May 2019 Health Observances
May 1–31
ALS Awareness Month
The ALS Association
818.880.9007
Contact: Communications Department, The ALS Association (mediarelations@alsa-national.org)
May 1–31
Better Sleep Month
Better Sleep Council
703.683.8371
Contact: Mary Helen Rogers (mhrogers@sleepproducts.org)
May 1–31
Bike Month
The League of American Bicyclists
202.822.1333
Contact: communications@bikeleague.org
May 1–31
Employee Health and Fitness Month (Global)
National Association for Health and Fitness
518.456.1058
Contact: Diane Hart (aerobic2@aol.com)
May 1–31
Healthy Vision Month (Global)
415.561.8534
Contact: Public Relations AAO
May 1–31
High Blood Pressure Education Month (National)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
518.456.1058
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/education-and-awareness/HBP-education-month
May 1–31
Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month
Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA)
212.242.1968
Contact: Chris Cosentino, HSDA (ccosentino@hdsa.org)
May 1–31
Lupus Awareness Month
Lupus Foundation of America
202.349.1155
Contact: Marketing and Communications Department
May 1–31
Skin Cancer Awareness Month
The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD)
888.462.DERM (3376)
www.aad.org/public/spot-skin-cancer/programs/skin-cancer-awareness-month
May 1–31
Mental Health Month (National)
Mental Health America
703.684.7722
www.mentalhealthamerica.net/may
Contact: Danielle Fritze (dfritze@mentalhealthamerica.net)
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May 1–31
Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month
Children’s Tumor Foundation (CTF)
1.800.323.7938
Contact: media@ctf.org
May 1–31
Older Americans Month
Administration for Community Living
202.401.4634
Contact: aclinfo@acl.hhs.gov
May 1–31
Oncology Nursing Month
Oncology Nursing Society
866.257.4667 – Option 2
Contact: Customer Relations (help@ons.org)
May 1–31
Osteoporosis Month (National)
National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF)
1.800.231.4222
Contact: Claire Gill (claire.gill@nof.org)
May 1–31
Stroke Awareness Month
National Stroke Association (NSA)
800.STROKES (787.6537)
www.stroke.org or www.stroke.org/nsam2018
Contact: NSA (info@stroke.org)
May 1–31
Stroke Month (American)
American Stroke Association
888.4.STROKE (478.7653)
May 1–31
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month (National)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Adolescent Health
May 1–31
Trauma Awareness Month (National)
American Trauma Society (ATS)
1.800.556.7890
Contact: ATS (info@amtrauma.org)
May 12–18
Women’s Lung Health Week (National)
American Lung Association
800.586.4872
www.lung.org/lung-forceor or www.lung.org/our-initiatives/lung-force/
May 6
Melanoma Monday
American Academy of Dermatology (AAD)
888.462.DERM (3376)
May 7
School Nurse Day (National)
National Association of School Nurses (NASN)
240.821.1130
Contact: Margaret Cellucci (mcellucci@nasn.org)
May 12
Fibromyalgia Awareness Day (National)
National Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain Association (NFCPA)
801.200.3627
Contact: info@togetherwalks.org
May 12–18
Food Allergy Awareness Week
FARE (Food Allergy Research & Education
800.929.4040
www.foodallergy.org/education-awareness/food-allergy-awareness-week
May 12–18
Medical Transcriptionist Week (National)
Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity
800.982.2182
Contact: ahdi@ahdionline.org
May 12–18
Neuroscience Nurses Week
American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN)
888.557.2266
Contact: AANN info@aann.org
May 15
Employee Health and Fitness Day (Global)
National Association for Health and Fitness
518.456.1058
www.harttoheartfitness.org or www.physicalfitness.org/
Contact: Diane Hart aerobic2@aol.com
May 20
Autoimmune Arthritis Day (World)
International Foundation for Autoimmune & Autoinflammatory Arthritis (IFAA)
877.609.4226
Contact: Tiffany Westrich-Robinson aerobic2@aol.com
May 29
Senior Health and Fitness Day (National)
Mature Market Resource Center
800.828.8225
Contact: info@fitnessday.com
