NAACP ASC Health & Wellness

06/07/2026

Honoring Men’s Health Awareness Month with a powerful conversation: Black Men & Mental Health: Challenges & Triumphs. Join us June 13 at 10 AM.

Meeting ID: 849 3750 8949
Passcode: ASCHEALTH

06/06/2026

📢 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! 📢

Join us for the 81st NAACP Arkansas State Convention & Dr. Jerry Jewell Freedom Fund Gala as we come together under the powerful theme:

🇺🇸 "WE THE PEOPLE" 🇺🇸
🗓 October 1–3, 2026
📍 Wyndham Grand Executive Center
3201 Bankhead Drive
Little Rock, Arkansas 72206

This year's convention will bring together NAACP leaders, members, advocates, elected officials, community partners, youth leaders, and supporters from across Arkansas to engage in meaningful conversations, training, advocacy, and action.

✅ Registration is open for:

• Delegates
• Alternates
• Observers
• Guests

Together, we will continue the work of advancing civil rights, protecting democracy, promoting equity, and empowering our communities.

🌐 Register today:
ascnaacp.org/convention

We look forward to seeing you in Little Rock as we unite, organize, and mobilize for the future.

06/05/2026

The measure aims to trim funding for the WIC, which provides food assistance to pregnant women, new mothers and young children.

06/05/2026

06/05/2026

Throwback to the NAACP Jacksonville, AR Fitness Challenge Finale.

06/05/2026

Arkansas continues to face some of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country.

06/04/2026

Your community's wellness data tells a story. Now it's time to act on it.

Join us for Session 2 of the ACE Your Health: From Data to Action Training series.

Together, we'll move from the numbers in the ACE Your Health Community Wellness Survey Report to real change, learning how to activate the ACE Your Health Literacy Toolkit right where you live to improve the health and well-being of your neighborhood. https://naacp.org/events/ace-your-health-data-action-training

06/04/2026

JUNE HEALTH OBSERVANCES

• Men's Health Month: Focuses on encouraging men and boys to proactively manage their health and schedule annual check-ups.
• Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month: Dedicated to raising awareness about brain health, Alzheimer's disease, and other forms of dementia.
• National Safety Month: Led by the National Safety Council, this month emphasizes preventing injuries and deaths at work, in homes, and on the road.
• National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month: Highlights the impact of migraines and advocates for better treatments and patient support.
• PTSD Awareness Month: Aims to raise public awareness about trauma and effective treatments for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
• National Aphasia Awareness Month: Promotes understanding of aphasia, a communication disorder caused by brain damage.
• Cataract Awareness Month: Educates the public about vision health and cataract prevention.
• National Gun Violence Awareness Month: Wear Orange Day is observed on the first Friday in June.

Weeks & Specific Dates
• June 1–7: National CPR and AED Awareness Week: A week to encourage learning life-saving CPR and how to use an AED.
• June 7: National Cancer Survivors Day: Celebrates and supports cancer survivors and brings awareness to the challenges of cancer survivorship.
• June 8–14: Men's Health Week: A dedicated week immediately preceding Father's Day emphasizing the importance of male physical and mental health.
• June 14: World Blood Donor Day: Sponsored by the WHO to raise awareness about the need for safe blood and thank voluntary, unpaid donors.
• June 19: World Sickle Cell Day: Recognizes sickle cell disease and the need for global awareness and improved treatment