May 2024 Health Observances

Throughout the year, health observances raise awareness for various conditions and remind consumers to stay on top of their health. Hospitals, healthcare nonprofits, patients, media outlets, and even influencers celebrate these days, weeks, and months.

Here is a list of the health observances taking place throughout the month of May:

ALS Awareness Month
ALS Association
www.alsa.org

Arthritis Awareness Month
Osteoarthritis Action Alliance
oaaction.unc.edu/en

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)
www.aafa.org/asthma-and-allergy-awareness-month

Better Hearing & Speech Month
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
www.entnet.org/about-us/campaigns/better-hearing-speech-month

Global Employee Health & Fitness Month
gehfm.org

National Bike Month
The League of American Bicyclists
bikeleague.org/events/bike-month

Healthy Vision Month
National Eye Institute
www.nei.nih.gov/learn-about-eye-health/resources-for-health-educators/healthy-vision-resources/healthy-vision-month

Hepatitis Awareness Month
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/awareness/HepatitisAwarenessMonth.htm

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

Lupus Awareness Month
Lupus Foundation of America
www.lupus.org/lupus-awareness-month

Mental Health Awareness Month
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
www.nami.org/Get-Involved/Awareness-Events/Mental-Health-Awareness-Month

Older Americans Month
Administration for Community Living
acl.gov/oam/history

National Osteoporosis Awareness Month
Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation
www.bonehealthandosteoporosis.org

Physical Fitness and Sports Month (National)
Health.gov
health.gov/news/202105/move-may-and-celebrate-national-physical-fitness-sports-month

Preeclampsia Awareness Month
Preeclampsia Foundation
www.preeclampsia.org

Skin Cancer Prevention and Awareness Month
Skin Cancer Foundation
www.skincancer.org/get-involved/skin-cancer-awareness-month

National Stroke Awareness Month
American Stroke Association
www.stroke.org/en/about-the-american-stroke-association

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