Friday 6 April is World Physical Activity Day. For further information go to www.publichealthagency.org/news/getting-active-has-%E2%80%98titanic%E2%80%99-health-benefits-all-ages

The World Health Organization (WHO) has select "tobacco industry interference" as the theme of the next World No Tobacco Day, which will take place on Thursday, 31 May 2012. Further information is available at  www.who.int/tobacco/wntd/2012/announcement/en/

Diabetes Week is Diabetes UK’s annual UK-wide awareness and fundraising week. This year Diabetes Week will be held on 10–16 June 2012. Further information is available at www.diabetes.org.uk/Get_involved/Diabetes-Week/

7 April 2012 is World Health Day. The topic of World Health Day in 2012 is Ageing and health with the theme "Good health adds life to years". Further information is on the World Health Organisation's website www.who.int/world-health-day/en/

Starting on 21 April 2012, WHO is uniting countries across the globe for a week of vaccination campaigns, public education and information sharing under the umbrella of World Immunisation Week.  Further information is available at www.who.int/immunization/newsroom/events/immunization_week/en/

Save Lives: Clean Your Hands  is the WHO's global annual campaign. For further information go to www.who.int/gpsc/5may/en/

Cancer Prevention Week aims to promote healthy lifestyle choices, including healthy eating, physical activity and maintaining a healthy weight, that can help prevent up to a third of all cancers.  Further information is available at www.wcrf-uk.org/fundraising/fundraising_campaigns/fruity_friday/what_is_fruity_friday.php