June 2008
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Calendar of Health- & Injury-Related Days in 2008 |
Special Events for the Month of June
ALS Awareness Month
(Lou Gehrig's Disease); The ALS Society of Canada
http://www.als.ca
National Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Awareness Month; Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Canada
http://www.sbhac.ca
Recreation and Parks Month; Alberta Recreation and Parks Association (ARPA);
http://www.june.arpaonline.ca/
Seniors Month Health Canada - Div of Aging and Seniors
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/seniors-aines/index_pages/whatsnew_e.htm
Stroke Awareness Month; Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
http://ww2.heartandstroke.ca/Page.asp?PageID=1017&CategoryID=2&Src=stroke
Special Events for the Week
May 26 - June 1 Safe Kids Week 2008 : Pedestrian Safety
KIDSAFE Connection
http://www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/hecomm/IPC/kidsafe.htm
June 3 - 12 National Transportation Week, Alberta Infrastructure, Communications http://www.tu.gov.ab.ca/home/index.asp
June 2-6 Canadian Environment Week; Environment Canada
http://www.ec.gc.ca/envhome.html
June 5-12 Red Cross Water Safety Week; Canadian Red Cross
http://www.redcross.ca
June 6-12 Senior Citizens' Week; Senior's Advisory Council for Alberta http://www.seniors.gov.ab.ca/contact_us/advisory_council/index.asp
June 15-21 Alberta Rural Health Week,
http://www.ruralhealthweek.ab.ca/about.html
Special Events for the Day
June 1 National Cancer Survivors Day; Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.ca
June 3-4 Relay for Life
http://www.cancer.ca
June 4 Clean Air Day
www.ec.gc.ca
June 5 National Hunger Awareness Day; Canadian Association of Food Banks http://www.hungerawarenessday.ca/en/
June 5 World Environment Day; United Nations Environment Programme
http://www.unep.org
June 8 World Oceans Day; Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/
June 14 World Blood Donor Day
http://www.bloodservices.ca/
June 20 World Refugee Day
http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/refugee/index.html
June 21 National Aboriginal Day; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/index_e.html
June 26 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking; The United Nations Association in Canada
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/event_2004-06-26_1.html
June 26 International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/drug/index.html
Source: Health Canada & UN Canada
