Calendar of health promotion days
The calendar features health awareness:
- days
- weeks
- months
Events marked with an asterisk (*) take place on the same day every year.
These events are either promoted by recognized health organizations or recognized in the professional health community. Not all websites and events listed are celebrated or endorsed by Health Canada or the Public Health Agency of Canada.
Health Canada is not responsible for the information on third-party websites. Information on third-party sites is not subject to the Privacy Act or the Official Languages Act and as such, may not be accessible to persons with disabilities and may not be available in both official languages. With respect to privacy, visitors should research the privacy policies of non-government websites before providing personal information.
2026
January
February
- Age-related Macular Degeneration Awareness Month
- Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Awareness Month
- Heart Health Month
- National Therapeutic Recreation Month
- Preventative Health Awareness Month
- Psychology Month
- Turner Syndrome Awareness Month
- Eating Disorders Awareness Week – February 1 to 7
- Feeding Tube Awareness Week – February 1 to 7
- World Cancer Day – February 4*
- International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation – February 6*
- Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Week – February 7 to 14*
- Sexual Health Week – February 8 to 14
- Wear Red Canada – February 13*
- International Childhood Cancer Day – February 15*
- Mental Health Nurses Day – February 21*
- Pink Shirt Day – February 25
- Rare Disease Day – February 28
March
- 5 Days for the Homeless Month
- Brain Health Awareness Month
- Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
- Endometriosis Awareness Month
- Epilepsy Awareness Month
- Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
- Kidney Health Month
- Liver Health Month
- Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month
- Music Therapy Awareness Month
- National Social Work Month
- Nutrition Month
- Pharmacy Appreciation Month (PAM)
- Self-Injury Awareness Day – March 1
- National Dental Assistants Recognition Week – March 1 to 7
- World Birth Defects Day – March 3*
- World Hearing Day – March 3*
- World Obesity Day – March 4
- World Lymphedema Day – March 6*
- International Women's Day – March 8*
- World Glaucoma Week – March 8 to 14
- Safe Sleep Week – March 9 to 13
- Long COVID Awareness Day – March 15*
- National Poison Prevention Week – March 15 to 21
- Brain Awareness Week – March 16 to 22
- Neurodiversity Celebration Week – March 16 to 20
- World Oral Health Day – March 20*
- World Down Syndrome Day – March 21*
- World Water Day – March 22*
- World Tuberculosis Day – March 24*
- Purple Day – March 26*
- World Bipolar Day – March 30*
April
- Functional Neurological Disorder Awareness Month
- Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy Awareness Month
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month
- National Oral Health Month
- Parkinson Awareness Month
- Rosacea Awareness Month
- Stress Awareness Month
- World Autism Awareness Day – April 2*
- National Dental Hygienists Week – April 4 to 10*
- National Caregiver Day – April 7
- World Health Day – April 7*
- Canadian Public Health Week – April 11 to 13
- National Medical Laboratory Week – April 12 to 18
- Advance Care Planning Day – April 16*
- World Hemophilia Day – April 17*
- National Organ and Tissue Awareness Week – April 18 to 24*
- Canadian Fertility Awareness Week – April 19 to 25
- World Osteopathic Healthcare Week – April 20 to 26
- World Primary Immunodeficiency Week – April 22 to 29*
- National Immunization Awareness Week – April 23 to 30*
- National Day of Mourning – April 28*
May
- Ankylosing Spondylitis Awareness Month
- Apraxia Awareness Month
- Bladder Cancer Awareness Month
- Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month
- Brain Tumour Awareness Month
- Celiac Disease Awareness Month
- Cystic Fibrosis Month
- Food Allergy Awareness Month
- Guillain-Barré Syndrome/Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy Awareness Month
- Hemochromatosis Awareness Month
- Huntington Disease Awareness Month
- Hypertension Awareness Month
- Lupus Awareness Month
- Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month
- Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month
- National Physiotherapy Month
- Preeclampsia Awareness Month
- Sexual Violence Prevention Month
- Speech and Hearing Month
- Vision Health Month
- Von Hippel-Lindau Awareness Month
- National Physicians' Day – May 1*
- World Ankylosing Spondylitis Day – May 2
- Check Your Skin Day – May 3
- Heart Failure Awareness Week – May 3 to 9
- National Hospice Palliative Care Week – May 3 to 9
- Naturopathic Medicine Week – May 3 to 9
- Emergency Preparedness Week – May 3 to 10
- Safety and Health Week – May 4 to 9
- Mental Health Week – May 4 to 10
- International Day of the Midwife – May 5*
- World Pulmonary Hypertension Day – May 5*
- World Asthma Day – May 5
- National Child and Youth Mental Health Day – May 7*
- World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day – May 8*
- World Ovarian Cancer Day – May 8*
- World Lupus Day – May 10*
- National Nursing Week – May 11 to 17
- Fibromyalgia Awareness Day – May 12*
- International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases – May 12*
- Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) Awareness Day – May 15
- World Hypertension Day – May 17*
- Paramedic Services Week – May 17 to 23
- Global Porphyria Day – May 18
- Early Psychosis and Schizophrenia Awareness Day – May 24*
- National Reflexology Day – May 26
- World No Tobacco Day – May 31*
June
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month
- Aphasia Awareness Month
- Brain Injury Awareness Month
- Canadian Men's Health Month
- Cataract Awareness Month
- Cavernous Malformation Awareness Month
- Dysphagia Awareness Month
- Migraine Awareness Month
- Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Awareness Month
- Hidradenitis Suppurativa Awareness Week – June 1 to 7
- National Kinesiology Week – June 1 to 7
- Parachute Safe Kids Week – June 1 to 7
- Clean Air Day – June 3
- World Environment Day – June 5*
- National Health and Fitness Day – June 6
- Action Anxiety Day – June 10*
- World Elder Abuse Awareness Day – June 15*
- International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking – June 26*
- National Cancer Wellness Awareness Day – June 26*
- International Day of Deafblindness – June 27*
- PTSD Awareness Day – June 27*
- World Scleroderma Day – June 29*
July
- Canadian Injury Prevention Day – July 6
- National Drowning Prevention Week – July 19-25
- International Self-Care Day – July 24*
- World Hepatitis Day – July 28*
August
- Autoinflammatory Awareness Month
- Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
- World Periventricular Nodular Heterotopia Disorder – August 7*
- International Youth Day – August 12*
- Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Awareness Day ‐ August 18*
- World Humanitarian Day – August 19*
- International Overdose Awareness Day – August 31*
September
- Acne Awareness Month
- Arthritis Awareness Month
- Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
- Concussion Awareness Month
- Craniofacial Acceptance Month
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Month
- Inherited Retinal Disease Awareness Month
- International Pain Awareness Month
- Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
- Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
- Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month
- Sickle Cell Awareness Month
- National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Day – September 4*
- World Duchenne Day – September 7*
- Living Donation Week – September 6 to 12
- World First Aid Day – September 9*
- World Suicide Prevention Day – September 10*
- World Sepsis Day – September 13*
- Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Month
- Myotonic Dystrophy Awareness Day – September 15*
- Terry Fox Run – September 20
- Sport Purple for Platelets Day – September 25
- World Rabies Day – September 28*
October
- ADHD Awareness Month
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- Children's Vision Month
- Learning Disabilities Awareness Month
- Mark it Read for Dyslexia Awareness Month
- National Denturist Awareness Month
- Occupational Therapy Month
- Rett Syndrome Awareness Month
- National Seniors Day – October 1*
- HPV Prevention Week – October 1 to 7
- National Breastfeeding Week – October 1 to 7*
- World Ostomy Day – October 4
- World Meningitis Day – October 5*
- World Cerebral Palsy Day – October 6*
- National Children's Hospice Palliative Care Day – October 8
- World PANS PANDAS Awareness Day – October 9*
- World Mental Health Day – October 10*
- World Sight Day – October 10*
- Medical Device Reprocessing Week – October 12 to 18
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus Awareness Week – October 12 to 18
- World Thrombosis Day – October 13*
- Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day – October 15*
- World Spine Day – October 16*
- Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy Action Day – October 18*
- Invisible Disability Awareness Week – October 18 to 24
- Purple Thursday – October 19*
- Canadian Intensive Care Week – October 19 to 25
- National Pharmacy Technicians Day – October 20
- Brain Cancer Awareness Day – October 24*
- Respiratory Therapy Week – October 25 to 31
- World Amyloidosis Day – October 26*
- Canadian Patient Safety Week – October 26 to 30
- World Psoriasis Day – October 29*
- World Stroke Day – October 29*
November
- Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Month
- Diabetes Awareness Month
- Eczema Awareness Month
- Fall Prevention Month
- Indigenous Disability Awareness Month
- Lung Cancer Awareness Month
- Movember
- Osteoporosis Month
- Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
- Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month
- Radon Action Month
- National Pain Awareness Week – November 2 to 8
- National Nurse Practitioner Week – November 8 to 14
- World Neuroendocrine Cancer Day – November 10*
- World Diabetes Day – November 14*
- World Prematurity Day – November 15*
- National Addictions Awareness Week – November 15 to 21
- World Sanfilippo Awareness Day – November 16*
- National Grief and Bereavement Day – November 17
- World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week – November 18 to 24*
- National Enteropathic Arthritis Day – November 19*
- National Child Day – November 20*
- International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women – November 25*
- Stomach Cancer Awareness Day – November 30*
December
- World AIDS Day – December 1*
- Women's Brain Health Day – December 2*
- International Day of Persons With Disabilities – December 3*
- National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women – December 6*
- Human Rights Day – December 10*