Category: Health Events

AIDS Day, World: December 1

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World AIDS Day is held in December each year and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have...

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Anger Awareness Week, Ntl. (UK): December...

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Art, Day Without: December 1

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Created in 1989 as a way for artists, museums and other cultural institutions to raise awareness about AIDS, Day Without Art (DWA) now attracts thousands of institutions worldwide and has become part of t...

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Bifocals at the Monitor Liberation Day: De...

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Cancer Related Fatigue Awareness Month: De...

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Constipation Awareness Month: December

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December was declared Constipation Awareness Month sometime ago and it appears to not have a regular sponsor or official status as of 2012. However, it continues to be noted throughout the blogospher...

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Decembeard (AU): December

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Skip shaving for a month and grow a beard for a good cause, fighting Bowel Cancer. Decembeard is an annual fundraising campaign (and the perfect excuse not to shave). To get started, simply register on th...

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Food Service Safety Month, Intl.: December

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Worldwide Food Service Safety Month encourages food service safety. It reminds cooks, whether at home or on the job, to buy, prepare, serve, and store prepared food properly. Annually in December since 19...

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Infantile Spasms Awareness Week: December...

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Seasonal Affective Disorder Depression (SA...

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December is the Seasonal Affective Disorder Depression (SADD) Awareness Month. It's a month that raises awareness about the Season Affective Disorder and aims to educate people about SADD. It's much mor...

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Sharps Injury Prevention & Awareness Month...

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International Sharps Injury Prevention & Awareness Month seeks to reduce the number of accidental needle and sharp object injuries that happen everywhere, especially in healthcare organizations. The Inter...

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Persons with Disabilities, International D...

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The United Nation's International Day of Persons With Disabilities highlights the struggles and triumphs of 1/5 of the world's population. It is estimated that around one billion of people worldwide live...

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Handwashing Awareness Week: December 5-11

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"Handwashing is the new vaccine!" is one of the slogans that we see during December's National Handwashing Awareness Week. Help spread the word and raise the awareness on this simple way to combat the spr...

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Influenza Vaccination Week, Ntl.: December...

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National Influenza Vaccination Week is organized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and is the annual push to convince people to get immunized against the flu, especially the elderly and yo...

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Microwave Day: December 6

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Lard Day, Ntl.: December 8

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National Lard Day premiers in 2018 and promotes the use of healthy, animal based fats in cooking and baking. This day strategically falls on the day before National Pastry Day. Lard is what makes pastrie...

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Taboo Day/Festival of Unmentionable Though...

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Pathologist Pal Day, Pick a: December 13

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Pick a Pathologist Pal Day is another Wellcat.com event. This day is meant to encourage people to overcome a fear of dying and make friends with a pathologist or coroner.

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Smoking, Take a New Year's Resolution to S...

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This is the year to finally become a quitter if you're a smoker. Each year PPSI sets aside a six week period to help you plan and finally kick this expensive and destructive habit during Take a New Year's...

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Bicarbonate of Soda Day, Ntl.: December 30

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