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This document lists various health awareness months, weeks, and days throughout the year in the Philippines. Some of the notable events included are: January - National Cancer Awareness Week; February - Heart Month; March - Colon and Rectal Cancer Awareness Month; April - Cancer in Children Awareness Month; May - Cervical Cancer Awareness Month; June - Dengue Awareness Month; July - National Blood Donors Month; August - Lung Cancer Awareness Month; September - Generics Awareness Month; October - Breast Cancer Awareness Month; November - Cancer Pain Awareness Month; December - Firecrakers Injury Prevention Month.

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This document lists various health awareness months, weeks, and days throughout the year in the Philippines. Some of the notable events included are: January - National Cancer Awareness Week; February - Heart Month; March - Colon and Rectal Cancer Awareness Month; April - Cancer in Children Awareness Month; May - Cervical Cancer Awareness Month; June - Dengue Awareness Month; July - National Blood Donors Month; August - Lung Cancer Awareness Month; September - Generics Awareness Month; October - Breast Cancer Awareness Month; November - Cancer Pain Awareness Month; December - Firecrakers Injury Prevention Month.

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January 2011 Deworming of School Children (Grade 1-6)- Round 1 18-22 National Cancer Awareness Week 24-30 Goiter

Awareness Week 29 World Leprosy Day February 2011 Heart Month Oral Health Month National Health Insurance Program Month 1-5 National Mental Retardation Week 4 World Cancer Day 3rd wk Leprosy Prevention and Control Week March 2011 Colon and Rectal Cancer Awareness Month Rabies Awareness Month Burn Injury Prevention Month National Womens Health Month 8 National Women;s Day

22 World Water Day 24 World TB Day April 2011 Cancer in Children Awareness Month 7 World Health Day 22 Philippine Earths Day 25 World Malaria Day 4th wk Head and Neck Consciousness Week May 2011 Cervical Cancer Awareness Month Natural Family Planning Month Road Safety Month 2 World Asthma Day

10-14 Safe Motherhood Week 15 19 31 AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day World Hypertension Day World No Tobacco Day

June 2011

Dengue Awareness Month National Kidney Month No Smoking Month Prostate Cancer Awareness Month 5 World Environmental Day 14 World Blood Donor Day 14-18 Safe Kids Week 23 DOH Anniversary 25 National Patients Safety Day 4th week National Poison Prevention Week July 2011 Deworming of School Children (Grade 1-6) Round 2 National Blood Donors Month Nutrition Month National Disaster Consciousness Month Schistosomiasis Awareness Month 8 National Allergy Day 11 World Population Day

12-17 National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week 25-29 National Diabetes Awareness Week August 2011 Family Planning Month Lung Cancer Awareness Month National Lung Month National Tuberculosis Awareness Month Sight-Saving Month National Breastfeeding Awareness Month

2-6 Mother-Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Week 6-12 National Hospital Week 11-17 Phil. National Research System Week 3rd wk Brain Attack Awareness Week 16-20 Asthma Week 19 National Tuberculosis day September 2011 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 2011 National Childrens Month Breast Cancer Awarenss Month 10 World Sight Day 10 World Mental Health Day 1-7 Elderly Filipino Week 4-8 National Mental Health Week 4-8 National Newborn Screening Week 11-15 Bone and Joint Awareness Week 11-15 Garantisadong Pambata Round 3 15 Global Handwashing Day 18-22 Health Education Week 18-22 National Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Awareness Week

25-29 Food Safety Awareness Week 29 World Psoriasis Day November 2011 Cancer Pain Awareness Month Filariasis Awareness Month Traditional and Alternative Health Care Month Malaria Awareness Month 1-5 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Awareness Week

2nd Week National Skin Disease Detection and Prevention Week 8-12 15-19 22-26 7 14 - Deaf Awareness Week Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Week Population and Development Week - National Food Fortification Day World Diabetes Day

November 25-December 12 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW) December 2011 Firecrakers 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

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