Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea 2018 

Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea is an initiative organised to raise awareness and community spirit regarding cancer. Cancer Council’s Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea is a chance for Australians to get together and raise money for a great cause. One dollar at a time you are making a real difference helping to fund Cancer Council’s vital research, prevention and support service programs.

“1 in 2 Australians will be diagnosed with cancer by the age of 85”

Get involved this May by:

• Donating to the foundation
• Organising your own morning tea
• Raising awareness on social media
• Buying merchandise
• Becoming a corporate partner

For more information, visit: https://biggestmorningtea.com.au/

National Palliative Care Week 2018

National Palliative Care Week is an initiative to mark the importance of palliative care in the Australian community. The theme for this year’s National Palliative Care Week is ‘What matters most’. The theme addresses the need for Australians to plan ahead for their end-of-life care and discuss it with their loved ones and health professionals.

“People in aged care often have more than one chronic illness which affects their health in different ways. Palliative care can help manage their symptoms and improve their quality of life.”

Get involved this May by:

• Joining a twitter conversation or competition using #npcw18 #dyingtotalk
• Getting a conversation going in the community
• Spreading the posters
• Volunteering with the foundation
• Donating

For more information, visit: http://palliativecare.org.au/national-palliative-care-week

Miracle Month of May 2018

Miracle Month of May is designed to raise awareness and funds for premature and sick newborns, their families and the hospitals that care for them.

“Every year in Australia around 48,000 newborn babies require the help of a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) or Special Care Nursery (SCN). 27,000 of these babies are born premature and up to 1,000 babies lose their fight for life.”

Get involved by:

• Donating to the foundation
• Raising awareness on social media
• Organising a fundraiser
• Volunteering

For more information, visit: https://www.miraclebabies.org.au/

International Nurses Day 2018

International Nurses Day takes place on 12 May every year and provides an opportunity to recognise nurses around the world for their contribution to health care. The day is celebrated on 12 May as this is the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth, the founder of modern nursing.  This year the theme for International Nurses Day is Nurses: “Nurses A Voice to Lead – Health is a Human right”. 

“Nurses are consistently named one of the most trusted professions, year after year. Taking care of people during times of vulnerability allows nurses to form a special bond with their patients.”

Get involved by:

• Donating
• Showing your appreciation to the nurses in your local community
• Volunteering
• Raising awareness on social media

For more information, visit: http://www.icn.ch/publications/2018-nurses-a-voice-to-lead-health-is-a-human-right/

World Lupus Day 2018

World Lupus Day is designed to raise awareness about the disease Lupus. Lupus is an autoimmune disease that may cause abnormalities in the function and structure of vital organs such as kidney, brain, lungs etc. There is no boundary to the impact of Lupus.

“Every day, more than 5 million people worldwide struggle with the often debilitating health consequences of lupus”

Fight Lupus this May:

• Organise a fundraiser
• Download  a toolkit to gain information regarding the issue
• Sign the petition
• Raise awareness on social media
• Donate

For more information, visit: http://www.worldlupusday.org/

Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month 2018

May is NF Awareness Month, a time for the community to harness their power, drive awareness, educate those around them, and raise money to support research that will lead to effective treatments for neurofibromatosis (NF).  Neurofibromatosis causes tumors to grow on nerves throughout the body, mainly in children, and has no approved cure at this point in time. This year marks 40 years of the child tumor foundation’s fight against the disease.

“NF1 is one of the most common genetic inherited conditions, affecting up to 1 in 2,500 individuals.”

To get involved:

• Donate to the foundation
• Raise awareness on social media
• Organise a fundraiser
• Volunteer

For more information: http://www.ctf.org/

Starlight Day 2018

The Starlight Day is a national campaign involving the painting of streets to Power the Happy for seriously ill children. The Starlight Children’s Foundation has brightened the lives of seriously ill and hospitalised children, and their families, throughout Australia.

“Research shows sick kids and teens face different challenges to adult patients and are entitled to play, imagine and dream so they can continue to develop physically, mentally and socially.”

Get involved this May by:

• Raising awareness on social media
• Donating to the foundation
• Volunteering with the organisation
• Holding a fundraiser to raise money for the cause

For more information, visit: https://starlight.org.au/

World Asthma Day 2018

World Asthma Day is an annual event organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) to improve asthma awareness and care around the world.

“1 in 9 Australians have asthma – around 2.5 million Australia-wide.”

Get involved this May by:

• Raising awareness on social media
• Supporting the the Global Initiative
• Volunteering
• Making a donation

For more information: http://ginasthma.org/wad/

World Day for Safety and Health at Work

World Day for Safety and Health at Work is an international campaign to promote safe and healthy work ethics. These are crucial in moving ahead in our fast paced society to maintain quality of life and working standards.

“Every year some two million men and women lose their lives through accidents and diseases linked to their work.”

Get involved this April by:

• Learning about the safety and healthy protocols
• Donating to the foundation
• Raising awareness on social media
• Informing family and friends of the risks

For more information, visit:

https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/news-and-events/2018-world-day-safety-and-health-work-and-workers-memorial-day

World Malaria Day 2018

World Malaria Day is a chance to shine a spotlight on the global effort to control malaria. It highlights the need for continued investment and sustained political commitment for malaria prevention and control. Malaria remains both a major cause and a consequence of global poverty and inequity.

“According to the World Malaria Report 2016,  there were 212 million new cases of malaria and 429,000 deaths. One child dies from malaria every two minutes.”

Fight against malaria this April by:

• Raising awareness on social media using #EndMalaria
• Donate to the foundation
• Organise your own fundraiser
• Volunteer
• Inform family and friends of the harms

For more information, visit: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs094/en/