January 2009

4 - World Braille Day - World Blind Union

5 - Hypoparathyroidism Awareness Day - Hypoparathyroidism UK  

18-24 - Cervical Cancer Prevention Week - Jo's Trust

19-23 - Food Allergy and Intolerance Week - Allergy UK  

19-23 - Cancertalk Week - Macmillan Cancer Support

25 – World Leprosy Day – LEPRA

24 - Eat a Breakfast, Save a Life Day - Feed the Children UK

26-31  – Be Loud! Be Clear! - Beating Bowel Cancer

31 - National Bug Busting Day - Community Hygiene Concern

February 2009

1-28 - National Heart Month – Go Red for Heart  - British Heart Foundation

1-28 - Raynaud’s Awareness Month - Raynaud's & Scleroderma Association  

6 - Stress Down Day - The Samaritans 

2-8 - Salt Awareness Week 

9-15 - National Tinnitus Week - British Tinnitus Association 

9-15 - Contraceptive Awareness Week - fpa (formerly Family Planning Association)

14 - Gold Heart Day - Variety Club of Great Britain

14 - Think about Sex Day - Sexual Dysfunction Association

15 - International Childhood Cancer Day - Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group

22-28 - Eating Disorders Awareness Week - Beat (the Eating Disorder Charity)  

27 - National Doodle Day - Epilepsy Action

March 2009

1 - Self Injury Awareness Day - LifeSIGNS

1-31 - Great Daffodil Appeal - Marie Curie Cancer Care  

1-31 - Prostate Cancer Awareness Month - Prostate Cancer Charity 

1-31 - Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month - Ovarian Cancer Action

1-31 - National Bed Month - Sleep Council

2-8 - Endometriosis Awareness Week - Endometriosis UK

8 - International Women’s Day - United Nations

11 - No Smoking Day - No Smoking Day the charity

12 - World Kidney Day  

12 - World Glaucoma Day - International Glaucoma Association

22 - World Water Day - IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre

24 - World TB Day - TB Alert   

25 - Autism Awareness Day - 

April 2009

1-30 - Bowel Cancer Awareness Month - Bowel Cancer UK 

1-30 - International IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) Awareness Month

4-11 - National PSP Awareness Week - Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Association  

7 - World Health Day - World Health Organisation 

8 - PSP Magnolia Day - Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Association 

12-18 - Mental Health Action Week - Mental Health Foundation

12-18 - Arthritis Care Awareness Week - Arthritis Care  – TBC

16 - World Voice Day - British Voice Association 

17 - World Haemophilia Day - The Haemophilia Society    

20-26 - Depression Awareness Week - Depression Alliance

20-26 - Parkinson’s Awareness Week - The Parkinson’s Disease Society 

20-25 - National Stop Snoring Week - British Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Association 

20-26 - European Immunisation Week 

27-3rd May - National MS Week - MS Society  

May 2009

1-31 - Save a Baby Month - FSID (The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths) 

4-10 - Deaf Awareness Week - UK Council on Deafness  

5 - World Asthma Day - Asthma UK 

5-8 - National Thrombosis Week 

9-15 - Adult Learners’ Week  - National Institute of Adult Continuing Education 

9-17 - Cystic Fibrosis Week - Cystic Fibrosis Trust 

10 - World Lupus Day 

10-16 - M.E. Awareness Week - Action for M.E. 

10-17 - Dystonia Awareness Week - Dystonia Society

11-15 - Cancer Prevention Week - World Cancer Research Fund – TBC

11-17 - National Breastfeeding Awareness Week - NHS  – TBC  

11-17 - Sun Awareness Week - British Association of Dermatologists 

11-17 - Action for Brain Injury Week - Headway Brain Injury Association 

12 - Stroke Awareness Day -  The Stroke Association

12 - International Nurses Day 

15 - International Day of Families - United Nations 

15 - Fruity Friday - World Cancer Research Fund 

17 - World Hypertension Day 

17-23 - National Epilepsy Week - for more information - Epilepsy Action 

17 May-16 June - National Smile Month - British Dental Health Foundation 

18-22 - National Allergy Week - Allergy UK 

18-22 - Xtraordinary People Week - The British Dyslexia Association – TBC

18-22 - Walk to School Week - Living Streets & Travelwise

23 - 30 - Herbal Medicine Awareness Week - National Institute of Medical Herbalists  – TBC

30 - 6th June - Cleft Lip & Palate Awareness Day tbc - Cleft Lip and Palate Association 

31 - World No Tobacco Day - World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe

June 2009

17 May-16 June - National Smile Month - British Dental Health Foundation 

30 - 6th June - Cleft Lip & Palate Awareness Day - Cleft Lip and Palate Association 

1-30 - Everyman Male Cancer Awareness Month - Everyman 

1-30 - Help a Heart Campaign - British Heart Foundation 

1-30 - National Osteoporosis Month - National Osteoporosis Society 

2-6 - National Childcare Week - Daycare Trust  – TBC

5 - World Environment Day - United Nations 

8-13 - Tampon Alert Week - Tampon Alert  

8-14 - Down’s Syndrome Week - Down’s Syndrome Association 

8-14 - National Glaucoma Awareness Week - International Glaucoma Association

8-14 - Carers Week  

8-14 - Diabetes Week - Diabetes UK  – TBC

13-20 - Green Transport Week - Environmental Transport Association 

13-21 - National Bike Week   

14 - World Blood Donor Day 

14-21 Homeopathy Awareness Week - Society of Homeopaths  

14-22 - Love Parks Week  – TBC

15 - National Bug Busting Day - Community Hygiene Concern   

15 - 21 - National Men’s Health Week - Men’s Health Forum 

15-21 - National Food Safety Week - Food Standards Agency 

21-28 - Learning Disability Week - MENCAP 

15-21 - Breathe Easy Week - British Lung Foundation  – TBC

20-28 - MND Week - Motor Neurone Disease Association 

21-28 - UK Myeloma Awareness Week - Myeloma UK 

22-28 - Child Safety Week - Child Accident Prevention Trust

22-28 - Deafblind Awareness Week - Deafblind UK 

23 - National Falls Awareness Day - Help the Aged 

26 - International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking - United Nations 

26 - Wrong Trousers Day - The Wallace and Gromit Foundation 

28 - July 4th - National Metabolic Disease Awareness Week - CLIMB 

July 2009

24 - The Samaritans Awareness Day 

August 2009

2-8 - World Breastfeeding Week 

3-9 - Sexual Health Week - fpa

September 2009

6-12 - Migraine Awareness Week

7-13 - Know Your Numbers! (National Blood Pressure Testing Awareness Week)

14-20 - Lymphatic Cancer Awareness Week 

12-19 - National Eczema Week

21-27 - Meningitis Awareness Week

25 - World Alzheimer's Day

October 2009

1-31 - Breast Cancer Awareness Month

10 - World Mental Health Day

20 - World Osteoporosis Day

31 - National Bug Busting Day - Community Hygiene Concern  

November 2009

1-30 - Lung Cancer Awareness Month

4 - National Stress Awareness Day 

9-15 - Scleroderma Awareness Week 

16-20 - Indoor Allergy Week

16 - 22 - Mouth Cancer Awareness Week 

December 2009

1 - World AIDS Day 

3 - International Day of Persons with Disabilities 

4 - Wallace & Gromit's Great British Tea Party