Category: Health Events

Cancer Day, World: February 4

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World Cancer Day is a chance to raise our collective voices in the name of improving general knowledge around cancer and dismissing misconceptions about the disease. From a global level, we are focusing o...

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Hemp Day, Ntl.: February 4

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Hemp has been used for centuries as a fiber and in holistic medicine and wellness applications. National Hemp Day seeks to raise awareness about this plant and its health benefits. This event was first ob...

January

Shower with a Friend Day, Ntl.: February 5

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Winter is the coldest and loneliest season of the year. With dwindling daylight and Valentine's Day at its heart, February can often leave people feeling somber. National Shower with a Friend Day was cre...

January

African-Americans AIDS/HIV Awareness Day:...

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National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) is an HIV testing and treatment community mobilization initiative for Blacks in the United States and across the Diaspora. There are four specific focal poi...

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Pizza Day, Ntl.: February 9

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Fourteen percent of all restaurants in the US are either Italian or serve pizza. It is one of the most common and beloved foods in the world. It began as a street food, sold from a cart in Naples, Italy c...

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Toothache Day (249 AD): February 9

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International Toothache Day marks the martyrdom of Saint Apollonia, the patron saint of Dentistry in 249 AD. Apollonia was a young virgin, Christian woman, who was killed in a pogrom against Christians wi...

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Shut-in Visitation Day, Ntl.: February 11

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National Shut-in Visitation Day is held February 11th each year. National Shut-in Visitation Day shares hope and friendship with the millions of the men, women, and children who, due to physical, mental,...

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Sick, World Day of (C)(1858): February 11

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World Day of the Sick is a feast day of the Roman Catholic Church instituted on May 13, 1992 by Pope John Paul II. Beginning on February 11, 1993, World Day of the Sick is celebrated every year on the d...

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Condom Day, Intl.: February 13

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International Condom Day is part of National Condom Month and occurs on the day before Valentine’s Day, the day of love. The purpose is to focus attention on safe sexual habits and preventing sexual disea...

January

Madly in Love with Me Day: February 13

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Madly in Love with Me Day is all about self-esteem, self-love and being happy with who you are. Celebrants refer to each other as Love Ambassadors and they even have their own badge. Always held on th...

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Condom Day, Ntl. (AU): February 14

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Valentine's Day is a day of love. What better time to focus on the benefits of condom use in helping to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies? Each year Sexual Healt...

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Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day: Feb...

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The final day of Congenital Heart Defect Week is Congenital Heart Defect Day. CHD is considered to be the most common birth defect, and is a leading cause of birth-defect related deaths worldwide. Despit...

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Donor Day, Ntl.: February 14

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National Donor Day focuses on five points of life: 1) Organs 2) Tissues 3) Marrow 4) Platelets 5) Blood Many nonprofit health organizations sponsor blood and marrow drives and organ/tissue sign-ups a...

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Heart Research Day (AU): February 14

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Heart Research Day and Heart Research Month in Australia seek to raise awareness of the devastating impact of heart disease on families and individuals, and the need for ongoing research. Heart Research...

January

Impotence Day, Ntl. (UK): February 14

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Sixty-four percent of men whom have had a heart attack experienced a warning sign up to three years earlier: Erectile dysfunction Erectile dysfunction can be a forewarning of serious health problems or a...

January

Sex, National Thinking About Sex Day (UK):...

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Think About Sex Day in the United Kingdom always falls on Valentine's Day. It is about looking at sexuality and how we relate to each other as well as what to do when problems arise. The Sexual Advice A...

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Sweethearts Day, National (AU): February 1...

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HeartKids Australia hosts Sweetheart Day to raise awareness of childhood heart disease and encourage donations to continue providing support, advocacy, growing awareness and further research into children...

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Childhood Cancer Day, Intl.: February 15

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International Childhood Cancer Day is set aside to bring attention to childhood cancers, support their families and focus on finding a cure. Within the United States there are approximately 12-million c...

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Asperger's Day, Intl. (1906): February 18

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International Asperger's Day aims to highlight the significance of Asperger syndrome for both society and individuals, also illustrates one of the many challenges to the newcomer trying to understand the...

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Vet Girls Rise, Ntl.: February 19

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Created in 2019 to honor female veterans of the US military, Vet Girls Rise highlights the accomplishments and contributions of women to military service.

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