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November 25^th, is:

 

 

International Day

for the

Elimination of Violence Against Women

 

 

 

On November 6^th, 2009, UNIFEM launched the global advocacy initiative: “Say NO – UNiTE to End Violence against Women.” The program & website will join people together from around the world to take actions to end the violent acts against women & it will also spotlight those global efforts & demonstrate the groundswell of support for this important issue. UNIFEM & “Say NO – UNiTE” are organizations established under the United Nations’ umbrella.

 

 

Actress Nicole Kidman is a Goodwill Ambassador for UNIFEM & also a SayNO – UniTE Spokesperson. Here are two videos for the day, with her in them – the PSA & welcome videos for SayNO – UNiTE:

 

 

     

No is No in Any Language

 

  

   

Say No - UNiTE Welcome Message

(Click to view video, if missing here.) 

 

 

Up to 70 percent of women experience physical or sexual violence from men in their lifetime — with the abusers usually being someone known to them. Perhaps the most pervasive human rights violation that we know today, it harms families & fractures communities, stalling human development, undermining economic growth. Violence against women and girls has far-reaching consequences, & it devastates lives.  Everyone has a role to play in combating this global pandemic; the time to act together is NOW. 

 

[Source: UNIFEM.org]

 

 

Learn more:

 

Facts & Figures on Violence Against Women [click] 

 

 

www.saynotoviolence.org

 

 

November 25^th also marks the start of the “16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence” – which began in 1980.  This campaign pointedly begins on the same day as the International Day To End Violence Against Women & ends on  International Human Rights Day; & it originated at the Women’s Global Leadership Institute (WGLI) organized in 1991 by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL).

 

Over 2,800 organizations in 156 countries have participated in the “16 Days…” campaign, and the movement continues to grow.  There’s a full International Calendar of Activities; & it’s available on FaceBook, as well.

 

The 2009 theme for 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence is:

“Commit ▪ Act ▪ Demand: We CAN End Violence Against Women!”

 

Read more about the 16 Days campaign here. 

 

 

RELATED CARE-AWARE POSTS:

 

International Day to End Violence Against Women (2008 post)

 

 

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The 3^rd weekend (Fri-Sun) in October is…

 

 

The United Nations’ 2015 Millennium Campaign

Stand Up Against Poverty

 

 

 

 

 

Have you been following the Stand Up and Take Action (to end poverty) campaign, this weekend? It’s now in its’ 4^th year, and millions of people around the world are Standing Up and Taking Action to show their support for the fight against poverty and for the (UN’s) Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

 

 

• 1.4 BILLION people around the world exist on less than $1.25 per day! 

 

• One woman dies EVERY MINUTE as a result of pregnancy & childbirth!

 

• More than 1 BILLION people lack clean drinking water!

 

The problem is huge; yet, we CAN change it – TOGETHER!!

 

 

 

   

You Can End Poverty

 

 

 

I just wanted to give you a quick heads-up on it, if you haven’t been following Care-Aware™ on Twitter* (if not, you should – as I’m doing most of the postings from there, now). There’s still time to join in!

 

 

This global campaign is gaining so much attention and so many local events that the official numbers of attendees for it’s numerous events are being submitted to the Guinness Book of World Records!  You can still be a part of that, too: Submit your event-numbers before 23:59 GMT on Oct 18^th, 2009 to be counted (http://tr.im/CaRU).

 

 

 

   

STAND UP and TAKE ACTION 2009

 

 

 

There are lots of other things we can do to help the movement against global poverty – year-round! For more info, visit:

 

www.standagainstpoverty.org

 

 

 

 

 

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September 16^th  is...

 

 

Wife Appreciation Day! 

 

 

There are just NOT enough days out there to show wives the appreciation they deserve, right?!   BUT, Wife Appreciation Day is a great way to add to all of the other possible opportunities to do so, throughout the year.

 

 

There’s still plenty of time to plan some appreciation, Husbands!  So get busy!! …. Wait a minute.    Perhaps I should rephrase that-all!!   This is WIFE Appreciation Day, after all!   But not to worry, guys – in case you’re wondering, there is also a “Husband Appreciation Day”:  It’s held on the third Saturday of April.

 

 

Have a great day, Men!  No amount of appreciation which is given out with genuine intentions, gratitude & affection is ever lost on a wife; so it’s really a good day for everyone’s health.

 

 

Wife Appreciation Day is held each & every September 16th.

 

 

Related Events:  The MONTH of SEPTEMBER is Marriage Health Month.

 

 

 

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The Third Tuesday of September is…

 

Get Ready Day

 

&

 

Take A Loved One To The Doctor Day

 

 

 

 

 

 

Get Ready Day is sponsored by the American Public Health Association (APHA).  Its’ purpose is to help Americans to prepare themselves, their families and their communities for all of the hazards they could potentially face:  including pandemic flu and other emerging infectious diseases or hazards or disasters.

 

 

Get Ready Day has lots of fact sheets available at their site:  these include some for info on the H1N1 virus (AKA swine flu), plus earthquakes, floods, heat waves, power outages, work emergencies, winter storms and other disaster-preparedness; and they’re available in Spanish, as well.  They also have a blog, podcast, & quarterly e-newsletter, & are available on Twitter.

 

 

The GRD website also has a special section for children:  you can download games & puzzles, print out a kids’ preparedness guide & family checklist, & check out their other fun & educational links for kids, there.  They also ran a song contest for GRD, in 2007, & you can listen to their winning entries.  Just click on the links below for those:

 

Get Ready Kids Fun Site

 

Listen to the winners of the Get Ready Song Contest!

 

 

 

Visit the Get Ready website:

 

APHA Get Ready

 

 

 

The MONTH of SEPTEMBER is also National Preparedness Month.  You can find more information for that by going to Ready America (www.ready.gov).

 

 

 

The Third Tuesday of September is also…

 

 

Take A Loved One to the Doctor Day

 

 

Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day is part of a national campaign by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health’s “Closing the Health Gap” campaign (& is also part of its’ part of its’ “Initiative to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health”) which focuses on the health gap between minority populations and the general population.  

 

 

Take a loved one to the Doctor Day is used as a day to encourage individuals to see a health care professional or to make an appointment to see a health care professional and begin taking charge of your health!  So if you’ve arrived at this info late in the day (or even some other time of the year), take heart – and make an appointment! – because the point is to rally others you care about to take care of themselves & their health by seeing their doctor(s) regularly, as they should.  Any time’s a good time to start doing that!

 

 

For more info on the day, visit:

 

 

“Closing the Health Gap” [click] 

 

 

 

 

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September 15^th is…

 

 

World Lymphoma Awareness Day

 

 

 

 

 

World Lymphoma Awareness Day (WLAD) began in 2004, & is a global campaign sponsored by the Lymphoma Coalition – which is a non-profit organization of networked patient groups from around the world.

 

 

There are more than 35 types of lymphoma.

 

About 360, 000 people worldwide are diagnosed with it each year.

 

 

WOW!:  According to the Lymphoma Coalition, “less than 50 per cent of people know anything about this potentially life-threatening disease” & “almost three quarters (74 per cent) of people do not know that lymphoma is a form of cancer”!  (I wouldn’t have thought! …  Definitely need an awareness day!!)

 

 

If untreated, some lymphomas can be fatal within six months.

 

Nearly 200,000 people die from lymphoma every year.

 

 

“Know Your Nodes.”  Two years ago, the Know Your Nodes campaign was launched for WLAD. fun and interactive to help people learn about nodes, & the lymphatic system… and, most importantly, the signs and symptoms of lymphoma.

 

 

“Know Your Nodes” Interactives [click]

Quick Quiz, Signs & Symptoms List, Fast Fact-Sheet

 

 

 

 

Lymphoma is the most commonly occurring blood cancer

and the third most common childhood cancer.

 

One million people worldwide live with lymphoma.

 

 

The Beacons of Hope program was created in 2006 to celebrate inspiring people around the world who have been affected by lymphoma. The people chosen by the Coalition become ambassadors who spread hope for lymphoma across the world.  The the LC is now creating a photo album to reflect the ‘Beacons of Hope’ theme (you can view those photos here).

 

 

 

For more information, visit:

 

The Lymphoma Coalition

 

 

 

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September 11th is…

 

PATRIOT DAY

&

National Day of Service and Remembrance

 

 

 

 

Today’s a day to honor the lives lost on 9/11/01 – in the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and in southwest Pennsylvania.  

 

 

Read the Presidential Patriot Day & National Day of Service and Remembrance Proclamation (2009)

 

 

 

 

To honor those who died, fly your flag(s) at half-staff, today, & observe a moment of silence beginning at 8:46 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) – which marks the time of the first plane crash on September 11, 2001.

 

 

This year (2009) is the first year in which the National Day of Service and Remembrance has been established & observed.  NDSR was signed into law this past April as part of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, with the mission to honor the victims of 9/11 and those who rose to service in response to the attacks as well as all those who protect our country by encouraging all Americans and others throughout the world to pledge to voluntarily perform at least one good deed, or another service activity on 9/11 each year.

 

 

  

 

 

 

You can join in.  Visit MyGoodDeed – the 911 Day of Service Organization – @ www.911dayofservice.org & pledge to do a good deed (or other act of volunteer work or charitable activity) during this week.

 

 

  

More Links:

 

AmeriCorps

 

Corporation for National & Community Service

 

Heroes of Flight 93

 

National September 11 Memorial & Museum @ the World Trade Center

 

Pentagon Memorial

 

Tribute WTC Visitor Center

 

United We Serve

 

 

 

Related Posts:  View the previous Care-Aware’s Patriot Day post here (click).

 

 

NOTE: Words in purple (above) are links – just click to visit.

 

 

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September 10th is…

 

 

 

“Stop a Suicide Today” Day

&

World Suicide Prevention Day

 

This is National Suicide Prevention WEEK (Sept. 6-12, 2009)

&

SEPTEMBER is Suicide Prevention MONTH

 

 

 

 

 

The Terry Wise Story: A Suicide Attempt Survivor

 

 

 

Just a couple of days ago, an online-friend of mine let us know that her BF’s very best friend had recently died from suicide.  The word “DEVESTATING” cannot even begin to cover the impact of this on him & her & his friend’s wife, & others!  Over the years, both online & off, I’ve encountered a number of situations in which people have either been suicidal or forever-changed (& traumatized) by the suicide of a loved one/friend.  I can think of at least two other bloggers, just this past year alone who had blogged about having suicidal feelings.  Granted, the people who have blogs due to major health issues &/or deaths-in-their-families are under huge stresses.  But there are plenty of other situations in life which may contribute to a higher rate of suicides… including the current economic stressors, alcoholism, veterans returning from the front, people in the midst of relationship turmoil, traumas/deaths/losses, and also teenage-hood & aging.

 

 

Over 90% of those who die by suicide had a diagnosable mental illness.

 

It is a myth that people who talk about suicide won’t kill themselves.

 

 

Since posting the Care-Aware™ update on Suicide Prevention Days last year, I had run across this Dr. Phil talking suicide-prevention widget (below).  You will also find it permanently-posted on the Care-Aware™ home page. 

 

 

 

 

Lifeline Gallery (where the Dr. Phil Widget is from)  is “a place to share, & listen to, stories of hope & recovery.”  The gallery is for those who need hope (who may be feeling suicidal) as well as for suicide attempt survivors.  But it’s also for those who’ve lost a loved one to suicide, & for all who support suicide prevention, as well.  To check out the gallery, just click on “Lifeline Gallery” at the beginning of this paragraph.

 

 

To share the Dr. Phil widget on your website, just click here (for the Lifeline Gallery page featuring his widget), then click the “EMBED PLAYER” button; copy the “Get embed code”, there; & paste to your page/website.

 

 

If you’re feeling suicidal, PLEASE listen to Dr. Phil & follow his instructions (call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline @ 1-800-273-TALK [their webpage is www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/]).  I noticed, on their page, that they now have a Veterans Hotline, also (just press “1”, when you call) as well as a Veteran’s Online Chat (see website for link).  Here’s the coordinating Veteran’s PSA, for that (which features actor Gary Sinise from the T.V. show “CSI”):

 

 

 

 

 

More info on suicide prevention for vets can be found @:

 

www.mentalhealth.va.gov/suicide_prevention

 

 

 

As I post this-all, I can’t help but think of how all those who’ve lost a loved one from suicide might be feeling.  The focus here is on “prevention”, after all.  But I know that the aftermath of losing someone to a suicide can leave those who are left behind with wrenching/tormented feelings of guilt & over-responsibility (however unwarranted, ‘though also understandable) about what they perhaps could’ve done differently to have prevented the death, & such.  It’s certainly not my intent to add to that-all, here (& I definitely hope you don’t ‘go there’ with all-this)!  If you’ve lost someone to suicide, please know that you have my heart & sincere sympathies, in that.

 

 

Some links for those who’ve lost a loved one/friend to suicide:

 

Suicide Loss Survivors

 

Surviving Suicide

 

Survivors of Suicide (SOS)

 

 

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For World Suicide Prevention Day activities planned around the globe, visit:

 

International Association for Suicide Prevention. (IASP)

 IASP can also be found on FaceBook & Twitter

 

Light a candle, near a window, at 8 PM on World Suicide Prevention Day to show your support for suicide prevention, to remember a lost loved one, & for the survivors of suicide.

 

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Look for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on social networking sites, including Twitter, YouTube, MySpace, and Facebook!

 

 

Please know that someone out here cares – whether you’ve thought about taking your own life, or have had someone in your life die from suicide – I wouldn’t be doing this post, if I didn’t!

 

 

 

 

 

Related Care-Aware™ Posts:

 

Click over to the Care-Aware™ “Suicide Prevention Days” update for more information on these events, plus additional Suicide Prevention info & links, stats & myths.  Additional info is also available within the postings for “National Depression Screening Day® & World Mental Health Day” & “Older American's Mental Health Week” (just click on the titles to jump over there).

 

 

 

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Fee-FREE Weekends @ U.S. National Parks

 

 

 

“I go to nature to be soothed & healed, and to have my senses put in order.”  - John Burroughs

 

“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that endure as life lasts.” - Rachel Carson

 

 

 

Are you able to get out & about, this weekend?  Benefit your financial health, plus your physical, emotional & social health this weekend by taking advantage of the Entrance-Fee-FREE Weekend @ our National Parks (USA): July 18-19, 2009.  There are 391 national parks located across the country in 49 states. Over 100 U.S National Parks which normally charge entrance fees will waive them for this weekend.

 

 

There will be one more entrance-fee-free weekend offered on the weekend of August 15-16, 2009 – in case you can’t make this one (or want to take advantage of both).

 

 

Year-round free parks:  There are over 200 U.S. National Parks which never charge an entrance fee!

 

 

For more information, visit:

 

The Nat’l Parks Service Fee-Free Weekends Page

 

 

 

 

Related Links:

 

US DOI News Release

 

National Park Service Page

 

National Park Foundation

 

 

 

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Today – June 14^th – is…

 

 

 

 

      

 

Blood Type Awareness Day

 

 

 

 

 

Family History Day

 

 

 

 

National Flag Day

US Flag Org.

 

 

 

      

 

The United States Army Birthday (1775)

The 234th US Army Birthday (2009)

 

 

 

  

World Blood Donor Day

World Blood Donor Day Org.

“Celebrating Your Gift of Blood.”

Blood Saves

 

 

 

 

 

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June 7^th, 2009, is…

 

 

National Cancer Survivors Day

 

 

 

National Cancer Survivors Day^® is a “Celebration of Life”  - a symbolic event to show the world that life after a cancer diagnosis can be a reality.

 

 

The National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation defines a "survivor" as anyone living with a history of cancer… from the moment of diagnosis through the remainder of life.

 

 

Survivorship is not without its’ own challenges:  there are often physical, emotional, and financial hardships which can continue for years after diagnosis and treatment… sometimes including things like access to cancer specialists and promising new treatments, denial of health and life insurance coverage, financial hardships long after the initial diagnosis and treatment, employment problems, psychological struggles and the strain on personal relationships and the profound fear of recurrence.  More resources, research and legislation are needed, to help improve the quality of cancer survivors’ lives.

 

 

I personally know scores of survivors – from many who’ve been recently-diagnosed (& who are currently in treatment), to those who were diagnosed some time ago & have completed their treatments & are in remission or “NED” (declared as having “No Evidence of Disease”, in cancer-world terms), or even declared as having been “cured.”  I know of children who were given as little as less than 10% chance of living who are still here years later… of a woman who was told she had just months (or weeks) to live, who is still here several years later… & even of people who have survived cancer for decades (just to cite a few of the many instances)!  They are proof that one can live fulfilling lives after a cancer diagnosis, despite (& amidst) the challenges of it-all.  I celebrate their lives & survivorship with each of them, today. 

 

 

Happy Cancer Survivors Day to ALL cancer survivor’s everywhere!  You are beacons of hope to many others; & your lives & courage & stories are precious & priceless, in this world.  Blessings!

 

 

Visit The National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation website for more. [click]

 

 

 

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Today – May 31^st – is…

 

World No Tobacco Day

 

 

This year’s theme is:

 

"Tobacco Health Warnings"

 

 

Picture warnings have been shown to be particularly effective at making people aware of the health risks of tobacco use and convincing them to quit.

 

 

More and more countries have been requiring that packages of tobacco show the dangers of the product's use – which is called for in the guidelines to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

 

 

Since the theme revolves around pictures, I’m thinking I should end the write-up, here, & get straight to them:

 

 

© World Health Organization 2009 designed by Fabrica

(art: N. An, photo: P. Martinello) teeth photo © Province of British Columbia

 

 

I'd post more of them as-is, here... but they don't seem to be available in a readily-post-able form... so here are links to more:

(Just click to view...)

 

 

WHO World No Tobacco Day Picture Gallery [click]

(photos used in ads - by global region)

 

 

The three main photos used for this year's WNTD campaign include the photo above of a diseased mouth, plus one of a small child undergoing a breathing/asthma treatment while smoke from the pack of cigarettes swirls around the pack/child, & also one of a brain which is oozing a river of blood from a stroke.  You can view those in the links below:

 

Tobacco Photo-Warnings in Poster-Sized Pics:

(Printable-PDF's)

“Tobacco Causes Mouth Diseases” [click]

 

“Second-Hand Smoke Causes Asthma” [click]

 

“Smoking Causes Brain Strokes” [click]

 

 

 

 

 

Source: World Health Organization (WHO)

 

 

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Today – May 19^th – is…

 

 

Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Day

22q13 Deletion Foundation

 

 

Phelan-McDermid Syndrome is a genetic disorder which is associated with specific developmental and physical features resulting from the loss of a small amount of genetic material from Chromosome 22. The name for it is said as: "22-q-one-three."  (See the link above [Foundation - in purple] for more information.)

 

 

New to you?  Me, TOO (I learn a LOT, doing this)!  I had never heard of this syndrome before this month.

 

 

& today is also…

 

World Hepatitis Day

World Hepatitis Alliance

 

 

One in 12 people worldwide are living with either chronic hepatitis B or hepatitis C; but awareness of this remains low – so many people who are infected are unaware of it.

 

 

 

Are YOU number 12?  ‘Am I Number 12?’ is the World Hepatitis Day slogan, because they want each of us to stop & think about how common hepatitis is, globally, & whether we may be at risk (and if so, to get tested)… and also to know about how to avoid becoming infected.  Visit the link above or www.aminumber12.org for more information.

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

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Tuesday – May 12th, 2009 – is…

 

 

 

Fibromyalgia Awareness Day

National Fibromyalgia Association

 

 

 

International Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day

CFIDS Association of America

CDC: CFS Info.

 

 

 

International Nursing Day

(Anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth)

Florence Nightingale International Foundation

 

 

 

Sex Differences In Health Awareness Day

Identifying the biological & physiological differences betweem men & women,

& how that affects health & disease for both.

Society for Women's Health Research

 

 

 

Related Awareness Events:  The MONTH of MAY is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) Awareness Month, National Fibromyalgia Education and Awareness Month, & Women's Health Care Month.  This week (May10 – 16, 2009) is also National Women's Health Week.

 

 

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Thursday - MAY 7^th, 2009 – is…

 

National Day of Prayer

 

 

 

This year’s event is the 58th Annual National Day of Prayer. 

 

 

This year’s theme is:

 

“Prayer, America’s Hope”

 

 

The verse chosen this year is from the Psalms:

 

"May your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in you." – Psalm 33:22

 

 

NDP features the song "Somebody's Praying"  sung by Ricky Skaggs:

 

  

Words and Music by John G. Elliott, Arranged by Mark Hayes.

 

You can also get a complimentary MP3 download of "Somebody's Praying" (plus one featuring Ricky Skaggs on Prayer) by clicking here.

 

 

The National Observance of NDP will take place, Thursday, May 7th, in Washington D.C. from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and will be broadcast LIVE via webcast and through GOD TV, channel 365 on Direct TV and channel 138 on Sky Angel. The webcast will be accessible through Tangle and NDP.

 

The Webcast will resume at 7:30 p.m. (Pacific) in Los Angeles, California for a special LIVE prayer event where entertainment industry professionals and churches across Los Angeles are gathering

 

To view the webcast(s) CLICK HERE, then click on the video screen on the left-hand side of the page during the webcast times.

 

 

For more on NDP, visit the official National Day of Prayer website, here. 

 

How does prayer relate to health & wellness (if at all)?  Many studies have actually been done on the affects of prayer, meditation & spirituality on health.  In fact, just in the past few years, even the NIH has begun to get involved in such studies through its’ Frontier Medicine Initiative.  If you missed the link on this info. from the previous Care-Aware™ prayer day post (for World Day of Prayer) just click on the link below:

Read “Can Prayer Heal?” [click]

(WebMd Feature Article)

 

 

REMINDER:  The related event, National Day of Prayer Sunday, will be held this coming Sunday, May 10, 2009.

 

 

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Today – May 1^st – is…

 

May Day

 

 

 

 

 

May Day is often celebrated with the distribution of baskets of flowers – sometimes left on a person’s doorstep anonymously as an act of kindness.  In certain times & countries, there was also often dancing involved – around a “May Pole” festooned with long ribbons (which became intertwined within the dance).  “April showers bring May flowers” after all.

 

 

 

Flowers are helpful & healthful way beyond May, though:  scientific studies have shown that they’re good for multiple facets of health & wellness.  If you’re allergic to flowers, don’t worry – many/most of these benefits can also be attained by simply looking at photos of flowers & such… or at a garden out the window.  

 

 

The simple presence of a potted plant can aid patients in surgical recovery, for example.  A study done at Kansas State University showed that patients who had plants in their rooms after surgery had significantly less need for post-operative painkilling medications, lower systolic blood pressure & heart rates, lower ratings of their pain, anxiety, and fatigue, and more-positive feelings and higher satisfaction about their rooms, even (when compared with patients in the control group).  That said, keep in mind that many hospitals do not allow plants & flowers to be brought in to patients, any longer, due to those who are allergic to pollens & molds &/or have asthma & other breathing problems which are worsened by them.

 

 

Another scientific study showed that flowers make people happy immediately upon receiving them; & that happiness lasts for a long time, & get’s ‘paid forward’, as those happy people then tend to make more connections with other people.

 

 

 

Senior citizens who receive flowers experience less depression than those who don't, according to - researchers from Rutgers University & elsewhere - & also score higher on memory tests.  They make the effort to seek out conversations with other people, after receiving flowers, as well.

 

 

Umm... might want to leave some room to work, there!

 

When flowers and plants are present in the workplace, they’ve found that people are better-able to perform their jobs – being more productive and coming up with more-creative solutions to problems at hand... which in turn reduces workplace stress.  Many other studies have confirmed multiple health & wellness benefits related to flowers.

 

 

So, if there’s a health-related “May Day” afoot, try some flowers – in addition to your friendship (but, find out if your recipient may be allergic to the real ones, first – then go for photos/cards/posters & such)!  Pass out some flowers this May… & all the other months, too.

 

 

 

Of course, looking at cute pets can help, too… but that’s another post.   

 

 

 

Sources include:  American Society for Horticultural Science; Society of American Florists;  & Society of American Florists; & Evolutionary Psychology (ISSN 1474-7049 – Vol. 3. 2005)

 

 

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April 28^th is…

 

Great Poetry Reading Day

 

 

The year's at the spring

And day's at the morn;

Morning's at seven;

The hillside's dew-pearled;

The lark's on the wing;

The snail's on the thorn;

God's in His heaven -

All's right with the world!

~Robert Browning

 

 

 

You can find lots of great poetry to read at the Poetry Foundation.

 

 

If you’re like me (and, if you are, may your higher power help ya! LOL), & are wondering “what about all of the BAD poetry out there??”, there’s also a “Bad Poetry Reading Day” for all of that – held on August 18^th.

 

 

 

RELATED EVENT: The MONTH of APRIL is National Poetry Month

 

 

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Friday, April 24^th - is…

 

National Arbor Day™

 

 

 

 

National Arbor Day (a day to plant & celebrate trees) is the last Friday in April, but many states observe Arbor Day on different dates according to their best tree-planting times. Check the link below to find out when your state or territory observes Arbor Day:

 

Arbor Day Dates – State-by-State [click]

 

Arbor Day Celebrations Around the World [click]

 

 

Read a neat little short Flash-player book on the history of Arbor day:

 

Arbor Day History [click]

 

 

Trees are HEALTHY & helpful – good for our physical health AND for environmental health.

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

Here are a couple great ideas for tree gifts – for only a dollar a piece, you can have a tree planted for a loved one or pet:

 

“Trees in Memory” & “Trees in Celebration Planting” Programs [click]

(Have a tree planted in memory or honor of a loved one or special occasion [i.e. birthday, anniversary, etc.].)

 

“Trees for Pets” [click]

(Have a tree planted in memory or honor of a pet &/or its’ adoption, etc.)

 

FaceBook Tree Planter [click]

 

 

You can also have them send either a greeting card or an ecard to someone, letting them know that you’ve donated a tree-planting in their honor in one of the National forests (this option’s currently $5.95):

 

Tree Greeting or eCards [click]

 

 

 

 

There’s also a nature club for children available:

 

Nature Explore (Kid’s Club) [click]

 

 

You can get a membership for just 10 bucks, & they’ll plant 10 trees for you for free. 

 

 

 

There’s soooo much more great tree-related stuff to surf at the Arbor Day Foundation’s Website; & they also have their own blog.  Check them out!

 

 

 

 

 

PS  FREE trees  planted:  The first film in the new Disneynature series, “Earth”, was released this week.  Disney is advertising that they’ll plant a tree for each ticket that’s bought during the film’s opening week.  It’s supposed to be a pretty good movie – a story of three different animal families (Polar Bears, African Elephants, & Humpback Whales)… narrated by James Earl Jones & directed by the creative team who worked on the Planet Earth series.  I’m sure they don’t need my “plug” here (& I’m not much for ‘advertising’, generally); but I thought I’d throw it out there for whomever may be interested. 

 

Click to Visit the Disneynature “Earth” Movie Website

 

 

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April 10^th is…

 

Siblings Day

 

 

 

Siblings Day is an opportunity to acknowledge the importance of the sibling-relationship & express appreciation & recognition to our brothers and sisters for everything they’ve brought to our lives, & perhaps to heal old wounds & conflicts with them.  It’s also a day to remember with love and gratitude those siblings who no longer are with us.

 

 

Like Mother's and Father's Days, Siblings Day follows the same spirit and tradition – just for brothers & sisters, instead.  It can be celebrated by doing similar things… such as sending a card or letter, making a phone call, getting together & spending time together, going out to eat, playing games &/or sharing remembrances & hugs & the like.  You could also send a postcard:

 

Send a free Siblings Day ePostcard [click]

 

 

Claudia A. Evart, who is a freelance paralegal in Manhattan, NY, founded Siblings Day after coming up with the idea on her 40^th birthday, in 1996.  Claudia’s own two siblings both died at early ages of tragic accidents:  her sister, Lisette, was 19 when she died in an auto accident when she was travelling abroad (in 1972), & her brother, Alan, died from a slip-&-fall accident in his home when he was 36 (in 1987). 

 

 

April 10^th was chosen as the date for Siblings day because it’s the birthdate of Claudia’s late sister, Lisette.

 

 

Thirty-one states have officially established Siblings Day.  Once it’s been universally established, Claudia plans to present annual “Brothers & Sisters Awards” for caregivers of disabled siblings, & also utilize her Siblings Day Foundation to become a national resource call-in center for sibling-bereavement & other sibling issues, & to support family organizations which provide similar sibling services.

 

 

To learn more about Siblings Day & the Siblings Day Foundation, & see whether your state is one which officially recognizes it (if not – maybe you can help get them to, too), go to the website:

 

Siblings Day Website [click]

 

 

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Today – Wednesday, April 8^th , 2009 – is…

 

 

SAAM Day of Action

APRIL is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM)

                                                                                                       

 

 

 The SAAM Day of Action (formerly A Day to End Sexual Violence), is a day to focus awareness on sexual violence prevention.

 

 

This year’s SAAM theme is…

 

Prevent Sexual Violence...in our workplaces.

 

The SAAM slogan is…

 

Respect Works!

 

 

Behaviors which involve physical contact are usually called abuse, rape, or sexual assault.  All forms of sexual violence can and do happen in the workplace.  The abuser or offender can be of the same or opposite sex, a supervisor, an agent of the employer, a supervisor in another area, a co-worker, or a non-employee.

 

 

Sexual harassment & violence in the workplace are not about sex but about power & control.  Learn more about the underlying dynamics:

 

View the Workplace Power & Control Wheel

 

 

Victims of sexual assault at work may have difficulties meeting ongoing work demands in the aftermath of an assault – including decreased work functioning, sometimes for up to 8 months after the attack – and nearly 50% of rape victims lose their jobs or are forced to quit in the aftermath of the crime.

 

 

Prevention of workplace violence includes setting standards of respect for others in the workplace & for responding to & reporting acts of sexual harassment and violence.  Businesses can also support their local rape crisis centers through donations of time and/or money; &, by showing they care, others in the community will be inspired to learn more about how to help. 

 

Source: National Sexual Violence Resource Center

https://www.nsvrc.org/

 

 

Learn More about SAAM & Workplace Violence:

 

AFL-CIO Violence Against Women in the Workplace

 

Sexual Assault Awareness Month Website

 

U.S. Dept. of Labor Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OSHA)

 

 

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