Global Asbestos and Mesothelioma Calendar
Updated on March 31, 2020
March 29-31, 2021: Environmental Information Association Annual Conference
April 1-7, 2021: Global Asbestos Awareness Week
- April 1 — Day One: #2021GAAW Asbestos: One Word. One Week. One World.
- April 2 — Day Two: #2021GAAW World Health Organization Asbestos-Related Disease Fact Sheet
- April 3 — Day Three: #2021GAAW Asbestos Awareness Fueled by Art and Advocacy from Judd Apatow and Earl Dotter
- April 4 — Day Four: #2021GAAW Partnering for Prevention
- April 5 — Day Five: #2021GAAW Global Action to Ban Asbestos in the USA
- April 6 — Day Six: #2021GAAW Advancing Asbestos Prevention Through Digital Education and “kNØw Asbestos” Website
- April 7 — Day Seven: #2021GAAW Candlelight Vigil to Honor and Remember Asbestos Victims Worldwide
April 5-11, 2021: American Public Health Association National Public Health Week
April 7, 2021: World Health Day
April 8-11, 2021: Unite for Sight – Global Health and Innovation Conference
April 28, 2021: AFL-CIO International Workers Memorial Day
April 7, 2021: World Health Day
April 28, 2021: International Workers Memorial Day
May 2021: National Cancer Research Month
May 2021: National Nurses Week
May 2021: National Women’s Health Week
May 2021: International Clinical Trials Day (ICTD); Paris, France
May 7 – 9, 2021: International Mesothelioma Interest Group (iMig), Virtual
June 2021: — SHExpo in London, United Kingdom
June 2021: Men’s Health/Cancer Awareness Month
June 2021: 34th Annual National Cancer Survivors Day
June 2021: UN World Environment Day
June 6, 2021: Janelle Bedel’s Wonder Woman Day in Rushville, IN
TBD 2020: Professional Abatement Contractors of New York (PACNY) Annual Conference in Syracuse, NY
September 2021 IASLC World Conference on Lung Cancer
September 2021: IOSH 2021 Conference
June 2021: — American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Exposition (AIHce) in Atlanta, Georgia
July 2021: Action Mesothelioma Day, United Kingdom
August 1, 2021: World Lung Cancer Day
August 1 – September 4, 2020: Global action to urge J&J to remove asbestos-contaminated talc baby powder from consumer shelves internationally
September: Mesothelioma Awareness Month
September 26, 2021: Mesothelioma Awareness Day
September 26 – October 2, 2020: 12th Miles for Meso Walk/Run, Alton, Illinois
September 26 – October 2, 2020: ADAO Ban Asbestos Team 12th Miles for Meso Walk/Run
October 2020: Health Literacy Month
October 23 – 29, 2021: American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Exposition Meeting
November 2021: Lung Cancer Awareness Month
November 2021: Family Caregiver Month
November 2021: British Occupational Hygiene Society and Faculty of Asbestos Assessment and Management (FAAM), Asbestos 2020 Virtual Conference, Virtual
November 2021: National Asbestos Awareness Week, Australia
December 7, 2021: Giving Tuesday
December 1 – 31, 2021: End-of-Year Donation Drive
December 2021: National COSH Conference, Virtual
December 28, 2020: Candle Lighting in Loving Memory of Mesothelioma Warriors
January 4, 2021: Candle Lighting in Honor and Support of Mesothelioma Warriors
The British Thoracic Oncology Group (BTOG), Virtual
February 4, 2022: World Cancer Day
February 4, 2022: Less Cancer’s National Cancer Prevention Day
February 2022: World Cancer Prevention Month
February 2022: National Cancer Prevention Month
February 28, 2022: Rare Disease Day (NORD)
March 8, 2021: International Women’s Day