Continued from September
- Sept 20 – Oct 5 British Food Fortnight (GB)
- Sept 27 – Oct 5 Wereld Borstvoedingsweek (NL) [World Breastfeeding Week]
- Sept 28 – Oct 4 Testosterone Deficiency Awareness Week (GB)
- Sept 28 – Oct 5 IPF World Week
- Sept 29 – Oct 5 Sleep Awareness Week (AU)
October 2014
- 1 European Depression Day (EU)
- 1 International Day of Older Person
- 1 World Cerebral Palsy Day
- 1-7 National Awareness Week (US) [BFRBs]
- 1-7 National Breastfeeding Week (IE)
- 3 Odd Socks Day (AU)
- 3 Pink Friday (GB)
- 3 World MSA Day (Multiple System Atrophy)
- 3 World Smile Day
- 3-12 National Organic Week (AU)
- 4 Blood Pressure Awareness Campaign (NZ)
- 4 Cleft Awareness Day (NZ)
- 5-11 Fire Prevention Week (US) (CA)
- 5-11 International Babywearing Week
- 5-11 La Semaine de sensibilisation aux maladies mentales (CA)
- 5-11 Mental Health Week (AU)
- 5-11 Mental Illness Awareness Week (CA) (US)
- 6 National Personal Safety Day (GB)
- 6-10 Humphrey’s Pyjama Week (GB)
- 6-10 International Walk to School Week
- 6-12 Backcare Awareness Week (GB)
- 6-12 Baby Hip Health Awareness Week (GB)
- 6-12 British Egg Week (GB)
- 6-12 Mental Health Awareness Week (NZ)
- 6-12 National Braille Week (GB)
- 6-13 National Fire Safety Week (IE)
- 7 Bipolar Awareness Day (GB)
- 7-13 National Braille Week (GB)
- 8 International Walk to School Day
- 9 World Sight Day
- 9-15 Baby Loss Awareness Week (GB)
- 9-15 National Nutrition Week (ZA)
- 10 Hat Day (AU)
- 10 Pink Friday (GB)
- 10 Giornata Europea della Sindrome x Fragile (EU- in Italiano) [European Day of Fragile X Syndrome]
- 10 World Mental Health Day
- 11 World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
- 12 World Arthritis Day
- 12 World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (ZA)
- 12-18 Anti-Poverty Week (AU)
- 12-18 Carers Week (AU)
- 12-18 Dyspraxia Awareness Week (GB)
- 12-18 Haemophilia Awareness Week (AU)
- 12-18 National Arthritis Week (GB)
- 12-18 National Nutrition Week (AU)
- 12-20 Bone and Joint Health National Awareness Week (US)
- 13 National Herpes Awareness Day (AU) more
- 13 Secondary Breast Cancer Awareness Day (GB)
- 13-19 Asthma Awareness Week (NZ)
- 13-19 Bubbles Week (NZ)
- 13-19 International OCD Awareness Week
- 13-19 MedicineWise Week (AU)
- 13-19 Veterans’ Health Week (AU)
- 13-20 OCD Awareness Week (GB)
- 15 Global Handwashing Day
- 15 International White Cane Safety Day
- 15 Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day (GB)
- 15 White Cane Safety Day (US)
- 15-19 National Obesity Week (ZA)
- 16 National Anaesthesia Day (AU, NZ)
- 16 World Food Day (US/CA)
- 16 World Spine Day
- 17 Balloon Day (NZ) [Asthma]
- 17 Funky Friday (GB)
- 17 Loud Shirt Day (AU)
- 17 MS Moonlight Walk (AU)
- 17 Pink Friday (GB)
- 17 World Trauma Day
- 17-23 Infection Control Week (ZA)
- 17-23 National School Safety Week (CA)
- 17-23 National Week of Overcoming Extreme Poverty (PH)
- 18 World Menopause Day
- 18-26 National Children’s Week (AU)
- 19 Bloody Long Walk (AU-Sydney)
- 19 Día Internacional contra el Cáncer de Mama [World Day Against Breast Cancer – en español]
- 19-25 International Infection Prevention Week
- 19-25 National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week (US)
- 19-25 OT Week (AU)
- 19-25 Respiratory Care Week (US)
- 19-26 World Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Week
- 20 World Osteoporosis Day
- 20-24 Meat Safety Consciousness Week (PH)
- 20-24 National Health Education Week (US)
- 20-24 Sock-It-To-Suicide (AU)
- 20-26 Indoor Allergy Week (GB)
- 20-26 National Infection Control Week (CA)
- 20-26 Semaine nationale du contrôle des infections (CA)
- 20-26 Indoor Allergy Week (GB)
- 21 National Kidsafe Day (AU)
- 22 International Stammering Awareness Day
- 22 Unicef Day for Children (AU)
- 22 Unity Day (US)
- 23 Global Iodine Deficiency Disorder Day
- 23 YPAHD Day (CA)
- 23-31 Red Ribbon Week (US)
- 24 Pink Friday (GB)
- 24 Wear it Pink (GB)
- 24 World Polio Day
- 25 World Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Day
- 25-31 National Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) Awareness Week (US)
- 26 Butterflies for Babies Day (AU)
- 26 Día del Daño Cerebral adquirido (ES) [en español – Acquired Brain Injury Day]
- 26- Nov 1 International Brain Tumour Awareness Week
- 27 Blue Knot Day (AU) [Adults surviving child abuse]
- 27 Pink Ribbon Day (AU) [Breast Cancer Awareness]
- 27-31 Canadian Patient Safety Week (CA) [Semaine nationale de la sécurité des patients]
- 27- Nov 2 National Infertility Awareness Week (GB)
- 28-Nov 3 Blind Week (NZ)
- 29 World Psoriasis Day
- 30 Flu Awareness Campaign (EU-EE, RS, LV, LT, PL, RO)
- 31 Day for Daniel (AU)
- 31 National Bandanna Day (AU)
- 31 Pink Friday (GB)
