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Department of Health 2018 Calendar of Events (PDF 61 KB)January
No events submitted.February
Month of February - Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month – Nationwide - Ovarian Cancer AustraliaMonth of February - Don't Wait Until It's Too Late - Nationwide - Bowel Cancer Australia
4-10 February -Tube Feeding Awareness Week - Nationwide - ausEE.Inc
25-February - 03 March - World Hearing Day and Hearing Awareness Week in Australia - Worldwide - Hearing Awareness Week
March
11-18 March - Multiple Birth Awareness Week - National - Australian Multiple Birth Association13-19 March - Brain Awareness Week – Worldwide - Brain Foundation
14 March - Swallowing Awareness Day - Nationwide - Speech Pathology Australia
20 March - World Oral Health Day - Worldwide - Gold Coast Oral Health Service
21 March - UN World Down Syndrome Day - Worldwide - Down Syndrome Australia
24 March - World Tuberculosis Day – Worldwide - World Health Organisation
26 March - Purple Day - Nationwide - Epilepsy Foundation
April
Month of April - Fabry Awareness Month - Worldwide - Fabry Australia8-14 April - Healthy Hips Week - Healthy Hips Australia Ltd
7 April - World Health Day – Worldwide - World Health Organisation
11 April - World Parkinson's Day- Worldwide - Parkinson's Australia
13 April - FND Awareness Day - FND Hope
15-21 April - Osteopathy Awareness Week - Worldwide - Osteopathy Australia
16-22 April - National Advance Care Planning Week - Nationwide - Advance Care Planning Australia
22 April - 24 June - Memory Walk & Jog - Nationwide - Dementia Australia
24-30 April - World Immunisation Week – Worldwide - World Health Organsiation
May
Month of May - Lung Health Awareness Month - Lung Foundation Australia5-12 May - Motherless Daughters Awareness Week – Nationwide - Motherless Daughters Australia
8 May - National Amyloidosis Day - Worldwide - Adam Gardiner Fund INC.
10 May - World Lupus Day – Nationwide - Lupus Foundation
12 May - International ME/CFS Awareness Day – Worldwide - ME/CFS and Lyme Association of WA, Inc.
13-20 May - Pneumonia Awareness Week - Nationwide - Lung Foundation Australia
14-18 May - National Prevention of Prescription Medication Dependence Week - Nationwide - Script Wise
16 May - Hae Day – Worldwide - HAE Australasia Ltd
20-26 May - National Palliative Care Week - Nationwide - Palliative Care Australia
20-27 May - Schizophrenia Awareness Week - Nationwide - Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia
21-28 May - Exercise Right Week 2018 - Nationwide - Exercise & Sports Science Australia
30 May - World MS Day - MS Australia
31 May - World No Tobacco Day – Worldwide - World Health Organisation
27 May - 2 June - Cancer Research Awareness Week - Worldwide - Cure Cancer Australia Foundation
June
Month of June - Bowel Cancer Awareness Month – Nationwide - Bowel Cancer AustraliaMonth of June - National Burns Awareness Month - Nationwide - Kidsafe Australia
2-8 June - Haemochromatosis Awareness Week - National - Haemochromatosis Australia
3 June - World Clubfoot Day - Worldwide - Ponseti International
11-17 June - 2018 Infant Mental Health Awareness Week Australia - Nationwide - Australian Association for Infant Mental Health Inc
20 June - Red Apple Day - Nationwide - Bowel Cancer Australia
18-24 June - World Continence Week - Worldwide - Continence Foundation of Australia
July
5 -11 July - National EOS Awareness Week - Nationwide - ausEE.Inc7-14 July - ASK-Y Awareness Week - ASK-Y
7-14 July - National Diabetes Week - Nationwide - Diabetes Australia
15-21 July - Wounds Awareness Week - Nationwide - Wounds Australia
28 July - World Hepatitis Day – Worldwide - World Health Organisation
August
Month of August - Tradies National Health Month - Australian Physiotherapy Association1-7 August - World Breastfeeding Week - Worldwide - World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action
8 August - Top 8 Challenge Day – Nationwide - ausEE.Inc
8 August - Dying To Know Day – Nationwide - The GroundSwell Project
5-11 August - National EOS Awareness Week - ausEE.Inc
19-25 August - Speech Pathology Week 2018 - Speech Pathology Australia
20-26 August - Be Medicinewise week - Nationwide - NPS Medicinewise
20-26 August - Natural Fertility Awareness Week - Nationwide - The Ovulation Method Research and Reference Centre of Australia Ltdce
24-31 August - 22q Awareness - Nationwide - VCFS 22q11 Foundation INC
September
Month of September - Prostate Cancer Awareness Month - Worldwide - Prostate Cancer Foundation AustraliaMonth of September - International Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month - Worldwide - Australia New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group
Month of September - Hirschsprung's Disease Awareness - Worldwide - Bowel Group for Kids Australia
Month of September - Therapy Dog Awareness Month - Nationwide - DELTA SOCIETY AUSTRALIA
3-9 September - Idiopathic Hypersomnia Awareness Week - Worldwide - Hypersomnolence Australia
3-9 September - Stroke Week - Nationwide - Stroke Foundation
9-15 September - Women’s Health - Nationwide - Jean Hailes for Women's HealthWeek
13 September - World Sepsis Day - Worlwide - Australian Sepsis Network
14-21 September - Dystonia Awareness Week - Nationwide - Dystonia Network Australia
14-21 September - AF Awareness Week - Worldwide - hearts4heart
18 September - Pitt Hopkins Syndrome Awareness Day - Pitt Hopkins Research Foundation
22-30 September - Veterans' Health Week - Nationwide - Department of Veterans' Affairs
October
Month of October - Shoctober - Defibrillator Awareness Month – Nationwide - Cardiac Arrest Survival FoundationMonth of October - Polio Awareness Month – Nationwide - Polio Australia
1-7 October - Sleep Awareness Week - Nationwide - Sleep Health Foundation
4-11 October - National Amputee Awareness Week - Limbs 4 Life
10 October - World Mental Health Day – Worldwide - World Health Organisation
12 October - World Sight Day - Worldwide - Vision 2020 Australia
15-21 October - Foot Health Week - Nationwide - Australian Podiatry Association
20 October - World Osteoporosis Day – Worldwide - Osteoporosis Australia
21 October - International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action - Worldwide - The LEAD Group Inc
29 Oct to 4 Nov - Blue Knot Day - Nationwide - Blue Knot Foundation
November
Month of November - ALPHA-1 Awareness Month – Nationwide - Alpha-1 Association of AustraliaMonth of November - Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month – Worldwide - Pancreatic Cancer Alliance
Month of November - Epilepsy Awareness Month - Worldwide - Epilepsy WA
Month of November - CRPS Awareness Month - Worldwide - The Purple Bucket Foundation Inc.
2 - November - Healthy Hips Day - Nationwide - Healthy Hips Australia Ltd
4 - November - World Parkinson's day - Worldwide - Parkinson's Australia
10 - November - Australian Food Safety Week - Nationwide - Food Safety Information Council Ltd
11-17 November - Perinatal Depression & Anxiety Awareness Week – Nationwide - PANDA - Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia
12-18 November - World Antibiotic Awareness Week - Worldwide - NPS MedicineWise
13 November - Thank U NICU Day - Nationwide - Miracle Babies Foundation
December
Month of December - Decembeard – Nationwide - Bowel Cancer Australia1 December – World Aids Day – Worldwide - World AIDS Day Australia
12 December - National Wear Red Day - Nationwide - Heart Research Australia
12- 24 December - National Skin Cancer Action Week - Nationwide - Cancer Council Australia