May 2019
- Better Hearing and Speech Month (US)
- BPD Awareness Month (US)
- Brain Tumour Awareness Month (CA)
- Celiac Awareness Month (CA)
- Healthy Vision Month (US)
- Hemochromotosis Awareness Month (CA)
- Hepatitis Awareness Month (US)
- LightUp4HD (CA)
- Lupus Awareness Month (US)
- Lyme Disease Awareness Month (US)
- Make May Purple (GB)
- Mental Health Month (US)
- Mercy May (AU)
- National Arthritis Awareness Month (US)
- National PKU Awareness Month (US)
- National Smile Month (GB) May 13 – June 13)
- National Walking Month (GB)
- Older American’s Month (US)
- Vasculitis Awareness Month (US)
- Williams Syndrome Awareness Month (US)
Continued from previous month
- April 27 – May 4 National Infant Immunization Week (US)
- April 27 – May 6 Cycle Against Suicide (IE)
- April 28 – May 4 Heart Week (AU)
- April 29 – May 3 Air Quality Awareness Week (US)
Day and Week events May 2019
- 2 Alzheimer’s Tea Day (IE)
- 2-15 Pink Bun Campaign (AU)
- 3 Starlight Day (AU)
- 4-11 Osteogenesis Imperfecta Awareness Week (US)
- 4-12 Cleft Lip & Palate Awareness Week (GB)
- 5 International Day of the Midwife
- 5-11 Emergency Preparedness Week (CA)
- 5-11 Hurricane Preparedness Week (US)
- 5-11 North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (NA) [en français]
- 5-11 Tourette Syndrome Awareness Week (AU)
- 6 Wishbone Day (Global)
- 6-12 New Zealand Sign Language Week (NZ)
- 6-12 Road Safety Week (NZ)
- 7 World Asthma Day
- 7-10 Active School Week (IE)
- 8 Allergy & Asthma Day Capitol Hill (US)
- 8 World Ovarian Cancer Day
- 10 World Lupus Day
- 13-17 Walk to School Week (IE)
- 13-19 Dying Matters Awareness Week (GB)
- 13-19 Mental Health Awareness Week (GB)
- 16 Global Accessibility Awareness Day
- 17 International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia
- 17 Pink Shirt Day (NZ)
- 17 Walk Safely to School Day (AU)
- 18-24 National Safe Boating Week (US)
- 19 Hepatitis Testing Day (US)
- 19 World IBD Day
- 19-25 National Palliative Care Week (AU)
- 20 World Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory Arthritis Day
- 20-24 Walk to School Week (GB)
- 20-26 Dementia Action Week (GB)
- 20-26 Safe Boating Week (CA)
- 22 Gout Awareness Day (US)
- 23 Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea (AU)
- 23 International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
- 24 Hats for Headway Day (GB)
- 26 – June 1 Food Allergy Awareness Week (AU)
- 29 National Senior Health & Fitness Day (US)
- 29 World Digestive Health Day
- 30 MS Awareness Day (US)
- 30 World MS Day (IE) (More)
- 31 Fatality Free Friday (AU)
- 31 Go Orange for PWS (AU)
- 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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