Health and Wellbeing Calendar
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The calendar includes a selection of international, national and state awareness campaigns. These campaigns align with the Working in Health Promoting Ways Framework, principles of practice, priority areas and health literacy. Visit the relevant health and wellbeing websites listed in the calendar for accurate and up to date information.
This year the calendar has been designed using health literacy principles.
Calendar 2025
How should I use this?
A health and wellbeing calendar can be a helpful tool when planning for working in health promoting ways. Use this type of calendar as a supporting resource for your local community or service health promotion planning.
When you have a clear idea of priorities, the calendar can help you plan when you begin a program or host an event.
Remember that organising activities and programs often takes more time than expected. Consider how much time and the resources you have available before committing to regular events.
Date | Event |
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4 January | World Braille Day |
12 January | International Youth Day (UN) |
28 January | World Leprosy Day |
Date | Event |
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February | Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month |
4 February | World Cancer Day |
14 February | National Condom Day |
22 February | World Encephalitis Day |
Date | Event |
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March | National Families week |
March | |
1 March | Zero Discrimination Day |
1 March | International Wheelchair Day |
2 March | Clean up Australia Day |
3 March | World Hearing Day |
8 March | International Women’s Day |
13-20 March | Coeliac Awareness Week |
13 March | World Kidney Day |
20 March | Close the Gap Day |
21 March | Harmony Day |
21 March | World Down Syndrome Day |
22 March | World Day for Water |
24 March | World TB Day |
26 March | Purple Day (Epilepsy) |
30 March | Neighbour Day |
31 March | Transgender Day of Visibility |
Date | Event |
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02-April | World Autism Awareness Day |
06-April | World Physical Activity Day |
07-April | World Health Day |
11-April | World Parkinson’s Day |
17-April | World Haemophilia Day |
24-30 April | World Immunisation Week |
25-April | World Malaria Day |
Date | Event |
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May | 65 Roses Month |
May | Miracle Month of May |
May | National Crohns & Colitis Month |
4 May | International Family and Equality Day |
5 May | World Hand Hygiene Day |
6 May | World Asthma Day |
8 May | World Ovarian Cancer Day |
10 May | World Lupus Day |
12 May | International ME/CFS Awareness Day |
15 May | Global Accessibility Awareness Day |
15 - 21 May | National Families Week |
16 May | Hae Day (hereditary angioedema) |
17 May | International Day Against Homophobia, Trans & Biphobia |
19 May | World IBD Day |
19 - 25 May | National Palliative Care Week |
21 May | International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination |
25 May | World Thyroid Day |
26 May | National Sorry Day |
27 May - 3 June | National Reconciliation Week |
29 May | White Wreath Day |
30 May | World MS Day |
31 May | World No Tobacco Day |
Date | Event |
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June | Tinnitus Awareness Month |
1 June | Bowel Cancer Awareness Month |
1 - 7 June | World Haemochromatosis Week |
1 - 8 June | Tourette Syndrome Awareness Week |
5 June | World Environment Day (UN) |
9-15 June | National Stomal Therapy Week |
14 June | World Blood Donor Day |
15 June | World Elder Awareness Day |
15 - 21 June | Refugee Week |
18 June | Red Apple Day |
20 June | World Refugee Day (UN) |
21 June | MND Global Day |
23 - 29 June | World Continence Awareness Week |
29 June | World Scleroderma Day |
Date | Event |
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July | July is eye Awareness Month |
2 July | Corpus Callosum Awareness Day |
6 - 13 July | NAIDOC Week |
22 July | FragileX Awareness Day |
23 July | International #Hellomynameis day |
27 July - 3 August | Donate Life Week |
28-Jul | World Hepatitis Day |
Date | Event |
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1 - 7 August | World Breastfeeding Week |
3 August | National Tree Day |
3-9 August | National Eosinophilic Week |
4 August | Dental Health Week |
4-10 August | Loneliness awareness week |
8 August | Dying to Know Day |
9 August | Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples |
29 August | Wear it Purple day for rainbow young people |
31 August | International Overdose Awareness Day |
Date | Event |
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September | Prostate Cancer Awareness Month |
1 -7 September | Body Image and Eating Disorders Awareness Week |
1 - 7 September | National Asthma Week |
1 - 8 September | Adult Learners Week |
7-14 September | National Child Protection Week |
8 September | International Literacy Day |
10 September | International Gynaecological Awareness Day |
10 September | World Suicide Prevention Day |
13 September | World Sepsis Day |
15 September | Worldwide Lymphoma Day |
19 September | World Sleep Day |
21 September | World Alzheimer’s Day |
21-28 September | Kids in Pain |
23 September | International Day of Sign Languages |
29 September | World Heart Day |
Date | Event |
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October | SHOCTOBER Defibrillator Month |
October | Work Safe Tasmania Month |
October | Breast Cancer Awareness Month |
1 October | International Day of Older Persons |
6 October | World Cerebral Palsy Day |
9 October | World Sight Day |
10 October | World Mental Health Day |
12 October | World Arthritis Day |
12-18 October | International Infection Prevention Week |
12 October | National Carers Day |
12-19 October | National Carers Week |
15 October | Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance |
15 October | International Pronouns Day |
16 October | World Food Day |
20 October | World Osteoporosis Day |
18-26 October | Children's Week |
26 October | Intersex Awareness Day |
Date | Event |
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November | November NICU Awareness Month |
12 November | World Pneumonia Day |
14 November | World Diabetes Day |
16 November | International Day for Tolerance |
17 November | World Prematurity Day |
18 - 24 November | Antimicrobial Awareness Week |
19 November | International Men’s Day |
20 November | Universal Children's Day |
25 November | White Ribbon Day |
Date | Event |
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1 December | World AIDS Day |
3 December | International Day of People with Disability |
5 December | International Volunteers Day |
10 December | Human Rights Day |
18 December | International Migrants Day (UN) |
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