Health Awareness Days Weeks & Months October 2008

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October 2008 Health Current Events - Months
Awareness Event	Coverage	Related Organizations
National Bandanna Day	Australia	CanTeen
SIDS Awareness Month	Canada	Canadian Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths
Autism Awareness Month	Canada	Autism Society Canada
Eye Health Month	Canada	Canadian Association of Optometrists
Breast Cancer Awareness Month	Canada	Canadian Cancer Society
Breast Cancer Awareness Month	United Kingdom	Breast Cancer Care
National Liver Awareness Month	United States	American Liver Foundation
Celiac Awareness Month	United States	Celiac Sprue Association
Lung Health Day	United States	American Association for Respiratory Care
Healthy Lung Month	United States	American Lung Association
National Orthodontic Health Month	United States	American Association of Orthodontists
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month	United States	National Down Syndrome Society
National Brain Injury Awareness Month	United States	Brain Injury Association of America
National Spina Bifida Awareness Month	United States	Spina Bifida Association
Lupus Awareness Month	Worldwide	Lupus UK
Rett Syndrome Awareness Month	Worldwide	International Rett Syndrome Foundation

October 2008 Health Current Events - Weeks
Event	Date	Nation	Organisation
BackCare Awareness Week	4th Oct - 10th Oct	United Kingdom	BackCare
Mental Illness Awareness Week	5th Oct - 11th Oct	United States	National Alliance on Mental Illness
Baby Loss Awareness Week	9th Oct - 15th Oct	United Kingdom	Baby Loss Awareness
Haemophilia Awareness Week	12th Oct - 18th Oct	Australia	Haemophilia Foundation Australia

October 2008 Health Events - Days
Event	Date	Nation	Organization
World Mental Health Day	10th Oct	Worldwide	World Federation For Mental Health
National Depression Screening Day	11th Oct	United States	Screening for Mental Health
Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day	13th Oct	United States	Breastcancer.org
World Food Day	16th Oct	Worldwide	World Food Day USA
International Osteoporosis Day	20th Oct	Worldwide	International Osteoporosis Foundation
International Stuttering Awareness Day	22nd Oct	Worldwide	British Stammering Association
National Bug Busting Day - 3rd of 3	31st Oct	United Kingdom	Community Hygiene Concern