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2022 Healthwatch Network Campaigns Calendar

4-Jan World braille day https://www.un.org/en/observances/braille-day
17-23 Jan Cervical Cancer Prevention Week https://www.jostrust.org.uk/get-involved/campaign/cervical-cancer-prevention-week
Feb LGBT History Month http://lgbthistorymonth.org.uk
1-Feb Dignity Action Day https://www.dignityincare.org.uk/Dignity-in-Care-events/Dignity_Action_Day/
4-Feb World Cancer Day http://www.worldcancerday.org/
7-13 Feb Children’s Mental Health Week https://www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk/
7-13 Feb Student Volunteering Week https://www.studentvolunteeringnetwork.com/studentvolunteeringweek
21-27 Feb Eating Disorders’ Awareness Week https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/get-involved/nedaweek
1-Mar Zero discrimination day https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/pressreleaseandstatementarchive/2021/march/zdd-exd-message
8-Mar International Women’s Day https://www.internationalwomensday.com/2022Theme
16-Mar Young Carers’ Action Day https://carers.org/young-carers-action-day-2021
20-Mar World Oral Health Day https://www.worldoralhealthday.org/
April Bowel Cancer Awareness Month https://www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/
April Stress Awareness Month https://www.stress.org.uk/stressawarenessmonth
April Testicular Cancer Awareness Month https://www.testicularcancerawarenessfoundation.org/tc-awareness-month
2-Apr World Autism Awareness Day https://www.un.org/en/events/autismday/
4-Apr Auditory processing disorder awareness day https://hearinghealthfoundation.org/blogs/understanding-auditory-processing-disorder
7-Apr World Health Day https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-health-day/
May Stroke Awareness Month https://www.stroke.org.uk/fundraising/make-may-purple
2-6 May Dying Matters Week https://www.hospiceuk.org/our-campaigns/dying-matters/dying-matters-awareness-week
3-8 May Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week
4-9 May Deaf Awareness Week https://www.deafcouncil.org.uk/deaf-awareness-week/
5-May International midwifes’ day https://www.internationalmidwives.org/icm-events/international-day-of-the-midwife-2022.html
9-15 May Mental Health Awareness Week https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week
12-May International nurses’ day https://www.icn.ch/what-we-do/campaigns/international-nurses-day
16-22 May Dementia Action Week https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/get-involved/dementia-action-week
June Pride month https://www.awarenessdays.com/awareness-days-calendar/pride-month-2022/
1-7 June Volunteers’ Week http://volunteersweek.org/
7-12 June Carers’ Week https://www.carersuk.org/news-and-campaigns/campaigns/carers-week
10-17 June Diabetes’ Week https://www.diabetes.org.uk/get_involved/diabetes-week
14-Jun World Blood Donor Day https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-blood-donor-day
14-20 June Men’s Health Week https://www.menshealthforum.org.uk/mhw
21-27 June Breathe Easy week https://www.blf.org.uk/
24-Jul Samaratians Big Listen https://www.samaritans.org/support-us/campaign/talk-us/
28-Jul World Hepatitis Day https://www.worldhepatitisalliance.org
1-7 Aug World Breast Feeding Week https://worldbreastfeedingweek.org/
3-9 Sept Organ Donation Week https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/
5-10 Sept Migraine Awareness Week https://www.migrainetrust.org/get-involved/raise-awareness/migraine-awareness-week/
10-Sep World Suicide Prevention Day http://www.iasp.info/wspd/index.php
17-Sep World patient safety day https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-patient-safety-day
20-26 Sept International week of deaf people https://wfdeaf.org/iwdeaf2021/
21-Sep World Alzheimer’s Day https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/get-involved/world-alzheimers-day
20-26 Sept National Eye Health Week http://www.visionmatters.org.uk/
23-Sep International day of sign languages https://wfdeaf.org/iwdeaf2021/
25-Sep World pharmacists’ day https://www.fip.org/world-pharmacists-day
October Black History Month https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/
October ADHD Awareness month https://www.apdo.co.uk/adhd-awareness-month/
3-9 Oct Dyslexia Awareness Week https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/support-us/awareness-events/dyslexia-awareness-week
8-Oct World Hospice and Pallative Care Day http://www.thewhpca.org/about
10-Oct World Mental Health Day http://www.who.int/mental_health/world-mental-health-day/en/
14-Oct Developmental language disorder day https://thedldproject.com/developmental-language-disorder-dld/dld-awareness-day/
November Movember https://uk.movember.com/
2-Nov National Stress Awareness Day https://mentalhealth-uk.org/get-involved/mental-health-awareness-days/
14-Nov World Diabetes day http://worlddiabetesday.org/about/
14-20 Nov (TBC) National self care week https://www.selfcareforum.org/events/self-care-week/
20-Nov Transgender Day of Rememberance https://trans.fyi/events/transgender-day-of-rememberance/2022-11-20
21-Nov COPD Awareness Day https://goldcopd.org/world-copd-day/
25-Nov Carers’ Rights Day https://www.carersuk.org/news-and-campaigns/campaigns/carers-rights-day
1-Dec World AIDS awareness day https://www.worldaidsday.org/
3-Dec Day of Person’s With Disability https://www.un.org/en/observances/day-of-persons-with-disabilities
5-Dec International Volunteer Day https://www.un.org/en/observances/volunteer-day