Awareness Education
Your Daily, Weekly and Monthly Events for May
Want to get a head start on your important events next month? We want to help! Here is our calendar of important daily, weekly and monthly events and observances to help you get started.
Day
World Asthma Day – May 1 (First Tuesday in May)
Childhood Depression Awareness Day – May 1 (First Tuesday in May)
Foster Care Day – May 1 (First Tuesday in May)
Global Love Day – May 1
World Press Freedom Day – May 3
Anti-Bullying Day – May 4
Cinco de Mayo – May 5
Kentucky Derby – May 5 (First Saturday in May)
National Nurses Day, or National RN Recognition Day – May 6
National Teachers Day – May 8 (Tuesday of the First Full Week in May)
Occupational Safety & Health Day – May 9 (Wednesday of the First Full Week of May)
National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day – May 10
American Indian Day – May 12 (Second Saturday in May)
National Hospital Day – May 12
Mother’s Day – May 13
Peace Officers Memorial Day – May 15
National Employee Health and Fitness Day – May 16 (Third Wednesday in May)
Wear Purple for Peace Day – May 16
Endangered Species Day – May 18 (Third Friday in May)
Armed Forces Day – May 19 (Third Saturday in May)
Emergency Medical Services Day – May 24
National Missing Children’s Day – May 25
National Heat Safety Awareness Day – May 25 (Fourth Friday in May)
Memorial Day – May 28, 2018 (Last Monday in May)
World No Tobacco Day – May 31
Week
Armed Forces Week – May 12-20 (Second Saturday through Third Sunday in May)
Arson Awareness Week – May 6-12 (First Full Week in May)
Emergency Medical Services Week (EMS) – May 20-26
Goodwill Industries Week – May 6-12 (First Full Week in May)
National Anxiety & Depression Awareness Week – May 6-12
National Hospital Week – May 6-12 (Second week in May)
National Hurricane Preparedness Week – May 20-26
National Nurses Week – May 6-12
National Nursing Home Week – May 13 –19
National Women’s Health Week – May 13-20 (Starts on Mother’s Day to Following Saturday)
National Prevention Week by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrations (SAMHSA) – May 13 –19
Teacher Appreciation Week – May 7-11 (First Full Week in May)
Month
Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month
Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
Clean Air Month
Digestive Diseases Awareness Month
Employee Health & Fitness Month
Family Wellness Month
Global Youth Traffic Safety Month
High Blood Pressure Awareness Month
Home Schooling Awareness Month
Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month
Mental Health Month
Military Appreciation Month
National Foster Care Month
National High Blood Pressure Education Month
National Mobility Awareness Month
National Youth Traffic Safety Month
Physical Fitness and Sports Month
Skin Cancer Awareness Month
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
Women’s Health Care Month
Young Achievers / Leaders of Tomorrow Month
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