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TODAY IS INTERNATIONAL PAGETS AWARENESS DAY…

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INTERNATIONAL PAGET’S AWARENESS DAY – 11th January – The 11th January is International Paget’s Awareness Day and for 2023, we will be focusing on Paget’s disease around the globe. International Paget’s Awareness Day 2021 focused on the important topic of treatment, its history and the research changing how Paget’s disease may be managed in the future.  

Paget’s disease affects the normal repair and renewal process of bone. Throughout life, bone is renewed and repaired through a process called bone remodelling. Paget’s disease is characterised by abnormalities in this process. The affected bone is renewed and repaired at an increased rate, adversely affecting the bone’s structure. Bone affected by Paget’s disease may be enlarged and misshapen. 

Bones affected by Paget’s disease may become deformed or fractured over time. Paget’s disease most frequently manifests itself in the skeletal system, specifically the spine, skull, pelvis, and femur.

Treatment for bone pain often begins with a diagnosis from a chance x-ray, blood test, or bone scan. We are more likely to contract the disease if we are older or have a family history of it.

Other symptoms may include damage to cartilage, pressure on the nerves, headaches or hearing loss, hip pain, or increased curvature of the spine, as stated by MedlinePlus.

Paget’s disease can result in a variety of secondary health complications, including osteosarcoma, kidney stones, heart failure, arthritis, and vision loss, in addition to issues affecting the nervous system.

Paget’s disease can occur in any bone, often causes no symptoms and may be found by chance. For those with symptoms, these may include pain, deformity and fracture. Either single or multiple bones may be affected with common sites being the spine, skull, pelvis and thigh (femur).

The risk of developing Paget’s disease increases with age and it is most commonly diagnosed in those over 50 years. Paget’s disease is the second most common metabolic bone disease after osteoporosis. Approximately 1% of people in the UK, over the age of 55 years, are thought to be affected. The condition is also common in other European countries such as France, Spain and Italy and in people of European descent who have emigrated to other regions of the world, such as Australia, New Zealand, the United States of America and Canada. 

Source: The Whistler News Paget’s Org

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HEALTH AWARENESS DAYS/WEEKS AND FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER…

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BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH – 1st – 31st October – Every October, people all over the world show their support for everyone affected by breast cancer.

Breast Cancer Now is focused on accelerating research and providing vital support, every way we can, all year round.

In October, they are committed to showing you that no matter who you are, whatever your experience of breast cancer – they are always with you. 

Even without the challenges of the last 18 months, living with breast cancer has never been easy. And as restrictions ease, we know it’s not ‘back to normal’ for everyone.

Their incredible partners have designed limited-edition products to help accelerate research and provide vital support. Check out what they have to offer here. Companies involved in this campaign include Asda, GHD, Cath Kidson, Trinny London, Dorothy Perkins, Elemis, Sofology, Ann Summers, Liv Cycling and Damart so you are sure to find something to buy and sort this worthy cause.

NATIONAL CHOLESTEROL MONTH – 1st – 31st October

LUPUS AWARENESS MONTH – 1st – 31st October – Lupus Awareness Month takes place during October in the UK every year. It is an important opportunity to raise awareness of the disease amongst the public and medical profession as well as improving the understanding of the impact that lupus can have.

By making people more aware of lupus you can help control its impact. We need your help to raise awareness of lupus, its symptoms and the effects it can have on people’s lives this Lupus Awareness Month.

Take part in this fun virtual challenge and help raise awareness during Lupus Awareness Month! The event takes place in October, and anyone can take part! Walk, run, wheelchair, cycle or skate a total of 31 miles throughout the month by completing 1 mile a day or by taking on three 10.3-mile challenges!

T-shirts are available for FREE for all sponsored participants who will raise in excess of £31. Sign up HERE

BACKCARE AWARENESS WEEK – 3rd – 7th  October – Back Care Awareness Week is an important week in our calendar, it should be in yours too.  We have your backs covered.

Previous campaigns have focused on Working from Home; Studying at Home; Spending More Time at Home; Back Pain in Nursing; Back Pain in Golf. Together we can help avoid preventable back injury.

NATIONAL BONE AND JOINT WEEK – 12th – 20th October – Bone and Joint Action Week is held annually from October 12-20 with activities focused on disorders including arthritis, back pain, trauma, pediatric conditions, and osteoporosis. The themes and their related activities are designed to raise awareness worldwide about prevention, disease management and treatment.

WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY – 10th October – The overall objective of World Mental Health Day is to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health.

The Day provides an opportunity for all stakeholders working on mental health issues to talk about their work, and what more needs to be done to make mental health care a reality for people worldwide.

Many aspects of mental health have been challenged, and already before the pandemic in 2019, an estimated one in eight people globally were living with a mental disorder. At the same time, the services, skills and funding available for mental health remain in short supply and fall far below what is needed, especially in low and middle-income countries.

The campaign slogan is Make mental health & well-being for all a global priority #WorldMentalHealthDay

WORLD SPINE DAY – 16th October – The World Spine Day theme for 2022 will be EVERY SPINE COUNTS. Taking place on October 16 each year, World Spine Day highlights the burden of spinal pain and disability around the world. With health professionals, exercise and rehabilitation experts, public health advocates, schoolchildren and patients all taking part, World Spine Day is celebrated on every continent.

The theme emphasizes the diversity of spinal pain and disability as part of the global burden of disease and addresses the need for access to quality essential spinal health services worldwide. With an estimated 540 million people in the world suffering from low back pain at any one time, it remains the leading cause of years lived with disability.

This World Spine Day, we are calling for action to focus on the global burden of spinal disorders while emphasizing #EVERYSPINECOUNTS, highlighting the diverse challenges of living with low back pain in all regions, cultures, backgrounds, and across the life course; prioritizing a condition that is more prevalent than cancer, stroke, heart disease, diabetes and Alzheimer’s Disease combined.

The campaign calls for a greater global commitment to tackling spinal pain and disability by governments, communities, and public health bodies.

World Spine Day also recognizes the lack of access to quality spine care and rehabilitation in under-served communities, which results in chronicity and permanent deformity. For many populations, spinal pain and disability is not just minor inconvenience – it can mean not being able to work and provide food and sustenance.

#EVERYSPINECOUNTS will focus on highlighting ways in which all people can help their spines by staying mobile, avoiding physical inactivity, not overloading their spines, and adopting healthy habits such as weight loss and smoking cessation.

Organized by the World Federation of Chiropractic, World Spine Day has over 800 official organizational supporters worldwide. More information about how to get involved is available at www.worldspineday.org  on Twitter and Facebook.

RESTART & HEART DAY – 16th  October – Restart a Heart Day will take place on 16 October 2022.

The Resuscitation Council UK along with the British Heart Foundation, British Red Cross, St John Ambulance, NHS Ambulance Service and Saving Lives for Scotland work together to help raise awareness of cardiac arrest and teach CPR.

In 2019, an amazing 291,000 people were trained in CPR through Restart a Heart Day. 2022 promises to be even bigger thanks to the introduction of RevivR, our new CPR training tool.

Approximately 30,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happen every year in the UK. Sadly, less than 1 in 10 people survive these cardiac arrests. Performing CPR can more than double the chances of survival in some cases.

We want more people to survive by making sure you know that when someone collapses and stops breathing, it’s important to call 999, perform CPR and use a defibrillator if there’s one available nearby. As around 80% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happen in the home, this gives mums, dads, sons, daughters and friends the best chance of surviving.

Learning how to save a life is now easier than ever with RevivR, our free 15-minute CPR training that teaches you exactly what to do when someone has a cardiac arrest. You can complete the RevivR training anywhere you want – all you need is your phone and a cushion.

Not sure why CPR training is important? Find out about cardiac arrest, CPR and why we’re building a nation of life savers.

Go to the British Heart Foundation website to see how you can get involved.

WORLD OSTEOPOROSIS DAY – 20th October – World Osteoporosis Day, marked on October 20th each year, is a prime time to put the spotlight on osteoporosis. 

With this year’s tagline of ‘Step up for bone health’, IOF will highlight the importance of a bone-healthy lifestyle as the foundation for strong bones and a mobile, fracture-free future. New posters and related resources and communications will urge the public and patients to ‘step up for bone health’ by ensuring:

• Regular weight-bearing & muscle-strengthening exercise

• A nutritious bone-healthy diet and adequate vitamin D

• No smoking and avoiding excessive alcohol intake

As well, the important role of Fracture Liaison Services and targeted exercise programs and nutrition after a fracture will be reflected in campaign messages and resources. We will reach out healthcare professionals and health authorities, who will be urged to ‘step up’ on behalf of osteoporosis and fracture prevention by ensuring that people at fracture risk have timely access to diagnosis and treatment, including post-fracture care.

BREAST CANCER NOW WEAR IT PINK DAY – 23rd October – Breast Cancer Now’s wear it pink day is one of the biggest fundraising events in the UK. Taking place during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, thousands of amazing people wear it pink in their communities, schools or work places for the UK’s largest breast cancer charity, Breast Cancer Now.

Together, we’ve been wearing it pink for over 20 years. You’ve dressed up, baked, quizzed and pulled off all kinds of incredible sponsored challenges. You’ve had a whole lot of fun and raised over £37 million in the process.

We’re so proud of what we’ve achieved together, but we can’t stop there. People affected by breast cancer need us – and they need you too.

In the last few years, our researchers missed over 230,000 hours in their labs. That’s 230,000 hours where they couldn’t experiment, study breast cancer, and make breakthroughs. Despite these setbacks, we’ve never been more determined to reach our goal – by 2050, everyone diagnosed with breast cancer will live, and be supported to live well.

Be a part of an incredible community and wear it pink. Sign up here

Source: Breast Cancer Now Lupus UK BackCare UK IABHP World Health Organisation World Spine Day British Heart Foundation World Osteoporosis Wear It Pink

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HEALTH AWARENESS DAYS, WEEKS AND FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL…

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BOWEL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH – 1st – 30th April –  Every 15 minutes somebody is diagnosed with bowel cancer in the UK, that’s nearly 43,000 people each year.

Bowel Cancer UK supports everyone affected by bowel cancer, every step of the way. They want to make your voices heard to drive positive change by championing early diagnosis and campaigning for the best treatment and care. And with your help, they can fund the future of bowel cancer research to help stop people from dying of bowel cancer.

This April, for Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, they are calling on everyone to join them. Together we can raise more awareness and support even more people affected by the disease. Together we are stronger. Together we can save more lives.

Step Up to 30 with them in April as part of Bowel Cancer Awareness Month – it is really simple, just get active every day and ask people to sponsor you.

  • Date: Throughout April
  • Price: No registration fee
  • Minimum sponsorship target: £100


You can take part as an individual, with your friends or family, or as a company with your colleagues. Sign up here.

STRESS AWARENESS MONTH – 1st – 30th April – Stress Awareness Month has been held every April since 1992 to raise awareness of the causes and cures for our modern stress epidemic.  The last two years have been the most challenging they have faced and in 2020 their services were overwhelmed by people that are struggling and seeking support.   This year their theme is Community.  They have chosen this theme because lack of support can cause loneliness and isolation, which in turn lowers people’s wellbeing, impacts mental health and can lead to mental illness. Social isolation is an important risk factor for both deteriorating mental health and suicide. As we emerge from the pandemic, it’s vital that the community support experienced by many people during this challenging time continues.  Although restrictions have mainly been lifted, people need support now more than ever as they adjust to a new way of living.

The pandemic has had a hugely detrimental effect on the nation’s mental health and sense of community.  Disrupted social lives, the cancellation of large gatherings, travel restrictions and working from home have kept us in one place for long periods of time. However, one of the positives to emerge from this unparalleled situation has been the community spirit and support shown by so many to so many.

Socialising with others has multiple benefits for our mental health.  Whether it’s a sport, hobby classes or volunteering, activities like these all give meaning and purpose to our lives and make us more confident.  Having the opportunity to laugh and chat with others in social situations serves to temporarily distract us from our worries by turning our focus outwards instead of inwards.  And being able to talk through problems and share our worries with others decreases our stress levels.  As the saying goes, a worry shared is a worry halved, and less worry equals less stress. 

The 30 Day Challenge for April –

If you haven’t yet joined their 30 Day Challenge for April. They are encouraging you to pick one action each for your Physical, Mental and Emotional Wellbeing to carry out every day.

It takes 30 days to turn actions into habits, which is why this is a month-long programme.  The 30-day challenge will maximise your chances of turning useful knowledge and techniques into positive behavioural change.

Click here to gain the access to their free resources specifically created for the month of April. You can download the 30 Day Challenge, a Daily De-Stressing Planner, a Stress Guide, 7 Steps Achievement Plan, useful infographics on stress and much more!

WALK TO WORKDAY – 1st April – There are a huge number of benefits to walking, so why not energise your commute? 

It is a great way to keep the doctor away. Just a 20-minute walk per day helps prevent and manage chronic illnesses, including reducing the risk of death from cancer and can also help prevent dementia. Walk to Work Day seems to have been started in 2007 as a promotion for walking. It is observed annually on the first Friday of April.

It can improve your mood as well as boosting your creativity.

Have a positive effect on your heart, including lowering your blood pressure and reducing the risk of heart disease.

Strengthens your bones and muscles.

 Reduces the pollution that would be generated by driving or using public transport.

It’s free! Therefore considerably cheaper than driving.

It’s the easiest way of getting exercise into your daily routine.

WORLD HEALTH DAY – 7TH April – In the midst of a pandemic, a polluted planet, increasing diseases like cancer, asthma, heart disease, on World Health Day 2022, WHO will focus global attention on urgent actions needed to keep humans and the planet healthy and foster a movement to create societies focused on well-being.   

WHO estimates that more than 13 million deaths around the world each year are due to avoidable environmental causes. This includes the climate crisis which is the single biggest health threat facing humanity. The climate crisis is also a health crisis.

While the COVID-19 pandemic showed us the healing power of science, it also highlighted the inequities in our world. The pandemic has revealed weaknesses in all areas of society and underlined the urgency of creating sustainable well-being societies committed to achieving equitable health now and for future generations without breaching ecological limits. The present design of the economy leads to inequitable distribution of income, wealth and power, with too many people still living in poverty and instability. A well-being economy has human well-being, equity and ecological sustainability as its goals. These goals are translated into long-term investments, well-being budgets, social protection and legal and fiscal strategies. Breaking these cycles of destruction for the planet and human health requires legislative action, corporate reform and individuals to be supported and incentivized to make healthy choices.    

World Health Day, held on the 7th April each year, is the term for an annual day dedicated to promoting the benefits of good health and wellbeing worldwide.

First started by the World Health Organisation in 1950, fundraising campaigns are created in the build-up to World Health Day across the globe in an attempt to help those in struggling areas gain better access to crucial health provisions.

World Health Day forms one part of eight official World Health Organisation health awareness events that take place each year. Others include World Tuberculosis Day, World Malaria Day and World AIDs Day.

One of the most popular campaigns that are held on World Health Day occurs on social media. The hashtag #healthforall is used by campaigners and members of the public to highlight the need for accessible health solutions.

MS AWARENESS WEEK – 18TH – 24TH April – MS can be tough, and for many people talking about it can be challenging. Whether you’re opening up to a friend after being newly diagnosed, or finding the right words to describe symptoms to an employer. Sometimes it feels easier not to say anything at all.

#LetsTalkMS

That’s why for MS Awareness Week 2021 they spoke up using #LetsTalkMS. Scroll down to find resources to help you to feel confident about speaking up. And read stories of how others found their voice. Help Break the silence around MS.

The MS Society teamed up with Robin (who has MS) from comedy group Noise Next Door. With your help, they wrote a song about life with MS. They are always happy to share MS stories on their social channels and blog.

IBS AWARENESS MONTH – 1ST – 30TH April – If you have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), you are not alone – IBS is common with prevalence estimated at 10% to 15%. Yet many people remain undiagnosed and unaware that their symptoms indicate a medically recognized disorder.

In 1997, IFFGD designated April as IBS Awareness Month. During this time, we work to focus attention on important health messages about IBS diagnosis, treatment, and quality of life issues.

IBS Awareness Month is listed on the U.S. National Health Observances calendar. Health observances are days, weeks, or months devoted to promoting particular health concerns. Individuals, health professionals, teachers, community groups, and others can use these special times to sponsor health promotion events and stimulate awareness of health issues.

The more we work together to raise awareness for IBS, the greater our ability to impact positive outcomes, such as additional research, increased educational opportunities, and improved patient care for the functional GI community. Here are a few tools for you to raise the visibility of IBS in your community.

Source: Bowel Cancer Awareness Stress.Org NICS WELL World Health Day WHO Twinkl MS Society About IBS