The National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), sponsors the HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (#HVAD) campaign each year in the month of May. The purpose is to “thank the volunteers, community members, health professionals, and scientists working together to find a safe and effective preventative HIV vaccine.” There is currently …
According to the American Heart Association (AHA), the long-term effects of high blood pressure (also called hypertension), can be detrimental to eye health, as various conditions can develop as a result. AHA explains that hypertension occurs when “your blood pressure, the force of your blood pushing against the walls of your blood vessels, is constantly …
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Global Employee Health and Fitness Month (GEHFM), is an international observance, held every May, that “promotes the benefits of a healthy lifestyle to employers and their employees through workforce health promotion activities and environments.” Its mission is to make “healthy the norm.” Employers are encouraged to challenge their employees during this month to health and …
National Women’s Health Week (NWHW), is celebrated each May starting on Mother’s Day. It is a reminder to women to take care of their own health, as they are often the caretakers of everyone else. Sponsored by the Office of Women’s Health, under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this awareness campaign aims …
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The United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC), reports that “birth defects affect one in every 33 babies (about 3% of all babies) born in the United States each year,” and is also “the leading cause of infant deaths, accounting for 20% of all infant deaths.” Kidshealth.org explains that birth defects occur when babies have …