Fall is in the air

Happy October!!

October is Health Literacy Month!!

Thanks to Helen Osborne @HelenOsborne who had the foresight to create this awareness. Health care literacy is an essential part of our overall health wellness.

Please visit the Institute for Healthcare Advancement (IHA) website to learn more. https://www.healthliteracymonth.org/home

October is also National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month

Please visit

stopbullying.gov/blog/2020/10/21/october-national-bullying-prevention-awareness-month

Also this month Down’s syndrome is highlighted.

Please visit

https://nationaltoday.com/down-syndrome-awareness-month/

and

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/birthdefects/downsyndrome.html#:~:text=is%20Down%20Syndrome%3F-,Down%20syndrome%20is%20a%20condition%20in%20which%20a%20person%20has,is%20born%20with%2046%20chromosomes.

A few days that are highlighted this month are:

International Stuttering Awareness Day October 22

https://westutter.org/what-is-stuttering/international-stuttering-awareness-day/

October 16 (and every October 16) is World Food Day

Roughly 40% of the world population (3 billion people) cannot afford a healthy diet.

http://www.fao.org/world-food-day/en

As always, thank you for reading this blog and your support. Don’t hesitate to send me an email, just to say “hi”.

I look forward to hearing from you!!!

Karen