A host of celebrities are encouraging people to enter new public awards to celebrate those who make a difference to the mental health and wellbeing of others.
A team of NHS professionals are spending a week chained to a medicine ball to highlight the weight and burden of mental health problems that some people carry with them daily.
The NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme is marking Diabetes Awareness Month by raising awareness of the services available to patients and healthcare professionals to improve diabetes treatment and care.
Lung cancer awareness month aims to encourage people displaying the common symptoms of lung cancer, for example, a persistent cough, breathlessness or unexplained weight loss, to visit their GP.
Local community groups have been awarded a share of £300,000 to support people with mental health problems and dementia to stay well in their communities.