HEALTH EQUITY is when everyone has the OPPORTUNITY
to be as healthy (SPIRITUALLY, PHYSICALLY, AND MENTALLY) as possible.
(PLEASE CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN FIRST, BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY OF THESE EXERCISES)
MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGING RESOURCES
2022 MONKEYPOX OUTBREAK
COVID-19: Guidance For Your Community
COVID-19: Vaccines and Boosters
COVID-19: Coronavirus The Disease 2022
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV)
Influenza (FLU)
Shots & Vaccines
Medical Screening Tests
SEPTEMBER 2024
NATIONAL HEALTH OBSERVANCES
Healthy Aging Month
Each September, we celebrate Healthy Aging Month to promote ways people can stay healthy as they age. Explore our healthy aging resources, bookmark the Healthy People 2030 and Older Adults page, share our Move Your Way® materials for older adults, and check out the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Midcourse Report. You can also share resources related to healthy aging from the National Institute on Aging — and register for the 2024 National Healthy Aging Symposium to hear from experts on innovations to improve the health and well-being of older adults.
National Recovery Month
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) sponsors National Recovery Month to raise awareness about mental health and addiction recovery. Share our MyHealthfinder resources on substance use and misuse — and be sure to check out Healthy People 2030’s evidence-based resources related to drug and alcohol use.
National Sickle Cell Awareness Month
National Sickle Cell Awareness Month is a time to raise awareness and support people living with sickle cell disease. Help your community learn about sickle cell disease by sharing these resources from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). You can also encourage new and expecting parents to learn about screening their newborn baby for sickle cell. And be sure to view our Healthy People 2030 objectives on improving health for people who have blood disorders.
National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (September 18)
On September 18, we celebrate HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day to encourage older adults to get tested for HIV. Share CDC’s Let’s Stop HIV Together campaign to help promote HIV testing, prevention, and treatment. MyHealthfinder also has information for consumers about getting tested for HIV and actionable questions for the doctor about HIV testing. Finally, share these evidence-based resources on sexually transmitted infections from Healthy People 2030.
National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (September 27)
National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on September 27 highlights the impact of HIV on gay and bisexual men and promotes strategies to encourage testing. Get involved by sharing CDC’s social media toolkit and HIV information to encourage men to get tested — and share our MyHealthfinder resources to help people get tested for HIV and talk with their doctor about testing.
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19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s. – 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (KJV)