Below are dates for just some of the key health and wellbeing events and days taking place around the world in 2024.
January
- Dry January
- Veganuary
- Love Your Liver Month
February
- National Heart Month
- National Children’s Dental Health Month – HIEDA Dental Hygiene webinar 26 Jan
- 1 February: Time to Talk Day – BSA Checking in – mental health and resilience self-assessment webinar 7 Feb
- 4 February: World Cancer Day – HIEDA Supporting those with cancer in the workplace 2 Feb
- 4 February: Lung Leavin Day
- 6 February: Safer Internet Day – SACPA Digital Safeguarding Conference 8 Feb
- 5-11 February: Tinnitus Awareness Week
- 5-11 February: Children’s Mental Health Week – BSA Mental Health conference 29 Feb
- 5-11 February: Sexual Abuse & Sexual Violence Awareness Week – SACPA supporting survivors of harm 9 Feb
- 12 February: International Epilepsy Day – HIEDA Supporting epilepsy sufferers in your workplace 20 Feb
- 17 February: Random Acts of Kindness Day – Promote TIOB World Boarding Staff Day?
- 26-3 March: Endometriosis Awareness Week
- 26-3 March: Eating Disorders Awareness Week – HIEDA MH box set Eating Disorders 27 Feb
March
- Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
- Brain Injury Awareness Month
- Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
- Brain tumour awareness month
- 3 March: World Hearing Day
- 8 March: International Women’s Day
- 13 March: National No Smoking Day
- 14 March: World Kidney Day
- 18-24 March: Neurodiversity Celebration Week
- 15 March: World Sleep Day
- 20 March: World Oral Health Day
- 20 March: International Day of Happiness
- 21 March: World Down Syndrome Day
April
- Stress Awareness Month
- Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
- IBS Awareness Month
- 7 April: World Health Day
- 10 April: Happy Eid Al-Fitr
- 10-16 April: Parkinson’s Awareness Week
- 11 April: National Pet Day
- 22-28 April: MS Awareness Week
- 24-1 May: Allergy Awareness Week
May
- National Walking Month
- Action on Stroke Month
- 8 May: World Ovarian Cancer Day
- 13-19 May: Coeliac UK’s Awareness Week
- 13-19 May: Mental Health Awareness Week
- 8-14 May: ME Awareness Week
- 12 May: International Nurses Day
- 20-26 May: Dementia Awareness Week
- 21 May: World Meditation Day
- 23 May: Happy Buddha Purnima Day
- 31 May: World No Tobacco Day
June
- 5- 11 June: Bike Week
- 3-9 June: National Growing for Wellbeing Week
- 5-11 June: Safeguarding Week
- 7-9 June – The Big Help Out – Volunteering week
- 10-16 June: Men’s Health Week
- 10-14 June: Loneliness Awareness Week
- 21 June: International Day of Yoga
- 19 June: Thank a Teacher Day
- 20-27 June: Love Your Lungs Week
July
- Sarcoma Awareness Month
- Talk to Us Month
- 3-9 July: Alcohol Awareness Week
- 28 July: World Hepatitis Day
August
- 1-7 August: World Breastfeeding Week
- 4 August: World Friendship Day
- 1 August: Cycle to Work Day
- 12-18 August: National Allotments Week
- 15 August: National Relaxation Day
September
- World Alzheimer’s Month
- Urology Awareness Month
- 8-14 September: Know Your Numbers Week
- 9-15 September: Sexual health Week
- 13 September: World Sepsis Day
- 13 September: World Chocolate Day
- 16-22 September: International Week of Happiness at Work
- 23-29 September: National Eye Health Week
- 18-24 September: International Week of Happiness at Work
- 23-29 September: Migraine Awareness Week
- 26 September: European Day of Languages
October
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- World Menopause Month
- National Cholesterol Month
- 7-13 October: Dyslexia Awareness Week
- 7-11 October: Back Care Awareness Week
- 7-11 October: National Work Life Week
- 10 October: World Mental Health Day
November
- Veg Pledge
- Movember
- 4-8 November: International Stress Awareness Week
- 1 November: Diwali
- 11-17 November: Sugar Awareness Week
- 13 November: World Kindness Day
- 19 November: International Men’s Day
December
- Decembeard
- 1 December: World AIDS Day
- 2-6 December: National Grief Awareness Week
- 3 December: International Day of Persons with Disabilities
- 25-2 January : Hanukah
