my may health awareness month

May is a busy awareness month for me. I am devoting my attention to blogging for 4 which are the most relevant as I write this post. There are other health awareness issues this month that are a part of who I am:

American Stroke Association: for a friend (#RelentlessTogether)

Skin Cancer Foundation (Melanoma and Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention): for myself, my husband and a friend (#SharetheFacts; #ThisIsSkinCancer)

Mental Health America (Mental Health Awareness): for myself, friends and family

Asthma and Allergy Foundation (Asthma and Allergy Awareness): for myself and friends

Within May, there are special weeks and days devoted to specifics, which I will highlight.

This is another large goal for me. To commit to another month of blogging using a theme, a challenge or celebration.

Below is a list of some of the health awareness issues for May:

• American Stroke Awareness Month with the National Stroke Association
• Arthritis Awareness Month with the Arthritis Foundation
• Better Hearing and Speech Month with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
• Global Employee Health and Fitness Month with the National Association for Health and Fitness
• Healthy Vision Month with the National Eye Institute
• Hepatitis Awareness Month with the CDCTrusted Source
• Lupus Awareness Month with the Lupus Foundation of America
• Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month with the Skin Cancer Foundation and the American Academy of Dermatology
• Mental Health Awareness Month with Mental Health America
• National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month with the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
• National Celiac Disease Awareness Month with the Celiac Disease Foundation
• National High Blood Pressure Education Month with the CDCTrusted Source and the NHLBITrusted Source
• National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month with the National Osteoporosis Foundation
• National Physical Fitness and Sports Month with the U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesTrusted Source
• National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month with the CDC and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Older Americans Month with the Administration for Community Living
• National Physical Education and Sport Week (May 1–7) with Society of Health and Physical Education Educators
• North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (May 2–8) with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week (May 3–9) with the National Federation of Families
• World Hand Hygiene Day (May 5) with the WHOTrusted Source
• Food Allergy Awareness Week (May 9–15) with Food Allergy Research & Educator
• National Women’s Health Week (May 9–15) with the Office on Women’s Health
• National Stuttering Awareness Week (May 10–15) with the National Stuttering Association
• ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day (May 12) with the Solve ME/CFS Initiative and the CDCTrusted Source
• HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (May 18) with the Minority HIV/AIDS Fund
• National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (May 19) with the Minority HIV/AIDS Fund
• World AiArthritis Day (May 20) with the International Foundation for Autoimmune & Autoinflammatory Arthritis
• World Preeclampsia Day (May 22) with Population Council and other organizations
• National Senior Health & Fitness Day (May 27)
• Don’t Fry Day (May 28) with National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention
• World No Tobacco Day (May 31) with the WHOTrusted Source

For a general list of what May is all about in terms of awareness, see, for example:

National Day Calendar

Awareness Depot  (though I think this is commercial site)

Awareness Days

ADL’s Calendar of Observances (downloadable PDF)