National Health Awareness Campaigns
As well as the Change 4 Life seasonal campaigns it is useful to link with National Health Awareness Days.
There are often free resources available to use with your groups to help promote the key health messages.
Healthy Eating
National Obesity Week (TBC)
February
National Heart Month 01/02/2012 - 28/02/2012
(British Heart Foundation www.bhf.org.uk)
World Cancer Day 04/02/2012
National Salt Awareness Week 26/03/2012 – 01/04/2012
March
April
Bowel Cancer Awareness Month 01/04/2012 – 30/04/2012
May
Cancer Prevention Week 14/05/2012 – 18/05/2012
18/05/12 Fruity Friday
www.wcrf-uk.org/fundraising/fundraising_/fruity_friday/cancer_prevention_week.ph
Stroke Awareness Day 08/05/2012
June
Food Safety Week 11/06/2012 – 17/06/2012
(www.food.gov.uk/safereating/hyg/germwatch/2010)
July
August
September
October
November
December
Environmental
Jan
February
March
Waste Awareness Week 12/03/2012 – 16/03/2012
April
May
Compost Awareness Week 02/05/2012 – 05/05/2012
World Environment Day 05/06/2012
July
Allotment Week 06/08/2012 – 12/08/2012
September
Seed Gathering Season 23/09/2012 – 23/10/2012
October
National Tree Week 26/11/11 – 4/12/11
December
WRAP / Love Food Hate Waste run various campaigns over the year through a variety of partners. For calendar of events visit http://www.wrap.org.uk/downloads/LFHW_Calendar.c2232bee.10824.pdf
Other
June
The Big Lunch 03/06/2012
July
Eat
This list will be updated when more dates are released for 2012 campaigns. If you’d like a health awareness event or campaign listed please get in contact.
