2009 National Health Observances

Health observances are days, weeks, or months devoted to promoting particular health concerns.

This calendar lists selected health observances for 2009 in three ways: the calendar shows days and weeks, and both the text listings and the “Year At a Glance” sheet show monthly health observances as well.

Health professionals, teachers, community groups, and others can use these special times to sponsor health promotion events, stimulate awareness of health risks, or focus on disease prevention. Materials available from sponsoring organizations range from a single flyer to packets of promotional materials.

Information appearing in this document does not represent an endorsement by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which do not have any role in naming national health observances.

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January
1 - 31 Cervical Health Awareness Month National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC) 6520 Platt Avenue, #693 West Hills, CA 91307-3218 (818) 909-3849 info@nccc-online.org www.nccc-online.org/awareness.html Materials available Contact: Rachel Biety	1 - 31 Glaucoma Awareness Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (312) 363-6001 (847) 843-8458 Fax info@preventblindness.org preventblindness.org/news/observe.html Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
1 - 31 National Birth Defects Prevention Month March of Dimes Foundation 14781 Memorial Drive, #1561 Houston, TX 77079 nbdpn@nbdpn.org www.nbdpn.org/current/resources/bdpm2009.html Materials available Contact: None designated	1 - 31 National Blood Donor Month AABB (formerly the American Association of Blood Banks) 8101 Glenbrook Road Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 215-6526 (301) 907-6895 Fax publicrelations@aabb.org www.aabb.org Materials available Contact: None designated
1 - 31 National Radon Action Month Office of Radiation and Indoor Air U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1310 L Street NW, 4th Floor Indoor Environments Division Washington, DC 20005 (202) 343-9370 (202) 343-2394 Fax www.epa.gov/radon/rnactionmonth.html Materials available Contact: None designated	1 - 31 Thyroid Awareness Month American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists 245 Riverside Avenue, Suite 200 Jacksonville, FL 32202 (904) 353-7878 x147 (904) 353-8185 Fax gwillis@aace.com www.thyroidawareness.com Materials available Contact: Greg Willis
5 - 11 National Folic Acid Awareness Week National Council on Folic Acid 4590 MacArthur Boulevard NW, Suite 250 Washington, DC 20007 (800) 621-3141 x13 (202) 944-3285 x13 (202) 944-3295 Fax ncfa@sbaa.org www.folicacidinfo.org Materials available Contact: Adrianne Griffin
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February
1 - 28 AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (312) 363-6001 (847) 843-8458 Fax info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline	1 - 28 American Heart Month American Heart Association 7272 Greenville Avenue Dallas, TX 75231 (800) 242-8721 inquires@heart.org www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3063135 Materials available Contact: Program departments or local chapters
1 - 28 International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month Group B Strep International 11 El Dorado Court Pomona, CA 91766 (909) 620-7214 (909) 620-5557 Fax info@gbs-intl.org www.groupbstrepinternational.org Materials available Contact: Marti Perhach	1 - 28 National Cancer Prevention Month M.D. Anderson Cancer Center 1515 Holcombe Boulevard Houston, TX 77030 (800) 392-1611 (713) 792-6161 (713) 794-4685 Fax www.mdanderson.org Materials available Contact: None designated
1 - 28 National Children’s Dental Health Month American Dental Association 211 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611-2637 (800) 621-8099 ncdhm@ada.org www.ada.org/prof/events/featured/ncdhm.asp Materials available Contact: None designated	1 - 28 National Wise Health Consumer Month American Institute for Preventive Medicine 30445 Northwestern Highway, Suite 350 Farmington Hills, MI 48334 (248) 539-1800 x220 (248) 539-1808 Fax dhirsch@healthylife.com www.aipm.net/wise Materials available Contact: Denise Hirsch
6 Give Kids A Smile Day American Dental Association 211 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611-2637 (800) 621-8099 gkas@ada.org givekidsasmile.ada.org Materials available Contact: None designated	6 National Wear Red Day National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center Attention: The Heart Truth P.O. Box 30105 Bethesda, MD 20824-0105 (301) 592-8573 (240) 629-3255 TTY (301) 592-8563 Fax nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth Materials available Contact: Information Specialist
6 National Women's Healthy Heart Campaign (Washington, DC) Sister to Sister Foundation 4701 Willard Avenue, Suite 223 Chevy Chase, MD 20815 (301) 718-8033 (301) 718-8620 Fax info@sistertosister.org www.sistertosister.org/fairs/washington_dc.php Materials available Contact: None designated	7 - 14 Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week Congenital Heart Information Network 600 North 3rd Street, First Floor Philadelphia, PA 19123 (215) 627-4034 (215) 627-4026 Fax mb@tchin.org tchin.org/aware Materials available Contact: Mona Barmash
14 National Donor Day Division of Transplantation, Healthcare Systems Bureau Health Resources and Services Administration U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Parklawn Building, Room 12C-05 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 (301) 443-7577 (301) 594-6095 Fax ask@hrsa.gov www.organdonor.gov/get_involved/nationaldonorday.htm Materials available Contact: Division of Transplantation Staff	22 - 28 National Eating Disorders Awareness Week National Eating Disorders Association 603 Stewart Street, Suite 803 Seattle, WA 98101 (800) 931-2239 Information and Referral Helpline (206) 382-3587 Business Phone (206) 829-8501 Fax info@nationaleatingdisorders.org www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/programs-events/nedawareness-week.php Materials available Contact: Susie Roman
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March
1 - 31 Mental Retardation Awareness Month MRC of Missouri, Inc. 1310 Southern Expressway P.O. Box 831 Cape Girardeau, MO 63702-0831 (573) 334-1166 x 126 (573) 334-9655 Fax info@rcomo.org www.rcomo.org Materials available Contact: Diann Wilhelm	1 - 31 National Brain Injury Awareness Month Brain Injury Association of America 1608 Spring Hill Road, Suite 110 Vienna, VA 22182 (703) 761-0750 (703) 761-0755 Fax jtoth@biausa.org www.biausa.org/biam.htm Materials available Contact: Jenny Toth
1 - 31 National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Prevent Cancer Foundation 1600 Duke Street, Suite 500 Alexandria, VA 22314 (800) 227-2732 (703) 886-4413 Fax info@preventcancer.org www.preventcancer.org/colorectal Materials available Contact: Susanne Hartman	1 - 31 National Endometriosis Awareness Month Endometriosis Research Center World Headquarters 630 Ibis Drive Delray Beach, FL 34444 (800) 239-7280 (561) 274-0931 Fax askerc@aol.com www.endocenter.org Materials available Contact: None designated
1 - 31 National Kidney Month National Kidney Foundation 30 East 33rd Street New York, NY 10016 (800) 622-9010 (212) 889-2310 Fax info@kidney.org www.kidney.org/kidneydisease/kidneymonth/ Materials available Contact: Ellie Schlam	1 - 31 National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month Multiple Sclerosis Foundation 6350 North Andrews Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 (800) 225-6495 (954) 938-8708 Fax annette@msfocus.org www.msfocus.org/programs_edumonth.php Materials available Contact: Annette Woods
1 - 31 National Nutrition Month^® American Dietetic Association 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000 Chicago, IL 60606-6995 (800) 877-1600 x4771 (312) 899-0040 (312) 899-4739 Fax nnm@eatright.org www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/NNM_2007_home.htm Materials available Contact: Knowledge Center	1 - 31 Save Your Vision Month American Optometric Association 243 North Lindbergh Boulevard, First Floor St. Louis, MO 63141 (314) 991-4100 (314) 991-4101 Fax mcbryson@aoa.org www.aoa.org/x5072.xml Materials available Contact: Cathy Bryson
1 - 31 Workplace Eye Wellness Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (847) 843-8458 Fax info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline	1 - 7 National Problem Gambling Awareness Week National Council on Problem Gambling 730 11th Street NW, Suite 601 Washington, DC 20002 (800) 522-4700 (202) 547-9204 (202) 547-9206 Fax ncpg@ncpgambling.org www.npgaw.org Materials available Contact: Keith Whyte
2 - 6 National School Breakfast Week School Nutrition Association 700 South Washington Street, Suite 300 Alexandria, VA 22314-4287 (800) 877-8822 (703) 739-3900 (703) 739-3915 Fax servicecenter@schoolnutrition.org docs.schoolnutrition.org/meetingsandevents/nsbw2009/index.html Materials available Contact: Laura Maynard	8 - 14 National Patient Safety Awareness Week National Patient Safety Foundation 268 Summer Street, 6th Floor Boston, MA 01247 (617) 391-9900 (617) 391-9999 Fax info@npsf.org www.npsf.org/hp/psaw/ Materials available Contact: Rachel Crow
12 World Kidney Day National Kidney Foundation 30 East 33rd Street New York, NY 10016 (800) 622-9010 (212) 889-2210 (212) 889-2310 Fax info@kidney.org www.kidney.org/news/wkd/index.cfm Materials available Contact: Ellie Schlam	15 - 21 National Poison Prevention Week Poison Prevention Week Council P.O. Box 1543 Washington, DC 20013 (301) 504-7058 (301) 504-0862 Fax wells@aapcc.org www.poisonprevention.org Materials available Contact: Holly Wells
24 American Diabetes Alert Day American Diabetes Association 1701 North Beauregard Street Alexandria, VA 22311 (800) DIABETES (342-2383) (703) 549-1500 (703) 549-6995 Fax askada@diabetes.org www.diabetes.org/communityprograms-and-localevents/americandiabetesalert.jsp Materials available Contact: Local Chapters	24 World Tuberculosis Day Stop TB Partnerhsip (Secretariat) World Health Organization HTM/STB/TBP 20, avenue Appia CH-1211 Geneva 27 SWITZERLAND, +(41) 22 791 4650 +(41) 22 791 4886 Fax stoptbinfo@who.int www.stoptb.org/events/world_tb_day Materials available Contact: None designated
29 - April 4 Root Canal Awareness Week American Association of Endodontists 211 East Chicago Avenue, Suite 1100 Chicago, IL 60601 (800) 872-3636 info@aae.org www.aae.org Materials available Contact: Dan Aske
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April
1 - 30 Alcohol Awareness Month SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information P.O. Box 2345 Rockville, MD 20015 (800) 729-6686 (877) 787-8432 Spanish (240) 221-4292 Fax ncadi-info@samhsa.hhs.gov ncadi.samhsa.gov/seasonal/aprilalcohol/ Materials available Contact: None designated	1 - 30 Cesarean Awareness Month International Cesarean Awareness Network, Inc. 1304 Kingsdale Avenue Redondo Beach, CA 90278 (800) 686-ICAN (686-4226) info@ican-online.org www.ican-online.org Materials available Contact: None designated
1 - 30 Counseling Awareness Month American Counseling Association 5999 Stevenson Avenue Alexandria, VA 22304-3300 (800) 347-6647 (800) 473-2329 Fax jgaskins@counseling.org www.counseling.org Materials available Contact: Jean Gaskins	1 - 30 Foot Health Awareness Month American Podiatric Medical Association 9312 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda, MD 20814-1621 (301) 581-9227 (301) 530-2752 Fax ahberard@apma.org www.apma.org Materials available Contact: Angela Berard
1 - 30 Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders P.O. Box 170864 Milwaukee, WI 53217-8076 (888) 964-2001 (414) 964-1799 (414) 964-7176 Fax iffgd@iffgd.org www.aboutibs.org/site/about-ibs/april-ibs-awareness-month Materials available Contact: Nancy Norton	1 - 30 National Autism Awareness Month Autism Society of America 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300 Bethesda, MD 20814-3067 (800) 3–AUTISM (328-8476) (301) 657-0881 (301) 657-0869 Fax info@autism-society.org www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer?pagename=research_awareness Materials available Contact: None designated
1 - 30 National Cancer Control Month American Cancer Society 250 Williams Street NW Atlanta, GA 30303 (800) ACS-2345 (227-2345) www.cancer.org Materials available Contact: National Office	1 - 30 National Child Abuse Prevention Month Child Welfare Information Gateway Children's Bureau Administration for Children and Families 1250 Maryland Avenue SW Washington, DC 20024 (800) 394-3366 (703) 385-7565 (703) 385-3206 Fax info@childwelfare.gov www.childwelfare.gov/preventing/preventionmonth/ Materials available Contact: Customer Services Department
1 - 30 National Donate Life Month Division of Transplantation, Healthcare Systems Bureau Health Resources and Services Administration U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Parklawn Building, Room 12C-05 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 (888) 275-4772 (703) 821-2098 Fax ask@hrsa.gov www.organdonor.gov/get_involved/donatelifemonth.htm Materials available Contact: Division of Transplantation Staff	1 - 30 National Minority Health Awareness Month Office of Minority Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services P.O. Box 37337 Washington, DC 20013-7337 (800) 444-6472 (240) 453-2883 Fax info@omhrc.gov www.omhrc.gov Materials available Contact: None designated
1 - 30 National Youth Sports Safety Month National Youth Sports Safety Foundation One Beacon Street, Suite 3333 Boston, MA 02108 (617) 367-6677 (617) 722-9999 Fax nyssf@aol.com www.nyssf.org/campaign.html Materials available Contact: Rita Glassman	1 - 30 Occupational Therapy Month American Occupational Therapy Association 4720 Montgomery Lane P.O. Box 31220 Bethesda, MD 20824-1220 (301) 652-6611 (800) 377-8555 TDD (301) 652-7258 Fax praota@aota.org www.aota.org/News/Consumer/OT-Month.aspx Materials available Contact: None designated
1 - 30 Sports Eye Safety Month American Academy of Ophthalmology P.O. Box 7424 San Francisco, CA 94120-7424 (415) 447-0213 (415) 561-8533 Fax eyemd@aao.org www.aao.org/eyemd Materials available Contact: Georgia Alward	1 - 30 STD Awareness Month American Social Health Association P.O. Box 13827 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3827 (919) 361-8400 (919) 361-8425 Fax danbow@ashastd.org www.ashastd.org Materials available Contact: ASHA Media Relations Office
1 - 30 Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (847) 843-8458 Fax info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline	6 - 12 National Public Health Week American Public Health Association 800 I Street NW Washington, DC 20001-3710 (202) 777-2509 (202) 777-2500 TTY (202) 777-2532 Fax bithiah.lafontant@apha.org www.nphw.org/nphw09/default.htm Materials available Contact: Bithiah Lafontant
7 World Health Day Pan American Health Organization WHO Regional Office for the Americas 525 23rd Street NW Washington, DC 20037-2895 (202) 974-3156 (202) 974-3645 Fax www.who.int/world-health-day/en/ Materials available Contact: Dr. Luiz Augusto Cassanha Galvão	8 Sexual Assault Awareness Month Day of Action National Sexual Violence Resource Center 123 North Enola Drive Enola, PA 17025 (877) 739-3895 (717) 909-0714 Fax resources@nsvrc.org www.nsvrc.org/saam Materials available Contact: Lauren Sogor
9 National Alcohol Screening Day^® Screening for Mental Health, Inc. One Washington Street, Suite 304 Wellesley Hills, MA 02481 (781) 239-0071 (781) 431-7447 Fax smhinfo@mentalhealthscreening.org www.nationalalcoholscreeningday.org Materials available Contact: Ariela Edelson	18 National Healthy Kids Day YMCA of Greater Hartford 241 Trumbull Street Hartford, CT 06103 (860) 522-4183 x 2333 (860) 522-1314 linda.garcia@ghymca.org www.ymca.net/about_the_ymca/ymca_healthy_kids_day.html Contact: Linda Garcia
25 - May 2 National Infant Immunization Week National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS E-05 Atlanta, GA 30333 (800) CDC-INFO (232-4636) (404) 639-8200 (404) 639-8905 Fax cdcinfo@cdc.gov www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niiw/default.htm Materials available Contact: Michelle Basket	25 World Meningitis Day Confederation of Meningitis Organization CoMO, Meningitis Centre Telethon Institite for Child Health Research P.O. Box 866 West Perth AUSTRALIA, 6872 linda@ichr.uwa.edu.au www.comoonline.org/wmd.html Contact: Linda Gibbs
25 World Tai Chi & Qigong Day World Tai Chi & Qigong Day , (913) 648-2256 billdouglass@worldtaichiday.org www.worldtaichiday.org Materials available Contact: Bill Douglas	26 - May 3 SAFE KIDS Week Safe Kids Worldwide 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20004-1707 (202) 662-0600 (202) 393-2072 Fax vhneich@safekids.org www.usa.safekids.org Contact: Vivi Hneich
26 - 27 2009 March for Babies March of Dimes Foundation 1275 Mamaroneck Avenue White Plains, NY 10605 (800) 525-9255 (914) 997-4617 Fax marchforbabies@marchofdimes.com www.marchforbabies.org Materials available Contact: Bob Aglione
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May
1 - 31 American Stroke Month American Heart Association 7272 Greenville Avenue Dallas, TX 75231 (800) 242-8721 inquires@heart.org www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3026377 Materials available Contact: Program departments or local chapters	1 - 31 Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America 1233 20th Street NW, Suite 402 Washington, DC 20036 (800) 7-ASTHMA (727-8462) (202) 466-7643 (202) 466-8940 Fax info@aafa.org www.aafa.org/display.cfm?id=10&sub=99&cont=457 Materials available Contact: None designated
1 - 31 Better Hearing and Speech Month American Speech-Language-Hearing Association 2200 Research Boulevard, Mailstop 215 Rockville, MD 21114 (800) 638-8255 (301) 296-5700 (301) 296-8580 Fax bhsm@asha.org www.asha.org/bhsm/ Materials available Contact: None designated	1 - 31 Better Sleep Month Better Sleep Council 501 Wythe Street Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 683-8371 (703) 683-4503 Fax kdillner@sleepproducts.org www.bettersleep.org Materials available Contact: Karin Dillner
1 - 31 Clean Air Month American Lung Association 61 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY 10006 (800) LUNG-USA (586-4872) (212) 315-8700 (212) 315-8889 Fax info@lungusa.org www.lungusa.org Materials available Contact: None designated	1 - 31 Healthy Vision Month National Eye Institute National Institutes of Health Building 31, Room 6A32 31 Center Drive MSC 2510 Bethesda, MD 20892-2510 (301) 496-5248 (301) 402-1065 Fax www.healthyvision2010.nei.nih.gov/hvm Materials available Contact: Linda Huss
1 - 31 Hepatitis Awareness Month Hepatitis Foundation International 504 Blick Drive Silver Spring, MD 20904-2901 (800) 891-0707 (301) 622-4200 (301) 622-4702 Fax hfi@comcast.net www.hepatitisfoundation.org Materials available Contact: Thelma King Thiel	1 - 31 Lupus Awareness Month Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. 2000 L Street NW, Suite 710 Washington, DC 20036 (888) 385-8787 (202) 349-1156 Fax info@lupus.org www.lupus.org Materials available Contact: Duane Peters
1 - 31 Lyme Disease Awareness Month Lyme Disease Foundation P.O. Box 332 Tolland, CT 06084 (800) 886-5963 (860) 870-0070 (860) 870-0080 Fax info@lyme.org www.lyme.org Materials available Contact: None designated	1 - 31 Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month American Academy of Dermatology 930 East Woodfield Road Schaumburg, IL 60173 (888) 462-DERM (462-3376) (847) 330-0230 (847) 330-8907 Fax mediarelations@aad.org www.aad.org Materials available Contact: Jennifer Allyn
1 - 31 Mental Health Month Mental Health America P.O. Box 16810 Alexandria, VA 22302-0810 (800) 969-6642 (703) 684-5968 Fax infoctr@mentalhealthamerica.net www.mentalhealthamerica.net/go/may Materials available Contact: Resource Center	1 - 31 National Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month Les Turner Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Foundation 5550 West Touhy Avenue, #302 Skokie, IL 60077 (888) 457-1107 (847) 679-3311 (847) 679-9109 Fax info@lesturnerals.org www.lesturnerals.org Materials available Contact: None designated
1 - 31 National Arthritis Awareness Month Arthritis Foundation 1330 West Peachtree Street, Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30309 (800) 283-7800 (404) 872-0457 Fax help@arthritis.org www.arthritis.org Materials available Contact: Carol Galbreath	1 - 31 National Bike Month League of American Bicyclists 1612 K Street NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20006 (202) 822-1333 (202) 822-1334 Fax bikeleague@bikeleague.org www.bikeleague.org/programs/bikemonth Materials available Contact: None designated
1 - 31 National Cancer Research Month American Association for Cancer Research 615 Chestnut Street, 17th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19106-4404 (866) 423-3965 (267) 646-0612 (215) 440-3919 Fax megan.davies@aacr.org www.aacr.org/home/public--media/public-policy--legislative-affairs/national-cancer-research-month.aspx Materials available Contact: Megan Davis	1 - 31 National Celiac Disease Awareness Month American Celiac Disease Alliance 2504 Duxbury Place Alexandria, VA 22308 (703) 622-3331 info@americanceliac.org americanceliac.org Materials available Contact: Andrea Levario
1 - 31 National High Blood Pressure Education Month National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center P.O. Box 30105 Bethesda, MD 20824-0105 (301) 592-8573 (301) 592-8563 Fax nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov www.nhlbi.nih.gov Materials available Contact: Information Specialist	1 - 31 National Neurofibromatosis Month Children's Tumor Foundation 95 Pine Street, 16th Floor New York, NY 10005 (800) 323-7938 (212) 747-0004 Fax info@ctf.org www.ctf.org Materials available Contact: None designated
1 - 31 National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month National Osteoporosis Foundation 1232 22nd Street NW Washington, DC 20037-1292 (202) 223-2226 (202) 223-1726 Fax communications@nof.org www.nof.org/awareness2/annual.htm Materials available Contact: Molly Carey	1 - 31 National Physical Fitness and Sports Month President´s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports 200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 738-H Washington, DC 20201-0004 (202) 690-9000 (202) 690-5211 Fax fitness@hhs.gov www.fitness.gov Materials available Contact: None designated
1 - 31 National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month Advocates for Youth 2000 M Street NW, Suite 750 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 419-3420 (202) 419-1448 Fax saraha@advocatesforyouth.org www.advocatesforyouth.org/publications/ntppm.htm Materials available Contact: Sarah Axelson	1 - 31 National Toxic Encephalopathy and Chemical Injury Awareness Month National Toxic Encephalopathy Foundation P.O. Box 29194 Las Vegas, NV 89126 Angel@NTEF-USA.Org www.NTEF-USA.Org Materials available Contact: Angel De Fazio
1 - 31 Older Americans Month U.S. Administration on Aging 330 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20201 (202) 619-0724 (202) 401-7620 Fax aoainfo@aoa.gov www.aoa.gov Materials available Contact: None designated	1 - 31 Sturge-Weber Awareness Month The Sturge-Weber Foundation P.O. Box 418 Mt. Freedom, NJ 07970 (800) 627-5482 (973) 895-4445 (973) 895-4846 Fax swf@sturge-weber.org www.sturge-weber.org Materials available Contact: None designated
1 - 31 Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Month Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance 801 Roeder Road, Suite 750 Silver Spring, MD 20910 (800) 225-6872 (301) 562-9890 (301) 562-9870 Fax info@tsalliance.org www.tsalliance.org Materials available Contact: Jaye Isham	1 - 31 Ultraviolet Awareness Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (847) 843-8458 Fax info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
3 - 9 North American Occupational Safety and Health Week American Society of Safety Engineers Canadian Society of Safety Engineering U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration ASSE Public Relations Department 1800 East Oakton Street Des Plaines, IL 60018-2187 (847) 699-2929 (847) 296-3769 Fax dhurns@asse.org www.asse.org/newsroom/naosh09 Materials available Contact: Diane Hurns or Joanna Climer	4 Melanoma Monday American Academy of Dermatology 930 East Woodfield Road Schaumburg, IL 60173 (888) 462-DERM (462-3376) (847) 330-0230 (847) 330-8907 Fax mediarelations@aad.org www.aad.org Materials available Contact: Allison Sit
6 - 12 National Mental Health Counseling Week American Mental Health Counselors Association 801 North Fairfax Street, Suite 304 Alexandria, VA 22314 (800) 326-2642 (703) 548-4775 Fax mhobson@amhca.org www.amhca.org Contact: Dr. W. Mark Hamilton	9 Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness Day CdLS-USA Foundation 302 West Main Street, #100 Avon, CT 06001 (800) 753-2357 (800) 223-8355 (860) 676-8166 (860) 676-8337 Fax outreach@cdlsusa.org www.cdlsusa.org Materials available Contact: Marie Malloy
10 - 16 Food Allergy Awareness Week Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network 11781 Lee Jackson Highway, Suite 160 Fairfax, VA 22033 (800) 929-4040 (703) 691-3179 (703) 691-2713 Fax jlove@foodallergy.org www.foodallergy.org/FAAW/index.html Materials available Contact: Jennifer Love	10 - 16 National Alcohol- and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. 244 East 58th Street, 4th Floor New York, NY 10022 (800) NCA-CALL (622-2255) (24-hour helpline) (212) 269-7797 (212) 269-7510 Fax president@ncadd.org www.ncadd.org Materials available Contact: President
10 - 16 National Women's Health Week Office on Women's Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 712 E Washington, DC 20201 (202) 690-7650 (202) 401-4005 Fax www.womenshealth.gov/whw Materials available Contact: Retta Terry	11 - 17 National Stuttering Awareness Week Stuttering Foundation of America 3100 Walnut Grove Road, Suite 603 P.O. Box 11749 Memphis, TN 38111-0749 (800) 992-9392 (901) 452-3931 Fax info@stutteringhelp.org www.stutteringhelp.org Materials available Contact: Jane Fraser
11 - 15 National Neuropathy Week The Neuropathy Association 60 East 42nd Street, Suite 942 New York, NY 10165 (888) PN-FACTS (763-2287) (212) 692-0662 (212) 692-0668 Fax info@neuropathy.org www.neuropathy.org Materials available Contact: National Headquarters	11 National Women's Check-up Day Office on Women's Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 712 E Washington, DC 20201 (202) 690-7650 (202) 401-4005 Fax www.womenshealth.gov/whw/about/checkupday.cfm Materials available Contact: Retta Terry
12 Sex Differences in Health Awareness Day Society for Women's Health Research 1025 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 701 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 223-8224 (202) 833-3472 Fax info@womenshealthresearch.org www.womenshealthresearch.org Materials available Contact: Richard Schmitz	18 - 24 Recreational Water Illness Prevention Week Water and Environment Activity Parasitic Diseases Branch Division of Parasitic Diseases National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, and Enteric Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 4770 Buford Highway NE, MS F-22 Atlanta, GA 30341-3724 (770) 488-7787 (770) 488-7761 Fax mhlavsa@cdc.gov www.cdc.gov/healthyswimming/rwi_prevention_week.htm Materials available Contact: Michele Hlavsa
18 HIV Vaccine Awareness Day National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health HIV Vaccine Communications Campaign Vaccine and Prevention Research Program, Division of AIDS 6700-B Rockledge Drive, Room 5143 Bethesda, MD 20892 (301) 594-2512 (301) 402-3684 Fax oposi@niaid.nih.gov www.niaid.nih.gov/news/events/HVAD Materials available Contact: NIAID OPOSI	19 Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Day Greenwood Genetic Center 6 Doctors Drive Greenville, SC 29605 (864) 250-7944 gail@ggc.org www.22q13.org Materials available Contact: Gail Stapleton
20 National Employee Health and Fitness Day National Association for Health and Fitness 65 Niagara Square, Room 607 Buffalo, NY 14202 (716) 583-0521 (716) 851-4309 Fax wellness@city-buffalo.org physicalfitness.org/nehf.html Materials available Contact: Philip Haberstro	24 - 30 Older American's Mental Health Week Older Women's League 1828 L Street NW, Suite 801 Washington, DC 20036 (800) 825-3695 (202) 332-2949 Fax www.owl-national.org/Welcome.html Contact: None designated
31 World No Tobacco Day Pan American Health Organization WHO Regional Office for the Americas 525 23rd Street NW Washington, DC 20037-2895 (202) 974-3890 www.who.int/tobacco/wntd/en/ Materials available Contact: None designated
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June
1 - July 4 Fireworks Safety Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (847) 843-8458 Fax info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline	1 - 30 Home Safety Month Home Safety Council 1250 Eye Street NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 330-4900 (202) 330-4901 Fax info@homesafetycouncil.org www.homesafetycouncil.org/homesafetymonth Materials available Contact: Angela D. Mickalide
1 - 30 Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America, Inc. 1821 University Avenue West, Suite S256 St. Paul, MN 55104-2897 (800) 541-5454 (651) 917-6256 (651) 917-1835 Fax mgfa@myasthenia.org www.myasthenia.org Materials available Contact: None designated	1 - 30 National Aphasia Awareness Month National Aphasia Association 350 Seventh Avenue, Suite 902 New York, NY 10001 (800) 922-4622 (212) 267-2814 (212) 267-2872 Fax naa@aphasia.org www.aphasia.org Materials available Contact: Ellayne Ganzfried
1 - 30 National Scleroderma Awareness Month Scleroderma Foundation 300 Rosewood Drive, Suite 105 Danvers, MA 01923 (800) 722-HOPE (722-4673) (978) 463-5809 Fax sfinfo@scleroderma.org www.scleroderma.org Materials available Contact: National Office or Local Chapters	1 - 30 National Scoliosis Awareness Month National Scoliosis Foundation 5 Cabot Place Stoughton, MA 02072 (800) NSF-MYBACK (673-6922) (781) 341-6333 (781) 341-8333 Fax nsf@scoliosis.org www.scoliosis.org Materials available Contact: None Designated
1 - 30 Vision Research Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (847) 843-8458 Fax info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline	1 - 7 Sun Safety Week Sun Safety Alliance 1856 Old Reston Avenue, Suite 215 Reston, VA 20190 (703) 481-1414 info@sunsafetyalliance.org www.sunsafetyalliance.org Materials available Contact: Alissa D'Amelio
7 - 13 National Headache Awareness Week National Headache Foundation 820 North Orleans, Suite 217 Chicago, IL 60610-3132 (888) NHF-5552 (643-5552) (312) 640-9049 Fax info@headaches.org www.headaches.org Materials available Contact: None designated	7 National Cancer Survivors Day National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation P.O. Box 682285 Franklin, TN 37068 (615) 794-3006 (615) 794-0179 Fax info@ncsdf.org www.ncsdf.org Materials available Contact: None designated
15 - 21 National Men's Health Week Men’s Health Network P.O. Box 75972 Washington, DC 20013 (202) 543-6461 x101 (202) 543-2727 Fax info@menshealthweek.org www.menshealthweek.org Materials available Contact: Theresa Morrow	21 - 27 Helen Keller Deaf - Blind Awareness Week Office for Development Helen Keller National Center 141 Middle Neck Road Sands Point, NY 11050-1299 (516) 944-8900 x254 (516) 767-1738 Fax hkncinfo@hknc.org www.hknc.org Materials available Contact: Information Specialist
21 National ASK Day PAX/Real Solutions to Gun Violence 100 Wall Street, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10005 (212) 269-5100 (212) 269-5109 Fax ask@paxusa.org www.paxusa.org/ask/askday.html Materials available Contact: None designated	27 - July 5 Eye Safety Awareness Week United States Eye Injury Registry American Society of Ocular Trauma 1201 11th Avenue South, Suite 300 Birmingham, AL 35205 (205) 933-0064 (205) 933-1341 Fax loretta@useironline.org www.useironline.org Materials available Contact: LoRetta Mann
27 National HIV Testing Day Office of Minority Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services P.O. Box 37337 Washington, DC 20013-7337 (800) 444-6472 (240) 453-2883 Fax info@omhrc.gov www.hhs.gov/aidsawarenessdays/days/testing/index.html Materials available Contact: None designated
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July
1 - 31 Hemochromatosis Awareness Month Iron Disorders Institute 2722 Wade Hampton Boulevard, Suite A Greenville, SC 29615 (888) 565-4766 (864) 292-1175 info@irondisorders.org www.irondisorders.org Materials available Contact: Patient Information Services	1 - 31 International Group B Strep Awareness Month Group B Strep International 11 El Dorado Court Pomona, CA 91766 (909) 620-7214 (909) 620-5557 Fax info@gbs-intl.org www.groupbstrepinternational.org Materials available Contact: Marti Perhach
1 - 31 Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month Arthritis Foundation 1330 West Peachtree Street, Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30309 (800) 283-7800 (404) 872-0457 Fax help@arthritis.org www.arthritis.org Materials available Contact: Carol Galbreath	1 - 31 UV Safety Month American Academy of Ophtalmology P.O. Box 7424 San Francisco, CA 94120-7424 (415) 447-0213 (415) 561-8533 Fax eyemd@aao.org www.aao.org/eyemd Materials available Contact: Georgia Alward
20 - 24 National Youth Sports Week National Recreation and Park Association 22377 Belmont Ridge Road Ashburn, VA 20148-4150 (703) 858-0784 (703) 858-0794 Fax dvaira@nrpa.org www.nrpa.org Materials available Contact: None designated	27 - August 2 Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Week Greenwood Genetic Center 6 Doctors Drive Greenville, SC 29605 (864) 250-7944 gail@ggc.org www.22q13.org Materials available Contact: Gail Stapleton
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August
1 - 31 Cataract Awareness Month American Academy of Ophthalmology P.O. Box 7424 San Francisco, CA 94120-7424 (415) 447-0213 (415) 561-8533 Fax eyemd@aao.org www.aao.org/aaoesite/eyemd/cataract.cfm Materials available Contact: Georgia Alward	1 - 31 Children's Eye Health and Safety Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (847) 843-8458 Fax info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
1 - 31 National Immunization Awareness Month National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS E-05 Atlanta, GA 30333 (800) CDC-INFO (232-4636) English/Spanish (888) 232-6348 (TTY) (404) 639-7394 Fax (877) 394-8747 International Travel Information www.cdc.gov/vaccines Materials available Contact: None designated	1 - 31 Psoriasis Awareness Month National Psoriasis Foundation 6600 SW 92nd Avenue, Suite 300 Portland, OR 97223-7195 (800) 723-9166 (503) 244-7404 (503) 245-0626 Fax getinfo@psoriasis.org www.psoriasis.org Materials available Contact: None designated
1 - 31 Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy P.O. Box 196 Libertyville, IL 60048-0196 (800) 886-1762 (847) 367-7623 Fax sma@fsma.org www.curesma.org Materials available Contact: None designated	1 - 7 World Breastfeeding Week World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action La Leche League International P.O. Box 4079 Schaumburg, IL 60168-4079 (847) 519-7730 (704) 882-1216 (847) 969-0460 Fax rmagalhaes@llli.org www.llli.org Materials available Contact: Rebecca Magalhaes
1 National Minority Donor Awareness Day National Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Program Ambulatory Care Center 2041 Georgia Avenue NW, Suite 3100 Washington, DC 20060 (800) 393-2839 (202) 865-4888 (202) 865-4880 Fax nbbrooks@nationalmottep.org www.nationalmottep.org Materials available Contact: Norman Brooks	9 - 15 National Health Center Week National Association of Community Health Centers 7200 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 210 Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 347-0400 www.healthcenterweek.org Materials available Contact: Amy Simmons
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September
1 - 30 America On the Move's Steptember Campaign America On the Move Foundation 44 School Street, Suite 325 Boston, MA 02108 (800) 807-0077 (617) 367-6894 (617) 367-6899 Fax sani@americaonthemove.org www.americaonthemove.org Materials available Contact: Sani Liu	1 - 30 Childhood Cancer Month Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation 10400 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 205 Kensington, MD 20895 (301) 962-3520 (301) 962-3521 Fax staff@candlelighters.org www.candlelighters.org/septchildhoodcancermonth.stm Contact: Ruth Hoffman
1 - 30 Craniofacial Acceptance Month Children's Craniofacial Association 1340 Coit Road, Suite 517 Dallas, TX 75240 (800) 535-3643 (214) 570-9099 (214) 570-8811 Fax contactcca@ccakids.com www.ccakids.org Materials available Contact: Charlene Smith	1 - 30 Fruit and Veggies - More Matters Month Fruit and Vegetable Program Office Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Produce for Better Health Foundation 4770 Buford Highway NE, MS K-26 Atlanta, GA 30341 (770) 488-5435 (800) 243-7889 TTY (770) 488-6027 Fax krthomas1@cdc.gov www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov Materials available Contact: Katherine Thomas
1 - 30 Healthy Aging^®Month Educational Television Network, Inc. P.O. Box 442 Unionville, PA 19375 (610) 793-0979 info@healthyaging.net www.healthyaging.net/events.htm Materials available Contact: Information Specialist	1 - 30 Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Month The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society 1311 Mamaroneck Avenue White Plains, NY 10605 (800) 955-4572 (914) 821-8806 (914) 821-3607 Fax www.lls.org Materials available Contact: Information Resource Center
1 - 30 National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month Office of the Director, Consumer Affairs Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 1 Choke Cherry Road, 2nd Floor Rockville, MD 20857 (800) 729-6686 (240) 276-2750 (240) 276-1630 Fax info@samhsa.gov www.recoverymonth.gov Materials available Contact: Consumer Affairs	1 - 30 National Cholesterol Education Month National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center P.O. Box 30105 Bethesda, MD 20824-0105 (301) 592-8573 (301) 592-8563 Fax nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov hp2010.nhlbihin.net/cholmonth/ Materials available Contact: Information Specialist
1 - 30 National Infant Mortality Awareness Month National Healthy Start Association 2030 M Street NW, Suite 350 Washington , DC 20036 (202) 296-2195 (202) 296-2197 Fax beahaskins@nationalhealthsystem.org www.healthystartassoc.org Materials available Contact: Bea Haskins	1 - 30 National Pain Awareness Month American Pain Foundation 201 North Charles Street, Suite 710 Baltimore, MD 21201-4111 (888) 615-PAIN (7246) info@painfoundation.org www.painfoundation.org Materials available Contact: Mayssa Sultan
1 - 30 National Pediculosis Prevention Month/Head Lice Prevention Month National Pediculosis Association, Inc. 1005 Boylston Street, #343 Newton, MA 02461 (781) 449-6487 (812) 434-6652 Fax npa@headlice.org www.headlice.org Materials available Contact: Deborah Altschuler	1 - 30 National Sickle Cell Month Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc. 231 East Baltimore Street, 8th Floor Baltimore, MD 21202 (800) 421-8453 (410) 528-1495 scdaa@sicklecelldisease.org www.sicklecelldisease.org Materials available Contact: None designated
1 - 30 National Yoga Awareness Month Yoga Health Foundation 4051 Glencoe Avenue, #10 Marina del Rey, CA 90292 (310) 928-6638 join@yogamonth.org www.yogamonth.org Materials available Contact: Johannes R. Fisslinger	1 - 30 Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month National Ovarian Cancer Coalition 500 NE Spanish River Boulevard, Suite 8 Boca Raton, FL 33431 (888) OVARIAN (682-7426) (561) 393-0005 nocc@ovarian.org www.ovarian.org Materials available Contact: None designated
1 - 30 Prostate Cancer Awareness Month National Prostate Cancer Coalition 1154 15th Street NW Washington, DC 20005 (888) 245-9455 (202) 463-9455 (202) 463-9456 Fax info@fightprostatecancer.org www.fightprostatecancer.org Materials available Contact: None designated	1 - 30 Reye's Syndrome Awareness Month National Reye's Syndrome Foundation P.O. Box 829 Bryan, OH 43506 (800) 233-7393 (419) 636-2679 (419) 636-9897 Fax nrsf@reyessyndrome.org www.reyessyndrome.org Materials available Contact: None designated
1 - 30 Sports and Home Eye Safety Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (847) 843-8458 Fax info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline	1 - 30 Whole Grains Month Whole Grains Council 226 Beacon Street Boston, MA 02116 (617) 421-5500 (617) 421-5511 Fax cynthia@oldwayspt.org www.wholegrainscouncil.org/get-involved/celebrate-whole-grains-month-in-september Materials available Contact: Cynthia Harriman
6 - 12 National Suicide Prevention Week American Association of Suicidology 5221 Wisconsin Avenue NW Washington, DC 20015 (202) 237-2280 (202) 237-2282 Fax info@suicidology.org www.suicidology.org Materials available Contact: None designated	13 National Celiac Disease Awareness Day Celiac Sprue Association P.O. Box 31700 Omaha, NE 68131-0700 (877) 272-4272 (402) 643-4108 Fax celiacs@csaceliacs.org www.csaceliacs.org Materials available Contact: Mary Schluckebier
20 - 26 National Farm Safety & Health Week National Education Center for Agricultural Safety 10250 Sundown Road Peosta, IA 52068 (888) 844-6322 (563) 557-0354 (563) 557-0353 Fax halversc@nicc.edu www.nsc.org/necas/ Materials available Contact: Charlotte Halverson	21 - 27 America on the Move Week YMCA of Greater Hartford 241 Trumbull Street Hartford, CT 06103 (860) 522-4183 x 2333 (860) 522-1314 Fax linda.garcia@ghymca.org www.ymca.net/about_the_ymca/aom.html Contact: Linda Garcia
21 World Alzheimer's Day Alzheimer's Disease International 64 Great Suffolk Street London, SE1 OBL UNITED KINGDOM, info@alz.co.uk www.alz.co.uk/adi/wad/ Materials available Contact: None designated	26 National Mesothelioma Awareness Day Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation P.O. Box 91840 Santa Barbara, CA 93190-1840 (805) 563-8400 (805) 563-8411 Fax info@curemeso.org www.curemeso.org Contact: None designated
28 World Rabies Day Global Alliance for Rabies Control 529 Humboldt Street, Suite 1 Manhattan, KS 66502 (919) 830-2199 peter.costa@worldrabiesday.org www.worldrabiesday.org Materials available Contact: Peter Costa	30 World Heart Day World Heart Federation 7, rue des Battoirs, Case postale 155 1211 Geneva 4 SWITZERLAND, admin@worldheart.org www.worldheart.org Materials available Contact: Jane Park
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October
1 - 31 Eye Injury Prevention Month American Academy of Ophthalmology P.O. Box 7424 San Francisco, CA 94120-7424 (415) 447-0213 (415) 561-8533 Fax eyemd@aao.org www.aao.org/aaoesite/eyemd/injury.cfm Materials available Contact: Georgia Alward	1 - 31 Halloween Safety Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (847) 843-8458 Fax info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
1 - 31 Healthy Lung Month American Lung Association 61 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY 10006 (800) LUNG-USA (586-4872) (212) 315-8700 info@lungusa.org www.lungusa.org Materials available Contact: None designated	1 - 31 Let's Talk Month Advocates for Youth 2000 M Street NW, Suite 750 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 419-3420 (202) 419-1448 Fax saraha@advocatesforyouth.org www.advocatesforyouth.org/NEWS/events/letstalk.htm Materials available Contact: Sarah Axelson
1 - 31 National Breast Cancer Awareness Month National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Board of Sponsors C1C-315 1800 Concord Pike Wilmington, DE 19850-5437 nbcamquestions@yahoo.com www.nbcam.org Contact: None designated	1 - 31 National Celiac Disease Awareness Month Celiac Sprue Association P.O. Box 31700 Omaha, NE 68131-0700 (877) 272-4272 (402) 643-4108 Fax celiacs@csaceliacs.org www.csaceliacs.org Materials available Contact: Mary Schluckebier
1 - 31 National Chiropractic Month American Chiropractic Association 1701 Clarendon Boulevard Arlington, VA 22209 (703) 276-8800 (703) 243-2593 Fax communications@acatoday.org www.acatoday.org Materials available Contact: Communications & Marketing Department	1 - 31 National Dental Hygiene Month American Dental Hygienists' Association 444 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3400 Chicago, IL 60611-3980 (800) 243-ADHA (243-2342) (312) 440-8900 (312) 467-1806 Fax media@adha.net www.adha.org Materials available Contact: Communications Division
1 - 31 National Disability Employment Awareness Month Office of Disability Employment Policy U.S. Department of Labor Frances Perkins Building 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room S-1303 Washington, DC 20210 (866) 633-7365 (202) 693-7880 (202) 693-7888 Fax (877) 889-5627 TTY www.dol.gov/odep Materials available Contact: Carol Dunlap	1 - 31 National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Domestic Violence Awareness Project National Resource Center on Domestic Violence 6400 Flank Drive, Suite 1300 Harrisburg, PA 17112-2791 (800) 537-2238 (800) 553-2508 TTY (717) 545-9456 Fax dvam.vawnet.org Materials available Contact: None designated
1 - 31 National Down Syndrome Awareness Month National Down Syndrome Society 666 Broadway New York, NY 10012 (800) 221-4602 (212) 979-2873 Fax info@ndss.org www.ndss.org Materials available Contact: Educational Services	1 - 31 National Medical Librarians Month Medical Library Association 65 East Wacker Place, Suite 1900 Chicago, IL 60601 (312) 419-9094 x11 (312) 419-8950 Fax info@mlahq.org www.mlanet.org/resources/nml-month/index.html Materials available Contact: Tomi Gunn
1 - 31 National Physical Therapy Month American Physical Therapy Association 1111 North Fairfax Street Alexandria, VA 22314-1488 (800) 999-2782 (703) 684-2782 x3248 (703) 706-8578 Fax public-relations@apta.org www.apta.org Materials available Contact: Public Relations Department	1 - 31 National Spina Bifida Awareness Month Spina Bifida Association 4590 MacArthur Boulevard NW, Suite 250 Washington, DC 20007-4226 (800) 621-3141 (202) 944-3285 (202) 944-3295 Fax sbaa@sbaa.org www.spinabifidaassociation.org Materials available Contact: None designated
1 - 31 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month First Candle/SIDS Alliance 1314 Bedford Avenue, Suite 210 Baltimore, MD 21208 (800) 221-7437 (410) 653-8226 (410) 653-8709 Fax info@firstcandle.org www.firstcandle.org Materials available Contact: None designated	1 - 31 Talk About Prescriptions Month National Council on Patient Information and Education 4915 Saint Elmo Avenue, Suite 505 Bethesda, MD 20814-6082 (301) 656-8565 (301) 656-4464 Fax ncpie@ncpie.info www.talkaboutrx.org Materials available Contact: Information Specialist
4 - 10 Fire Prevention Week National Fire Protection Association 1 Batterymarch Park Quincy, MA 02169-7471 (800) 344-3555 (617) 770-0200 Fax bdunn@nfpa.org www.firepreventionweek.org Materials available Contact: Barbara Dunn	4 Sarcoidosis Awareness Day National Sarcoidosis Society, Inc. and Affiliates 4747 South Martin Luther King Drive, Suite 512 Chicago, IL 60615 (312) 567-6626 (312) 567-6144 Fax sarcoidosisfriends2@hotmail.com nationalsarcoidosisfriends.org.tripod.com Materials available Contact: Glenda Fulton
5 - 11 Get Smart About Antibiotics Week Division of Bacterial Diseases National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS-C23 Atlanta, GA 30333 (800) CDC-INFO (232-4636) (404) 639-3636 (404) 639-3970 Fax djohnson13@cdc.gov www.cdc.gov/getsmart Materials available Contact: Darcia Johnson	5 - 11 Mental Illness Awareness Week National Alliance on Mental Illness Colonial Place Three 2107 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 300 Arlington, VA 22201-3042 (800) 950-6264 (703) 524-7600 (703) 524-9094 Fax info@nami.org www.nami.org Materials available Contact: None designated
5 - 9 Drive Safely Work Week Network of Employers for Traffic Safety 8150 Leesburg Pike, Suite 410 Vienna, VA 22182 (888) 221-0045 (703) 891-6005 (703) 891-6010 Fax nets@trafficsafety.org www.trafficsafety.org Materials available Contact: Liz Stevens	5 National Child Health Day Maternal and Child Health Bureau Health Resources and Services Administration U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Parklawn Building, Room 1805 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 (301) 443-2170 (301) 443-1797 Fax www.mchb.hrsa.gov Contact: Cynthia Tibbs
8 National Depression Screening Day ^® Screening for Mental Health, Inc. One Washington Street, Suite 304 Wellesley Hills, MA 02481 (781) 239-0071 (781) 431-7447 Fax smhinfo@mentalhealthscreening.org www.mentalhealthscreening.org Materials available Contact: Ariela Edelson	10 World Mental Health Day World Federation for Mental Health 12940 Harbor Drive, Suite 101 Woodbridge, VA 22192-2930 (703) 494-6515 (703) 494-6518 Fax wmhday@wfmh.com www.wfmh.org/00WorldMentalHealthDay.htm Materials available Contact: Deborah Maguire
12 - 20 Bone and Joint Decade National Action Week U.S. Bone and Joint Decade 6300 North River Road Rosemont, IL 60018 (847) 384-4010 (847) 823-1822 Fax tobyking@usbjd.org www.usbjd.org Materials available Contact: Toby King	13 Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day Metastatic Breast Cancer Network P.O. Box 1449 New York, NY 10159 (888) 500-0370 mbcnet@gmail.com www.mbcnetwork.org/page.aspx?nm=mbc_awareness_day Materials available Contact: Suzanne Herbert
16 World Food Day U.S. National Committee for World Food Day 2175 K Street NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20437 (202) 653-2404 (202) 653-5760 Fax www.worldfooddayusa.org Materials available Contact: None designated	18 - 24 Hearing Aid Awareness Week International Hearing Society 16800 Middlebelt Road, Suite 4 Livonia, MI 48154 (734) 522-7200 (734) 522-0200 Fax acmarkey@ihsinfo.org www.ihsinfo.org Materials available Contact: Alice Markey
19 - 25 National Drug-Free Work Week Working Partners for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room S-2312 Washington, DC 20210 (202) 693-5917 (202) 693-5960 Fax webwp@dol.gov www.dol.gov/drugfreeworkweek Materials available Contact: Renee Tajudeen	20 World Osteoporosis Day International Osteoporosis Foundation 9, rue Juste-Olivier CH-1260 Nyon SWITZERLAND, +(41) 22 994 0100 +(41) 22 994 0101 Fax www.iofbonehealth.org/about-iof/iof-programs/outreach-education/world-osteoporosis-day.html Materials available Contact: None designated
22 International Stuttering Awareness Day Stuttering Foundation of America 3100 Walnut Grove Road, Suite 603 P.O. Box 11749 Memphis, TN 38111-0749 (800) 992-9392 (901) 452-3931 Fax info@stutteringhelp.org www.stutteringhelp.org Materials available Contact: Jane Fraser	25 - 31 Respiratory Care Week American Association for Respiratory Care 9425 North MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 100 Irving, TX 75063 (972) 243-2272 (972) 484-2720 Fax info@aarc.org www.aarc.org/resources/rc_week/ Materials available Contact: Public Relations
28 Lung Health Day American Association for Respiratory Care 9425 North MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 100 Irving, TX 75063 (972) 243-2272 (972) 484-2720 Fax info@aarc.org www.aarc.org/headlines/lung_health_day/ Contact: Public Relations	31 Interstitial Cystitis Awareness Day National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health 505 C Street NE Washington, DC 20002 (202) 543-9693 (202) 543-9858 Fax info@npwh.org www.npwh.org Materials available Contact: Susan Wysocki
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November
1 - 30 American Diabetes Month American Diabetes Association 1701 North Beauregard Street Alexandria, VA 22311 (800) DIABETES (342-2383) (703) 549-1500 (703) 549-6995 Fax askada@diabetes.org www.diabetes.org Materials available Contact: Local Chapters	1 - 30 Diabetic Eye Disease Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (847) 843-8458 Fax info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
1 - 30 Foot Health Issues Related to Diabetes Awareness Month American Podiatric Medical Association 9312 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 581-9200 (301) 530-2752 Fax www.apma.org Materials available Contact: None designated	1 - 30 Lung Cancer Awareness Month Lung Cancer Alliance 888 16th Street NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20006 (202) 463-2080 (202) 463-7497 Fax info@lungcanceralliance.org www.lungcanceralliance.org Materials available Contact: Kay Cofrancesco
1 - 30 National Adoption Month National Council for Adoption Infant Adoption Awareness Program 225 North Washington Street Alexandria, VA 22314 (866) 21-ADOPT (212-3678) (703) 299-6633 (703) 535-1901 Fax info@adoptioncouncil.org www.adoptioncouncil.org Materials available Contact: None designated	1 - 30 National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month Alzheimer's Association 225 North Michigan Avenue, 17th Floor Chicago, IL 60601-7633 (800) 272-3900 info@alz.org www.alz.org Materials available Contact: None designated
1 - 30 National Family Caregivers Month National Family Caregivers Association 10400 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 500 Kensington, MD 20895-3944 (800) 896-3650 (301) 942-2302 Fax info@thefamilycaregiver.org www.thefamilycaregiver.org Materials available Contact: None designated	1 - 30 National Healthy Skin Month American Academy of Dermatology 930 East Woodfield Road Schaumburg, IL 60173 (888) 462-DERM (462-3376) (847) 330-0230 (847) 330-8907 Fax mediarelations@aad.org www.aad.org Materials available Contact: Jennifer Allyn
1 - 30 National Hospice Palliative Care Month National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization 1700 Diagonal Road, Suite 625 Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 837-1500 (703) 837-3139 (703) 837-1233 Fax jradulovic@nhpco.org www.nhpco.org Contact: Jon Radulovic	1 - 30 Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month Pancreatic Cancer Action Network 2141 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 7000 El Segundo, CA 90245 (877) 272-6226 (310) 725-0025 (310) 725-0029 Fax information@pancan.org www.pancan.org Materials available Contact: None designated
1 - 30 Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month Pulmonary Hypertension Association 801 Roeder Road, Suite 400 Silver Spring, MD 20910 (800) 748-7274 Helpline (301) 565-3004 (301) 565-3994 Fax pha@phassociation.org www.phassociation.org Materials available Contact: None designated	1 - 30 TMJ Awareness Month TMJ Association, LTD P.O. Box 26770 Milwaukee, WI 53226-0770 (262) 432-0350 (262) 432-0375 Fax info@tmj.org www.tmj.org Materials available Contact: Terrie Cowley
18 Prematurity Awareness Day March of Dimes Foundation 1275 Mamaroneck Avenue White Plains, NY 10605 (914) 997-4488 (914) 997-4763 Fax askus@marchofdimes.com www.marchofdimes.com Materials available Contact: Pregnancy and Newborn Health Education Center	19 Great American Smokeout American Cancer Society 250 Williams Street NW Atlanta, GA 30303 (800) ACS-2345 (227-2345) acsf2f.com/gaso/ Materials available Contact: National Office
22 - 28 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Awareness Week International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders P.O. Box 170864 Milwaukee, WI 53217-8076 (888) 964-2001 (414) 964-1799 (414) 964-7176 Fax iffgd@iffgd.org www.aboutgerd.org Materials available Contact: Nancy Norton
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1 - 31 Safe Toys and Gifts Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (847) 843-8458 Fax info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline	1 World AIDS Day Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS , unaids@unaids.org www.unaids.org/en/default.asp Materials available Contact: None designated
6 - 12 National Handwashing Awareness Week Henry the Hand Foundation 11714 U.S. Route 42 Cincinnati, OH 45241 (513) 769-3660 dr.will@henrythehand.com www.henrythehand.com Materials available Contact: Dr. Will Sawyer
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