Continued from previous month
- April 23-May 6 Cycle Against Suicide (IE)
- April 30-May 6 Heart Week (AU)
May 2017
- 1-5 Air Quality Awareness Week (US)
- 1-6 National Thrombosis Week (GB)
- 1-7 World Iron Week
- 2 El Día mundial del asma (ES)
- 2 World Asthma Day
- 4 Allergy & Asthma Day Capitol Hill (US)
- 4 Alzheimer’s Tea Day (IE)
- 5 International Day of the Midwife
- 5 Save Lives: Clean Your Hands (Global)
- 5 Starlight Day (AU)
- 5-7 JDRF One Ride (AU)
- 6 Mayday Project (US)
- 6 Wishbone Day (Global)
- 6-13 Osteogenesis Imperfecta Awareness Week (US)
- 6-14 Cleft Lip & Palate Awareness Week (GB)
- 7-13 BC Water Week (CA)
- 7-13 Emergency Preparedness Week (CA)
- 7-13 Hurricane Preparedness Week (US)
- 7-13 North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (NA) [en français]
- 7-13 TSAA National Awareness Week (AU)
- 8 World Ovarian Cancer Day
- 8-14 Action for Brain Injury Week (GB)
- 8-14 Arthritis Care Week (GB)
- 8-14 Dying Matters Awareness Week (GB)
- 8-14 Mental Health Awareness Week (GB)
- 8-14 New Zealand Sign Language Week (NZ)
- 8-14 Road Safety Week (NZ)
- 10 World Lupus Day
- 11-31 Pink Bun Campaign (AU)
- 12 Zumbathon for Cystic Fibrosis (CA)
- 14-20 Dementia Awareness Week (GB)
- 14-20 Food Allergy Awareness Week (AU)
- 14-20 National Epilepsy Week (GB)
- 15 MPS Awareness Day (US)
- 15-19 Green Schools National Walk to School Week (IE)
- 15-19 Walk to School Week (GB)
- 15-21 Coeliac Awareness Week (NZ)
- 15-21 HD Awareness Week (GB)
- 15- June 15 National Smile Month (GB)
- 16 hae day (Global)
- 17 International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia
- 17 World Hypertension Day (ZA)
- 18 Global Accessibility Awareness Day
- 19 Hepatitis Testing Day (US)
- 19 Put on Purple (US)
- 19 Walk Safely to School Day (AU)
- 19 World IBD Day
- 20 World Autoimmune Arthritis Day
- 20-26 National Safe Boating Week (US)
- 20-26 Safe Boating Week (CA)
- 21-27 Macular Degeneration Awareness Week (AU)
- 21-27 National EMS Week (US)
- 21-28 National Palliative Care Week (AU)
- 22 Gout Awareness Day (US)
- 22-28 Children’s Hospice Week (GB)
- 22-28 Healthy and Safe Swimming Week (US)
- 23 International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
- 23- June 9 Every Plate Full (CA)
- 25 Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea (AU)
- 26 Don’t Fry Day (US)
- 26 Fatality Free Friday (AU)
- 26 Go Orange for PWS (AU)
- 26 Pink Shirt Day (NZ)
- 27 – June 3 National Reconciliation Week (AU)
- 28 National Multiple Births Awareness Day (CA)
- 28 – June 3 Arthritis Awareness Week (AU)
- 29 World Digestive Health Day
- 29 – June 4 Dementia Awareness Week Scotland (GB)
- 31 National Senior Health & Fitness Day (US)
- 31 World MS Day (AU-QLD) (IE) (More)
- 31 World No Tobacco Day
- 31 World Smoke Free Day (NZ)
A Pinterest Board has been made especially for May, with images for health awareness events that are on this month. http://pinterest.com/bsheim/healthaware-may/
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