In the spirit of what this group stands for, health awareness, here is a compiled list of month-long, week-long, and official days for awareness in October. I have also included links to official websites for each cause so that you can read up on any of the following issues and spread the word, making yourself and your loved ones aware of signs, symptoms, risks, treatments, and possibilities.
This is something that I'll be running from this account on a monthly basis.

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Month-long:
Rett Syndrome Awareness Month (Worldwide)
World Blindness Awareness Month (Worldwide)

National Lupus Awareness Month
(United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia)

Breast Cancer Awareness Month
(United States, Canada and
United Kingdom)

National Brain Injury Awareness Month
(United States and Canada)
Autism Awareness Month (Canada)
Celiac Awareness Month (Canada)
Eye Health Month (Canada)
Psoriasis Awareness Month (Canada)
Study of Infant Deaths Awareness Month (Canada)
Celiac Sprue Awareness Month (United States)
Healthy Lung Month (United States)
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month (United States)
National Liver Awareness Month (United States)
National Spina Bifida Awareness Month (United States)
Weekly:
Oct 1-6,
National Hepatitis C Week (Australia)
Oct 3-9,
Mental Illness Awareness Week (United States)
Oct 10-16,
Mental Health Awareness Week (New Zealand)
Oct 24-30,
Respiratory Care Week (United States)
Oct 31-Nov 6,
International Herpes Week (Worldwide)
Official Days:
Oct 3:
Stroke UK Campaign Launch (United Kingdom)
Oct 6:
National Depression Screening Day (United States)
Oct 10:
World Mental Health Day (Worldwide)
Oct 13:
World Sight Day (Worldwide)
Oct 20:
World Osteoporosis Day (Worldwide)
Oct 21:
National Mammography Day (United States)
Oct 22:
International Stuttering Awareness Day (Worldwide)
Oct 27:
Lung Health Day (United States)
Oct 31:
Cancer Awareness Day (Canada)
If you know of any other awareness months, weeks, or days, please send a note with that information and I'll gladly add it to the list.
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Also a link re bipolar awareness week - 1-7 October - NOW!! [link]
These are both in America. I couldn't locate anything specific for the UK..
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I cannot ever understand people rejecting articles like this... Makes me wonder if some of them think this is their mission in life, just to go around making rejections!
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Anna
My Photography Account *Annaphotix
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I certainly didn't know any of these existed.
Power to the people!
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