Social: #LightningSafetyAwarenessWeek, #LightningSafetyWeek, #LightningSafety 

Twitter: @NWS

Facebook: @NWS

YouTube: usweathergov

Website: www.weather.gov/iln/lightningsafetyweek, http://www.lightningsafetycouncil.org/LSC-LSAW.html

National Lightning Safety Awareness week was started in 2001 to call attention to this underrated killer. Since then, U.S. lightning fatalities have dropped from about 50 per year to about 30. This reduction in fatalities is largely due to greater awareness of the lightning danger, and people seeking safety when thunderstorms threaten. During National Lightning Safety Awareness Week, we encourage you to learn more about lightning and lightning safety. 

Social: #RipCurrentAwarenessWeek #SummerSafety #BeachSafety

Twitter: @NWS, @NOAA

Website: https://www.weather.gov/safety/ripcurrent 

• Learn more about rip currents and beach safety developed by Texas A&M

• Check water conditions before going in by looking at the local beach forecast before you leave for the beach and talking to the lifeguard at the beach.

• Only swim at a beach with lifeguards. The chances of drowning at a beach with lifeguards are 1 in 18 million (U.S. Lifesaving Association).

• Don't assume! Great weather for the beach does not always mean it's safe to swim or even play in the shallows. Rip currents often form on calm, sunny days.

• Learn how to spot a rip current. The Break the Grip of the Rip free online training will help you learn how to spot a rip current.

• What are scientists doing to keep swimmers safer? Find out in this video: Predict the Rip

• Rip currents aren't the only deadly beach hazard. Learn more about dangerous waves and other hazards and why you should never to turn your back on the ocean.

Social: #LightningSafetyAwarenessWeek, #LightningSafetyWeek, #LightningSafety 

Twitter: @NWS

Facebook: @NWS

YouTube: usweathergov

Website: www.weather.gov/iln/lightningsafetyweek, http://www.lightningsafetycouncil.org/LSC-LSAW.html

National Lightning Safety Awareness week was started in 2001 to call attention to this underrated killer. Since then, U.S. lightning fatalities have dropped from about 50 per year to about 30. This reduction in fatalities is largely due to greater awareness of the lightning danger, and people seeking safety when thunderstorms threaten. During National Lightning Safety Awareness Week, we encourage you to learn more about lightning and lightning safety. 

Social: #RipCurrentAwarenessWeek #SummerSafety #BeachSafety

Twitter: @NWS, @NOAA

Website: https://www.weather.gov/safety/ripcurrent 

• Learn more about rip currents and beach safety developed by Texas A&M

• Check water conditions before going in by looking at the local beach forecast before you leave for the beach and talking to the lifeguard at the beach.

• Only swim at a beach with lifeguards. The chances of drowning at a beach with lifeguards are 1 in 18 million (U.S. Lifesaving Association).

• Don't assume! Great weather for the beach does not always mean it's safe to swim or even play in the shallows. Rip currents often form on calm, sunny days.

• Learn how to spot a rip current. The Break the Grip of the Rip free online training will help you learn how to spot a rip current.

• What are scientists doing to keep swimmers safer? Find out in this video: Predict the Rip

• Rip currents aren't the only deadly beach hazard. Learn more about dangerous waves and other hazards and why you should never to turn your back on the ocean.

Social: #USAAW

Twitter: @CDCgov

Facebook: @CDC

Website: https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-use/week/index.html

U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week is an annual one-week observance that gives participating organizations an opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of appropriate antibiotic use to combat the threat of antibiotic resistance.

Be Antibiotics Aware, a CDC educational effort, complements U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week by providing partners with up-to-date information to help improve human antibiotic prescribing and use in the United States.

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Social: #GERD #GERDAW

Twitter: @IFFGD

Facebook: @IFFGD

Website: https://aboutgerd.org/

The 20th Annual GERD Awareness Week is November 17-23, 2019. Gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, is a very common disorder. Each year around the week of Thanksgiving, IFFGD encourages people experiencing the symptoms, which may be GERD-related, to consult their physicians and to contact us to receive information and support regarding the condition.

IFFGD first designated GERD Awareness Week in November 1999. The event is listed on the U.S. National Health Observances calendar. Health observances are days, weeks, or months devoted to promoting particular health concerns. Health professionals, teachers, community groups, and others can use these special times to sponsor health promotion events and stimulate awareness of health issues.

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Social: #LightningSafetyAwarenessWeek #LightningSafetyWeek #LightningSafety 

Twitter: @NWS @lightningkim @ESFIdotorg @lightning_leon

Facebook: @NWS

YouTube: usweathergov

Website: www.weather.gov/iln/lightningsafetyweek, http://www.lightningsafetycouncil.org/LSC-LSAW.html, http://lightning.org/

National Lightning Safety Awareness week was started in 2001 to call attention to this underrated killer. Since then, U.S. lightning fatalities have dropped from about 50 per year to about 30. This reduction in fatalities is largely due to greater awareness of the lightning danger, and people seeking safety when thunderstorms threaten. During National Lightning Safety Awareness Week, we encourage you to learn more about lightning and lightning safety. 

Social: #SafetyAndHealthWeek #NAOSH

Twitter: @NAOSHWeek @ASSPSafety

Facebook: @ASSESafety

Website: http://www.naosh.org/english/

NAOSH Week was first launched in June 1997, marked by an agreement between Canada, the United States and Mexico. CSSE's Canadian Occupational Health and Safety Week (COHS) had been observed from 1986-1996. During the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) talks between the governments of Mexico, United States, and Canada, workplace safety within the boundaries of all three nations was discussed by government labour department representatives. Canada's representative suggested to his Mexican and American counterparts that their countries may wish to become involved in a similar endeavor to COHS Week.

Subsequently, CSSE was approached for permission and support to expand the COHS Week format and experience to Mexico and the United States. After many meetings between Labour Canada and the CSSE COHS Committee in 1995, the proposal to expand the COHS format into the North American arena was formalized with the CSSE Board of Directors at their spring 1996 meeting. It was agreed that CSSE would adopt the North American concept and implement it in place of the Canadian Week. Labour Canada agreed to ensure that CSSE was the officially recognized safety organization responsible for NAOSH Week.

In September 1996, the agreement was taken to the NAFTA meeting and all parties agreed to the proposal. NAOSH Week was established.

The goal during Safety and Health Week is to focus employers, employees, partners and the public on the importance of preventing injury and illness in the workplace, at home, and in the community.

Social: #AirAware, #AQAW

Twitter: @EPA

Facebook: @EPA

Website: www3.epa.gov/airnow/airaware/ 

On behalf of our AirNow partners – NOAA National Weather Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Forest Service, and the U.S. Department of State – EPA is pleased to announce that Air Quality Awareness Week (AQAW) 2019 will be held April 29 – May 3, 2019.

The theme for this year is Check the AQI & Get Outside. Our goal is to promote events that increase air quality awareness and encourage people to check the Air Quality Index (AQI) to find out the best time of the day to be active outdoors.

We plan to focus on the following daily topics this year, featuring one each day on the AQAW website:

• Monday - Your Heart & Lungs

• Tuesday - Wildfires & Smoke

• Wednesday - Air Quality Index & Sensors

• Thursday - Air Quality and Your Community

• Friday - Air Quality Around the World

EPA will make the website live Monday, April 29, the first day of AQAW (see https://www.airnow.gov/airaware).   

Social: #VaccinesWork

Twitter: @WHO

Facebook: @WHO

Website: https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-immunization-week/world-immunization-week-2019

Vaccines work: We are protected together

Celebrated in the last week of April, World Immunization Week aims to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease. Immunization saves millions of lives every year and is widely recognized as one of the world’s most successful and cost-effective health interventions. Yet, there are still nearly 20 million unvaccinated and under-vaccinated children in the world today.

The theme of this year’s campaign is Protected Together: Vaccines Work!, and the campaign will celebrate Vaccine Heroes from around the world – from parents and community members to health workers and innovators – who help ensure we are all protected, at all ages, through the power of vaccines.

THEME: Creating the Healthiest Nation: For science. For action. For health.

Social: #NPHW

Twitter: @NPHW

Facebook: @AmericanPublicHealthAssociation

Website: www.nphw.org 

JOIN THE MOVEMENT

National Public Health Week 2019 is fast approaching! Join us for a week of inspiring events, conversations and celebrations nationwide. Don't miss: 

• The Billion Steps Challenge, going on right now! It's not too late to start a team or join one. The Challenge continues until April 7. Share your progress using #APHABillionSteps.

• Our annual Twitter chat, a conversation with public health leaders from around the country. Mark your calendar for April 3, and don't forget to RSVP.

• The NPHW Forum on April 1 featuring grassroots organizers from across the country. You can register to attend in person or watch the event via webcast.

• NPHW's Student Day discussion on April 4, when public health professionals will share tips on how to break into the field. You can join us in D.C. or watch the webcast.

Our fact sheets are available year-round on the NPHW website so we can keep the momentum and learning going. Learn more about this year's daily themes and how you can be part of the movement for science, action and health.

Why do we celebrate National Public Health Week? APHA Executive Director Georges Benjamin explains that perfectly in his NPHW 2019 Welcome Letter.

Need help promoting or planning your NPHW events? Check out our Tools & Tips page for links to lots of helpful resources. Those include our fun Social Media 101 and Social Media 201 webinars. Check out our roundup of APHA-hosted NPHW events and let us know if you'll be joining us.

And don't forget to add your events to our NPHW calendar. Let everyone know how you're celebrating this year!

Social: #PoisonPreventionWeek, #PPW2019

Twitter: @NPPW2019

Facebook: @NPPW2019

Website: poisonprevention.org/Poison-Prevention-Week 

National Poison Prevention Week raises awareness of poison prevention nationwide during the third full week of March every year. The week is an opportunity to highlight the dangers of poisonings for people of all ages and promote community involvement in poisoning prevention.

The National Poison Prevention Week Planner below will help you plan and implement activities to raise awareness of poison prevention during the third full week of March each year.

As you begin planning, contact your local poison center at 1-800-222-1222 to learn how you can support existing activities in your community.

Social: #LightningSafetyAwarenessWeek, #LightningSafetyWeek, #LightningSafety 

Twitter: @NWS

Facebook: @NWS

YouTube: usweathergov

Website: www.weather.gov/iln/lightningsafetyweek, http://www.lightningsafetycouncil.org/LSC-LSAW.html

National Lightning Safety Awareness week was started in 2001 to call attention to this underrated killer. Since then, U.S. lightning fatalities have dropped from about 50 per year to about 30. This reduction in fatalities is largely due to greater awareness of the lightning danger, and people seeking safety when thunderstorms threaten. During National Lightning Safety Awareness Week, we encourage you to learn more about lightning and lightning safety. 

Social: #RipCurrentAwarenessWeek, #SummerSafety, #BeachSafety

Twitter: @NWS, @NOAA

Website: https://www.weather.gov/safety/ripcurrent 

• Learn more about rip currents and beach safety developed by Texas A&M

• Check water conditions before going in by looking at the local beach forecast before you leave for the beach and talking to the lifeguard at the beach.

• Only swim at a beach with lifeguards. The chances of drowning at a beach with lifeguards are 1 in 18 million (U.S. Lifesaving Association).

• Don't assume! Great weather for the beach does not always mean it's safe to swim or even play in the shallows. Rip currents often form on calm, sunny days.

• Learn how to spot a rip current. The Break the Grip of the Rip free online training will help you learn how to spot a rip current.

• What are scientists doing to keep swimmers safer? Find out in this video: Predict the Rip

• Rip currents aren't the only deadly beach hazard. Learn more about dangerous waves and other hazards and why you should never to turn your back on the ocean.

#EMSWeek #EMSWeek2018

National EMS Week 2018 - Presented by ACEP in partnership with the National Association of EMT's (NAEMT), will be May 20 - 26

• Wednesday, May 23 is Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Day

• The 2018 theme EMS STRONG is "Stronger Together"

https://www.acep.org/emsweek

http://www.naemt.org/initiatives/ems-week

The theme days for 2018 are:

• Monday - Education

• Tuesday - Safety Tuesday

• Wednesday - EMS for Children Day

• Thursday - Save-A-Life (CPR and Stop the Bleed)

• Friday - EMS Recognition Day