Events September 2010
Migraine Awareness Week
Organiser: Migraine Action
Website: www.migraine.org.uk
In addition to raising awareness of the realities of living with migraine generally, each year Migraine Action uses Migraine Awareness Week - which this year takes place from Sunday 5th - Saturday 11th September - to focus on one particular area.
As a result of the increasing number of calls from migraineurs concerned about how migraine is affecting them professionally, the 2010 campaign looks at 'migraine in the workplace'.
A forward planning notice about the week, Migraine Action's key activities, and featuring statistics looking at migraine in the workplace, can be downloaded here.
Fibromyalgia Awareness Week
Organiser: Fibromyalgia Association UK
Website: www.fibromyalgia-associationuk.org
Fibromyalgia Association UK has been campaigning for greater awareness of fibromyalgia and better understanding by medical professionals for 15 years. Yet we are still hearing from patients that they are being told there is nothing we can do, you must learn to live with it. We know this is not always the case, there are people who have kept pace with developments and offer the range of treatment and support needed.
World Suicide Prevention Day
Organiser: International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP)
Website: www.iasp.info
The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) is dedicated to:
- preventing suicidal behaviour,
- alleviating its effects, and
- providing a forum for academics, mental health professionals, crisis workers, volunteers and suicide survivors.
Founded by the late Professor Erwin Ringel and Dr. Norman Farberow in 1960, IASP now includes professionals and volunteers from more than fifty different countries. IASP is a Non-Governmental Organization in official relationship with the World Health Organization (WHO) concerned with suicide prevention.
WCRF International 2 day conference
Organiser: World Cancer Research Fund International
Website: www.wcrfconference.org
'Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer Prevention: Current Challenges, New Horizons'. Royal College of Physicians, London. This new conference will provide a forum for the dissemination of results in the nutrition, physical activity and cancer field and will examine how this knowledge can be used by policy-makers to inform and generate thinking and ways of preventing cancer. It is suggested that this conference will be of relevance to scientists and policy-makes with an interest in nutrition, physical activity and cancer. In addition, the conference will be of relevance to health.
Sexual Health Week
Organiser: The Family Planning Association (FPA)
Website: www.fpa.org.uk
'Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer Prevention: Current Challenges, New Horizons'. Royal College of Physicians, London. This new conference will provide a forum for the dissemination of results in the nutrition, physical activity and cancer field and will examine how this knowledge can be used by policy-makers to inform and generate thinking and ways of preventing cancer. It is suggested that this conference will be of relevance to scientists and policy-makes with an interest in nutrition, physical activity and cancer. In addition, the conference will be of relevance to health.
Lymphatic Cancer Awareness Week
Organiser: Lymphoma Association
Website: www.lymphomas.org.uk
Fundraising events help to raise awareness of lymphoma as well as raising money for the Lymphoma Association. Holding your own event is great fun and you really will be making a big difference.
Lymphatic Cancer Awareness Week in September is an annual period of heightened awareness and fundraising for the charity, but there are many different ways you can fundraise for us at any time throughout the year. You can request a copy of our fundraising pack by clicking here or by calling the fundraising department on 01296 619419.
mHealth 2010 Conference & Expo
Organiser: mHealth
Website: www.m-healthconference.com
mHealth 2010 brings together leading players from across the entire mobile healthcare ecosystem. It will feature 35+ top executive presentations and global case studies. The conference will facilitate the global development of mobile healthcare and explore ways in which universal healthcare can be delivered with the aid of mobile technology
With over 200 attendees, global case studies, key decision makers, innovative formats and built-in networking time, mHealth 2010 is a conference that you cannot afford to miss!
More about mHealth 2010
Know Your Numbers! (National Blood Pressure Testing Awareness Week)
Organiser: Blood Pressure Association
Website: www.bpassoc.org.uk
Know your Numbers! Is the Blood Pressure Association's award-winning flagship campaign which raises awareness of the risks of high blood pressure.
Rural Health Week
Organiser: Institute of Rural Health
Website: www.bpassoc.org.uk
Rural Health Week is an annual event run for the Institute of Rural Health. Each year we choose a cross-cutting a 'theme' for the week in order to engage as widely as possible, and this year's theme is:
Health, climate change, and sustainability — developing positive rural responses
The aim of the week is to raise the profile of rural health issues locally, regionally and nationally. The Institute and the Forum run a number of national events and target the national press to raise awareness of rural health issues. Since 2002 other agencies and organisations have joined in with events in their own localities.
World Reflexology Week
Organiser: Association of Reflexologists (AoR)
Website: www.aor.org.uk
World Reflexology Week takes place from 19h - 25th September 2010 and presents us with a great opportunity to promote reflexology, the AoR and of course our members.
Reflexology is a complementary therapy, which works on the feet to heal the whole person not just the prevailing symptoms. Reflexology is suitable for all ages and may bring relief from a wide range of acute and chronic conditions. After having completed a course of reflexology treatments for a specific condition, many people find it beneficial to continue with regular treatments in order to maintain health and well-being.
If you are a member and would like to download a copy of the 2009 World Reflexology Pack please log into the members area. The 2010 World Reflexology pack will shortly be available in the members area.
If you are a member and would like your event listed please click here
Refocus on Recovery 2010
Organiser: Section for Recovery
Website: www.researchintorecovery.com
We invite you to attend the Refocus on Recovery 2010 conference, to be held in London on 20 - 22 September 2010. The conference is organised by the Section for Recovery at the Institute of Psychiatry and by Rethink. It will be of interest to anyone who wants mental health services to support recovery from mental illness, including mental health service users, carers, mental health workers, managers and mental health system leaders. The conference aims are:
- Increase the visibility of recovery research, including both the best international work and national and local studies
- Identify and explore concerns about the meaning, relevance and practice implications of ‘recovery’
- Consolidate research collaborations and give an opportunity to develop new networks
World's Biggest Coffee Morning
Organiser: Macmillan Cancer Support
Website: www.macmillan.org.uk/WorldsBiggestCoffeeMorning
Be part of something that makes a difference in 2010. Macmillan Cancer Support's World's Biggest Coffee Morning isn't just about sharing a cuppa in the morning. You can get involved in a vast array of ways and make your event truly individual...
Hold a traditional coffee morning with cakes and friends at home, or gather round your desks at work. Or do something completely different - switch for an evening of wine and cheese, hold a pub quiz or garden party.
Hold your own (traditional or with a twist) coffee morning event and make Friday 24 September 2010 a good day for people affected by cancer.
World Heart Day
Organiser: World Heart Federation
Website: www.world-heart-federation.org
- On 26 September 2010 – 10 years after the first World Heart Day in September 2000 – the World Heart Federation and its members are celebrating progress in heart health.
- At this 10-year milestone, the World Heart Federation is urging governments, healthcare professionals, employers and individuals to reduce the burden of heart disease and stroke.
- Building on last year and to ensure sustained change, the World Heart Federation is targeting the workplace to promote heart healthy messages. The Workplace Wellness initiative aims to use the workplace to promote long-term behavioural changes that will benefit employers, employees and communities.
On World Heart Day, we call on everyone to take responsibility for their own heart health and say “I work with Heart”. By outlining 10 simple steps that can be taken and encouraging people to start by taking at least one; healthy diets, physical activity and saying no to tobacco is advocated.
World Rabies Day
Organiser: Alliance for Rabies Control
Website: www.worldrabiesday.org
World Rabies Day events are occurring throughout the world. To find out more, please select from the following geographic regions.
