Global Asbestos and Mesothelioma Calendar

Updated on October 30, 2023

April 2023: Global Health and Innovation Conference

April 1, 2023: National Asbestos Awareness Day

April 1-7, 2023: Global Asbestos Awareness Week

  • April 1: DAY ONE: Asbestos: One Word. One Week. One World.
  • April 2: DAY TWO: World Health Organization Asbestos-Related Disease Fact Sheet
  • April 3: DAY THREE: Asbestos Awareness Fueled by Art and Advocacy
  • April 4: DAY FOUR: Asbestos: Partnering for Prevention
  • April 5: DAY FIVE: Global Action to Ban Asbestos in the USA and Around the World
  • April 6: DAY SIX: Advancing Asbestos Prevention Through Digital Education and “kNØw Asbestos” Website
  • April 7: DAY SEVEN: Candle Light Vigil to Honor and Remember Asbestos Victims Worldwide

April 7, 2023: World Health Day

April 3-9, 2023: American Public Health Association National Public Health Week

April 28, 2023: International Workers Memorial Day

November 27-30, 2023: XXIII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work

May 4, 2023: International Firefighters’ Day (IFFD) 

May 6-12, 2023: National Nurses Week

May 9-15, 2023: National Women’s Health Week

May 20, 2023: International Clinical Trials Day (ICTD); Paris, France

May 24-26, 2023: American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Exposition (AIHce),  Phoenix, AZ

May 2023: SHExpo in London, United Kingdom

June 5, 2023: UN World Environment Day

June 4, 2023: National Cancer Survivors Day

June 13-19 2023: National Men’s Health Week 

August 1, 2023: World Lung Cancer Day

August 2023: IASLC World Conference on Lung Cancer

September 2023: Mesothelioma Awareness Month

September 2023: 15th Annual Alton Miles for Meso VIRTUAL 5K Race & 3K Fun Run/Walk 

September 26, 2023: Mesothelioma Awareness Day

September 26, 2023: Mesothelioma Awareness Day Capitol Flag Flying

September 30, 2023: Rare Cancer Day

October 2023: Health Literacy Month

October 2023: ADAO’s Four-Part Health Literacy Month Series

November 2023: Lung Cancer Awareness Month

November 2023: Family Caregiver Month

November 2023: American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Exposition Meeting

November 2023: National Asbestos Awareness Week, Australia

November 29, 2023: Giving Tuesday

December 1 – 31, 2023: ADAO End-of-Year Donation Drive

December 28, 2023: Candle Lighting in Loving Memory of Mesothelioma Warriors

January 4, 2024: Candle Lighting in Honor and Support of Mesothelioma Warriors

February 2024: World Cancer Prevention Month

February 4, 2024: World Cancer Day

February 2024: Less Cancer’s National Cancer Prevention Workshop

February 28, 2024: Rare Disease Day (NORD)

March 2024: Perrin Conference: Cutting-Edge Issues in Asbestos Litigation, Beverly Hills, CA

March 8, 2024: International Women’s Day

March 26 – 29, 2024: Environmental Information Association National Conference Annual Conference