For more than 40 years, the American Cancer Society has hosted the Great American Smokeout on the third Thursday of November. Join us as we delve into the motivations, challenges, and triumphs surrounding this pivotal day, fostering a community of support and shared determination.
November is American Diabetes Month, a good time to learn about the disease. This week’s Friday Five looks at apps to help manage diabetes, resources for healthy recipes, ways to identify your personal risk, opportunities to learn more about the disease and even how AI can help.
According to the DEA, too often, unused prescription drugs find their way into the wrong hands. National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses this crucial public safety and public health issue. We focus on the facts and events surrounding the day and how you can participate.
It’s October and that means it’s National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This week’s Friday Five highlights the latest in research, advice, prevention and how you can support the cause.
For more than 20 years, the Society for Public Health Education has celebrated National Health Education Week during the third week of October. Our Friday Five provides the daily themes of the week, webinars to attend, information about Health Literacy Month and much more.
Each September, the AMA recognizes influential female physician leaders as part of Women in Medicine Month. To showcase the accomplishments of these leaders, the AMA Women Physicians Section and the AMA Foundation announced the winners of the 2023 Joan F. Giambalvo Fund for the Advancement of Women research grants program.
October 1 – 7 is Mental Illness Awareness Week. This week’s Friday Five highlights some of our HCNR episodes discussing the challenges of mental health and how AI and digital resources can help.
Telehealth Awareness Week™ showcases the many ways virtual care improves access to quality healthcare services for all individuals. This week’s Friday Five highlights how to support Telehealth Awareness Week, resources to learn more about telehealth and some of the events happening this week and beyond.
Neonatal Nurses Week provides an opportunity to celebrate the hard work and dedication of neonatal nurses and APRNs. This week’s Friday Five celebrates the contributions of these health care workers to the tiniest patients make a difference that lasts a lifetime for neonates and their families.
September 13th is World Sepsis Day, an initiative by the Global Sepsis Alliance. Here are some of the events raising sepsis awareness and opportunities for learning more about sepsis.
September 8th is World Physical Therapy Day and this year’s theme revolves around arthritis. This week’s Friday Five explores the significance of World PT Day 2023, ways to share this year’s message, and benefits of physical therapy in general and in the specific treatment of arthritis.
This Labor Day we take a look at the history of the holiday, learn a bit about the current day labor movement, offer some money saving tips, and hopefully find some inspiration to reflect and remember what it’s all about in the first place.
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