May is Mental Health Awareness Month.
Raise Awareness About Domestic and Sexual Violence
- Educate Yourself. Knowledge is power!
- Speak up! Domestic and sexual violence are silent epidemics that thrive in environments of secrecy and shame.
- Share Resources.
- Host a Training or Workshop.
- Participate In A New Hope Awareness Campaign.
Here are the days, weeks and months set aside to raise awareness or recognize healthcare conditions and workers.
- January. • National Blood Donor Month.
- February. • American Heart Month.
- March. • National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
- April. • National Occupational Therapy Month.
- May.
- June.
- July.
- August.
The colors we use to describe emotions may be more useful than you think, according to new research. The study found that people with or anxiety were more likely to associate their mood with the color gray, while preferred yellow.
Grey: Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, Brain Tumors, Allergies, Brain Cancer, Asthma, Diabetes, Aphasia, Mental Illness (Borderline Personality Disorder) Pearl: Lung Cancer, Emphysema, Mesothelioma, Lung Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia.
The purple ribbon is most commonly used to raise awareness for animal abuse, Alzheimer's disease, domestic violence, epilepsy, lupus, sarcoidosis, Crohn's disease and pancreatic cancer.
Orange ribbons raise awareness of malnutrition and it's consequences. Multiple Sclerosis and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (formerly known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy) awareness both use orange ribbons. Kidney cancer and leukaemia both use orange awareness ribbons.
A black ribbon is a symbol of remembrance or mourning.
Blue ribbon awareness is a symbol of hope for many people. This color represents over 100 causes, including bullying, malaria, sex trafficking, rheumatism, and water safety. The full list of blue ribbon meanings includes: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
suicide prevention awareness
The sign for "help" is made by forming a loose-thumb-A hand (or even an "S" hand) and lifting it with your other hand. Some people will tell you the "A" hand should be your right hand. Others will tell you it should be your left hand.
While domestic violence affects men and women, women are the victim in 76% of cases, according to the Department of Justice.
About three-fourths of all family violence occurred in or near the victim's residence. Forty percent of family violence victims were injured during the incident.
The month plays host to Aids Awareness Month; Worldwide Food Service Safety Month, Safe Toys and Gifts Month and National Humarn Rights Month, to name a few. You can find more observances for December at the national day calendar. Show your love; support your cause and be an agent of change!
October National Health Observances: Health Literacy, Breast Cancer, and Health Care Quality. Help spread the word about National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Health Literacy Month, and Healthcare Quality Week in October.
Health and WellnessSince Father's Day falls in June, it makes sense that June also is Men's Health Month. June also serves as the national month for many other health issues: Alzheimer's and brain awareness. Aphasia awareness.
