Continued from previous month
- April 25- May 2 National Immunization Awareness Week (CA)
- April 25- May 2 Vaccination Week in the Americas {en español}
- April 27 – May 1 Active School Week (IE)
- April 27 – May 1 Air Quality Awareness Week (US)
- April 27 – May 3 MS Awareness Week (GB)
- April 27 – May 3 Rail Safety Week (CA)
- April 29 – May 4 Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week (AU)
May 2015
- 1 Albury National Myeloma Day (AU)
- 1 Dubbo National Myeloma Day (AU)
- 1 Folic Acid Awareness Day (GB)
- 1 Hume National Myeloma Day Seminar (AU)
- 1 OCRF White Shirt Day (AU)
- 1 Starlight Day (AU)
- 1 Sydney National Myeloma Day (AU)
- 1 Tamworth National Myeloma Day (AU)
- 1-7 National Summer Safety Week (CA)
- 2 Melbourne National Myeloma Day Seminar (AU)
- 2-8 EveryPlateFull (CA)
- 2-9 National Osteogenesis Imperfecta Awareness Week (US)
- 2-10 Dystonia Awareness Week (GB)
- 3-9 BC Water Week (CA)
- 3-9 Drinking Water Week (US)
- 3-9 Emergency Preparedness Week (CA)
- 3-9 Heart Week (AU)
- 3-9 International Cri Du Chat Awareness Week
- 3-9 North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (Ca)
- 3-9 Tourette Syndrome Awareness Week (AU)
- 4 Misophonia Monday (GB)
- 4-10 Deaf Awareness Week (GB)
- 4-10 New Zealand Sign Language Week (NZ)
- 4-10 Road Safety Week (NZ)
- 4-10 Safe Kids Week (CA)
- 4-10 Viral Meningitis Week (GB)
- 5 El Día mundial del asma (ES)
- 5 International Day of the Midwife
- 5 Kawasaki Disease Awareness Day (US) [More info]
- 5 National Thrombosis Week Patient Day (GB)
- 5 Save Lives : Clean Your Hands (Global)
- 5 World Pulmonary Hypertension Day
- 5 World Hand Hygiene Day (NZ)
- 6 Allergy & Asthma Day Capitol Hill (US)
- 6 Belonging – National Day to End Bullying (CA)
- 6 Wishbone Day (Global)
- 6 World Asthma Day
- 6-12 Burns Awareness Week (ZA) (more info)
- 6-13 International Feldenkrais Week
- 7 Alzheimer’s Tea Day (IE)
- 7-9 Happy Heart Weekend (IE)
- 8 Día Internacional de la Talasemia [International Thalassemia Day]
- 8 International Thalassemia Day
- 8 World Ovarian Cancer Day
- 8 World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day (ZA)
- 9 Miles in Memory (GB)
- 9-17 Cleft Lip & Palate Awareness Week (GB)
- 10 Međunаrodni dаn fizičke аktivnosti (RS) [International Day of Physical Activity]
- 10 World Lupus Day
- 10 World Move for Health Day
- 10-16 Schizophrenia Awareness Week (AU-QLD)
- 11-15 Huntington’s Disease Awareness Week (GB)
- 11-15 National Sanitation Week (ZA)
- 11-15 National Walk to School Week (IE)
- 11-15 Walk to Work Week (GB)
- 11-17 Children’s Hospice Week (GB)
- 11-17 Food Allergy Awareness Week (NZ)
- 11-17 Is It Coeliac Disease? Awareness Week (GB)
- 11-17 Mental Health Awareness Week (GB)
- 11-17 TSC Awareness Week (GB)
- 12 International Awareness Day (ME/CFS)
- 12-18 Road Safety Week (CA)
- 13 National Patients’ Day (GB) [Hughes Syndrome]
- 13 National WOW Day (IE)
- 13-19 Nedelja zdravlja usta (RS) [Week of Oral Health]
- 15 Cake Break (GB)
- 15 Global TSC Day
- 15 International MPS Awareness Day
- 15 Put on Purple (US)
- 15 SCI Awareness Day (GB)
- 15-21 National Families Week (AU)
- 15-21 World Autoimmune Arthritis Day
- 16 Forever Day (GB)
- 16-22 Safe Boating Awareness Week (CA)
- 16-22 National Safe Boating Week (US)
- 17 International AIDS Candlelight Memorial
- 17 International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia
- 17 World Hypertension Day (ZA)
- 17-23 Dementia Awareness Week (GB)
- 17-23 Food Allergy Awareness Week (AU)
- 17-23 National Dog Bite Prevention Week (US)
- 17-23 National EMS Week (US)
- 17-23 National Epilepsy Week (GB)
- 18-22 Walk to School Week (GB)
- 18-24 Action for Brain Injury Week (GB)
- 18-24 Arthritis Care Week (GB)
- 18-24 Dying Matters Awareness Week (GB)
- 18-24 Food Safety Week (GB)
- 18-24 Health and Safe Swimming Week (US)
- 18 – June 18 National Smile Month (GB)
- 19 Hepatitis Testing Day (US)
- 19 World IBD Day
- 19-25 Coeliac Awareness Week (NZ)
- 20 National Myeloma Day (AU)
- 21 Global Accessibility Awareness Day
- 22 Don’t Fry Day (US)
- 22 Gout Awareness Day (US)
- 22 Hats 4 Headway Day (GB)
- 22 Pink Shirt Day (NZ)
- 22 Walk Safely to School Day (AU)
- 23 International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
- 24-30 Kidney Health Awareness Week (AU)
- 24-30 Macular Degeneration Awareness Week (AU)
- 24-30 National Hurricane Preparedness Week (US)
- 24-30 National Palliative Care Week (AU)
- 25 World Thyroid Day
- 25-31 Child Protection Week (ZA)
- 25-31 Spinal Health Week (AU)
- 26 Bipolar Awareness Day (ZA)
- 27 National Senior Health & Fitness Day (US)
- 27 World MS Day (AU-QLD) (IE)
- 27- June 2 National Child Protection Week (ZA)
- 27- June 3 National Reconciliation Week (AU)
- 28 Biggest Morning Tea (AU)
- 28 Dia nacional de la nutricion (ES)
- 28 Multiple Births Awareness Day (CA)
- 28 World Blood Cancer Day
- 29 Fatality Free Friday (AU)
- 29 Go Orange for PWS (AU)
- 29 White Wreath Day (AU)
- 29 World Digestive Health Day
- 31 CARSTAR’s Great Strides Walk (CA)
- 31 World No Tobacco Day (ZA)
- 31 World Smoke Free Day (NZ)
- 31 – June 6 Infant Gastric Reflux Awareness Week (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/ There is now a form you can use to add information you know of that I might have missed. Click “ADD EVENT” at the top of the page and follow the directions. Thank you! All previous health awareness events for 2014 can be easily accessed by choosing the month on the right hand side of the page. If you are interested in 2012 & 2013 events please e-mail me at bsheim@yahoo.com and specify what month you are interested in.
