Listed below are the health observances and events for March.

 National Nutrition Month

March is Nutrition Month in Canada. In celebration of healthy eating, dieticians, nutritionists and wellness professionals unite to organize events and communications to reinforce the importance of nutrition in achieving health and well-being.

To help you and your family cook it up healthy, we invite you to check out these yummy sites:

Dieticians of Canada
Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada
Canadian Diabetes Association
Health Canada – Canada’s New Food Guide

Easter Seals Month

The Easter Seal Society, Ontario is dedicated to helping children, youth and young adults with physical disabilities achieve their full individual potential and future independence. Easter Seals funds disability solutions through financial assistance, summer camp, the Recreational Choices funding program, research, advocacy, and public and consumer education. Learm more at Easter Seals.  

World Day of Prayer – March 2

World Day of Prayer is a worldwide movement of Christian women of many traditions who come together to observe a common day of prayer each year, and who, in many countries, have a continuing relationship in prayer and service. It is a movement initiated and carried out by women in more than 170 countries and regions to symbolized an annual day of celebration - the first Friday of March - to which all people are welcome. It brings together women of various races, cultures and traditions in closer fellowship, understanding and action throughout the year.

The Women's Inter-Church Council of Canada was established in 1918. Still working for social justice, women's issues, ecumenism and the growth of women's spirituality.

International Women’s Day – March 8, every year

International Women's Day has been observed since in the early 1900's, a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies.
The new millennium has witnessed a significant change and attitudinal shift in both women's and society's thoughts about women's equality and emancipation. With more women in the boardroom, greater equality in legislative rights, and an increased critical mass of women's visibility as impressive role models in every aspect of life, one could think that women have gained true equality. The unfortunate fact is that women are still not paid equally to that of their male counterparts, women still are not present in equal numbers in business or politics, and globally women's education, health and the violence against them is worse than that of men.

However, great improvements have been made. We do have female astronauts and prime ministers, school girls are welcomed into university, women can work and have a family, women have real choices. And so the tone and nature of IWD has, for the past few years, moved from being a reminder about the negatives to a celebration of the positives.

Annually on 8 March, thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire women and celebrate their achievements. Clck here for a list of Canadian events