Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
Hepatitis Awareness Month
National Arthritis Month
National High Blood Pressure Education Month
National Mental Health Month
National Stroke Awareness Month
National Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
May 5-11 National SAFE KIDS Week
May 12-18 National Running and Fitness Week
May 15 National Employee Health and Fitness Day
May 20-27 Buckle Up America

May 2, 1844:
Inventor Elijah McCoy, "The Real McCoy," born.

May 13, 1872:
Matilda Arabella Evans, first African American woman to practice medicine in South Carolina, born.

May 16, 1990:
Sammy Davis Jr., entertainer, dies.

May 19, 1925:
Malcolm X born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska.

May 24, 1854:
Lincoln University (Pa.), first black college, founded.