June
| June 1 – July 4 |
| | Fireworks Safety Month |
| - 40% of firework injuries were to children 15 and under.
- The best defense against kids suffering severe eye injuries and burns is to not let kids play
with any fireworks. - Bystanders are more often injured by fireworks than the people who set them off.
- Be aware that even sparklers are dangerous - they burn up to 1800 degrees Fahrenheit and cause one third of injuries in children 5 and younger.
| | Source: | Prevent Blindness America | | June 1-30 |
| | National Scleroderma Awareness Month |
| - Scleroderma, or systemic sclerosis, is a chronic connective tissue disease generally classified as one of the autoimmune rheumatic diseases.
- There are an estimated 300,000 people in the United States who have scleroderma, about one third of whom have the systemic form of scleroderma.
- Female patients outnumber male patients about four to one, and the average age at diagnosis is in the forties.
| | Source: | Scleroderma Foundation | | June 1-30 |
| | Vision Research Month |
| - By the year 2030, twice as many people will be blind as are today.
- Modern research offers hope to those threatened by vision loss.
- Taking care of your eyes and your health is a first step to preventing vision loss from common eye problems.
| | Source: | Prevent Blindness America |
| June 1 -30 |
| | National Aphasia Awareness Month |
| - Aphasia is an acquired communication disorder that impairs a person's ability to process language, but does not affect intelligence.
- It is estimated that about 1 million people in the United States today suffer from aphasia.
- While aphasia is most common among older people, it can occur in people of all ages, races, nationalities and gender.
| | Source: | The National Aphasia Association |
| June 1 -30 |
| | Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month |
| - The prevalence of MG in the United States is estimated to be about 20/100,000 population.
- Myasthenia Gravis occurs in all races, both genders, and at any age.
| | Source: | Myasthenia Gravis Goundation of America, INC | | June 1-7 |
| | Sun Safety Week | | | -
You can get sunburned even on a cloudy day.
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Children get an average of 3 times more sun exposure than adults.
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Up to 80% of a person's lifetime sun exposure occurs before the age of 18
| | Source: | Sun Safety Alliance | | June 7-13 |
| | National Headache Awareness Week |
| - 78% of adults experience tension headaches.
- Tension headaches are the most common form of headache.
- 13% of the US population experiences migraine headaches
- Migraine is characterized by throbbing head pain, usually located on one side of the head, often accompanied by nausea and sensitivity to light and sound
| | Source: | National Headache Foundation |
| June 15-21 |
| | National Men’s Health Week |
| - Depression in men is likely to go undiagnosed, which contributes to the fact that men are 4 times more likely than women to commit suicide.
- Women are 100% more likely than men to go to the doctor for a physical.
- Women, on average, live six years longer than men.
- Almost twice as many men as women die of heart disease each year.
| | Source: | Men's Health Network |
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