The UM College of Nursing Student Government

he ational nnual
ealth alendar

January 2009

------- Deworming of School Children (Grade 1-6)- Round
------- 12-16 National Cancer Awareness Week
------- 21-27 Goiter Awareness Week
------- 25 – World Leprosy Day

February 2009
------- National Health Insurance Program Month
------ Oral Health Month
------- 2-6 National Mental Retardation Week
------- 4 – World Cancer Day
------- 3rd wk Leprosy Prevention and Control Week



March 2009
------- Burn Injury Prevention Month
------- 8 National Women’s Day
------- 22 World Water Day
------- 24 World TB Day



April 2009
------- Cancer in Children Awareness Month
------- 7 World Health Day
------- 25 World Malaria Day
------- 14-20 Garantisadong Pambata – Round 1
------- 4th wk Head and Neck Consciousness Week



May 2009
------- Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
------- Natural Family Planning Month
------- 2 World Asthma Day
------- 12-18 Safe Motherhood Week
------- 17 AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day
------- 31 World No Tobacco Day



June 2009
-------- National Kidney Month
------- No Smoking Month
------- Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
------- 5 World Environmental Day
------- 14 World Blood Donor Day
------- 16-22 Safe Kids Week
-------- 23 DOH Anniversary



July 2009
-------- National Disaster Consciousness Month
-------- National Blood Donors Month
------- Nutrition Month
------- Deworming of School Children (Grade 1-6) Round 2
-------- Schistosomiasis Awareness Month
-------- National Disaster Consciousness Month
-------- 7 National Allergy Day
------- 11 World Population Day
------- 13-17 National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week
------- 13-17 National Diabetes Awareness Week



August 2009
-------- Family Planning Month
------- Lung Cancer Awareness Month
------- National Lung Month
------- National Tuberculosis Awareness Month
------- Sight-Saving Month
---------- 1-7 World Breastfeeding Week
----------- 1-7 Mother-Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Week
---------- 6-12 National Hospital Week
---------- 10-14 Asthma Week
---------- 11-17 Phil. National Research System Week
-- ------- 19 – National Tuberculosis day
- -------- 3rd wk Brain Attack Awareness Week


September 2009
------- Generics Awareness Month
------- Liver Cancer Awareness Month
------- 1-7 National Epilepsy Awareness Week
------- 7-11 Obesity Prevention and Awareness Week
------- 26 World Heart Day
------- 28 World Rabies Day


October 2009
-------- Breast Cancer Awarenss Month
-------- National Children’ Month
-------- 1-7 Elderly Filipino Week
---- --- 5-9 National Mental Health Week
-------- 6-12 National Newborn Screening Week
-------- 10 – World Mental Health Day
-------- 10 – World Sight Day
-------- 13-19 Garantisadong Pambata – Round 2
-------- 12-16 Health Education Week
--------- 12-16 National Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity
----------------- Disorder Awareness Week
--- ---- 15 Global Handwashing Day
---- ---- 20-26 food Safety Awareness Week


November 2009
-------- Cancer Pain Awareness Month
-------- Filariasis Awareness Month
-------- Malaria Awareness Month
-------- Traditional and Alternative Health Care Month
------- 2-6 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
-------------------------- Awareness Week
--------2nd Week National Skin Disease Detection and Prevention Week
-------- 7 National Food Fortification Day
-------- 9-13 Deaf Awareness Week
-------- 14 World Diabetes Day
--------16-20 Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Week
-------- 23-29 Population and Development Week



December 2009
------- Firecracker Injury Prevention Month
------- 1 World AIDS Day
------- 6 National Health Emergency Preparedness Day
------- 3-9 Ear, Nose and Throat Consciousness Week
------- 10 National Youth Health Day

Source: DOH, 2009