01/16/2023–01/22/2023

Awareness Events 2023 CW 3

Including events for hoofed animals, sharks, penguins, and squirrels.

Jennifer Barrios Tettay

Published in

Your Voice Matters

3 min readJan 15, 2023

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01/16/2023–01/20/2023 👫 No Name-Calling Week (US)

“People have been called unpleasant names for their weight, height, intelligence, sexual orientation, and other things they have little or no control over. […] victims of such names generally feel insecure, ashamed, and bullied, to extent that causes them to lose their self-esteem, feel unwanted in their immediate environments, and suffer emotional distress. Name-calling inflicts psychological injuries on victims and forces some of them into seclusion or to consider suicide.”

01/16/2023–01/22/2023 🩺 European Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (IE)

“Cervical cancer is curable with early detection. It is also very slow to spread, increasing the chances of a cure. All we have to do is test and start treatment before cancer grows. Doctors say that prolonged exposure to certain types of human papillomavirus (H.P.V.) can be the main cause of cervical cancer. It is a very common virus, and it is sexually transmitted.”

01/17/2023–01/20/2023 🐎 International Hoof Care Week (Int.)

“Hoofed animals such as horses, cattle, and pigs, require proper care for their hooves. Negligence in their hooves’ care can result in infections, lame, and sore feet.”