October 2008
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Calendar of Health- & Injury-Related Days in 2008 |
Special Events for the Month October
Autism Month Autism Society of Canada
www.autismsocietycanada.ca
Breast Cancer Awareness Month Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.ca
Celiac Awareness Month Canadian Celiac Association
http://www.celiac.ca
Eye Health Month Eye Health Council of Canada
http://www.opto.ca
Flu Prevention Month The Lung Assocation
http://www.lung.ca/
Influenza Immunization Awareness Month; Health Canada
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dc-ma/influenza/index_e.html
International Walk to School Month; Go for Green
http://www.goforgreen.ca/walktoschool/home_e.html
Learning Disabilities Awareness Month The Learning Disabilities Association of Canada
http://www.ldac-taac.ca
Lupus Awareness Month Lupus Canada
http://www.lupuscanada.org
Occupational Therapy Month
http://www.caot.ca/default_new.asp?
Psoriasis Awareness Month Psoriasis Society of Canada
http://www.psoriasissociety.org
SIDS Awareness Month The SIDS Foundation
http://www.sidscanada.org
Women's History Month in Canada Status of Women Canada
http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/dates/whm/index_e.html
Special Events for the Week
October 5 - 11 Mental Illness Awareness Week
The Canadian Psychiatric Association
http://www.cpa-apc.org/index.php
October 5-11 Fire Prevention Week, Alberta Municipal Affairs,
Fire Commissioner's Office (780) 427-8392
October 17-23 National School Safety Week, Canada Safety Council
http://www.safety-council.org/
October 20-26 Healthy Workplace Week
http://www.healthyworkplaceweek.ca/
October 6-10 International Walk to School Week
http://www.goforgreen.ca/walktoschool/home_e.html
Special Events for the Day
October 1 International Day for Older Person
http://www.un.org/events/olderpersons/2006/
October 1, 2008
Safe Communities Canada Day 2008
http://www.safecommunities.ca/ViewNews.php?id=34
October 2 World Habitat Day
http://www.unhabitat.org/categories.asp?catid=490
October 3 Safe Communities Canada Day
http://safecommunities.ca/safecommunitiesday.php
October 5 World Teacher's Day
October 10 World Mental Health Day
http://www.wfmh.org/wmhday/about.html
October 10 International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
October 16 World Food Day
http://www.fao.org/wfd/2006/index.asp?lang=en
October 17 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
http://www.unac.org/en/about_us/index.asp
October 18 Persons Day in Canada
http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/index_e.html
October 24 United Nations Day and World Development Information Day
http://www.unac.org/en/news_events/un_days/un_day1.asp
Sources: Health Canada & UN Canada
