National Employee Health and Fitness Day is observed on the third Wednesday of May in the U.S. This year, it falls on May 20. It was established to raise awareness of the health benefits of physical activity among employees through company-sponsored health promotion activities. This day is a perfect time to remind the staff about the necessity and advantages of regular physical activity. So put on your running shoes as we jog our way to National Employee Health and Fitness Day.
World AIDS Vaccine Day
Every year the world commemorates World AIDS Vaccine Day on May 18. The day is also known as H.I.V. Vaccine Knowledge Day, a campaign aimed at increasing public awareness about the importance of H.I.V. vaccinations in preventing H.I.V. infection and AIDS.
The project accomplishes two goals. One, it primarily aims to honor those medical professionals, scientists, and volunteers/supporters who have committed their lives to the development of a viable and safe AIDS vaccine. The other emphasizes the necessity of vaccination, which serves as a barrier against life-threatening infection. People are told that H.I.V. may be avoided through this fantastic initiative led by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (N.I.A.I.D.) and that every one of us has a critical role to play in the preventive process and must share worldwide responsibility.
Mother Whistler Day
Mother Whistler Day is celebrated yearly on May 18. As opposed to being the day chosen to celebrate the mother of an American artist named James Abbott McNeill Whistler, whom the title takes from, it is a day to celebrate the art of whistling. Most people can whistle, however, not everyone can. You might ask why celebrate something like whistling? Well, because why not? Life is too short to choose not to celebrate things, especially things that if done well can be a melodious sound. Whistling is emitting a clear, high-pitched sound by forcing breath through a small hole between one’s lips or teeth and has been used in movies, songs, and other arts.