May 2023 Health and Safety Bulletin

Avoiding Mayhem May

The month of May is devoted to raising awareness to a plethora of health, safety, and social concerns.

This issue focuses on preparing for emergency and disaster situations and on health, safety to help you keep the mayhem to a minimum.

In This Issue: May 2023 Health and Safety Bulletin

• Emergency Preparedness Planning
• Safety and Health

Observances and Awareness:

Month: Apraxia; Celiac; Cystic Fibrosis; Lupus; Hypertension; Melanoma; Spondyloarthritis;

Days/Weeks: Mental Health Week:1-7

Safety and Health Week: 1-6

National Heart Failure Awareness Week:1-7

Star Wars Day: 4

Midwife & Pulmonary Hypertension Day: 5

National Child and Youth Mental Health Day: 7

Emergency Preparedness Week: 7-13

Ovarian Cancer Day & Check Your Skin Day: 8

World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day: 8

National Nursing Week: 10 to 16

Canadian Viral Hepatitis Elimination Day: 11

Fibromyalgia & CIND Awareness Day: 12

Mother’s Day: 14

Day Against LGBT-phobias: 17

World IBD Day: 19

Safe Boating Week: 20-26

Victoria Day (STAT) & Preeclampsia Day: 22

World Schizophrenia & Psychosis Day: 24

Shauvot: 26

Amnesty International Day: 28

World Multiple Sclerosis Day (MS):30

World No Tobacco Day: 30