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The health and healthcare category is the largest non-nation topic in the calendar. It includes events related to health industries, occupations, wellness, pharmacy, diseases, health insurance, research, and topics that affect, promote, assist, and impact the health of living creatures, organisms, and humans.
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Each October, directly following Food & Drug Interaction Week, Pharmacists Planning Service, Inc. sponsors Prescription Errors Education Week. The FDA defines a medication error as "any preventable event...
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TAKING ON ONE OF THE SCARIEST CANCERS: BRAIN TUMOR AWARENESS WEEK Brain Tumor Awareness Week is an annual observance dedicated to raising awareness about brain tumors, their impact on individuals and fam...
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Too often, unused prescription drugs find their way into the wrong hands. That's dangerous and often tragic and why it was great to see thousands of folks from across the country clean out their medicine...
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Intersex Awareness Day marks the anniversary of the Intersex Society of North America's protest at the American Academy of Pediatrics conference in Boston, Massachusetts October 26, 1996. Intersex person...
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Sonographers are medical imaging professionals that work with ultrasound machines in a wide variety of health disciplines. They allow doctors and nurses to see what's happening inside a person without cut...
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First Response Coalition began lobbying congress to recognize first responders with a day of honor in 2006. Each year congress reaffirms the date through house and senate resolutions. Currently, nearly fi...
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There will be few people alive who cannot, at one point in their lives, affiliate with Saint Jude (Judas Thaddaeus), the patron saint of lost causes. We've all been on our knees at some point; it is part...
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LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDID THING... INTERNATIONAL DAY OF CARE AND SUPPORT The International Day of Care and Support, observed annually on April 15, aims to raise awareness about the importance of care and s...
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World Psoriasis Day is an annual event dedicated to people with psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis. Conceived by patients for patients, World Psoriasis Day is a global event that sets out to give an interna...
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Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability, accounting for one in ten deaths. A stroke can happen to anyone at any time. World Stroke Day urges people to learn the critical warning signs of a strok...
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NATIONAL BANDANNA DAY IN AUSTRALIA: SUPPORTING YOUNG LIVES IMPACTED BY CANCER National Bandanna Day, observed annually on the last Friday in October, is a significant event in Australia that raises awar...
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National Bug Busting Day occurs three times per year in the United Kingdom: January, June, and October. It is a concentrated effort to stem the tide of lice infections within schools and the general popul...
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Increase Your Psychic Powers Day is a day filled with mystic energy, and it falls on Halloween! This unofficial event is supported by various organizations within the psychic services industry.
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September is National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month, designed to educate people about substance abuse treatment and mental health services available. This event began as 'Treatment Works! Mont...
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Created in 2012 by Alzheimer’s Disease International, a UK-based charity, World Alzheimer’s Month™ is an international campaign designed to raise awareness of this terrifying disease and challenge its sti...
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International Animal Pain Awareness Month seeks to educate and inform pet parents about proper pain management in their pets. Acute is easily spotted, and the animal is visibly distressed. Chronic pain is...
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Arthritis Month in Canada raises awareness of the disease, its prevention, management, and treatment. Sponsored by the Chronic Disease Surveillance and Monitoring Division of the Public Health Agency of C...
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Asthma Week in Australia occurs in the first week of September. Promoted by Asthma Australia, this week aims to raise awareness about asthma, what causes it, and what people can do when faced with it.
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National Fibrillation Awareness Month educates the public on atrial fibrillation, how it affects patients and what to do if you or a loved one are afflicted. Tools are available on the organizer's websit...
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Month is an awareness campaign on ADHD. According to a 2013 study by the CDC, 11 percent of children aged 4-17 have been diagnosed with ADHD. For parents,...