In Case You Missed It
By Office of the President | May 1, 2023
Environmental Health News
—April 24
Featuring: Patrick Masseo, School of Public Health DrPH student
Amsterdam News
— April 23
News 12 The Bronx
—April 21
Featuring: Camille Clare, M.D., MPH, Chair, Obstetrics and Gynecology
News 12 Brooklyn
—April 21
The Oklahoman
—April 20
Featuring: School of Public Health MPH student Abdonnie Holder as guest columnist
Healio
—April Issue
Featuring: Haram Abdelmajid, M.D., Pediatric Infectious Disease Fellow
BackTable OBGYN
, MD, MPH—April 20
Featuring: Camille Clare, M.D., MPH, Chair, Obstetrics and Gynecology
CIO Views
—April 17
Featuring: President Wayne J. Riley, M.D., MPH, MBA, MACP
Radiological Society of North American (RSNA) News
—April 13
Featuring: Jinel Scott, M.D., MBA, Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology
Black News
—April 12
Featuring: President Wayne J. Riley, M.D., MPH, MBA, MACP
Patch
—April 11
Featuring: President Wayne J. Riley, M.D., MPH, MBA, MACP
The Daily Brit
—April 10
Featuring: Richard Westreich, M.D., Dermatology
NYHealth
(YouTube): —April 5
Featuring: Aimee Afable, SPH Associate Dean for Community Engagement, and Tenya Blackwell, AAIUH Director of Community Engagement and Research
Holidays / Observances
Days
5/6: National Nurses Day
5/8: National Student Nurses Day
5/12: Birthday of Florence Nightingale and International Nurses Day
5/18: National Speech Pathologist Day
5/23: National Medical Coders Day
Weeks
5/7-13: National Hospital Week
5/14-20: Neuroscience Nurses Week
Month
National Nurses Month – (replaces Nurses week)
Week 1 – Self Care
Week 2 – Recognition
Week 3 – Professional Development
Week 4 – Community Engagement
Days
5/1: Melanoma Monday
5/2: World Asthma Day
5/3: World Maternal Mental Health Day
5/5: World Hand Hygiene Day
5/12: Fibromyalgia Day
5/15: Global Employee Health and Fitness Day
5/18: World AIDS Vaccine Day
5/20: Clinical Trials Day
5/20: World AiArthritis Day
5/24: World Tuberculosis Day
5/31: National Senior Health & Fitness Day
5/31: World No Tobacco Day
Weeks
5/1-7: National Physical Education and Sport Week
5/7-13: Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week
5/14-20: Maternal Sepsis Week
5/14-20: National Women’s Health Week
5/14-20: Healthcare Documentation Integrity Week
5/14-20: Neuroscience Nurses Week
5/22-28: National Respiratory Care Week
Month
American Stroke Month
Better Hearing and Speech Month
National Critical Care Awareness and Recognition Month
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
Global Employee Health and Fitness Month
Healthy Vision Month
Hepatitis Awareness Month
Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month
Lupus Awareness Month
Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
Mental Health Awareness Month
National Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month
National Arthritis Awareness Month
National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
National Critical Care Awareness and Recognition Month
National High Blood Pressure Education Month
National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
National Physical Fitness & Sports Month
National Stroke Awareness Month
National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
National Trauma Awareness Month
National Women’s Health Month
Oncology Nursing Month
Preeclampsia Awareness Month
Psoriasis Arthritis Action Month
Skin Cancer Prevention and Awareness Month
Days
5/5: Cinco de Mayo (Mexican)
5/5: Vesak (Buddhist)
5/8-9: Lag B’Omer (Judaism)
5/17: International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia
5/21: World Day for Cultural Diversity
5/23: Declaration of the Báb (Baha’i)
5/25-27: Shavout (Judaism)
5/26: Birthday of Buddha (Buddhist)
5/28: Pentecost Sunday (Christian)
Months
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Jewish American Heritage Month
Military Appreciation Month
Older Americans Month