What to watch for in your health and community this month

Advice and Information - 13 June 2023

Each June multiple awareness raising campaigns are running, some focused on specific weeks or days.

Healthwatch wants to offer information and signposting to organisations that help with these issues and resources produced and generated by other organisations.

Below is a download of all the issues across June which Healthwatch Medway feel would be beneficial for you to watch. 

This month:

  • Volunteers' week 1 - 7 June

  • Carers week 6 - 12 June

  • Diabetes week 10 - 17 June

  • Men's health week 12 - 18 June

  • Breathe Easy Week

  • World blood donor day

Downloads

Click here to download a resource on each of these issues.
Download (PDF 4.19 MB)

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