021 - 2022

April 17 - 23
Dementia Action Week
www.alzheimers.org.uk/get-involved/
17
National Clean Air Day
www.cleanairday.org.uk
21
World Alzheimer’s Day
www.alzscot.org
15 - 21
Self Care Week
www.selfcareforum.org
29 Mar - 4 April dementia-action-week
World Autism Awareness Week 22 - 27 22 16 - 22
www.autism.org.uk
1 - 30
17 - 17 June
National Smile Month
www.nationalsmilemonth.org
Breathe Easy Week
www.blf.org.uk
National Fitness Day
www.nationalfitnessday.com
Anti-bullying week
www.anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk
Alcohol Awareness Week
March
Bowel Cancer Awareness Month tbc 25 1 - 31
www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk 17 - 21 UK Myeloma Awareness Week Ataxia Awareness Day www.alcoholchange.org.uk Marie Curie Cancer Care Great
MS Awareness Month Walk to school week www.myeloma.org.uk www.ataxia.org.uk 25 Nov - 10 Dec Daffodil Appeal
www.mstrust.org.uk/msawareness www.livingstreets.org.uk World’s Biggest Coffee Morning 16 Days of Action Against Domestic www.mariecurie.org.uk/supportus/
Stress Awareness Month
www.stressawarenessmonth.com
20 - 25
Food Allergy Awareness Week July https://coffee.macmillan.org.uk
29
Violence
https://16daysofaction.co.uk/the-
campaign
thegreatdaffodilappeal
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
www.ovarian.org.uk
7 www.foodallergy.org 24 World Heart Day
National Epilepsy Week Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

December
World Health Day Samaritans Awareness Day www.world-heart-federation.org/world-
www.epilepsy.org.uk www.samaritans.org heart-day www.prostatecanceruk.org
www.who.int/campaigns/world-health-
day 30 May - 5 Jun 28 9
10 - 16
Parkinson’s Awareness Week
Bike Week
www.bikeweek.org.uk
World Hepatitis Day
www.worldhepatitisday.org October 1
World AIDS Day
www.worldaidsday.org
No Smoking Day
www.nosmokingday.org.uk
www.parkinsons.org.uk 31 1 10
24 - 30
World Immunisation Week
World No Tobacco Day
www.who.int/campaigns/world-no- August International Day of Older Persons
https://www.un.org/en/observances/
older-persons-day
2-7
Grief Awareness Week
www.thegoodgrieftrust.org
World Kidney Day
www.worldkidneyday.org
www.who.int/campaigns/world- tobacco-day/world-no-tobacco-day-2021 1-6 14 - 20
immunization-week World Breastfeeding Week 1 - 31 3 Nutrition and Hydration Week
29
On Your Feet Britain
June www.worldbreastfeedingweek.org
4
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
www.breastcancercare.org.uk
National Cholesterol Month
International Day of Persons with
Disabilities
www.idpwd.org
www.nutritionandhydrationweek.co.uk
18
www.onyourfeetday.com/britain/ 1-6 National Play Day World Sleep Day
www.heartuk.org.uk

January
challenge Child Safety Week www.playday.org.uk www.worldsleepday.org
www.childsafetyweek.org.uk 4 - 10
5 21
May 1-7
Volunteers Week
Cycle to Work Day
www.cycletoworkday.org
Challenge Poverty Week
www.challengepoverty.net 1 - 31
Dry January
International Day for the Elimination
of Racial Discrimination
1 - 31 www.volunteersweek.org 9 - 15 www.un.org/en/observances/end-racism-

September
www.alcoholchange.org.uk day
Action On Stroke Month 7 Baby Loss Awareness Week
www.stroke.org.uk World Food Safety Day www.sands.org.uk 7 - 13

National Walking Month
www.nationalfitnessday.com
Information
www.who.int/news-room/campaigns/ Cervical Cancer Prevention Week
1 - 29 9
world-food-safety-day www.jostrust.org.uk
Urology Awareness Month World Hospice & Palliative Care Day

and support
4 7 - 11 www.theurologyfoundation.org http://www.thewhpca.org/ 13 - 20
World Asthma Day Dietitians Week National Obesity Awareness Week
1 - 30 10

www.ginasthma.org/wad
4-9
Deaf Awareness Week
www.deafcouncil.org.uk
Viral Meningitis Week
www.meningitis.org
4 - 10
Sun Awareness Week
www.bad.org.uk
5 14
World Hand Hygiene Day
www.who.int/gpsc/5may/en
10 - 16
Mental Health Awareness Week
www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/
mental-health-awareness-week
Action For Brain Injury Week
www.headway.org.uk
materials
https://www.bda.uk.com/ www.nationalobesityforum.org.uk
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month World Mental Health Day
improvinghealth/awareness_raising/ www.who.int/mental_health/world-
February
www.childrenwithcancer.org.uk
dietitians_week mental-health-day/en
7 - 12
8 - 13 Organ Donation Week 14 You can source information and
Carers Week www.britishlivertrust.org.uk/our-work/ World Sight Day 1 support materials by contacting the
www.carersweek.org campaigns/organ-donation-week https://www.iapb.org Breathing Space Day national website addresses or by
www.breathingspace.scot visiting http://hpac.fife.scot.nhs.uk
9 - 15 Know Your Numbers! (National Blood 14 - 20
Coeliac Disease Awareness Week Pressure Testing Awareness Week) International Infection Prevention 1 - 28
www.coeliac.org.uk www.bloodpressureuk.org LGBT History Month Contact the Health Promotion
Control Week Service Information and Resources
https://apic.org/international-infection- www.lgbthistory.org.uk
10 Centre on
World Blood Donor Day World Suicide Prevention Day prevention-week National Heart Month fife.infocentre@nhs.scot
www.who.int/campaigns/world-blood- www.samaritans.org/media-centre/our- www.bhf.org.uk
18
donor-day campaigns/world-suicide-prevention-day World Menopause Day 3 Event dates, locations and times may
change. Check out each entry fully
14 - 18 13 - 19 www.thebms.org.uk Time to Talk Day
before embarking on any campaign
BNF Healthy Eating Week Orchid Male Cancer Awareness Week www.time-to-change.org.uk/get-involved/
20 time-talk-day support.
www.nutrition.org.uk/healthyliving www.orchid-cancer.org.uk World Osteoporosis Day
14 - 20 14 - 19 http://www.worldosteoporosisday.org/ 8 Inclusion in this calendar does not
Diabetes Week Sexual Health Week Safer Internet Day imply endorsement by Fife Health

November
www.diabetes.org.uk www.fpa.org.uk www.saferinternetday.org & Social Care Partnership.
11 - 16
M.E. Awareness Week 14 - 21 17 24 - 2 March
www.afme.org.uk National Men’s Health Week World Sepsis Day 1 - 30 Eating Disorders Awareness Week
www.b-eat.co.uk
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18
12 www.menshealthmonth.org/week www.worldsepsisday.org World Movember Month
www.movember.com or to download the
International Fibromyalgia Awareness 15 - 20 20 - 26 dates to your phone
Day Cervical Screening Awareness Week Fall Prevention Awareness Week Lung Cancer Awareness Month calendar.
www.fmauk.org www.jostrust.org.uk www.stopfalls.org www.roycastle.org
14 - 21 6
Arthritis Care Awareness Week
www.arthritiscare.org.uk/Home
National Stress Awareness Day
www.nationalstressawarenessday.co.uk Health Promotion Service