Global Running Day Running Day is a holiday celebrated both globally and nationally on the 1st Wednesday in June. Either day you choose to celebrate they both involve getting exercise and trying to remain healthy. The day initially began as a national day and has since been changed to aRead More →
World Diabetes Day A day to promote diabetes care, prevention and a cure worldwide. The United Nations passed a resolution to designate November 14 as World Diabetes Day in 2006. The day is celebrated by raising awareness about the disease, how to prevent it and the care people with theRead More →
World Prematurity Day World Prematurity Day is a day for speaking up and taking action for moms and babies to help prevent the birth of babies before they are full term. A premature birth is one that occurs before the start of the 37th week of pregnancy, or three weeksRead More →
Breast Cancer Awareness Month National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is an annual international health campaign organized by major breast cancer charities every October to increase awareness of the disease and to raise funds for research into its cause, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure. There isn’t one day in October forRead More →
National Wear Red Day National Wear Red Day is an annual event that takes place on the first Friday of February each year. It is a day to raise awareness about heart health and to recognize the importance of preventing heart disease. We celebrate National Wear Red Day by wearingRead More →
National Eat Right Day With everyone trying to eat right it makes sense that it should have its very own day. In reality, this day is a to honor famous nutritionist, Adelle Davis. Adelle, who was born on February 25, 1904, was an advocate in the nutrition movement. Adelle wasRead More →
DIABETES ALERT DAY This holiday is an alert to inform the American public about the seriousness of diabetes, particularly when diabetes is left undiagnosed or untreated. The American Diabetes Association created Alert Day as part of its awareness programs in 1986. When is Diabetes Alert Day? The 4th Tuesday inRead More →
National Dentist’s Day This is a holiday that isn’t celebrated a lot. Sadly, dentists frequently get a bad rap, because they sometimes cause pain when helping their patients. Dentist’s Day was created so people can demonstrate their gratitude and say thank you to dentists everywhere. This holiday, celebrated on MarchRead More →
NATIONAL PANIC DAY The fact that there is a National Panic Day may cause some to panic and wonder why we need to celebrate something that causes such chaos in our lives. Panic is defined as a sudden, extreme, uncontrollable fear or anxiety that often causes unreasonable, irrational, unthinking behavior.Read More →
National Certified Nurses Day Certified Nurses Day is a day set aside to honor nurses throughout the world through national board certification in their specialty. In order to be a nurse in the United States people must be RN’s, meaning they must have a registered nurse (RN) license, in order to practice. ByRead More →