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Health and medical information for consumers, from the Victorian government

24 November, 2009

Home > Health events calendar

Key health events.

Significant state and national health awareness events.

There are 234 event(s) for key health events.

For background information about health issues related to these events go to Topics A to Z.

January 2009
> Australian Healthy Weight Week (25/01-31/01)

February 2009
> Leg It - The Leukaemia Foundation (01/02-01/02)
> Together for Victoria - National Day of Mourning and Memorial Service (22/02-22/02)
> UnitingCare Pancake Day (24/02-24/02)
> Pako Festa (28/02-28/02)

March 2009
> Clean up Australia Day (01/03-01/03)
> Premier's Active Families Challenge (08/03-19/04)
> World Kidney Day (12/03-12/03)
> World Glaucoma Day (12/03-12/03)
> World's Greatest Shave (12/03-14/03)
> National Horticultural Therapy Awareness Week (22/03-29/03)

April 2009
> Intensive Care Day (24/04-24/04)

May 2009
> National Families Week 2009 (10/05-16/05)
> Heart Foundation Conference 2009 (14/05-16/05)
> Hepatitis Awareness Week 2009 (18/05-24/05)
> National Reconciliation Week (27/05-03/06)

June 2009
> Safety in Schools Week (08/06-12/06)
> Heart Foundation Go Red for Women Day (12/06-12/06)
> International Men's Health Week (15/06-21/06)
> Deafblind Awareness Week (21/06-28/06)

July 2009
> JULeye (01/07-31/07)
> Guide Dogs Victoria Top Dog Day (01/07-31/07)
> National NAIDOC Week (05/07-12/07)
> Diabetes Awareness Week (12/07-18/07)
> Pituitary Awareness Week 2009 (26/07-01/08)

August 2009
> Continence Awareness Week (02/08-08/08)
> National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Week (02/08-08/08)
> Energy Safety Week (03/08-07/08)
> National Glaucoma Week (16/08-22/08)
> World Transplant Games 2009 (22/08-30/08)
> Speech Pathology Week (23/08-29/08)
> Hearing Awareness Week (23/08-29/08)
> VCFS Awareness Week 2009 (24/08-30/08)
> Stay In Bed Day (30/08-30/08)
> Overdose Awareness Day (31/08-31/08)

September 2009
> Ovarian Cancer Research Month (01/09-30/09)
> Child Protection Week 2009 (06/09-11/09)
> National Eczema Awareness Week (07/09-13/09)
> National Blood Donor Week (07/09-13/09)
> National Gynaecological Awareness Day 2008 (10/09-10/09)
> National Stroke Week (14/09-20/09)
> Dementia Awareness Week 2009 (15/09-25/07)
> Diabetes Buzz Day (18/09-18/09)
> Headache Awareness Week (20/09-26/09)
> National Vegetarian Week 2009 (28/09-04/10)

October 2009
> Girls Night In (01/10-31/10)
> Polio Awareness Month (01/10-31/10)
> Heart Foundation Victoria's 50th anniversary (01/10-01/10)
> Amputee Awareness Week 2009 (04/10-11/10)
> Mental Health Week 2009 (04/10-10/10)
> National Week of Deaf People 2009 (10/10-16/10)
> Haemophilia Awareness Week 2009 (11/10-18/10)
> Buddy Walk (11/10-11/10)
> Foot Health Week (11/10-18/10)
> National Down Syndrome Awareness Week 2009 (11/10-18/10)
> Fire Action Week (11/10-18/10)
> Health and Physical Education Week (12/10-16/10)
> Ride to Work Day 2009 (14/10-14/10)
> Around the Bay in a Day 2009 (18/10-18/10)
> Children's Week 2009 (24/10-01/11)
> Occupational Therapy Week 2009 (25/10-31/10)
> Pink Ribbon Day (26/10-26/10)
> Walktober Workplace Challenge (26/10-30/10)
> National Bandanna Day (30/10-30/10)

November 2009
> Movember (01/11-30/11)
> Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Month 2009 (01/11-30/11)
> Miracle Babies Awareness Month (01/11-30/11)
> National Psychology Week (08/11-14/11)
> Zaidee's Rainbow Hair Net Day (09/11-09/11)
> Australian Food Safety Week 2009 (09/11-15/11)
> World Diabetes Day (14/11-14/11)
> National Skin Cancer Action Week 2009 (15/11-21/11)
> Lunch for Lungs - International Lung Cancer Awareness Day (17/11-17/11)
> Australian Corporate Games (20/11-22/11)
> Guide Dog Awareness Day (24/11-24/11)
> White Ribbon Day - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25/11-25/11)

December 2009
> World Aids Day (01/12-01/12)
> International Day of Persons with Disabilities (03/12-03/12)
> International Volunteer Day (05/12-05/12)

January 2010
> Australia's Healthy Weight Week (24/01-31/01)

February 2010
> National Naturopathy Awareness week (01/02-07/02)
> Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month (01/02-28/02)
> Australian Salt Awareness Week (01/02-07/02)
> World Cancer Day (04/02-04/02)
> Sustainable Living Festival (06/02-21/02)
> UnitingCare Pancake Day (16/02-16/02)
> Australian Organ Donor Awareness Week (21/02-28/02)
> Melbourne Summer Cycle (21/02-21/02)
> Pako Festa (27/02-27/02)
> Great Ocean Sports Festival (27/02-28/02)
> Guide Dogs Victoria - Open Day (28/02-28/02)
> 2010 Mental Health Cup (28/02-28/02)

March 2010
> Lymphoedema Awareness Month (01/03-31/03)
> Scleroderma National Awareness Month (01/03-31/03)
> Business Clean Up Day (02/03-02/03)
> Moomba Waterfest (05/03-08/03)
> Schools Clean Up Day 2010 (05/03-05/03)
> Clean Up Australia Day 2010 (07/03-07/03)
> INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY (08/03-08/03)
> World Kidney Day 2010 (11/03-11/03)
> Worlds Greatest Shave 2010 (11/03-13/03)
> Melbourne Food and Wine Festival (12/03-23/03)
> Coeliac Awareness Week (13/03-20/03)
> March for Melanoma (13/03-13/03)
> Run for the Kids (14/03-14/03)
> Cultural Diversity Week (14/03-21/03)
> BRAIN AWARENESS WEEK (15/03-21/03)
> National Ride2School Day (17/03-17/03)
> Crazy Hair Day (19/03-19/03)
> Thai Culture & Food Festival (21/03-21/03)
> Arthritis Awareness Week (21/03-27/03)
> Harmony Day - Everyone Belongs (21/03-21/03)
> Melbourne City Romp (21/03-21/03)
> World Down Syndrome Day (21/03-21/03)
> National Muscular / Skeletal Therapy Awareness Week (22/03-28/03)
> World TB Day (24/03-24/03)
> National Playgroup Week (25/03-27/03)
> Earth Hour (27/03-27/03)
> Neighbour Day (28/03-28/03)

April 2010
> The Great Australian Bite (01/04-30/04)
> World Autism Awareness Day (02/04-02/04)
> World Health Day (07/04-07/04)
> Healthy Food Show (09/04-10/04)
> National Youth Week (10/04-18/04)
> World Parkinson's Day (11/04-11/04)
> World Haemophilia Day (17/04-17/04)
> International Guide Dog Day (28/04-28/04)
> Wish Day (29/04-29/04)
> Coin for a Cord National Day (30/04-30/04)

May 2010
> World Homeopathy Awareness Week (01/05-07/05)
> Heart Week 2010 (02/05-08/05)
> Osteopathy Awareness Week (02/05-08/05)
> MND (Motor Neurone Disease) Week (02/05-08/05)
> Privacy Awareness Week (02/05-08/05)
> National Chiropractic Care Week 2009 (03/05-09/05)
> National Mothering Week (03/05-09/05)
> International Midwives Day (05/05-05/05)
> World Hand Hygiene Day (05/05-05/05)
> Walk Safely to School Day (07/05-07/05)
> Star Day (07/05-07/05)
> International Thalassaemia Day (08/05-08/05)
> National Volunteer Week (10/05-16/05)
> World Lupus Day (10/05-10/05)
> Epilepsy Awareness Week 2010 (10/05-17/05)
> International Nurses Day (12/05-12/05)
> Loud Shirt Day (14/05-14/05)
> International MPS Awareness Day (15/05-15/05)
> International Day of Families (15/05-15/05)
> Schizophrenia Awareness Week (16/05-22/05)
> Food Allergy Awareness Week (16/05-22/05)
> EDUCATION WEEK (16/05-22/05)
> National Crohn's & Colitis Awareness Week (16/05-22/05)
> Transverse Myelitis Day (17/05-17/05)
> World Hypertension Day (17/05-17/05)
> World Hepatitis Day (19/05-19/05)
> Macular Degeneration Awareness Week 2010 (23/05-29/05)
> Library and Information Week 2010 (24/05-30/05)
> National Health and Fitness Week (24/05-30/05)
> Australia's Biggest Morning Tea (27/05-27/05)
> White Wreath Day (29/05-29/05)
> Kidney Health Week (30/05-05/06)
> World No Tobacco Day (31/05-31/05)

June 2010
> World Environment Day (05/06-05/06)
> MS Walk & Fun Run 2010 (06/06-06/06)
> Bowel Cancer Awareness Week (06/06-13/06)
> Red Apple Day (09/06-09/06)
> Mind Body Spirit Festival (11/06-14/06)
> World Blood Donor Day (14/06-14/06)
> International Men's Health Week 2010 (14/06-20/06)
> REFUGEE WEEK 2010 (20/06-26/06)
> Drug Action Week 2010 (20/06-26/06)
> MND Global Awareness Day 2010 (21/06-21/06)
> Red Nose Day (25/06-25/06)
> Run Melbourne (27/06-27/06)

July 2010
> National Natural Medicine Week (05/07-11/07)
> Wee Week (19/07-25/07)
> Fragile X Awareness Day (22/07-22/07)
> Lifelines Stress Down Day (23/07-23/07)
> National Stepfamily Awareness Day (25/07-25/07)
> Schools Tree Day (30/07-30/07)

August 2010
> National Healthy Bones Week (01/08-07/08)
> Infant Massage Awareness Week (01/08-07/08)
> World Breastfeeding Week (01/08-07/08)
> National Tree Day (01/08-01/08)
> OCD & Anxiety Disorders Week 2010 (01/08-07/02)
> Dental Health Week (02/08-08/08)
> Jeans 4 Genes Day 2010 (06/08-06/08)
> International Day of the World's Indigenous People (09/08-09/08)
> International Youth day (12/08-12/08)
> National Science Week 2010 (14/08-22/08)
> National Glaucoma Week (15/08-21/08)
> National Traditional Chinese Medicine Awareness Week (16/08-22/08)
> Daffodil Day (27/08-27/08)
> Australia's Unity Walk for Parkinson's (29/08-29/08)

September 2010
> National Asthma Week (01/09-07/09)
> Spina Bifida Week (01/09-07/09)
> Prostate Awareness Month 2009 (01/09-30/09)
> National Massage Awareness Week (05/09-11/09)
> Suicide Prevention Day 2010 (10/09-10/09)
> National Herbal Medicine Week 2010 (12/09-18/09)
> 20th Annual TheMHS Conference (14/09-17/09)
> World Lymphoma Day 2010 (15/09-15/09)
> World Reflexology Awareness Week (20/09-26/09)
> World Alzheimer's Day (21/09-21/09)
> World Heart Day 2010 (28/09-28/09)
> World Rabies Day (28/09-28/09)

October 2010
> Walk to work day (01/10-01/10)
> beyondblue Anxiety and Depression Awareness (ADA) Month (01/10-31/10)
> Community Safety Month (01/10-31/10)
> Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2010 (01/10-31/10)
> National Organic Week (NOW) 2010 (01/10-10/10)
> Walktober (01/10-31/10)
> ocsober - 'cut out alcohol' - in October (01/10-31/10)
> International Day of Older Persons (01/10-01/10)
> Frocktober (01/10-31/10)
> Victorian Seniors Festival 2010 (03/10-10/10)
> National Aromatherapy Awareness Week (04/10-10/10)
> World Sight Day 2010 (07/10-07/10)
> World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2009 (09/10-09/10)
> World Mental Health Day (10/10-10/10)
> Anti-Poverty Week (17/10-23/10)
> World Osteoporosis Day 2010 (20/10-20/10)
> Pregnancy Babies & Childrens Expo (22/10-24/10)
> Work Safe Week 2010 (25/10-29/10)

November 2010
> Movember (01/11-30/11)
> Spinal Injuries Awareness Week 2010 (08/11-14/11)
> World Diabetes Day (14/11-14/11)
> World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (16/11-16/11)
> World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day 2009 (17/11-17/11)
> White Ribbon Day - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25/11-25/11)
> R U OK? DAY (29/11-29/11)

December 2010
> World Aids Day (01/12-01/12)
> International Day of Persons with Disabilities (03/12-03/12)
> International Volunteer Day (05/12-05/12)

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