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Calendar of Health Promotion Days - 2009
Health Canada Online's Calendar of Health-Related Days lists health-related days, weeks and months that have been announced by recognized health organizations and are recognized throughout the health professional community. We list only days that are recognized in Canada or days that are recognized internationally.
Should you wish to submit an awareness event, please send information about this event in both English and French to general inquiries. The submitted information will be forwarded for final decision to Health Canada issue experts of the related field.
* Indicates that the health-related day is celebrated on a static date each year.
Some of the following hyperlinks are to sites of organizations or other entities that are not subject to the 
Official Languages Act. The material found there is therefore in the language(s) used by the sites in question.
January
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| Alzheimer Awareness Month |
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| 18-24 | National Non-Smoking Week |
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| 21 | Weedless Wednesday |
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| * | 27 | Family Literacy Day |
February
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| Heart Month |
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| 1-7 | White Cane Week |
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| 1-7 | Eating Disorders Awareness Week |
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| Day | ||
| * | 12 | Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Day |
March
April
May
June
July
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| * | 11 | World Population Day |
August
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| * | 1-7 | World Breastfeeding Week |
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