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Issue 33 - February 2012
Note from the Editor:
With Christmas now a distant memory we are now concentrating on the next 6 months where we are hoping to have all the events from July onwards to be uploaded onto the website in the next week. We will then put all the events into a document which you can download from the website and print it off to display. If you haven't already downloaded the Jan to June calendar then you can download it for free here.
We are always trying to get more people raising health awareness and we will be applying for funding to allow us to flyer every single GP surgery throughout the UK so fingers crossed that we are able to do so in the next few months.
I would like to ask everyone who reads this newsletter to visit the website on 1st March. Please follow us on twitter or join us on facebook to find out more details closer to the date but we promise it will be worth it.
Best wishes,
James Morgan
New Links:
Anti bullying week 2011 lesson plans
Click here for all resources and publications.
Why not get a membership with the FPA to receive 20% discount off their products and training services? Visit here for more info.
There are 16 different awareness dates in March.
01/03/2012 - 01/03/2012 - Self Injury Awareness Day
01/03/2012 - 31/03/2012 - Great Daffodil Appeal
01/03/2012 - 31/03/2012 - National Bed Month
01/03/2012 - 31/03/2012 - Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
01/03/2012 - 31/03/2012 - Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
02/03/2012 - 02/03/2012 - National Doodle Day
02/03/2012 - 02/03/2012 - Eating Disorders in Adults
05/03/2012 - 11/03/2012 - Endometriosis Awareness Week
08/03/2012 - 08/03/2012 - World Kidney Day
11/03/2012 - 17/03/2012 - World Glaucoma Week
14/03/2012 - 14/03/2012 - No Smoking Day
19/03/2012 - 25/03/2012 - Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week
21/03/2012 - 21/03/2012 - World Down Syndrome Day
24/03/2012 - 24/03/2012 - World TB Day
26/03/2012 - 01/04/2012 - Tick Bite Prevention Week
26/03/2012 - 01/04/2012 - National Salt Awareness Week
P.S - There are also 15 different awareness dates in April
Click here for full list of awareness events.
Be clear on cancer campaign - Article
Plain packs protect children - Article
Smear campaign spreads through Wales - Article
Why not involve the people around you by displaying our poster of awareness events which are taking place up until June?
Download the posters here
Big March 2012:
You don't need to know your blog from your tweets to raise health awareness online and BeatBullying have put together a fantastic online toolkit to help you promote their campaign, the BIG March.
Visit http://www.beatbullying.org/abw2011/dox/toolkits.html to access wallapapers, email signatures and banners.
Mobile Health Competition:
The winner of the Mobile Health Competition run by EyeForPharma has been announced.
Superhero Me! is an app that allows young people with cancer to develop a superhero alter ego, and to immerse themselves in their super-world.
The Travel Health Academy is a series of medical education events designed for primary healthcare professionals who are regularly involved in providing travel health services.
The venues will be confirmed shortly. However, places are very limited, with only 80 available at each of the 13 different events. You can make sure you don’t miss out and reserve your place now by calling Rebecca Pegg on 0207 214 0598 or emailing crucell@dynamail.co.uk
All meetings are fully funded by Crucell UK. Crucell UK has had input into the meeting agenda and content.
When contacting Rebecca please mention www.HealthcarePromotions.co.uk
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Cancer carers 'fail to seek support' - Friday Jan 27 2012
‘More than a million cancer carers may be missing out on vital support,’ the Daily Mirror and other newspapers have reported today. The news reports are based on a survey carried out for Macmillan Cancer Support, which identified that...more
Overtime 'linked to depression' - Thursday Jan 26 2012
“Working eleven hours a day can lead to severe depression,” Metro has today reported. According to the newspaper, staff who put in 11 or more hours a day at the office are twice as likely...more
Importance of vitamin D highlighted - Wednesday Jan 25 2012
Vitamin D was in the headlines today, with many papers reporting that a quarter of all toddlers are deficient in the nutrient and that childhood rickets is on the rise. The vitamin plays several important...more
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