Continued from previous month
- April 24- May 7 Cycle Against Suicide (IE)
- April 25 – May 1 Allergy Awareness Week (GB)
- April 25 – May 1 MS Awareness Week (GB)
- April 30 – May 7 Osteogenesis Imperfecta Awareness Week
May 2016
- 1-7 Emergency Preparedness Week (CA)
- 1-7 Heart Week (AU)
- 1-7 National Summer Safety Week (CA)
- 1-7 North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (NA) [en français]
- 2-6 Air Quality Awareness Week (US)
- 2-6 Dystonia Awareness Week (GB)
- 2-6 National Thrombosis Week (GB)
- 2-8 Deaf Awareness Week (GB)
- 3 El Día mundial del asma (ES)
- 3 World Asthma Day
- 3-9 BC Water Week (CA-BC)
- 5 Alzheimer’s Tea Day (IE)
- 5 International Day of the Midwife
- 5 Kawasaki Disease Awareness Day (US) [More info]
- 5 Save Lives: Clean Your Hands (Global)
- 5 World Pulmonary Hypertension Day
- 5-6 Happy Heart Weekend (IE)
- 6 Belonging – National Day to End Bullying (CA)
- 6 National Amyloidosis Day (AU)
- 6 Starlight Day (AU)
- 6 Wishbone Day (Global)
- 6-12 Aromatherapy Awareness Week (US)
- 7-14 Cleft Lip & Palate Awareness Week (GB)
- 8 International Thalassaemia Day
- 8 World Ovarian Cancer Day
- 8 World Red Cross Red Crescent Day
- 8-14 TSAA National Awareness Week (AU)
- 9-15 Action for Brain Injury Week (GB)
- 9-15 Awareness Week 2016: JHD (GB)
- 9-15 Dying Matters Awareness Week (GB)
- 9-15 New Zealand Sign Language Week (NZ)
- 10 Día mundial del Lupus (ES)
- 10 World Lupus Day
- 10 World Move for Health Day (ZA)
- 12 Allergy & Asthma Day Capitol Hill (US)
- 12 World Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Day (ZA)
- 14 National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day (US)
- 14-21 Arthritis Care Week (GB)
- 15 Global TSC Day
- 15 International AIDS Candlelight Memorial
- 15 MPS Awareness Day (US)
- 15-21 Dementia Awareness Week (GB)
- 15-21 Food Allergy Awareness Week (AU)
- 15-21 Hurricane Preparedness Week (US)
- 15-21 National EMS Week (US)
- 15-21 National Epilepsy Week (GB)
- 16 hae day (Global)
- 16-20 National Walk to School Week (IE)
- 16-20 Walk to School Week (GB)
- 16-22 Coeliac Awareness Week (NZ)
- 16-22 Mental Health Awareness Week (GB)
- 16-22 Road Safety Week (NZ)
- 16 – June 16 National Smile Month (GB)
- 17 International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia
- 17 World Hypertension Day (more)
- 17-23 National Dog Bite Prevention Week (US)
- 17-23 Schizophrenia Awareness Week (AU)
- 18 National Patients’ Day (GB) [Hughes Syndrome]
- 18 National WOW Day (IE)
- 19 Global Accessibility Awareness Day
- 19 Hepatitis Testing Day (US)
- 19 World Autoimmune Arthritis Day
- 19 World IBD Day
- 19-20 Mayday Project (US)
- 20 Pink Shirt Day (NZ)
- 20 Put on Purple (US)
- 20 Spinal Cord Injuries Awareness Day (GB)
- 20 Walk Safely to School Day (AU)
- 22 Gout Awareness Day (US)
- 21-27 National Safe Boating Week (US)
- 21-27 Safe Boating Week (CA)
- 22-27 International Thyroid Awareness Week
- 22-28 Kidney Health Week (AU)
- 22-28 Macular Degeneration Awareness Week (AU)
- 22-28 National Palliative Care Week (AU)
- 23 International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
- 23-29 Macular Degeneration Week (NZ)
- 23-29 Children’s Hospice Week (GB)
- 23-29 Healthy and Safe Swimming Week (US)
- 23-29 International Thyroid Awareness Week
- 23-29 Spinal Health Week (AU)
- 25 National Senior Health & Fitness Day (US)
- 25 World MS Day (AU-QLD) (IE) (More)
- 25 World Thyroid Day
- 26 Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea (AU)
- 27 Don’t Fry Day (US)
- 27 Fatality Free Friday (AU)
- 27 Go Orange for PWS (AU)
- 27 Zumbathon for Cystic Fibrosis (CA)
- 27 – June 3 National Reconciliation Week (AU)
- 28 International Day of Action for Women’s Health
- 28 National Multiple Birth Awareness Day (CA)
- 29 White Wreath Day (AU)
- 29 World Digestive Health Day
- 29 Worldwide LAM Awareness Day (AU)
- 29 – June 4 Arthritis Awareness Week (AU)
- 30 – June 5 Dementia Awareness Week Scotland (GB)
- 30 – June 5 Safe Kids Week (CA)
- 31 – June 6 National Infant and Child Gastric Reflux Awareness Week (NZ)
- 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/
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!
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