Category: Seniors

Visit Your Relatives Day: May 18

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When was the last time you visited family? For some of us it is a daily occurrence. For others, it can be decades. Visit Your Relatives Day is a reminder of the importance of keeping in touch with those...

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Palliative Care Week, Ntl.(AU): May 23-29

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Exercise Right Week (AU): May 24-30

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Exercise Right Week is a public awareness campaign that encourages every Australian to be healthier and more active, including those living with chronic conditions, illness, and injury. Exercise can prolo...

January

Senior PGA Championship, Kitchenaid (US-MI...

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The Kitchenaid Senior PGA Championship is organized by the Professional Golf Association for professional players age fifty and above. Held since 1939, the tournament consists of four rounds of 18-hole...

January

Senior Health & Fitness Day, Ntl.: May 26

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National Senior Health & Fitness Day is promoted and organized by over 1,000 organizations across the United States; it's a day for helping seniors get and stay in shape and maintain fitness.

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Save Your Hearing Day (1976): May 31

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First observed in 1976, Save Your Hearing Day focuses attention on the importance of hearing and how to prevent problems as you age. Medical experts believe that 50% of hearing loss could be prevented th...

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Elderly, Intl. Day of: October 1

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Financial Planning Month: October

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National Financial Planning Month focuses on helping people gain a better understanding into finances and learn how to successfully plan and manage money. These include highlighting the importance of fina...

January

Menopause Month, World: October

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Senior's Month (AU-QLD): October

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Australian Senior's Month, (previously a week in August) showcases public appreciation for the invaluable contributions mature citizens make to Australian society, as well as improving attitudes towards s...

January

Dupuytren Disease Awareness Day (1777): Oc...

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Sweetest Day: October 16

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Sweetest Day was created decades ago by Herbert Birch Kingston of Cleveland, Ohio as a way to bring cheer to orphans, the elderly, shut-ins and the sick. He would go door-to-door delivering candy and trea...

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Retirement Security Week, Ntl.: October 17...

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Menopause Day, World: October 18

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Osteoporosis Day, Intl.: October 20

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International Osteoporosis Day raises awareness on this debilitating condition that leads to broken and fractured bones. One in three women and one in five men over fifty will suffer from fractured bones...

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Drug Take Back Day, Ntl.: October 23

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Too often, unused prescription drugs find their way into the wrong hands. That's dangerous and often tragic. That's why it was great to see thousands of folks from across the country clean out their medic...

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Prescription Errors Education Week: Octobe...

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Grandparents Day (AU): October 31

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National Grandparents Day in Queensland Australia celebrates the significance of grandparents in families and the important role they have in children's lives. Best thing to do today is call your grandma...

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Social Security Check Day (1940): January...

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Social Security Check Day marks the anniversary of the first Social Security check issued in the United States on January 31, 1940 to Ida May Fuller in the amount of $22.54. Its number, 00-000-001, reflec...

January

International Decade of Healthy Ageing: 20...

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The years 2021-2030 are the International Decade on Healthy Aging. <br><br>Health is central to our experience of older age and the opportunities that aging brings. Initiatives undertaken as part of the D...

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