1. Below is a list of health promotion months, weeks and days.
2. Schools are encouraged to select and prioritise some of these important health awareness and promotion initiatives, and to plan related learning activities for inclusion in the learning programmes of the Life Orientation, Natural Sciences or Arts and Culture learning areas, and/orextra-curricular community-based activities.
3. Where applicable, national or provincial themes are indicated in italics. 
30 January       World Leprosy Day
February         Diarrheal Disease Focus Month
5 February       International Cancer Day
12-20 February   Pregnancy Education Week
20-26 February   Teen Suicide Prevention Week
March            Intellectual Disabilities Awareness Month 
7-11 March       Contraception Week
14-20 March      Brain Awareness Week
24 March         World Tuberculosis Day
4-10 April       Polio Eradication Awareness Week
7 April          World Health Day (Theme:"Maternal and Child Health")
17 April         World Haemophilia Day
May              Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
                 Anti-Tobacco Month
1 May            International Children's Day
3 May            World Asthma Day
31 May           World No-Tobacco Day
30 May-4 June    Child Protection Week
June             Child Protection Month (Theme:"Building Child-Safe Communities")
13-19 June       Health Information Week
20-26 June       National Epilepsy Week
26 June          International Drug Awareness Day
July             Psychiatric Disability (Mental Illness) Awareness Month
August           Oral Health Month
1-7 August       National Immunisation Awareness Week
15-19 August     Health Promotion Schools' Week
                 Theme: "10 years of HPS"
29 Aug-3 Sept    Cerebral Palsy Awareness Week
September        Heart Awareness Month
                 School AIDS month
2 September      Casual Day (for the Physically Disabled)
5-11 September   Deaf Awareness Week
9 September      International Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Day
19-25 September  International Retina Week
25 September     World Heart Day
October          Mental Health Awareness Month
9-15 October     National Nutrition Week
16 October       World Food Day
10-14 October    Eye-care Awareness Week
17-23 October    Obesity Week
17-22 October    Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week
5 November       National Children's Day
14 November      World Diabetes Day
19 November      World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
1 December       World Aids Day
3 December       International Day for Persons with Disabilities
4. Please bring these dates to the attention of all educators and learners.


SIGNED: F.A. BOOYSE
HEAD: EDUCATION
DATE: 2005:01:24