Today, September 23, 2019 is the annual Falls Prevention Awareness Day (FPAD) which “raises awareness about how to prevent fall-related injuries among older adults.” According to Aging Care, “Falls are the leading cause of death, injury and hospital admissions among the elderly population.” The National Council on Aging (NCOA) reports that one out of every …
ITP is an acronym for immune thrombocytopenia. The National Cancer Institute defines ITP as “a condition in which platelets (blood cells that cause blood clots to form) are destroyed by the immune system. The low platelet count causes easy bruising and bleeding, which may be seen as purple areas in the skin, mucous membranes, and …
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Every year since 2012, September has been globally recognized as World Alzheimer’s Month. It is an international campaign to “raise awareness and challenge the stigma that surrounds dementia.” The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), states that Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia among the elderly and the fifth leading …
Today is National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day, a public health campaign to bring attention to the 24% of the 1.2 million HIV infected people who are over the age of 55 and to focus on those who are diagnosed over the age of 50. The awareness campaign is also “to increase support to the …
September is observed as World Sexual Health Month. This global health awareness campaign is sponsored by the World Association for Sexual Health (WAS) and seeks to “assess our level of sexual health and to clear up any gaps in our knowledge.” In 2010, the first World Sexual Health Day was celebrated on September 4 and …
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