awareness month

General Articles

Think Pink This October During National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month This month we take time to reflect, learn, and bring awareness to the disease that affects thousands of women across the United States. Unfortunately, breast cancer is all too common. One in every eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer...

Autism

National Autism Awareness Month: Neurodiversity at Work

April is National Autism Awareness Month! This month, we’re one with the autism community in encouraging companies and individuals alike to embrace a neurodiverse workplace that includes employees with autism and to learn how to effectively support them. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a...

Diabetes

Diabetes Alert Day 2020: A Wake-Up Call on Type 2 Diabetes

March 24, 2020, is American Diabetes Association Alert Day. It is an important day for raising awareness of type 2 diabetes and in encouraging the public to take the Diabetes Risk Test. This test only takes 60 seconds to complete and can instantly tell users if they’re at risk of type 2 diabetes....

General Articles

Amber’s Lupus Journey

A medical ID is recommended to anyone living with a medical condition. In an emergency, it can easily and effectively communicate a chronic disease, such as Lupus, to first responders. I knew little about systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus) until I was confronted with my diagnosis in 2012 at the...

Rare Diseases

Debra’s Multiple Sclerosis Journey

A medical ID is recommended to anyone living with a medical condition such as Multiple Sclerosis. Photo credit: Kiki Charles The hardest thing for me about multiple sclerosis (MS) is its unpredictability. At age 36, I escaped from an abusive relationship and rebuilt my life. By age 44, I was...

Autism

Medical Alert Bracelet Helps Police Return Wandering Child with Autism

A missing child is every parent’s fear and something that they hope never happens to them. Right with you one minute, and then with a blink of an eye, gone the next. At first you hope that it is just a prank, that your child is going to suddenly pop out and surprise you. But as the seconds go by...

Tips and Tricks

Anti-Stress Hacks to Try This Stress Awareness Month

April is Stress Awareness Month and for health care professionals, it is a special opportunity to increase public awareness about stress, its causes, and negative effects. More than 1 in 4 Americans describe themselves as "super stressed" and a study shows that 77% Americans regularly experience...

General Articles

IBS and Emergency Situations: Can Medical IDs Help?

Since 1997, April has been designated as a special month for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) awareness. According to the International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, IBS affects up to 1 in 7 Americans. It is estimated that up to 45 million people in the US are affected by this...

Autism

List of Autism Organizations and Support Groups

April is Autism Awareness Month and it is a special opportunity to raise awareness of autism, encourage acceptance of people living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and offer support to families that are affected by it. More than 3.5 million Americans live with an autism spectrum disorder and...

General Articles

Improving Patient Safety with Medical IDs

Patient Safety Awareness Week marks a special time to increase awareness of patient safety among health professionals and the public. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) defines patient safety as “the prevention of harm to patients.” According to the Center for Patient Safety, up to 98,000 patients die...

General Articles

5 Healthy Heart Hacks to Try During American Heart Month

February 2018 is American Heart Month! The theme for this year is being in control of one's heart health and that risks can be reduced at any age. Additionally, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute encourages everyone to move more for their heart health. Striving for at least 2 1/2 hours...

Heart Health

CHD Support Groups and Organizations for Heart Families

February 7-14 marks Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week! During this time, everyone is encouraged to help raise awareness of this serious medical condition. CHD is the number one birth defect that affects every 125 babies every year in the United States. Parents whose children are diagnosed with...