Wellness Calendar - June

JUNE


Awareness Months 

• ALS Awareness Month - http://www.als.ca (CND)
• Brain Injury Awareness Month
• Child Vision Awareness Month
• Effective Communication Month
• Elder Abuse Awareness Month
• Fireworks Safety Month
• Fireworks Safety Month - http://www.preventblindness.org (US)
• Gay and Lesbian Pride Month
• International People Skills Month
• Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month - http://www.myasthenia.org (US)
• National Aphasia Awareness Month - http://www.aphasia.org (US)
• National Safety Month
• National Scleroderma Awareness Month - http://www.scleroderma.org (US)
• National Spina Bifida/Hydocephalus Awareness Month - http://www.sbhac.ca (CND)
• Potty Training Awareness Month
• Professional Wellness Month
• Seniors Month - http://www.seniors.gc.ca (CND)
• Stroke Awareness Month - http://www.heartandstroke.ca (CND)
• Vision Research Month - http://www.preventblindness.org (US)
• World Infertility Month - http://www.theafa.org

 

 

Awareness Days

 

• National New Year's Resolution Recommitment Day - June 1
• Leave the Office Earlier Day - http://www.theproductivitypro.com/newsletters/num73June2005.htm - June 2
• Clean Air Day - http://www.ec.gc.ca/cleanair-airpur/default.asp?lang=En&n=B59A4A5F-1  - June 2, 2010 (CND)
• National Hunger Awareness Day - http://www.hungerawarenessday.ca/ - June 5
• World Environment Day http://www.unep.org/wed/2007/english/ - June 5
• National Cancer Survivors Day - http://www.cancer.ca/ccs/internet/standard/0,3182,3172_15064__langId-en,00.html  and http://www.ncsdf.org/ -  June 6, 2010 – (first Sunday)
• World Oceans Day - http://www.gdrc.org/oceans/oceans-day.html - June 8
• Abused Women and Children's Awareness Day - June 11
• World Blood Donor Day - http://www.bloodservices.ca and http://www.wbdd.org/ - June 14
• Husband Caregiver Day - June 13, 2010 (Same as Father’s Day)
• Family Awareness Day - June 20, 2010
• World Refugee Day - http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/refugee/ - June 20
• National Aboriginal Day - http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/nad/index_e.html  - June 21 (CND)
• Memory Day - http://www.alzfdn.ca/   - June 15, 2010 (CND)
• Let It Go Day - http://www.wellcat.com/june/let_it_go_day.htm - June 23
• International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking -http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/drug/index.html - June 26
• National HIV Testing Day -http://www.napwa.org/hivtestinfo/ - June 27
• National Celebrate Your Marriage Day - http://www.petitiononline.com/cymd/petition.htmland http://www.healthymarriageinfo.org - June 26, 2010 (last Saturday)

 

 

Awareness Weeks

 

• National Sun Awareness Week  - http://www.cancer.ca/Canada-wide/About%20us/CW-Awareness%20weeks%20and%20months.aspx?sc_lang=en   - June 6-12, 2010 (CND)
• Canadian Environment Week  - http://www.ec.gc.ca/EnviroZine/default.asp?lang=En&n=B75F6A18-1  - 1-7, 2010 (CND)
• National Water Safety Week  - http://www.redcross.ca http://www.waterparks.org/nawsw.asp  - Jun 6-12, 2010 – (first full week) (CND)
• International Volunteers Week  - http://www.volunteersweek.org.uk/ - June 1-7
• Stepparents Week  - http://www.holicayforeveryday.com/caljun07.shtml - June 2-9, 2010
• National Headache Awareness Week - http://www.headaches.org  - June 6-12, 2010 (US)
• National Tire Safety Week - http://www.rma.org/tire_safety/tire_maintenance_and_safety/national_tire_safety_week/index.cfm  - Jun 6-12, 2010 (US)
• National Men's Health Week - http://www.menshealthweek.org – June 14-20, 2010 (US)
• Nursing Assistants Week - http://www.cna-network.org/ - June 13-19, 2010
• National Breastfeeding Week - http://www.breastfeeding.nhs.uk/en/fe/page.asp?n1=5&n2=13 - Jun 21-27, 2010
• Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week -  http://www.hknc.org - Jun 20-27, 2010 – (covers week of birthday on June 27) 
  
   

 

 

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