Continued from previous month:
- April 28- May 7 Cycle Against Suicide (IE)
- April 29 – May 5 Heart Week (AU)
- April 30 – May 4 Air Quality Awareness Week (US)
May 2018
- 1 El Día mundial del asma (ES)
- 1 World Asthma Day
- 3 Alzheimer’s Tea Day (IE)
- 3-21 Pink Bun Campaign (AU)
- 4 Starlight Day (AU)
- 5 International Day of the Midwife
- 5-12 Osteogenesis Imperfecta Awareness Week (US)
- 5-13 Cleft Lip & Palate Awareness Week (GB)
- 6 Wishbone Day (Global)
- 6-12 BC Water Week (CA)
- 6-12 Emergency Preparedness Week (CA)
- 6-12 Hurricane Preparedness Week (US)
- 6-12 North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (NA) [en français]
- 6-12 Tourette Syndrome Awareness Week (AU)
- 7-13 New Zealand Sign Language Week (NZ)
- 7-13 Road Safety Week (NZ)
- 8 World Ovarian Cancer Day
- 9 Allergy & Asthma Day Capitol Hill (US)
- 10 World Lupus Day
- 13-19 Food Allergy Awareness Week (AU)
- 14-18 Walk to School Week (IE)
- 14-20 Dying Matters Awareness Week (GB)
- 14-20 Mental Health Awareness Week (GB)
- 14-20 National Epilepsy Week (GB)
- 17 Global Accessibility Awareness Day
- 17 International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia
- 18 Hats for Headway Day (GB)
- 18 Walk Safely to School Day (AU)
- 18 Pink Shirt Day (NZ)
- 18-24 Coeliac Awareness Week (NZ)
- 19 Hepatitis Testing Day (US)
- 19 World IBD Day
- 19-25 National Safe Boating Week (US)
- 20 World AUTOimmune and AUTOInflammatory Arthritis Day
- 20-26 National Palliative Care Week (AU)
- 20-26 Safe Boating Week (CA)
- 21-25 Walk to School Week (GB)
- 21-27 Children’s Hospice Week (GB)
- 21-27 Dementia Awareness Week (GB)
- 22 Gout Awareness Day (US)
- 23 International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
- 24 Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea (AU)
- 25 Don’t Fry Day (US)
- 25 Fatality Free Friday (AU)
- 25 Go Orange for PWS (AU)
- 27 – June 3 National Reconciliation Week (AU)
- 28 – June 8 Every Plate Full (CA)
- 29 World Digestive Health Day
- 30 National Senior Health & Fitness Day (US)
- 30 World MS Day (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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