Wellness Calendar July - September - Work Smart Live Smart - Health Celebrations and Awareness Days, Weeks and Months for July, August and September

Wellness Calendar July - September

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Your Connection To More Than 450 National and International Wellness Awareness Days, Weeks And Months

"There's never a shortage of ideas!"

Use the awareness events and links below for
programming ideas at your workplace.
Build them into events such as workshops, displays and health fairs or write/email articles for your company newsletter.

Remember - program to your employees needs.

July

Awareness Month

Anti-boredom Month
Cell Phone Courtesy Month
Hemochromatosis Screening Awareness Month http://www.hemochromatosis.org (US)
Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month
International Group B Strep Awareness Month http://www.thejessecause.org (US)
National Purposeful Parenting Month
National Recreation & Parks Month
Personal Health Month (CND)
Social Wellness Month

Awareness Days

Freedom From Fear Of Speaking Day - July 2
Stay Out Of The Sun Day - http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/July/stayoutofsun.htm - July 3
Father-Daughter Take A Walk Together Day - July 7
Diversity Day - http://www.toronto.ca/diversity/proclamations.htm - July 9 (Cnd) - http://www.betterworldcalendar.com/diversityday.htm - May 21 (US)
World Population Day - http://www.unfpa.org/wpd/index.htm - Jul 11
Canada's Parks Day - http://www.parksday.ca/eng/index.html - Jul 19, 2008 (CND)
Toss Away The "Could Haves" and "Should Haves" Day - http://www.jirehpublishers.com/Chase's%20Calendar%20of%20Events.htm July 19, 2008 - third Saturday in July
Parent's Day - http://www.parentsday.com July 27, 2008- 4th Sunday of July
National Drowning Prevention Day - http://www.lifesaving.ca/main.php?lang=english&cat=media&sub=drowning_july_03 - Jul 26, 2008 (CND)

Awareness Weeks

National Unassisted Homebirth Week - July 1-7
Freedom From Fear Of Speaking Week - July 1-7
Take Charge Of Change Week - http://www.onlineorganizing.com/CalendarHoliday.asp?holiday=25 - June 29 - July 5, 2008 - first week in July
National Baby Food Week - http://www.babyfoodfest.com/ - July 17-21
International Herpes Week - http://www.herpesalliance.org - July 29 - August 4, 2008

August

Awareness Months

Children's Eye Health and Safety Month http://www.preventblindness.org (US)
Eye Injury Prevention Month http://www.aao.org (US)
Family Meal Month (US)
Happiness Happens Month (US)
National Immunization Awareness Month http://www.partnersforimmunization.org (US)
Psoriasis Awareness Month http://www.psoriasis.org (US)
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month http://www.fsma.org (US)

Awareness Days

Respect For Parents Day - http://members.tripod.com/MarilynDalrymple/index-4.html - August 1
National Minority Donor Awareness Day - http://www.nationalmottep.org/content/nmdad05.shtml - Aug 1 (US)
Girlfriend's Day - August 1
Friendship Day - http://www.friendship.com.au/friendday.html - Aug 3, 2008 - first Sunday of August)
National Kid's Day - http://www.kidsday.net/ - August 3, 2008
Sisters Day - http://www.rumela.com/events/events_august_sister.htm - August 3, 2008 - first Sunday in August
National Fresh Breath Day - http://www.bremercommunications.com/fresh_breath.htm - August 6
World Wide Web Anniversary (August 6,1991)
National Night Out - http://www.nationalnightout.org/nno/about.html - August 5, 2008
Professional Speakers Day - http://www.professionalspeakersday.com/ - August 7
International Day of the Indigenous People - http://www.un.org/events/indigenous/ - Aug 9
International Youth Day - http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/iyouthday.htm - Aug 12
National Relaxation Day - http://www.ediversitycenter.net/relaxationday.php - August 15
National Tell A Joke Day - http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/August/tellajokeday.htm - August 16
Stay Home With Your Kids Day - http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/MCC/mcc0696.html - August 18, 2008 - Third Monday in August
Be An Angel Day - http://www.earthangel4peace.com/?pageid=42583 August 22
Kiss-And-Make-Up Day - http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/August/kissandmakeup.htm - August 25
Just Because Day - http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/August/justbecauseday.htm August 27
Global Forgiveness Day - http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/August/forgivenessday.htm - August 27
Less Salt Day - http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/August/herbsaltday.htm - August 29

Awareness Weeks

World Breastfeeding Week http://worldbreastfeedingweek.org/ - Aug 1-7
Simplify Your Life Week - http://www.onlineorganizing.com/CalendarHoliday.asp?holiday=27 Aug 1-7 - first week in August
National Fraud Awareness Week - http://www.fraudweek.com/- July 8-14, 2007
Be Kind To Humankind Week - http://www.bekindweek.org/?page_id=2 - Aug 25-31
Reduce The Clutter Week - http://add.about.com/cs/forwomen/a/clutter.htm

September

Awareness Months

Baby Safety Month (http://www.jpma.org)) (US)
Backpack Safety Month
Childhood Cancer Month
Children's Good Manners Month
Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month (http://www.thegcf.org) (US)
Healthy Aging Month (http://www.healthyaging.net) (US)
Home and Sports Eye Safety Month (http://www.preventblindness.org)) (US)
International Self-Awareness Month
International Strategic Thinking Month
Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Month (http://www.lls.org) (US)
National Arthritis Month (http://www.arthritis.ca) (CND)
National 5 A Day Month (http://www.5aday.gov)) (US)
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month (http://www.recoverymonth.gov) (US)
National Cholesterol Education Month (http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov) (US)
National Food Safety Education Month (http://www.nraef.org) (US)
National Head Lice Prevention Month (http://www.headlice.org/special/allcombout.htm) (US)
National Menopause Awareness Month (http://www.fda.gov/womens/menopause) (US)
National Osteopathic Medicine Month (http://www.osteopathic.org) (US)
National Sickle Cell Month (http://www.sicklecelldisease.org) (US)
National Food Allergy Awareness Month
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month (http://www.ovarian.org) (US)
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month (http://www.pcacoalition.org) (US)
Reye's Syndrome Awareness Month (http://www.reyessyndrome.org) (US)
Self-Improvement Month

Awareness Days

Be Late For Something Day - http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/September/belateforsomething.htm - Sept 5
Do It! Day - Fight Procrastination - http://www.dailycelebrations.com/090402.htm - Sept 6
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Day http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/fasd-etcaf/about_e.html - Sept 9 (CND)
International Literacy Day - http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=50276&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html - Sept 8
National Grandparents Day http://www.grandparents-day.com - Sept 7, 2008 – First Sunday after Labour Day
World Suicide Prevention Day - http://www.med.uio.no/iasp/english/wspd/2007/ Stop A Suicide Today Day http://www.stopasuicide.org - Sept 10
International Day For The Preservation Of The Ozone http://ozone.unep.org/ - Sept 16) (CND)
Terry Fox Run http://www.terryfoxrun.org/english/terry%20fox%20run/default.asp?s=1 Sept 14, 2008 (CND)
Wife Appreciation Day - http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=19958 Sept 16
Take A Loved One To The Doctor Day – Sept 16, 2008 - third Tuesday of September - was sponsored by http://www.omhrc.gov/
International Day of Peace - http://www.un.org/events/peaceday - Sept 21
World Alzheimer’s Day http://www.alzheimer.ca/english/media/releases-worldalzday06.htm - Sept 21
Pause the World Day - http://www.earthcharter.org/ - Sept 21
Family Day - A Day To Eat Dinner With Your Children - http://www.casacolumbia.org http://www.casafamilyday.org - Sept 22, 2008 (US) - Canada Feb 18, 2008
National Women's Health and Fitness Day http://www.fitnessday.com/women/index.htm - Sep 24, 2008 - last Wednesday in September (US)
Family Health and Fitness Day http://www.fitnessday.com/family/index.htm - Sep 27, 2008 – last Saturday in September (US)

Awareness Weeks

National Childhood Injury Prevention Week - http://www.assafeaspossible.org/ - Sept 1-7
International Enthusiasm Week – no sponsor – Sept 1-7
Suicide Prevention Week http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/campaign/kit/ - Sept 7-13, 2008 (US)
National Assisted Living Week - http://www.nalw.org/ - Sept 7-13, 2008
National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week - http://www.invisibleillness.com/ - Sept 7-13, 2008
National Rehabilitation Week (http://www.nraf-rehabnet.org http://www.healthfinder.gov/library/nho/nho.asp - Sept 21-27, 2008 (US)
National Reye's Syndrome Week http://www.reyessyndrome.org/nrsf.htm - Sept 21-27, 2008 – third full week of September (US)
National Clean Hands Week - http://www.cleanhandscoalition.org/nchw.htm - Sep 14-20, 2008
Balance Awareness Week- Vestibular Disorders – http://www.vestibular.org/about-veda/advocacy/bal.-awareness-week.php - Sept 14-20, 2008
AIDS Walk Canada http://www.walkforlife.ca/wfl/home.htm http://www.aidswalkforlifetoronto.ca/index.htm - Sept 14-20, 2008 (CND)
Prostrate Cancer Awareness Week http://www.cancer.ca/ccs/internet/standard/0,,3543_427376_266632726_langId-en,00.html - Sept 21-27, 2008 (CND)
National Adult Immunization Awareness Week http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/naiaw/default.htm - Sept 21-27, 2008 (US)
National Chimney Safety Week - http://www.contentmart.com/ContentMart/content.asp?LinkID=20300&CatID=328&content=1 - Sept 28-Oct 4, 2008
Deaf Awareness Week – http://www.nad.org/site/pp.asp?c=foINKQMBF&b=180409 - Sept 21-27, 2008 – last full week of September
Self-Help Awareness Week - http://www.selfhelp.on.ca/shaw.html - Sept 21-28, 2008

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