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Health Wellness Awareness observances

Health and well-being awareness observances that connect public education, prevention and community understanding.

232 observances

All observances

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World Pneumonia Day

12 November · Organizer-backed global health advocacy observance

Every Breath Counts coalition and global pneumonia community

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World Preeclampsia Day

22 May · international preeclampsia awareness observance

Preeclampsia Foundation and global maternal-health partners

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World Psoriasis Day

29 October · Organizer-backed international observance

International Federation of Psoriasis Associations (IFPA)

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World Reef Day

1 June annually · Global / World Reef Day organizer-led awareness campaign

World Reef Day first-party material identifies June 1 as the annual date, Raw Elements USA as founder, and its 2021 edition as the third year, supporting a 2019 start.

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World Sickle Cell Day

19 June · UN General Assembly resolution-backed awareness observance

United Nations General Assembly resolution A/RES/63/237

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World Sight Day

Second Thursday in October · Organizer-backed international observance

International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) and the global eye-health community

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World Spine Day

16 October · international spinal-health awareness observance

World Spine Day campaign / World Federation of Chiropractic network

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World Teen Mental Wellness Day

2 March annually · International / Hollister Confidence Project awareness campaign

Hollister’s corporate material says it created World Teen Mental Wellness Day in 2020 and presents it as an annual 2 March awareness initiative.

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World Thrombosis Day

13 October · Organizer-backed international observance

International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH)

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World Thyroid Day

25 May · international thyroid-health awareness observance

European Thyroid Association and sister thyroid associations

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World Tuberculosis Day

24 March · World Health Organization global health observance

WHO observance

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World Voice Day

16 April · international voice awareness observance

World Voice Day Committee and international voice-health community

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World Zoonoses Day

6 July · FAO-verified zoonotic-disease awareness observance

FAO identifies 6 July as World Zoonoses Day and ties the date to the first successful rabies vaccination on 6 July 1885; a modern founder/first formal edition is not established.

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Zoo Awareness Weekend

Easter weekend; edition dates vary · United Kingdom / Freedom for Animals campaign

Freedom for Animals states that it holds Zoo Awareness Weekend every year and places it on Easter Weekend because that period is typically busy for zoos.