Wellness Calendar - May
MAY Awareness Months
Awareness Days
SummerActive - http://www.summeractive.org Loyalty Day -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loyalty_Day National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day - http://www.freedomfromfear.org www.freedomfromfear.org/screenrm.asp Annual Hike for Hospice Palliative Care - http://www.chpca.net/events/hfhpc.html - May 2, 2010 (CND) National Meeting Planners Appreciation Day - http://www.aasfe.org Melanoma Monday - http://www.aad.org http://www.dermadoctor.com/pages/newsletter92.asp http://pediatrics.about.com/library/quiz/blquiz_melanoma_scng.htm International Day of the Midwife - http://www.canadianmidwives.org http://www.internationalmidwives.org/ World Asthma Day -http://www.lung.ca http://www.ginasthma.com/WADIndex.asp - May 4, 2010 (first Tuesday) Teacher Appreciation Day - http://www.teacher-appreciation.info/ International No Diet Day - http://www.nedic.ca Childhood Depression Awareness Day - http://www.nmha.org/go/childhood-depression-awareness-day - May 6, 2010 Occupational Safety & Health Professional’s Day - http://www.naosh.org/english/ World Red Cross Day - http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=017438&tid=083 Child Care Provider Day -http://www.providersfirst.com/ Donate A Day's Wages To Charity Day - http://www.brownielocks.com/may.html International Day for Physical Activity - http://www.who.int/moveforhealth/background/en/index.html - May 10 National Women's Check-up Day - http://www.4woman.gov/whw/ Canada Health Day - http://www.cha.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=76:celebrate-public-health-on-canada-health-day&catid=60:pressreleasesadvisories&Itemid=56 May 12 (CND) International Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day - http://www.cfids.org International Nursing Day - http://www.icn.ch/store/wwwbook/nursesday.html Sex Differences In Health Awareness Day - http://www.womenshealthresearch.org/ May 11, 2010 (US) (Tuesday of National Women's Health Week) National Babysitters Day -http://www.safetywhys.com/ National Nightshift Workers Day - May 12, 2010 International Day Of Families - http://www.unac.org http://www.unac.org/en/news_events/un_days/international_days.asp Bike To Work Day - http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/bikemonth/ Stepmothers Day - http://www.thestepfamilylife.com/LinksStepmoms.htm HIV Vaccine Awareness Day -http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/news/events/HVAD National Employee Health and Fitness Day - http://www.physicalfitness.org/nehf.html http://jimcolemanltd.com/nehf/ Visit Blog National Missing Children’s Day - http://www.childfindofamerica.org National Senior Health and Fitness Day - http://www.fitnessday.com Visit Blog Schizophrenia Walk The World - http://www.schizophrenia.ca Visit Blog World No Tobacco Day - http://www.who.int/tobacco/communications/events/wntd/2007/en/index.html - May 31 Brother Day - http://brothersday.org/ - May 30, 2010 (last Sunday)
Awareness Weeks
National Summer Safety Week - http://archive.safety-council.org/news/campaigns/campaign.htm Spinal Health Week - http://www.ccachiro.org http://www.ccachiro.org Emergency Preparedness Week - http://www.getprepared.gc.ca/knw/epweek-eng.aspx - May 2-8, 2010 (CND)National Anxiety and Depression Awareness Week - http://www.freedomfromfear.org/ Visit Blog Teacher Appreciation Week - http://www.teacher-appreciation.info/ North American Occupational Safety and Health Week - http://www.naosh.org/english/ National Hospice Palliative Care Week - http://www.chpca.net/events/nhpcw.html - May 2-8, 2010 (CND)Be Kind To Animals Week - http://www.cfhs.ca http://www.sniksnak.com/ac/may_bk2a.html http://www.americanhumane.org/ National Stuttering Awareness Week - http://www.stutteringhelp.org http://www.stutteringhelp.org/default.aspx?tabid=132&referrer=showText http://www.stutteringhelp.org/Default.aspx?tabid=13 - May 9-15, 2010 – (second week)Flexible Work Arrangements Week - May 2-8, 2010 Mental Health Week -http://www.cmha.ca Visit Blog National Nursing Home Week -http://www.nnhw.org/ http://www.ahcancal.org/ Multiple Sclerosis Carnation Campaign - (http://www.mssociety.ca/en/events/carnation/default.htm Alcohol and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Awareness - http://www.ncadd.org/programs/awareness/index.html National Transportation Week - http://www.ntweek.org/ Food Allergy Awareness Week -http://www.foodallergy.org/FAAW/index.html Visit Blog National Women's Health Week - http://www.4woman.gov/whw/ Bike To Work Week - http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/bikemonth/ National Etiquette Week - May 9-15, 2010 National Nursing Week -http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/news/events/nursingweek/default_e.aspx National Road Safety Week - http://archive.safety-council.org/news/campaigns/campaign.htm - May 11-17, 2010 (CND) National Safe Boating Week - http://www.safeboatingcampaign.net/faqs.htm Buckle Up America Week -http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/outreach/safesobr/15qp/web/bustrat.html Aboriginal Awareness Week - http://www.hrma-agrh.gc.ca/ and http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/ee/awsa-eng.asp - May 25-28, 2010 (CND) (four days following Victoria Day) National Running and Fitness Week - http://www.americanrunning.org/ - May 23-29, 2010 (last full week) Schizophrenia Awareness Week – Walk Of Hope - http://www.schizophrenia.on.ca/ - May 22-23, 2010 (CND) (Weekend of 24th ) Visit Blog Older Americans' Mental Health Week - http://www.owl-national.org/Older_Americans_Mental_Health_Week.html
If you have dates that you think should be added to these calendars, send stress speaker and wellness expert, Beverly Beuermann-King, the information at info@worksmartlivesmart.com .
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