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May 2024 Health Observances


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May 1-31, 2024

ALS Awareness Month

ALS Association

www.alsa.org

 

May 1-31, 2024

Arthritis Awareness Month

Osteoarthritis Action Alliance

oaaction.unc.edu/en

 

May 1-31, 2024

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)

www.aafa.org/asthma-and-allergy-awareness-month

 

May 1-31, 2024

Better Hearing & Speech Month

American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

www.entnet.org/about-us/campaigns/better-hearing-speech-month

 

May 1-31, 2024

Global Employee Health & Fitness Month

gehfm.org

 

May 1-31, 2024

National Bike Month

The League of American Bicyclists

bikeleague.org/events/bike-month

 

May 1-31, 2024

Healthy Vision Month

National Eye Institute

www.nei.nih.gov/learn-about-eye-health/resources-for-health-educators/healthy-vision-resources/healthy-vision-month

 

May 1-31, 2024

Hepatitis Awareness Month

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/awareness/HepatitisAwarenessMonth.htm

 

May 1-31, 2024

National High Blood Pressure Education Month

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

www.nhlbi.nih.gov/education/high-blood-pressure/high-blood-pressure-education-month

 

May 1-31, 2024

Lupus Awareness Month

Lupus Foundation of America

www.lupus.org/lupus-awareness-month

 

May 1-31, 2024

Mental Health Awareness Month

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

www.nami.org/Get-Involved/Awareness-Events/Mental-Health-Awareness-Month

 

May 1-31, 2024

Older Americans Month

Administration for Community Living

acl.gov/oam/history

 

May 1-31, 2024

National Osteoporosis Awareness Month

Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation

www.bonehealthandosteoporosis.org

 

May 1-31, 2024

Physical Fitness and Sports Month (National)

Health.gov

health.gov/news/202105/move-may-and-celebrate-national-physical-fitness-sports-month

 

May 1-31, 2024

Preeclampsia Awareness Month

Preeclampsia Foundation

www.preeclampsia.org

 

May 1-31, 2024

Skin Cancer Prevention and Awareness Month

Skin Cancer Foundation

www.skincancer.org/get-involved/skin-cancer-awareness-month

 

May 1-31, 2024

National Stroke Awareness Month

American Stroke Association

www.stroke.org/en/about-the-american-stroke-association

 

May 1-31, 2024

National Women’s Health Month

National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC)

www.nccc-online.org/womens-health-month

 

May 12-18, 2024

Food Allergy Awareness Week

Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Connection Team (FAACT)

www.foodallergy.org/food-allergy-awareness-week

 

May 12-18, 2024

National Women’s Health Week

Office on Women’s Health

www.womenshealth.gov/nwhw/about

 

May 31, 2024

World No Tobacco Day

World Health Organization (WHO)

www.who.int/campaigns/world-no-tobacco-day

 
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