Throughout the year there are numerous excellent awareness raising days and weeks and we are supporting many of them, but we will focus on one main theme per calendar month for our Shetland-wide poster campaigns

 Theme 

Downloads

January

Start afresh

Time to quit smoking; time to take a fresh approach to eating, drinking and exercise

February

Don't skip breakfast

Breakfast can help give us the energy we need to face the day, as well as some of the vitamins and minerals we need for good health.  Research shows that eating breakfast can actually help people control their weight.

March

No Smoking Day

April

Sun awareness

May

National Smile Month

June

Health in Later Life

In June we're promoting falls awareness and dementia awareness.  Download the poster and Test Your Memory questionnaire.

July

Physical activity

You don't have to set any records to have a champion summer

August

Breastfeeding                           

September

 Sexual health

October

 Mental health

November

Be ready for winter

December

 Alcohol

Well Wednesday 1st February

Contraceptive Week, 11th-17th February

National Salt Awareness Week 26th March - 1st April

Bowel Cancer Awareness Month - April 

Walk to School Week, 21st-25th May

Suicide Prevention Week  4-10 September

Christmas food safety, December