March 2008
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Calendar of Health- & Injury-Related Days in 2008 |
Special Events for the Month
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
http://www.colorectal-cancer.ca/
National Epilepsy Month; Epilepsy Canada
http://www.epilepsy.ca
National Kidney Month; The Kidney Foundation of Canada
http://www.kidney.ca/
"Help Fight Liver Disease" Month Canadian Liver Foundation
http://www.liver.ca
National Nutrition Month Dietitians of Canada
Red Cross Month; Canadian Red Cross
http://www.redcross.ca
Special Events for the Week
March 3-7 National Social Work Week
http://www.casw-acts.ca/
March 5-11 Pharmacist Awareness Week
Theme: Pharmacists — Your Trusted Partner in Health
http://www.pharmacists.ca/content/hcp/resource_centre/pharmacist_awareness/resource_manual.cfm
March 7-13 International Women's Week
http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca
March 10-16 Brain Awareness Week
http://www.sfn.org/baw/
Mar 12-18 Canadian Agriculture Safety Week
“Manage more than just your back!”
http://www.casa-acsa.ca/english/
Special Events for the Day
March 8 International Women's Day and United Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace
http://www.unac.org/en/news_events/un_days/women1.asp
March 9 World Kidney Day
http://www.kidneyfoundation.ab.ca/
March 21 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/dates/otherdates_e.html
March 22 World Water Day
http://www.worldwaterday.org
March 24 World Tuberculosis Day
http://www.stoptb.org
Source: Health Canada & UN Canada
