Raising awareness of chronic illness at work – 2021
The beginning of Spring is often the chance for several national charities to raise awareness of the people who suffer from restrictive or debilitating health conditions.
Many employees across a spectrum of businesses suffer daily symptoms of a chronic illness or condition and it often affects their ability to do their job well.
Many employees find it hard to cope with day-to-day work activities because of their illness and when their employer is less informed about their condition, whether it is PTSD, endometriosis, epilepsy, dementia, diabetes, mental health or the effects of PMDD or menopause, then performance issues can arise from capability expectations that are too high.
A few of the national health awareness days for 2021 are listed below:
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March
29 Mar to 4 Apr April 17-23 May 18-24 May 18 Oct |
Endometriosis – March is Endometriosis Awareness Month Dementia - Dementia Action Week Mental Health Awareness Week – MIND charity |
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