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Twitter: @BlkMamasMatter
Instagram: @blackmamasmatter
Facebook: @BlackMamasMatter
Website: https://blackmamasmatter.org/bmhw/
This year marks the fifth year anniversary of the Black Maternal Health Week (BMHW) campaign.
Black Maternal Health Week takes place every year from April 11 –17 and was officially recognized by the White House on April 13th, 2021. The month of April is recognized in the United States as National Minority Health Month – a month-long initiative to advance health equity across the country on behalf of all racial and ethnic minorities. Additionally, we are joining dozens of global organizations who are fighting to end maternal mortality globally in advocating that the United Nations recognize April 11th as the International Day for Maternal Health and Rights.
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Twitter: @ATSSAHQ
Facebook: @atssatraffic
Website: https://www.nwzaw.org/
National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) is an annual spring campaign held at the start of construction season to encourage safe driving through highway work zones. The key message is for drivers to use extra caution in work zones. NWZAW will be held April 11-15 this year and will be hosted by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). The April 12 kickoff event will be live streamed for all to watch. Learn all about this year's theme and schedule of events.
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Social: #NIVW
Twitter: @CDCgov
Facebook: @CDC
Website: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/resource-center/nivw/index.htm
CDC established National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) in 2005 to highlight the importance of continuing flu vaccination through the holiday season and beyond.
NIVW 2021 is scheduled for December 5 - 11, 2021
NIVW Timing
Previous flu vaccination coverage data have shown that few people get vaccinated against influenza after the end of November.
CDC and its partners choose December for NIVW to remind people that even though the holiday season has begun, it is not too late to get a flu vaccine.
As long as flu viruses are spreading and causing illness, vaccination should continue throughout flu season in order to protect as many people as possible against flu.
Vaccination efforts should continue through the holiday season and beyond. It’s not too late to vaccinate.
While vaccination is recommended before the end of October, getting vaccinated later can still be beneficial during most seasons for people who have put it off.
Even if have already gotten sick with flu, you can still benefit from vaccination since many different flu viruses spread during flu season and most flu vaccine protects against four different flu viruses.
![National Handwashing Awareness Week]()
![Geography Awareness Week]()
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![London Climate Action Week 2021]()
Social: #LCAW2021
Twitter: @london_climate
Facebook: @LCAW2020
YouTube: London Climate Action Week
Website: https://www.londonclimateactionweek.org/
ABOUT LONDON CLIMATE ACTION WEEK (LCAW)
London Climate Action Week (LCAW) is harnessing the power of London for global climate action. The annual event brings together the city’s world-leading array of climate professionals and communities. Now in its third year, LCAW creates space for participants to come together and find global solutions to climate change.
The week-long event is for everyone, creating space for both those inside and outside the climate world to present London’s action on climate change to a global audience.
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![Every Kid Healthy™ Week]()
Twitter: @act4hlthykids
Instagram: @act4healthykids
Facebook: @act4healthykids
Website: https://www.actionforhealthykids.org/get-involved/every-kid-healthy-week/
Every Kid Healthy Week: What is it?
Every Kid Healthy™ Week is an annual observance created in 2013 to celebrate school health and wellness achievements. Recognized on the calendar of National Health Observances and observed the last full week of April each year, each day of the week shines a spotlight on the great actions schools and families are taking to improve the health and wellness of their kids and the link between nutrition, physical activity, mental health and learning – because healthy kids are better prepared to learn and thrive!
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Twitter: @CDCgov
Instagram: @cdcgov
Facebook: @CDC
Website: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niiw/overview.html
Overview
National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is a yearly observance highlighting the importance of protecting children two years and younger from vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs). It’s also a time to showcase the achievements of immunization programs and their partners in promoting healthy communities.
This year, more than ever, we recognize the critical role vaccination plays in protecting our children and communities and the nation’s public health from 14 vaccine-preventable diseases. As opportunities for in-person learning and play grow, CDC recommends families check with their healthcare providers to make sure children are up to date on routinely recommended vaccines, even during the pandemic.
![World Immunization Week 2021]()
Twitter: @WHO
Instagram: @who
Facebook: @WHO
Website: https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-immunization-week/2021
With the theme ‘Vaccines bring us closer’, World Immunization Week 2021 (April 24th-30th) will show how vaccination connects us to the people, goals and moments that matter to us most, helping improve the health of everyone, everywhere throughout life.
With all eyes on vaccines, World Immunization Week 2021 offers an unprecedented opportunity to build public trust in the value of all vaccines and help build long-term support for immunization.
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![Black Maternal Health Week]()
Twitter: @BlkMamasMatter
Instagram: @blackmamasmatter
Facebook: @BlackMamasMatter
Website: https://blackmamasmatter.org/bmhw/
The fourth annual national Black Maternal Health Week (BMHW) campaign, founded and led by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance, will be a week of awareness, activism, and community building intended to:
Deepen the national conversation about Black maternal health in the US;
Amplify community-driven policy, research, and care solutions;
Center the voices of Black Mamas, women, families, and stakeholders;
Provide a national platform for Black-led entities and efforts on maternal health, birth and reproductive justice; and
Enhance community organizing on Black maternal health.
Black Maternal Health Week takes place every year from April 11 –17.
![National Handwashing Awareness Week]()
![National Influenza Vaccination Week]()
Social: #NIVW
Twitter: @CDCgov
Facebook: @CDC
Website: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/resource-center/nivw/index.htm
CDC established National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) in 2005 to highlight the importance of continuing flu vaccination through the holiday season and beyond.
NIVW 2019 is scheduled for December 1-7, 2019
NIVW Timing
Previous flu vaccination coverage data have shown that few people get vaccinated against influenza after the end of November.
CDC and its partners choose December for NIVW to remind people that even though the holiday season has begun, it is not too late to get a flu vaccine.
As long as flu viruses are spreading and causing illness, vaccination should continue throughout flu season in order to protect as many people as possible against flu.
Vaccination efforts should continue through the holiday season and beyond. It’s not too late to vaccinate.
While vaccination is recommended before the end of October, getting vaccinated later can still be beneficial during most seasons for people who have put it off.
Even if have already gotten sick with flu, you can still benefit from vaccination since many different flu viruses spread during flu season and most flu vaccine protects against four different flu viruses.
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![Geography Awareness Week]()
Social: #GeoWeek2020 #GeoWeek
Twitter: @theAAG
Facebook: geographers
Instagram: theaag
Website: www.gisday.com
Geoliteracy has never been more vital.
The year 2020 is best seen through its geographies. From the searing bushfires in Australia to the summer floods that affected 10 East African countries, from the devastating wildfires in Siberia to those on the Pacific Northwest coast of the US, from a global pandemic that radically altered humanity’s understanding of shared and separate space to the profound racial, social, and economic disparities that COVID-19 threw in sharp relief, we have needed the tools and practices of geography to better grasp what is happening where, and why.
This year, geographers responded to the widespread public need for knowledge. We developed dashboards and databases on COVID-19; mapped and measured severe climate events; and demonstrated how the historic and systemic roots of racial segregation continue to threaten economic opportunities, mobility, safety, and health for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.
This proliferation of maps, visualizations, and storytelling about space and place in 2020 has informed public policies and personal choices, opening a window on how geoliteracy—the understanding and application of geographic concepts and reasoning—can support complex, relational perspectives and decision making for the Earth’s future.
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![Fungal Disease Awareness Week]()
Social: #ThinkFungus #FungalWeek
Twitter: @CDCgov
Facebook: @CDC
Website: https://www.cdc.gov/fungal/awareness-week.html
Think Fungus: Fungal Disease Awareness Week
Fungal Disease Awareness Week is September 21-25, 2020. CDC and partners have organized this week to highlight the importance of recognizing serious fungal diseases early enough in the course of a patient’s illness to provide life-saving treatment.
Some fungal diseases go undiagnosed, leading to serious illness and death. Increased awareness about fungal diseases is one of the most important ways we can improve early recognition and reduce delays in diagnosis and treatment. A key clue to when a sick person may have a fungal disease is that he or she is being treated with medicine for another type of infection but does not get better.
![National Farm Safety & Health Week]()
Social: #NFSHW #FarmSafety #necasag
Twitter: @NECASAG
Facebook: @necasag
Website: https://www.necasag.org/nationalfarmsafetyandhealthweek/
Daily Topics of Focus
Monday, September 21, 2020 - Tractor Safety & Rural Roadway Safety
Tuesday, September 22, 2020 - Overall Farmer Health
Wednesday, September 23, 2020 - Safety & Health for Youth in Agriculture
Thursday, September 24, 2020 - Emergency Preparedness in Agriculture
Friday, September 25, 2020 - Safety & Health for Women in Agriculture
Each year since 1944, the third week of September has been recognized as National Farm Safety & Health Week. This recognition has been an annual promotion initiated by the National Safety Council and has been proclaimed as such by each sitting U.S. President since Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the first document. Over the years, the development and dissemination of National Farm Safety & Health Week materials has shifted to the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety. NECAS is the agricultural partner of the National Safety Council and has been serving families and businesses in agriculture since 1997.
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Social: #StudentSleepWeek
Twitter: @AASMorg
Facebook: @americanacademyofsleepmedicine
Website: http://sleepeducation.org/student-sleep-health-week
About Student Sleep Health Week
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is organizing the first-ever Student Sleep Health Week, Sept. 14-20, 2020, to encourage students to get the healthy sleep they need to excel this school year. The AASM will be hosting online events throughout the week with the hashtag #StudentSleepWeek. Join the conversation and learn all about the importance of sleep for students, including healthy sleep tips and more. Supporting partners include: American School Counselor Association, American School Health Association, National Association of School Nurses, National PTA, National Safety Council, Project Sleep, Society for Health and Physical Educators and Sleep Research Society.
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Social: #AAS365 #BeThere
Twitter: @AASuicidology
Facebook: @AASuicidology
Website: https://suicidology.org/resources/nspw/
September is National Suicide Prevention Month and National Suicide Prevention Week is September 6 – 12, 2020. The American Association of Suicidology believes we need focus on suicide prevention every day, of every year. Visit AAS365.org for more information about ongoing activities, local and national events, downloadable graphics, and tip sheets to help you in your grassroots efforts.
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