Health Awareness Days for June 2017

by Maria Koropecky, Life Coach

Here’s a list of Health & Wellness Days for June, 2017.

Intro for this blog post series, a.k.a the #BeTheChange Almanac.

Here’s a link to January, February,  March,  April and May.

Also, clear here to join our Health Awareness Days LinkedIn group and never miss a day!

Hopefully, these Awareness Days will inspire you to discover your life’s purpose and pitch in where you can.

Spread the awareness and share!

 June is the Awareness Month For:

• ALS Awareness Month (Lou Gehrig’s Disease)
  • #ALSmonth, #ALS, #ENDALS, #LouGehrigsDisease, #makeadifference

• Birthflowers of the Month include: Honeysuckle, Rose
  • #birthflower, #flower, #honeysuckle, #rose, #summer, #garden, #love, #pink, #red

• Birthstones of the Month include: Alexandrite, Moonstone, Opal, Parel, Pearl
  • #birthstones, #crystals, #gemstone, #jewelry, #Alexandrite, #Moonstone, #opal, #Parel, #Pearl

• Brain Injury Awareness Month
  • #BrainInjuryAwarenessMonth, #concussion, #BLUEforBraininjury, #TraumaticBraininjury. #TraumaServicesBC, #ThinkAhead, #TheMoreYouKnow

• Camping Month
  • #CampingMonth, #camping, #riversmonth, #GreatOutdoorsMonth

• Great Outdoors Month
  • #GreatOutdoorsMonth, #camping, #riversmonth, #GetOutdoorsDay, #geocaching, #outside, #KeepitWild, #ForestChat, #fishing

• LGBT Pride Month
  • #LGBTPrideMonth, #LGBT, #LGBTRights, #LGBTQ, #pride, #LoveWins, #LoveisLove, #gay

• Midnight Sun
  • #MidnightSun, #landofthemidnightsun, #Yukon, #exploreyukon, #Alaska, #Whitehorse, #Norway, #Finland, #visitfinland, #Canada, #sunset, #tourism, #travel, #bucketlist

• National Adopt a Cat Month (U.S.)
  • #NationalAdoptACatMonth, #AdoptDontBuy, #save, #purrfect, #HugYourCatDay, #cats, #Adopt, #kitty, #kittens, #pets, #cute, #animallover, #meow, #TheSecretLifeOfPets, #furbaby

• National Dairy Month
  • #WorldMilkDay, #farm365, #JuneIsDairyMonth, #teamdairy, #iHeartDairy, #JuneDairyMonth, #happycows, #NationalDairyMonth, #dairy

• National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month (U.S.)
  • #freshfruit, #vegetables, #food, #soup, #healthy, #OneSimpleChange, #yummy, #fruit, #healthyliving, #bonapetit, #gardening, #recipes

• Ramadan from May 27^th (Saturday) to June 25^th (Sunday)
  • #Ramadan, #Quran

• Recreation and Parks Month
  • #recreationandparks

• Rivers Month
  • #riversmonth, #fishing, #geocaching, #outside, #KeepitWild, #ForestChat

• Rose Month (U.S.)
  • #RoseMonth, #rose, #summer, #garden, #love, #pink, #red, #funfact

• Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Awareness Month (Canada)
  • #SpinaBifida, #hydrocephalus, #BeyondAllLimits, #awareness, #charity

• Stroke Awareness Month (Canada)
  • #StrokeAwarenessMonth, #stroke, #StrokeMonth, #StrokeChat, #strokeprevention, #Healthcare, #health

Special Weeks in June:

• Bike to Work & School Week BC from May 29^th to June 4^th
  • #BikeToWorkWeek, #BikeMonth, #BTWW, #BiketoWorkDay, #cycling, #smartTRIPS

• Pet Appreciation Week from June 4^th to June 10^th
  • #PetAppreciationWeek, #pet, #pets, #animallover, #TheSecretLifeOfPets, #furbaby

• Canadian Environment Week from June 5^th to June 11^th
  • #EnviroWeek, #CANClimateAction, #climate change

• Sun Awareness Week (Canada) from June 5^th to June 11^th
  • #SunAwarenessWeek, #Skin, #Cancer, #sunsafety, #skincancer, #sunscreen, #SunSafetyWeek, #sunsafe

• Garden Days, Canada’s Celebrations of Gardens from June 9^th to June 18^th
  • #GardenDays, #butchartgardens, #Canada

• Aromatherapy Awareness Week from June 12^th to June 16^th
  • #AromatherapyWeek, #aromatherapy, #essentialoils, #spa

Special Days in June:

• International Children’s Day on June 1^st (Thursday)
  • #InternationalChildrensDay, #ChildrensDay, #childrensrights, #SmallVoices, #childrights, #children

• World Milk Day on June 1^st (Thursday)
  • #WorldMilkDay, #farm365, #JuneIsDairyMonth, #teamdairy, #iHeartDairy, #JuneDairyMonth, #happycows, #NationalDairyMonth, #dairy

• National Health and Fitness Day (ParticipAction) (Canada) on June 3^rd (Saturday)
  • #NationalHealthandFitnessDay, #healthandfitness, #fitness, #participaction, #GetFit, #diet, #workout, #health, #gym, #fitnessjourney, #wellness, #UnplugAndPlay

• Hug Your Cat Day on June 4^th (Sunday)
  • #HugYourCatDay, #cats, #cat, #Caturday, #meow, #cats, #kitty, #kittens, #pets, #cute, #animallover, #meow, #TheSecretLifeOfPets, #furbaby, #purrfect

• National Cancer Survivors’ Day (30^th Annual) on June 4^th (Sunday)
  • #NationalCancerSurvivorsDay, #Cancer, #Survivor, #cancersurvivors, #endcancer, #CelebrateLife, #notalone, #CancerSurvivorsDay

• Victoria Goddess Run on June 4^th (Sunday)
  • #VictoriaGoddessRun

• World Environment Day on June 5^th (Monday)
  • #WorldEnvironmentDay, #GoGreen, #environment, #wildforlife, #climatechange, #TweetASapling, #WithNature

• National Running Day (U.S.) on June 7^th (Wednesday)
  • #NationalRunningDay, #running, #runchat, #RunningDay, #WellnessWednesday

• World Oceans Day on June 8^th (Thursday)
  • #WorldOceansDay, #oceans, #ocean, #OceanOptimism

• Global Wellness Day on June 10^th (Saturday)
  • #GlobalWellnessDay, #wellness, #yoga, #livewell

• National Get Outdoors Day (U.S.) on June 10^th (Saturday)
  • #GetOutdoorsDay, #geocaching, #outside, #KeepitWild, #ForestChat, #fishing, #camping, #riversmonth, #GreatOutdoorsMonth

• The Great Knaresborough Bed Race (U.K.) on June 10^th (Saturday)
  • #KnaresboroughBedRace, #Knaresborough, #bedrace

• Canadian Rivers Day on June 11^th (Sunday)
  • #greatcanadianshorelinecleanup, #ShorelineCleanup, #cleanbeaches, #beachcleanup, #CoastalCleanupDay, #EarthDay, #WorldRiversDay, #SaveTheBay, #giveback, #volunteer, #riversmonth, #GreatOutdoorsMonth

• International Music Day on June 11^th (Sunday)
  • #InternationalMusicDay, #music, #musicday, #concert, #WinwithMusic, #DiaDeLaMusica

• World Blood Donor Day on June 14^th (Wednesday)
  • #WorldBloodDonorDay, #giveblood, #RedCross, #BloodConnectsUsAll

• National Clean Air Day (Canada) on June 15^th (Thursday)
  • #CleanAirDay, #GreenAction, #EnviroWeek, #CANClimateAction, #climate change

• World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15^th (Thursday)
  • #WorldElderAbuseAwarenessDay, #seniors, #SayNoToElderAbuse, #respectelders, #olderpeople, #SeniorSafetyTipsoftheDay

• CDKL5 Awareness Day (disorder in the cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 gene located on the X chromosome) on June 17^th (Saturday)
  • #CDKL5, #seizures, #cdkl5unitedinhope, #cdklinsiemeversolacura, #treatment, #relief

• Colour Days!!! Peach Day (let this colour inspire you throughout the day) (public Facebook Group) on June 17^th (Saturday)
  • #colordays, #colors, #colorful, #peach

• Father’s Day on June 18^th (Sunday)
  • #FathersDay, #dad

• Car Free YYJ Day on June 18^th (Sunday)
  • #CarFreeDay, #CFD, #yyj, #yyjevents, #VictoriaBC, #Victoria, #yyjtraffic, #yyjarts, #yyjfood

• International Sushi Day on June 18^th (Sunday)
  • #InternationalSushiDay, #sushi, #sake, #GFSUMMER, #lunch, #foodie

• World Sickle Cell Awareness Day on June 19^th (Monday)
  • #WorldSickleCellAwarenessDay, #GoSickle, #SickleCellAwarenessCOUNTS, #TeamSickleCell, #SpreadTheAwareness, #SickleStrong, #SickleCellAwareness, #findacure

• World Refugee Day on June 20^th (Tuesday)
  • #WorldRefugeeDay, #refugee, #WithRefugees, #refugee, #refugeeswelcome, #RefugeeWeek

• Summer Solstice on June 21^st (Wednesday)
  • #SummerSolstice, #summer, #firstdayofsummer, #makingthemostofthesun

• International Surfing Day on June 21^st (Wednesday)
  • #InternationalSurfingDay, #surf, #surfing

• International Yoga Day on June 21^st (Wednesday)
  • #InternationalYogaDay, #yoga, #YogaDay, #health, #ArtofLiving

• Music Day (UK) on June 21^st (Wednesday)
  • #musicday, #music, #concert, #WinwithMusic, #DiaDeLaMusica

• National Aboriginal Day on June 21^st (Wednesday)
  • #NationalAboriginalDay, #NADCanada, #Indigenous, #FirstNations, #Canada, #Aboriginal, #SummerSolstice

• National Selfie Day on June 21^st (Wednesday)
  • #NationalSelfieDay, #selfie, #SelfieDay

• Take Your Dog and/or Cat to Work Day on June 23^rd (Friday)
  • #TakeYourDogToWorkDay, #TakeYourCatToWorkDay, #PetsAtWork, #dogs, #dog, #cats, #kitty, #kittens, #pets, #cute, #animallover, #meow, #TheSecretLifeOfPets, #furbaby, #purrfect

• Beauticians Day on June 26^th (Monday)
  • #BeauticiansDay

• International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on June 26^th (Monday)
  • #InternationalDayAgainstDrugAbuseAndillicitTrafficking

• International Mud Day on June 29^th (Thursday)
  • #InternationalMudDay, #outdoorplay, #muddy, #MudDay

• National Handshake Day on June 29^th (Thursday)
  • #NationalHandshakeDay, #secrethandshakes, #HandshakeDay, #handshake

• World Scleroderma Day on June 29^th (Thursday)
  • #worldsclerodermaday, #scleroderma, #unveilscleroderma, #diamundialesclerodermia