May 2012: Upcoming National Health Observances

Attention health professionals, teachers, and community groups!

By supporting National Health Observances, you can:

• Educate the public about health risks
• Organize successful health promotion events and campaigns
• Get new ideas, information, and resources on health topics of interest

Contact the sponsoring organization to request outreach materials and information.

Upcoming Observances for May 2012:

• Arthritis Awareness Month
• Better Hearing and Speech Month
• Global Employee Health and Fitness Month
• Healthy Vision Month
• Hepatitis Awareness Month
• Lupus Awareness Month
• Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month®
• Mental Health Month
• National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
• National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
• National High Blood Pressure Education Month
• National Mediterranean Diet Month
• National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
• National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
• National Toxic Encephalopathy and Chemical Injury Awareness Month
• Ultraviolet Awareness Month
• Children's Mental Health Awareness Week, May 6 - 12
• North American Occupational Safety and Health Week , May 6 - 12
• Air Quality Awareness Week, May 7 - 11
• National Stuttering Awareness Week, May 7 - 13
• Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness Day, May 12
• Food Allergy Awareness Week, May 13 - 19
• National Alcohol- and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Awareness Week, May 13 - 19
• National Women's Health Week, May 13 - 19
• National Neuropathy Awareness Week, May 14 - 18
• National Women's Check-up Day, May 14
• HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, May 18
• Hepatitis Testing Day, May 19
• National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, May 19
• World Autoimmune Arthritis Day, May 20
• Recreational Water Illness and Injury Prevention Week, May 21 - 27
• Heat Safety Awareness Day, May 25
• National Hurricane Preparedness Week, May 27 - June 2
• National Senior Health & Fitness Day®, May 30
• World No Tobacco Day, May 31

_Source:

_{2012 National Health Observances, National Health Information Center, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC.}

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