Web site(s) of the month - health events and awareness days

There are a lot of health related events, awareness days, weeks and even months and it can be difficult to keep up with all the campaigns and know what is happening when.

Here is a few sites that can help you keep up with all the things going on throughout the year.

• Awareness Days UK Upcoming awareness events (not just health related), UK and international
• Healthline Health awareness calendar
• Inclusive Networks Diversity and awareness days calendar 
• NHS Employers Calendar of national campaigns 2018 to 2019 table
• Public Health England Campaign Resources Centre information on, and resources to support all of PHE's campaigns. 
• Time to Change Mental health calendar

Fags for swag! No Smoking Day Wednesday 13th of March

No Smoking Day has a new campaign this year - swap fags for swag. The campaign looks at what smokers can gain by giving up. As well as the health benefits, smokers can save a fortune on the ever increasing cost of tobacco.

This year smokers are being encouraged to focus on what they could afford to buy if they were to quit. A 20 a day smoker by giving up for a day  would save £7, a week £49, a month £210 and by quitting for a year, a massive £2,555. 

The WeQuit site has lots of information on it for those who decide to stop smoking, including this handy savings calculator. Just input the number of cigarettes you smoke per day or per week and see how much you could save.

Health professionals can find more information about the campaign, including resources like images, tips on No Smoking Day events, leaflets & posters, and much more on the National No Smoking Day site. 

You can also find local information on the NHFT web site and the NHS Northampton & Milton-Keynes Goodbye Smoke page, including locally available support services and the very contemporary Fags4Swag NHS Harlem Shake video.

National Carers Week 18th - 24th June

18th - 24th June

Carers Week is a UK-wide annual awareness campaign. During the week the UK’s six million unpaid carers are celebrated and recognised for the contribution they make to those they care for, and to their communities.

Carers Week is delivered by a partnership of eight national charities.


More information is available at http://carersweek.org/

The site includes information about events going on during carers week and you can find events in Northamptonshire here.

Diabetes Week 2012

Diabetes UK

Diabetes Week 2012: This year, Diabetes Week takes place from 10–16 June and aims to dispel some of the myths around diabetes and raise awareness of healthy lifestyles.

Over 3.7 million people in the UK are living with diabetes, and there are a further 7 million people at high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.

We have a wide variety of books about diabetes available in stock.

For more information about Diabetes Week visit http://www.diabetes.org.uk/diabetesweek

National No Smoking Day March 14th

It's No Smoking day today, a day when more than a million people will make the attempt to quit.

The No Smoking Day web site has lots of useful information for both health professionals and smokers, and there is even a fact sheet with information specific to the East Midlands.

For smokers who want to take the leap, there is the We Quit web site which is full of useful information, handy tips and support. There is also a discussion forum where quitters can talk about their experiences and ask questions.

Smokers who quit will find breathing becomes easier within 72 hours, your circulation begins to improve within 2 weeks, within 5 years your risk of a heart attack is halved and after 10 years your risk of contracting lung cancer is halved and your risk of having a heart attack is the same as a non-smoker. 

If you're a smoker, maybe it's time for you to take the leap...