National Eating Disorders Awareness (“NEDA”) Week is an observance to bring awareness to the seriousness of eating disorders across the United States. Each year, the final week of February is designated Eating Disorders Awareness Week. In 2023, Eating Disorder Awareness Week begins on Monday, February 27th, and ends on Sunday, March 5th. The theme of […]
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Heart Disease: Be Heart Healthy 2023
Heart Disease: Be Heart Healthy 2023By Cari M. Schwartz, Esq.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”), heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups in the United States. About 697,000 people in the United States died from heart disease in 2020. […]
Lace-Up for Lungs: Let’s Outpace COPD – Awareness Month
Did you know that 16 million U.S. adults have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and millions more are undiagnosed and unaware that they have the disease? COPD kills more than 150,000 people each year in the United States and more than 3.2 million people worldwide.Each November, the COPD Foundation and its community increase the focus […]
World Mental Health Day 2022
make mental health & well-being for all a global priority“We must strengthen mental health care so that the full spectrum of mental health needs is met through a community-based network of accessible, affordable and quality services and supports.Stigma and discrimination continue to be a barrier to social inclusion and access to the right care; importantly, […]
Breast Cancer is Estimated for 2022 to Impact Nearly 44,000 People in the US
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual worldwide campaign to increase awareness of the disease and highlight the importance of breast awareness, education, and research. No matter who you are, or where you live, breast cancer may touch your life.In 2022, it is estimated that nearly 44,000 people in the United States will die […]
Mental Illness Awareness Week October 2-8, 2022: What I Wish I Had Known
Nearly 50 million American adults live with a mental health condition and more than half do not receive treatment. Over the past couple of years the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the current mental health crisis and increased the number of people looking for support.The National Alliance on Mental Illness (“NAMI”) has put together the following […]
On National Nonprofit Day Kantor & Kantor Recognizes Triage Cancer
August 17th, 2022 is National Nonprofit Day, a day to recognize the goals and positive impact that nonprofit organizations have all over the world. According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics, there are 1.5 million registered nonprofit organizations in the United States. Nonprofit organizations throughout the country work to promote awareness and offer assistance to individuals who otherwise […]
PTSD Awareness Month: 6 out of every 100 people (or 6% of the population) will have PTSD at some point in their lives
The National Center for PTSD, a program of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, estimates that about 6 out of every 100 people (or 6% of the population) will have PTSD at some point in their lives. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that some people develop after seeing or living through an […]
Kantor & Kantor, LLP Celebrates World MS Day
Kantor & Kantor, LLP Celebrates World MS DayMay 30th is World MS Day – a day to celebrate global solidarity for awareness, support, and research for those suffering from multiple sclerosis. This year’s theme is “I Can Connect. We Can Connect” and the MS Society, MS Coalition, and Kantor & Kantor, LLP are helping communities […]
May 12th is World ME/CFS Day
Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) – also called chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) – is a serious and often permanent health condition characterized mostly by constant exhaustion and chronic pain. Although this condition is diagnosed hundreds of thousands of times per year in the United States, it is still not well understood. It is hardy even talked about […]