★ ★ ★ ★ ★ CELEBRATE SMILES Embrace the joy of smiling this National Smile Day, where a simple smile can change your day. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN May 31 each year ORIGIN Established in 1980s by Dr. Edward H. Landry STAT A smile can boost your mood by
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ UNDERSTANDING NECROTIZING FASCIITIS March 10 marks a day of awareness and education about necrotizing fasciitis, a life-threatening infection. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN March 10 annually ORIGIN Established in 2015 by health advocates STAT Affects 1 in 4,000 individuals STAT Mortality rate can exceed 25%
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Founded 2019 by NDC & DisposeRx
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ GET ACTIVE TOGETHER On National Exercise Day, let’s make fitness a shared celebration of health and vitality. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN First Saturday in April ORIGIN Established in the early 2000s to promote exercise awareness STAT Only 23% of Americans meet physical activity guidelines.
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ HONORING OUR HEALERS Today, we take a moment to honor the dedication of doctors who strive to provide the best care possible. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN March 30, 1933 ORIGIN Established in 1933, first celebrated in Winder, Georgia STAT Approximately 1 million active physicians
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ENJOY NATURE'S BEAUTY Take a moment to appreciate the great outdoors and the benefits of walking—it’s good for your mind and body. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN March 30 each year ORIGIN Established in 2007 STAT Walking 30 minutes a day can boost mood STAT
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ JOIN THE MOVEMENT On Purple Day, we encourage everyone to raise awareness for epilepsy and support those living with this condition by wearing purple. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN March 26 ORIGIN Started in 2008 by Cassidy Megan STAT 1 in 26 people will develop
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ AWARENESS MATTERS This day is a chance to take action and assess your diabetes risk. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN March 26, 2024 ORIGIN Established by the American Diabetes Association STAT More than 37 million Americans are affected by diabetes. STAT 1 in 5 people
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