Save the Date! May’s Top Health Observances

May is one of the year’s busiest months for raising awareness of health problems and encouraging fitness and well-being. It’s hard to get a heads-up on every special day out there, so we did the work for you. Here’s your cheat sheet!

Month long Observances

Arthritis Awareness Month

Better Hearing and Speech Month

Food Allergy Action Month

Global Employee Health and Fitness Month

Global Youth Traffic Safety Month

Healthy Vision Month

Hepatitis Awareness Month

Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month

Mental Health Month

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month

National Celiac Disease Awareness Month

National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month

National Stroke Awareness Month

Preeclampsia Awareness Month

Ultraviolet Awareness Month

 

Weeklong Observances

Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week May 3-9

National Alcohol- and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Awareness Week May 10-16

National Women’s Health Week May 10-16

National Stuttering Awareness Week May 11-17

National Neuropathy Awareness Week May 12-16

Recreational Water Illness and Injury Prevention Week May 18-24

National Hurricane Preparedness Week May 24-30

 

Daylong Observances

Hand Hygiene Day  May 5

National Bike to School Day  May 6

Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness Day  May 10

National Women’s Check-Up Day   May 11

HIV Vaccine Awareness Day May 18

National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day  May 19

World Autoimmune Arthritis Day  May 20

Heat Safety Awareness Day May 22

National Senior Health and Fitness Day  May 27

World No Tobacco Day May 31

 

Stay Healthy!

 

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