Health events and observances in May
During the month of May, several international as well as US health observances are scheduled. Once again, I’ve prepared a shortlist of these events that might be of interest to BOL readers.
On women’s health
- National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month sponsored by Advocates for Youth
- National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month sponsored by the National Osteoporosis Foundation
- 10 to 16 National Alcohol- and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week sponsored by National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.
- 10 to 16 National Women’s Health Week 11 National Women’s Check-up Day Office on Women’s Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- 12 Sex Differences in Health Awareness Day sponsored by the Society for Women’s Health Research
www.womenshealthresearch.org
- 24 to 30 Older American’s Mental Health Week sponsored by the Older Women’s League (OWL)
On family health
- Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month sponsored by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
- Clean Air Month sponsored by the American Lung Association
- Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month sponsored by the American Academy of Dermatology
- Better Sleep Month sponsored by the Better Sleep Council
- Ultraviolet Awareness Month sponsored by the Prevent Blindness America
- National Arthritis Awareness Month sponsored by the Arthritis Foundation
- National Cancer Research Month sponsored by the American Association for Cancer Research
- 5 World Asthma Day sponsored by the Global Initiative for Asthma
- 10 to 16 Food Allergy Awareness Week sponsored by the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
- 27 May – Health webchat at Cleveland Clinic on Pediatric asthma and allergies
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