July health awarenesses

Kathryn Hawley

According to the National Health Observances, the month of July highlights 5 specific awareness’s which include:

Cord Blood Awareness Month – The term “cord blood” is used to describe the blood that remains in the umbilical cord and the placenta after the birth of a baby. Cord blood banking is storing the stem cells in umbilical cord blood, https://parentsguidecordblood.org/en

International Group B Strep Awareness Month – Promoting awareness and prevention of group B strep disease in babies during pregnancy through early infancy, https://www.groupbstrepinternational.org/, https://www.cdc.gov/groupbstrep/about/index.html

Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month – Juvenile arthritis (JA) is not a disease in itself. Also known as pediatric rheumatic disease, JA is an umbrella term used to describe the many autoimmune and inflammatory conditions or pediatric rheumatic diseases that can develop in children under the age of 16, http://www.arthritis.org/about-arthritis/types/juvenile-arthritis/, https://www.cdc.gov/arthritis/basics/index.html

National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month –a time to raise awareness and improve understanding of orofacial clefts (clefts of the lip and palate) and other conditions of the head and face. http://www.ameriface.org/nccapm.html, https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/birthdefects/cleftlip.html

World Hepatitis Day , July 28 – Learn more about the different types of viral hepatitis that impact millions worldwide, and what you can do, https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/worldhepday.htm, http://www.worldhepatitisday.info/showyourface