What to watch for in your health and community this month

Advice and Information - 4 September 2023

Each September 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 September which Healthwatch Kent feel would be beneficial for you to watch. 

This month:

  • World Alzheimer's Month

  • Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month

  • Organ Donation Week 19th-25th

  • Blood Cancer Awareness Month

  • Know your Numbers Week 4th-10th

  • Word Suicide Day 10th 

  • International week of deaf people and sign language 19th-25th

  • World Pharmacists Day 25th September

  • National Eye Health Week 18th-24th September

Downloads

Click here to download a resource on each of these issues.
Download (PDF 1.68 MB)

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