It's May. Let's take a look at the health observances for this month. Keep in mind, these are international awareness days. There are many country-specific events as well. Feel free to check out the resources linked for each awareness event. Learn more, support or find a cause to be passionate about. Let us know if you were already aware or involved with some of these causes! Here they are in order of date:
All Month Long:
May Measurement Month (MMM): maymeasure.com
Maternal Mental Health Month: wmmhday.postpartum.net
Skin Cancer Awareness Month: www.skincancer.org/get-involved/skin-cancer-awareness-month
Dedicated Days:
May 5: World Asthma Day: ginasthma.org/wad
May 5: World Maternal Mental Health Day wmmhday.postpartum.net
May 5: International Day of the Midwife: www.internationalmidwives.org/icm-events/international-day-of-the-midwife-2021
May 8: World Axial Spondyloarthritis Day: asif.info/worldasday
May 8: World Ovarian Cancer Day: worldovariancancercoalition.org/biggerpicture
May 10: World Lupus Day: worldlupusday.org
May 12: International Nurses Day: www.icn.ch/what-we-do/campaigns/international-nurses-day
May 12: Fybromyalgia Awareness Day: supportfibromyalgia.org/fibromyalgia-awareness-month
May 17: World Hypertension Day: www.whleague.org/index.php/features/world-hypertension-day
May 29: World Digestive Health Day: www.worldgastroenterology.org/wgo-foundation/wdhd
May 30: World MS Day: worldmsday.org
We will be updating the blog with the international awareness events for each month. Look out for June's Awareness Month!
