October Aarogyata (आरोग्यता)

OCTOBER FULL MONTH

Eye Injury Prevention Month
A month-long campaign to raise awareness on the safe practices to prevent eye injuries

Medicine Abuse Awareness Month 
A month-long campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of misusing prescription and over-the-counter medicines

Health Literacy Month
A month-long campaign to promote the importance of understandable health information to all

Home Eye Safety Month
A month-long campaign to reevaluate our daily practices and correct any bad habits that may cause eye injury

Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month
A month-long campaign to raise awareness on benefits of ultrasound technology in healthcare

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
A month-long campaign to raise awareness on prevention, detection, and treatment of breast cancer

Dental Hygiene Month
A month-long campaign to spread awareness about the importance of oral health

Down Syndrome Awareness Month
A month-long campaign to raise awareness on Down Syndrome — A genetic disorder causing developmental and intellectual delays

Physical Therapy Month
A month-long campaign to raise awareness on the benefits of physical therapy

Prenatal-onset GBS Disease Recognition Month
A month-long campaign to increase awareness among care providers, pregnant women, and their families to prevent infant loss

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month
A month-long campaign to spread awareness about sudden cardiac arrest

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month
A month-long campaign to encourage safe infant sleep and prevent SIDS

Aarogyata WEEKS

Starting First Sunday in October :: Mental Illness Awareness Week
A week-long campaign to increase awareness and educate people about mental illness

Starting First Sunday in October :: National Primary Care Week
A week-long awareness campaign to highlight the importance of primary care and bring health care professionals together to discuss and learn about various health issues and challenges

Starting First Monday in October :: Malnutrition Awareness Week
A week-long awareness campaign to prevent malnutrition especially among children and women

6-12 October :: Physician Assistant Week
A week-long awareness campaign to recognize the PA profession and its contributions to the nation’s health

12-20 October :: Bone and Joint Health Action Week
A week-long campaign to raise awareness on prevention of Bone & Joint health related problems and their treatment

Starting Third Sunday in October :: International Infection Prevention Week
A week-long campaign to raise awareness on the prevention of infection in improving patient safety

Starting Third Sunday in October :: National Healthcare Quality Week
A week-long campaign to celebrate the contribution of the medical professionals in improving healthcare quality

Starting Third Monday in October :: National Health Education Week
A week-long awareness campaign to educate people about important public health issues

23-31 October :: Red Ribbon Week
A week-long awareness campaign for the prevention of alcohol, tobacco, and drug abuse

Starting Fourth Sunday in October :: Respiratory Care Week
A week-long awareness campaign to raise awareness on improving lung health

Aarogyata DAYS in OCTOBER

First Monday in October

Child Health Day
A day to promote strong and healthy growth among children

First Tuesday in October

National Fruit at Work Day
A day to encourage people eat more fruits to stay healthy

First Wednesday in October

National Walk and Bike to School Day
A day to promote higher physical activities like walking and biking among children to prevent childhood obesity

Second Thursday in October

World Sight Day
A day to draw attention to blindness and vision impairment and also to encourage people to donate their eyes

Third Friday in October

Mammography Day
Mammography is the process of using low-energy X-rays to examine the human breast for early detection of breast cancer

1 October

International Day for Older Persons
A day to focus on our responsibility to take care of the senior citizens and make their lives happier

World Vegetarian Day
A day to create awareness about the benefits of vegetarian diet and encourage people to become vegetarian

2 October

Anti Drug Addiction Day
A day to encourage people to quit drugs, smoking, and alcohol to prevent substance abuse

World No Alcohol Day
A day to discourage people from drinking by creating awareness on alcohol abuse

6 October

World Cerebral Palsy (CP) Day
Cerebral Palsy is a group of disorders that affect a person’s ability to move and maintain balance and posture

7 October

Depression Screening Day
A day to raise awareness about depression through a short, anonymous and free online depression screening test with complete anonymity by qualified mental health professionals

10 October

World Mental Health Day
A day to raise awareness about mental health issues and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health

Period Day
A day to raise awareness about menstrual hygiene and eradicate period poverty

11 October

International Day of the Girl Child
A day to recognize girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world

12 October

World Arthritis Day
Inflammation of one or more joints, causing pain and stiffness that can worsen with age.

13 October

Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day
A day to raise awareness on prevention, detection, and treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancer

World Thrombosis Day
A day to raise awareness about a blood clot, also known as a thrombus, forming in a blood vessel that blocks or obstructs blood flow

Herpes Awareness Day
A day to raise awareness about the causes, risks, and treatment of different types of herpes infections

15 October

Global Handwashing Day
A promotional campaign to motivate and mobilize people around the world to improve their handwashing habits

White Cane Safety Day
A day to make everyone aware of the significance of a white cane and to encourage drivers, to take extra care when they see someone with a white cane.

16 October

World Food Day
A day to increase global awareness about the hunger and to highlight the need to ensure healthy diets for all

World Anesthesia Day
A day to commemorate the first successful demonstration of diethyl ether anesthesia on 16 October 1846

World Restart a Heart Day
A day to spread awareness about the fundamentals of CPR

17 October

World Trauma Day
A day to highlight the increasing rate of accidents and injuries causing death and disability and to educate people on avoiding these traumatic events

19 October

World Pediatric Bone and Joint Day
A day to spreads awareness about the impact of musculoskeletal conditions in children

20 October

World Osteoporosis Day
Osteoporosis is a condition in which bones become weak and brittle.

21 October

Check Your Meds Day
A day to encourage consumers to bring their prescription medications and supplements to their local pharmacists for review

World Iodine Deficiency Day
A day to create awareness about Iodine Deficiency Disorder and importance of Iodine for the human body,

22 October

International Stuttering /Stammering Awareness Day
A day to raise public awareness of stuttering, which affects 1% of the world’s population

24 October

World Polio Day
A day to raise awareness for polio vaccination and eradication of polio

Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AOM) Day
A day to increase awareness of benefits of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

29 October

World Psoriasis Day
A skin disease that causes red, itchy scaly patches on the knees, elbows, trunk and scalp etc.

World Stroke Day
Stroke is a damage to the brain due to interrupted or reduced blood supply, preventing brain tissues from getting oxygen and nutrients.

30 October

World Hypophosphatasia Day
Hypophosphatasia is a genetic disorder characterized by impaired mineralization (calcification) of bones and teeth.