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The health and healthcare category is the largest non-nation topic in the calendar. It includes events related to health industries, occupations, wellness, pharmacy, diseases, health insurance, research, and topics that affect, promote, assist, and impact the health of living creatures, organisms, and humans.

Menstrual Hygiene Day, Global: May 28

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Menstruation is a normal biological process wherein about 800 million women and girls menstruate on any given day. Yet, periods continue to be shrouded in taboos and myths, and women and girls are stigmat...

January

Mental Health Action Day: May 15 (est)

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Created in 2021, Mental Health Action Day is supported by over 1,300 organizations, brands, government agencies, and cultural leaders. May is also Mental Health Month in the United States, and this day is...

January

Mental Health Awareness Week (CA): May 5-1...

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During CMHA Mental Health Week, Canadians take the time to reflect on their mental health. Canadians are speaking up on the need for psychotherapy, counseling, and community-based mental health servic...

January

Mental Health Awareness Week (UK): May 12-...

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Mental Health Awareness Week in the United Kingdom occurs the second week of May. Each year there is a new theme. Everyone has anxiety at some point in their lives, whether preparing for a job interview...

January

Mental Health Month, Ntl.: May

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Created in 1949 by Mental Health America, National Mental Health Month seeks to: 1) Build public awareness of the importance of mental health to one's overall health and wellness; 2) Inform the public...

January

Midwife, International Day of the: May 5

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International Day of the Midwife was created in 1991 by the International Confederation of Midwives and is observed in over 50 countries. Today, 80 percent of those alive were born with the help of a mid...

January

Morning Tea for Cancer (AU): May 22

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In Australia, the fourth Thursday of May is the Morning Tea for Cancer Day. Organized and promoted by Australia's Cancer Council, the Morning Tea for Cancer is a tradition that aims to raise awareness o...

January

MOVE Week, European: May 26 - June 1 (est)

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MOVE Week is an annual Europe-wide event showcasing the benefits of being active and regularly participating in sports and physical activity. With over one million participants, MOVE Week has become Euro...

January

MPS Awareness Day, Intl.: May 15

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International Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) Awareness Day raises awareness of this rare disease and its impact on families. Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) and mucolipidosis (ML) are genetic lysosomal storage...

January

Multiple Sclerosis Carnation Days (CA): Ma...

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MS Carnation Days seeks to raise awareness about Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The carnation has long been associated with hope and finding a cure for MS. Canadians have one of the world's highest rates of mul...

January

Multiple Sclerosis Day, World: May 30

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World MS Day is a global awareness campaign designed to unite the MS community, raise awareness of the effects of multiple sclerosis and support the families and loved ones of those afflicted. This event...

January

Naturopathic Medicine Week (US/CA): May 4-...

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Initiated in 2012, Naturopathic Medicine Week is an opportunity for natural healers to showcase the value of what they do with patients, prospective patients, reporters, and community leaders through a va...

January

Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month, Ntl.: M...

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Neurofibromatosis (NF) Awareness Month is sponsored by the Children's Tumor Foundation. Neurofibromatosis is a group of genetic disorders that causes tumors to grow along various types of nerves. NF can a...

January

Neuropathy Awareness Week, Peripheral, Ntl...

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Created by the Neuropathy Association in 2014, National Neuropathy Awareness Week focuses on patient care, research, and cures. Peripheral neuropathy, or peripheral nerve damage, impacts over 20 million...

January

No Diet Day, Intl.: May 6

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Sponsored by ISAA, the International Size Acceptance Association, International No Diet Day promotes size acceptance and seeks to end weight-based discrimination worldwide using advocacy and visible, lawf...

January

Nurses Day, Intl. (1820): May 12

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International Nurses Day occurs on May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth (May 12, 1820 - August 13, 1910). Nightingale is considered the founder of modern nursing.

January

Nurses Week, Ntl.(1820): May 6-12

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National Nurses Week is a week-long program ending each year on May 12th, Florence Nightingale's birthday. The American Nurses Association (ANA) has supported and promoted the nursing profession since 1...

January

Nursing Week, Ntl. Skilled Home: May 11-17

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American Health Care Association sponsors National Skilled Home Nursing Week to increase positive community relations. Today's care communities proactively communicate that skilled care centers are ligh...

January

Obstetric Fistula, Day to End, Intl.: May...

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"Shame, isolation, and segregation are among the indignities faced by the hundreds of thousands of women and girls worldwide who suffer from obstetric fistula, an injury of the birth canal after prolonged...

January

Occupational Safety and Health Week, (US/C...

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North America Occupational Safety & Health Week is the first whole week of May. Organized by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE), the Inte...

January
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