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Friday, July 24, 2026

WHO’s Self-Care Month (June 24th – July 24th) and International Self-Care Day July 24th


 

The Global Self-Care Federation (GSCF) is putting the spotlight on the benefits of self-care ahead of and beyond WHO’s Self-Care Month (June 24th – July 24th) and International Self-Care Day July 24th – two key annual advocacy milestones. 
 
GSCF’s 2022 International Self-Care Day campaign builds on the #SelfCarePromise theme, encouraging everyone to make and share their personal commitment to embrace a specific self-care action. This year, we are specifically focusing on the topic of resilience.  

Self-care is any action that an individual takes to look after their own health, based on the knowledge and information available to them. This practice can also occur in collaboration with healthcare professionals when needed. Actively managing your own health and well-being through self-care has numerous benefits, including better choice between healthcare options, better care for individual wellbeing and better value for governments and health systems worldwide.

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individual
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INTERPERSONAL
: SCIENCES             
humanistic ------------------------------- mechanistic
SOCIOLOGY : POLITICAL   
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group

SELF-CARE
Mental health 
self-care & wellbeing
Individual Health literacy
(- and other literacies!)

Self Advocacy

Physical self-care
Personal resilience
Evidence-based interventions
Disease prevention
Diagnostics, Drugs, Devices, 
Integrated into Care


Health Promotion & Education
Community Empowerment
Community Resilience
Community Advocacy
Social cohesion
Rehabilitation, Recovery
& Reablement
 

 
Knowledge & Information Access
Learning opportunities
 
Universal Health Coverage
Approp. Policy frameworks
Improved care outcomes
Advocacy representation
WHO and agencies

 

See also:WHO - Self-care for health and well-being