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2012
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1 - 31 Cervical Health Awareness Month National Cervical Cancer Coalition 6520 Platt Avenue, #693 West Hills, CA 91307-3218 (818) 992-4242 info@nccc-online.org http://www.nccc-online.org/index.php/jan uary  Materials available Contact: Samantha Thompson |
1 - 31 National Birth Defects Prevention Month National Birth Defects Prevention Network 14781 Memorial Drive, #1561 Houston, TX 77079 nbdpn@nbdpn.org www.nbdpn.org Materials available Contact: None designated | |
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1 - 31 National Glaucoma Awareness Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (312) 363-6001 (312) 363-6052 Fax info@preventblindness.org preventblindness.org Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline |
1 - 31 National Radon Action Month U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Mail Code 6609J Washington, DC 20460 (202) 343-9206 (202) 343-2394 Fax www.epa.gov/radon/nram Materials available Contact: Gina Bowler | |
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1 - 31 National Stalking Awareness Month National Center for Victims of Crime 2000 M Street NW, Suite 480 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 467-8700 (202) 467-8701 www.stalkingawarenessmonth.org 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 (904) 404-4207 Fax kpan@aace.com www.thyroidawareness.com Materials available Contact: Karen Pan | |
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8 - 14 National Folic Acid Awareness Week National Council on Folic Acid c/o Spina Bifida Association 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: None designated | ||
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February
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1 - 29 AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (312) 363-6001 (312) 363-6052 Fax info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline |
1 - 29 Heart Month American Heart Association 7272 Greenville Avenue Dallas, TX 75231 (800) 242-8721 www.heart.org Materials available Contact: None designated | |
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1 - 29 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 - 29 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/5578.aspx. Materials available Contact: None designated | |
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1 - 29 Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month Break the Cycle P. O. Box 21034 Washington, DC 20009 (202) 824-0707 (202) 824-0747 Fax teendvmonth@breakthecycle.org www.teendvmonth.org Materials available Contact: None designated |
3 Give Kids A Smile® Day American Dental Association 211 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611-2637 (312) 440-2500 gkas@ada.org givekidsasmile.ada.org Materials available Contact: None designated | |
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3 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 |
7 - 14 Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week Congenital Heart Information Network 101 North Washington Avenue, Suite 1A Margate City, NJ 08402 (609) 882-1572 (609) 822-1573 (609) 822-1574 Fax mb@tchin.org tchin.org/aware Materials available Contact: Mona Barmash | |
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7 National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Healthy Black Communities, Inc. 964 Ralph David Abernathy, Suite C12 Atlanta, GA 30310-1833 (404) 454-5469 info@blackaidsday.org www.blackaidsday.org Materials available Contact: None designated |
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 (888) 275-4772 (703) 821-2098 Fax ask@hrsa.gov www.organdonor.gov Materials available Contact: Division of Transplantation Staff | |
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March
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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 sarah.abou@preventcancer.org www.preventcancer.org/colorectal Materials available Contact: Sarah Abou |
1 - 31 National Endometriosis Awareness Month Endometriosis Association 8585 North 76th Place Milwaukee, WI 53223 (414) 355-2200 (414) 355-6065 Fax carol@endometriosisassn.org www.endometriosisassn.org Materials available Contact: Carol Drury | |
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1 - 31 National Nutrition Month® Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000 Chicago, IL 60606-6995 nnm@eatright.org www.eatright.org/nnm Materials available Contact: Knowledge Center |
1 - 31 Save Your Vision Month American Optometric Association 243 North Lindbergh Boulevard, First Floor St. Louis, MO 63141 (800) 365-2219 (314) 991-4100 (314) 991-4101 Fax mcbryson@aoa.org www.aoa.org/x5072.xml Materials available Contact: Cathy Bryson | |
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1 - 31 Trisomy Awareness Month Support Organization for Trisomy 18, 13 & Related Disorders 2982 South Union Street Rochester, NY 14624-1926 (800) 716-SOFT -7638 (585) 594-4621 (585) 594-1957 Fax barbsoft@rochester.rr.com www.trisomy.org Materials available Contact: Barb Vanherreweghe |
1 - 31 Workplace Eye Wellness Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (312) 363-6001 (312) 363-6052 Fax info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline | |
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5 - 11 National Sleep Awareness Week® National Sleep Foundation 1010 North Glebe Road, Suite 310 Arlington, VA 22201 (703) 243-1697 nsf@sleepfoundation.org www.sleepfoundation.org/event/national-s leep-awareness-week%C2%AE Materials available Contact: Jennifer Cowher Williams |
5 - 9 National School Breakfast Week School Nutrition Association 120 Waterfront Street, Suite 300 National Harbor, MD 20745 (800) 877-8822 (301) 686-3100 (301) 686-3115 Fax servicecenter@schoolnutrition.org www.schoolnutrition.org/nsbw Materials available Contact: Laura Maynard | |
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8 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 Materials available Contact: None designated |
10 National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Office on Women's Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 728 E Washington, DC 20201 (202) 690-7650 (202) 401-4005 Fax www.womenshealth.gov/nwghaad/ Materials available Contact: Monique Claggett-Davis | |
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12 - 18 Brain Awareness Week Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives 505 Fifth Avenue, 6th Floor New York, NY 10017 (212) 401-1689 (212) 593-7623 Fax bawinfo@dana.org www.dana.org/brainweek Materials available Contact: Kathleen Roina |
18 - 24 National Poison Prevention Week Poison Prevention Week Council P.O. Box 1543 Washington, DC 20013 (703) 894-1858 (703) 683-2812 Fax wells@aapcc.org www.poisonprevention.org/poison.htm Materials available Contact: Holly Wells | |
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19 - 23 National Youth Violence Prevention Week National Association of SAVE 322 Chapanoke Road, Suite 110 Raleigh, NC 27603 (866) 343-SAVE (7283) (919) 661-7800 (919) 661-7777 Fax info@nationalsave.org www.nationalsave.org/main/YVPC.php Materials available Contact: Holly Wells |
20 National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day National Native American AIDS Prevention Center 720 South Colorado Blvd., Suite 650-S Denver, CO 80246 (720) 382-2244 (720) 382-2248 Fax www.nnaapc.org/news/awareness-day.htm Materials available Contact: None designated | |
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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 2690 +(41) 22 791 4886 Fax stoptbinfo@who.int www.stoptb.org/events/world_tb_day Materials available Contact: None designated |
25 - 31 National Tsunami Awareness Week National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services 1325 East West Highway, Room 9462 Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301) 713-1677 x124 deborah.jones@noaa.gov www.tsunami.gov Materials available Contact: Deborah Jones | |
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27 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/in-my-community/program s/alert-day Materials available Contact: Local Chapters | ||
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April
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1 - 30 Alcohol Awareness Month 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 national@ncadd.org www.ncadd.org Materials available Contact: None designated |
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-ib s-awareness-month Materials available Contact: Nancy Norton | |
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1 - 30 National Autism Awareness Month The Autism Society 4340 East West Highway, Suite 350 Bethesda, MD 20814-3067 (800) 3–AUTISM (328-8476) (301) 657-0881 (301) 657-0869 Fax info@autism-society.org www.autism-society.org/about-us/national -autism-awareness-month/ Materials available Contact: Jennifer Repella |
1 - 30 National Child Abuse Prevention Month Child Welfare Information Gateway Children's Bureau ACYF, HHS 1250 Maryland Avenue SW, 8th Floor Washington, DC 20024 (800) 394-3366 info@childwelfare.gov www.childwelfare.gov/preventing/preventi onmonth/index.cfm Materials available Contact: None designated | |
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1 - 30 National Distracted Driving Awareness Month FocusDriven P. O. Box 7001 River Forest, IL 60305 (603) 775-2405 info@focusdriven.org www.focusdriven.org/index.aspx Materials available Contact: None designated |
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 Materials available Contact: Division of Transplantation Staff | |
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1 - 30 National Facial Protection Month American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry American Association of Orthodontists 9700 West Bryn Mawr Avenue Rosemont, IL 60018 (847) 678-6200 inquiries@aaoms.org www.aaoms.org Materials available Contact: AAOMS Communications |
1 - 30 National Minority Health 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@minorityhealth.hhs.gov minorityhealth.hhs.gov/ Materials available Contact: Information Specialist | |
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1 - 30 National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month National Sarcoidosis Society National Sarcoidosis Foundation Mercy Hospital & Medical Center 2525 South Michigan Avenue, Lower Area - Media Area Chicago, IL 60616 (312) 567-6626 (312) 567-6144 Fax sarcoidosis3@gmail.com www.nationalsarcoidosisfriends.org Materials available Contact: Glenda Fulton |
1 - 30 Occupational Therapy Month American Occupational Therapy Association 4720 Montgomery Lane Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 652-6611 (800) 377-8555 TDD (301) 652-7258 Fax pr@aota.org www.promoteot.org Materials available Contact: Katie Riley | |
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1 - 30 Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) 2000 L Street NW, Suite 406 Washington, DC 20036 (800) 656-4673 info@rainn.org www.rainn.org Materials available Contact: None designated |
1 - 30 Sports Eye Safety Awareness Month American Academy of Ophthalmology P.O. Box 7424 San Francisco, CA 94120-7424 (415) 447-0258 (415) 561-8533 Fax eyemd@aao.org www.geteyesmart.org/eyesmart/injuries/in dex.cfm Materials available Contact: Georgia Alward | |
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1 - 30 STI Awareness Month American Social Health P. O. Box 13827 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3827 (919) 361-8400 (919) 361-8425 Fax info@ashastd.org www.ashastd.org/stiawarenessmonth.cfm 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 (312) 363-6001 (312) 363-6052 Fax info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline | |
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2 - 8 National Public Health Week American Public Health Association 800 I Street NW Washington, DC 20001-3710 (202) 777-2425 (202) 777-2500 TTY (202) 777-2532 Fax cintya.renderos@apha.org www.nphw.org Materials available Contact: Cintya Renderos |
5 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.mentalhealthscreening.org/events/nat ional-alcohol-screening-day.aspx Materials available Contact: None designated | |
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7 World Health Day Pan American Health Organization WHO Regional Office for the Americas 525 23rd Street NW Washington, DC 20037-2895 (202) 974-3000 (202) 974-3663 Fax www.who.int/world-health-day/en/ Materials available Contact: None designated |
21 - 28 National Infant Immunization Week National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS A27 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: Dwan Hightower | |
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21 - 28 Safe Kids Week Safe Kids Worldwide 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20004 (202) 662-4476 kcollins@safekids.org www.safekids.org/sports Materials available Contact: Katherine Collins |
22 - 28 National Infertility Awareness Week RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500 McLean, VA 22102 (703) 556-7172 (703) 506-3266 Fax www.resolve.org Materials available Contact: Rebecca Flick | |
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24 World Meningitis Day Confederation of Meningitis Organization Telethon Institute for Child Health Research P.O. Box 855 West Perth AUSTRALIA, 6872 +61 894897791 + 61 894897705 Fax lindag@ichr.uwa.edu.au www.comoonline.org Materials available Contact: Linda Gibbs | ||
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1 - 31 Arthritis Awareness Month Arthritis Foundation P.O. Box 7669 Atlanta, GA 30357-0669 (800) 283-7800 (404) 872-0457 Fax help@arthritis.org www.arthritis.org Materials available Contact: Carol Galbreath |
1 - 31 Better Hearing and Speech Month American Speech-Language-Hearing Association 2200 Research Boulevard, Mailstop 215 Rockville, MD 20850 (800) 498-2071 (301) 296-5700 (301) 296-8580 Fax bhsm@asha.org www.asha.org/bhsm/ Materials available Contact: None designated | |
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1 - 31 Global Employee Health and Fitness Month National Association for Health and Fitness 65 Niagara Square, Room 607 Buffalo, NY 14202 (716) 583-0521 (716) 851-4052 (716) 851-4309 Fax wellness@city-buffalo.org www.physicalfitness.org Materials available Contact: Philip Haberstro |
1 - 31 Healthy Vision Month National Eye Institute National Institutes of Health Building 31, Room 6A32 31 Center Drive Bethesda, MD 20892 (301) 496-5248 (301) 402-1065 Fax www.nei.nih.gov/healthyvisionmonth Materials available Contact: Linda Huss | |
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1 - 31 Hepatitis Awareness Month Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Rd, G-37 Atlanta, , GA 30033 (404)-718-8596 Voice dvhwi@cdc.gov www.cdc.gov/hepatitis Materials available Contact: None designated |
1 - 31 Lupus Awareness Month Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. 2000 L Street NW, Suite 410 Washington, DC 20036 (888) 385-8787 (202) 349-1155 (202) 349-1156 Fax info@lupus.org www.lupus.org/newsite/pages/lupus-awaren ess-month.html Materials available Contact: Duane Peters | |
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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.melanomamonday.org Materials available Contact: Allison Sit |
1 - 31 Mental Health Month Mental Health America 2000 North Beauregard Street, 6th Floor Alexandria, VA 22311 (800) 969-6642 (703) 684-7722 (703) 684-5968 Fax rbridge@mentalhealthamerica.net www.mentalhealthamerica.net/go/may Materials available Contact: Raymond Bridge | |
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1 - 31 National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America 8201 Corporate Drive, Suite 1000 Landover, MD 20785 (800) 7-ASTHMA (727-8462) (202) 466-7643 (202) 466-8940 Fax info@aafa.org www.aafa.org/display.cfm?id=10&sub=99&co nt=457 Materials available Contact: None designated |
1 - 31 National Celiac Disease Awareness Month American Celiac Disease Alliance 2504 Duxbury Place Alexandria, VA 22308 (703) 622-3331 info@americanceliac.org www.americanceliac.org Materials available Contact: Andrea Levario | |
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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 Mediterranean Diet Month Oldways and the Mediterranean Foods Alliance 266 Beacon Street Boston, MA 02116 (617) 421-5500 (617) 421-5511 Fax gorcutt@oldwayspt.org www.oldwayspt.org Materials available Contact: Georgia Orcutt | |
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1 - 31 National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month National Osteoporosis Foundation 1150 17th Street NW, Suite 850 Washington, DC 20036 (800) 231-4222 (202) 223-2226 (202) 223-2237 Fax communications@nof.org www.nof.org Materials available Contact: Valerie Patmintra |
1 - 31 National Physical Fitness and Sports Month President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports 1101 Wootton Parkway, #560 Rockville, MD 20852 (240) 276-9567 (240) 276-9860 Fax fitness@hhs.gov www.fitness.gov Materials available Contact: None designated | |
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1 - 31 National Toxic Encephalopathy and Chemical Injury Awareness Month National Toxic Encephalopathy Foundation P.O. Box 29194 Las Vegas, NV 89126 (702) 490-9677 Angel@ntef-usa.org www.ntef-usa.org Materials available Contact: Angel De Fazio |
1 - 31 National Youth Traffic Safety Month National Organizations for Youth Safety 7371 Atlas Walk Way #109 Gainesville, VA 20155 (828) FOR-NOYS (367-6697) www.noys.org/traffic_safety.aspx Materials available Contact: Angel De Fazio | |
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1 - 31 Ultraviolet Awareness Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (312) 363-6001 (312) 363-6052 Fax info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline |
6 - 12 Children's Mental Health Awareness Week National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health 9605 Medical Center Drive, Suite 280 Rockville, MD 20850 (240) 403-1901 (240) 403-1909 Fax ffcmh@ffcmh.org www.ffcmh.org Materials available Contact: Sandra A. Spencer | |
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6 - 12 North American Occupational Safety and Health Week American Society of Safety Engineers ASSE Public Relations Department 1800 East Oakton Street Des Plaines, IL 60018-2187 (847) 699-2929 (847) 768-3413 (847) 296-3769 Fax dhurns@asse.org www.asse.org/newsroom Materials available Contact: Diane Hurns |
7 - 13 National Stuttering Awareness Week Stuttering Foundation of America 1805 Moriah Woods Boulevard, #3 P.O. Box 11749 Memphis, TN 38111-0749 (800) 992-9392 (800) 967-7700 (901) 761-0484 Fax info@stutteringhelp.org www.stutteringhelp.org Materials available Contact: Jane Fraser | |
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7 - 11 Air Quality Awareness Week National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services 1325 East West Highway, Room 13160 Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301) 713-1867 x135 jannie.g.ferrell@noaa.gov www.airquality.noaa.gov Materials available Contact: Jannie G. Ferrell |
12 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) 676-8255 (860) 676-8337 Fax outreach@cdlsusa.org www.cdlsusa.org Materials available Contact: Marie Malloy | |
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13 - 19 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 faaw@foodallergy.org www.foodallergy.org/section/food-allergy -awareness-week1 Materials available Contact: Jennifer Roeder |
13 - 19 National Alcohol- and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Awareness 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 | |
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13 - 19 National Women's Health Week Office on Women's Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 712E Washington, DC 20201 (800) 994-9662 (202) 205-1952 (202) 690-7172 Fax www.womenshealth.gov/whw Materials available Contact: Retta Terry |
14 - 18 National Neuropathy Awareness Week The Neuropathy Association 60 East 42nd Street, Suite 942 New York, NY 10165 (212) 692-0662 (212) 692-0668 Fax info@neuropathy.org www.neuropathy.org/site/PageServer?pagen ame=Neuropathy_Week Materials available Contact: Paul Guidos | |
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14 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 (800) 994-9662 (202) 205-1952 (202) 690-7172 Fax www.womenshealth.gov/whw Materials available Contact: Retta Terry |
18 HIV Vaccine Awareness Day National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Division of AIDS Vaccine Research Program 6700-B Rockledge Drive, Room 4139 Bethesda, MD 20892 (301) 435-3732 (301) 402-1505 Fax niaiddaidsscib@niaid.nih.gov www.niaid.nih.gov/news/events/hvad/Pages /default.aspx Materials available Contact: NIAID SCIB | |
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19 Hepatitis Testing Day Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road Atlanta, GA 30333 (800) CDC-INFO (232-4636) (888) 232-4636 TTY hepatitis@cdc.gov www.cdc.gov/Hepatitis/HepatitisTestingDa y.htm Materials available Contact: None designated |
19 Hepatitis Testing Day Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Rd, G-37 Atlanta, GA 30033 (404)718-8596 Voice dvhwi@cdc.gov www.cdc.gov/hepatitis Materials available Contact: None designated | |
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19 National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day The Banyan Tree Project Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center 730 Polk Street, 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94109 (415) 292-3420 (415) 292-3404 Fax sapna@apiwellness.org www.banyantreeproject.org Materials available Contact: Sapna Mysoor |
20 World Autoimmune Arthritis Day The International Autoimmune Arthritis Movement 646 South Barrington Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90049 (877) 609-IAMM (4226) Tiffany@IAAMovement.org www.worldautoimmunearthritisday.org Materials available Contact: Tami Brown | |
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21 - 27 Recreational Water Illness and Injury Prevention Week Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road, Mail Stop C-09 Atlanta, GA 30329-4018 (404) 718-4695 (404) 718-4842 Fax mhlavsa@cdc.gov www.cdc.gov/healthywater/swimming/rwi/rw i-prevention-week/ Materials available Contact: Michele Hlavsa |
25 Heat Safety Awareness Day National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services 1325 East West Highway, Room 13160 Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301) 713-1867 x135 jannie.g.ferrell@noaa.gov www.weather.gov/om/heat/index.shtml Materials available Contact: Jannie G. Ferrell | |
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27 - June 2 National Hurricane Preparedness Week National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services 1325 East West Highway, Room 9462 Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301) 713-1677 x124 deborah.jones@noaa.gov www.nhc.noaa.gov Materials available Contact: Deborah Jones |
30 National Senior Health & Fitness Day® Mature Market Resource Center 1850 West Winchester Road, #213 Libertyville, IL 60048 (800) 828-8225 info@fitnessday.com www.fitnessday.com Materials available Contact: Gary W. Ford | |
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31 World No Tobacco Day Pan American Health Organization WHO Regional Office for the Americas 525 23rd Street NW Washington, DC 20037-2895 (202) 974-3000 (202) 974-3663 Fax www.who.int/tobacco/wntd/en Materials available Contact: None designated | ||
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1 - July 4 Fireworks Safety Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (312) 363-6001 (312) 363-6052 Fax info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline |
1 - 30 Cataract Awareness Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (312) 363-6001 (312) 363-6052 Fax info@preventblindness.org www.eyecareamerica.org/eyecare/news/Cata ract-Awareness-Month-2009.cfm Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline | |
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1 - 30 Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America, Inc. 355 Lexington Avenue, 15th Floor New York, NY 10017 (800) 541-5454 (212) 370-9047 Fax www.myasthenia.org/AboutMGFA/MGFANews.as px 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) 267-2812 Fax naa@aphasia.org www.aphasia.org/congress_proclaim_naam08 .html Materials available Contact: Ellayne Ganzfried | |
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1 - 30 National Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month Stop CMV - The CMV Action Network P. O. Box 62214 Sunnyvale, CA 94088-2214 (209) 712-9929 awareness@stopcmv.org www.stopcmv.org/en/about/awareness-progr ams.html Materials available Contact: Janelle Greenlee |
1 - 30 National Safety Month National Safety Council 1121 Spring Lake Drive Itasca, IL 60143-3201 (800) 621-7615 (630) 285-1121 (630) 285-1315 Fax info@nsc.org www.nsc.org/Pages/JuneisNationalSafetyMo nth.aspx Materials available Contact: None designated | |
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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 scfo.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename =SAW_ias Materials available Contact: National Office or Local Chapters |
3 - 9 National Rip Current Awareness Week National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services 1325 East West Highway, Room 9462 Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301) 713-1677 x124 deborah.jones@noaa.gov www.ripcurrents.noaa.gov/week.shtml Materials available Contact: Deborah Jones | |
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3 National Cancer Survivors Day National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation P.O. Box 682285 Franklin, TN 37068 (615) 794-3006 (615) 794-0179 Fax info@ncsd.org www.ncsdf.org/Pages/AboutNCSD.html Materials available Contact: None designated |
11 - 17 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.menshealthmonth.org/ Materials available Contact: Theresa Morrow | |
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19 World Sickle Cell Day African American Blood Drive and Bone Marrow Registry for Sickle Cell Disease Awareness P.O. Box 1275 Inglewood, CA 90308-1275 (323) 750-1087 aa4scdawareness@aol.com aablooddriveandmarrowregistry4sicklecell awareness.webs.com/worldsicklecellday.ht m Materials available Contact: Nita Thompson |
27 National HIV Testing Day National Association of People with AIDS 8401 Colesville Road, Suite 505 Silver Spring, MD 20910-3349 (866) 846-9366 (240) 247-0880 (240) 247-0574 Fax info@napwa.org www.aids.gov/awareness-days/national-hiv -testing-day/ Materials available Contact: None designated | |
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1 - 31 Cord Blood Awareness Month Parent's Guide to Cord Blood Foundation 23110 Georgia Avenue Brookeville, MD 20833 (301) 774-4915 info@parentsguidecordblood.org www.parentsguidecordblood.org Materials available Contact: Dr. Frances Verter |
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 | |
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1 - 31 Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month Arthritis Foundation P.O. Box 7669 Atlanta, GA 30357-0669 (800) 283-7800 (404) 872-0457 Fax help@arthritis.org www.arthritis.org/ja-alliance-main.php Materials available Contact: Carol Galbreath |
1 - 31 National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month AmeriFace P. O. Box 751112 Las Vegas, NV 89136-1112 (888) 486-1209 (702) 769-9264 (702) 341-5351 Fax info@nccapm.org www.nccapm.org/ Materials available Contact: Debbie Oliver | |
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1 - 31 UV Safety Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (312) 363-6001 (312) 363-6052 Fax info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials available Contact: None designated |
28 World Hepatitis Day World Hepatitis Alliance , contact@worldhepatitisalliance.org http://worldhepatitisday.info/ Materials available Contact: Michael Ninburg [mhninburg@hepeducation.org] | |
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1 - 31 Children's Eye Health and Safety Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (312) 363-6001 (312) 363-6052 Fax info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline |
1 - 31 National Breastfeeding Month The United States Breastfeeding Committee 2025 M Street NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 367-1132 Voice (202) 367-2132 Fax Office@usbreastfeeding.org www.usbreastfeeding.org/NBM Materials available Contact: Megan Renner | |
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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/events/niam/default .htm Materials available Contact: None designated |
1 - 31 Psoriasis Awareness Month National Psoriasis Foundation 6600 SW 92nd Avenue, Suite 300 Portland, OR 97223 (800) 723-9166 (503) 245-0626 Fax getinfo@psoriasis.org www.psoriasis.org Materials available Contact: National Office | |
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1 - 7 World Breastfeeding Week World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action P. O. Box 4097 Schaumburg, IL 60168-4079 (847) 519-7730 (847) 969-0460 Fax waba@waba.org www.worldbreastfeedingweek.org Materials available Contact: None designated |
5 - 11 National Health Center Week National Association of Community Health Centers 7200 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 210 Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 347-0400 www.healthcenterweek.org/?gclid=CICyoYz- -LECFQQ3nAodRXEACQ Materials available Contact: None designated | |
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1 - 30 Childhood Cancer Awareness Month CureSearch for Children’s Cancer 4600 East-West Highway, Suite 600 Bethesda, MD 20814 (800) 458-6223 (301) 718-0047 Fax info@curesearch.org www.curesearch.org/ArticleView2.aspx?id= 7750&l=8810&c=7eb54f Contact: None designated |
1 - 30 Fruit and Veggies—More Matters Month Produce for Better Health Foundation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 7465 Lancaster Pike, Suite J, 2nd Floor Hockessin, DE 19707 (302) 235-2329 (302) 235-5555 Fax TEaton@pphfoundation.org www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org Materials available Contact: Toni Eaton | |
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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 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society 1311 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 310 White Plains, NY 10605 (800) 955-4572 www.lls.org Materials available Contact: Information Resource Center | |
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1 - 30 National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month American Foundation for Women's Health P. O. Box 541 Greenwood, TX 76246-0541 (940) 466-9898 mhills@stopafib.org www.stopafib.org Materials available Contact: Mellanie True Hills |
1 - 30 National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month American College of Sports Medicine P.O. Box 1440 Indianapolis, IN 46206-1440 (317) 637-9200 coam@acsm.org www.healthierkidsbrighterfutures.org/hom e/ Materials available Contact: None designated | |
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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 Pediculosis Prevention Month/Head Lice Prevention Month National Pediculosis Association, Inc. 1005 Boylston Street, #343 Newton, MA 02461 (617) 905-0176 (812) 434-6652 Fax npa@headlice.org www.headlice.org Materials available Contact: Deborah Altschuler | |
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1 - 30 National Preparedness Month Ready Campaign FEMA/DHS 500 C Street SW, Suite 714 Washington, DC 20472 (800) BE-READY (237-3239) (240) 699-0525 Fax www.ready.gov/ fema-publications-warehouse@fema.gov Materials available Contact: None designated |
1 - 30 National Recovery Month Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration P.O. Box 2345 Washington, DC 20847-2345 (877)726-4727 Toll Free (240)221-4292 Fax SAMHSAInfo@samhsa.hhs.gov www.recoverymonth.gov/ Materials available Contact: None designated | |
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1 - 30 National Sickle Cell Month Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc. 231 East Baltimore Street, Suite 800 Baltimore, MD 21202 (800) 421-8453 (410) 528-1495 (410) 528-1555 Fax scdaa@sicklecelldisease.org www.sicklecelldisease.org Materials available Contact: None designated |
1 - 30 National Yoga Awareness Month Yoga Health Foundation P. O. Box 725 Fairhope, AL 36533 (251) 990-9552 info@yogamonth.org www.yogamonth.org Materials available Contact: Meredith Montgomery | |
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1 - 30 Newborn Screening Awareness Month Save Babies Through Screening Foundation, Inc. P.O. Box 42197 Cincinnati, OH 45242 (888) 454-3383 www.savebabies.org Materials available Contact: None designated |
1 - 30 Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month National Ovarian Cancer Coalition 2501 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 435 Dallas, TX 75219 (888) OVARIAN (682-7426) (214) 273-4200 nocc@ovarian.org www.ovarian.org Materials available Contact: None designated | |
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1 - 30 Prostate Cancer Awareness Month ZERO - The Project to End Prostate Cancer 10 G Street NE, Suite 601 Washington, DC 20002 (888) 245-9455 (202) 463-9455 (202) 463-9456 melissa@zerocancer.org www.zerocancer.org Materials available Contact: Melissa Kadish |
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-septembe r Materials available Contact: Cynthia Harriman | |
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1 - 28 National ITP Awareness Month Platelet Disorder Support Association 133 Rollins Avenue, Suite 500 Rockville , MD 20852 (877-528-3538) (301) 770-6636 (301) 770-6638 Fax pdsa@pdsa.org www.pdsa.org/resources/itp-awareness-mon th.html Materials available Contact: Nancy Potthast |
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 | |
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16 - 22 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.necasag.org Materials available Contact: Charlotte Halverson |
16 - 22 National Rehabilitation Awareness Celebration National Rehabilitation Awareness Foundation 100 Abington Executive Park Clarks Summit, PA 18411 (800) 943-6723 (570) 341-4637 (570) 341-4331 Fax jbrogn@allied-services.org www.nraf-rehabnet.org Materials available Contact: James Brogna | |
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18 Get Ready Day American Public Health Association 800 I Street NW Washington, DC 20001-3710 (202) 777-2509 (202) 777-2500 TTY (202) 777-2532 Fax audrey.pernik@apha.org www.aphagetready.org Materials available Contact: Audrey Pernik |
19 National School Backpack Awareness Day American Occupational Therapy Association 4720 Montgomery Lane P.O. Box 31220 Bethesda, MD 20824-1220 (301) 652-2682 (800) 377-8555 TDD (301) 652-7711 Fax praota@aota.org www.aota.org Materials available Contact: None designated | |
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21 World Alzheimer's Day Alzheimer's Disease International 64 Great Suffolk Street London, SE1 OBL UNITED KINGDOM, +44 20 7981 0880 +44 20 7928 2357 Fax info@alz.co.uk www.alz.co.uk/adi/wad/ Materials available Contact: None designated |
26 National Women's Health & Fitness DayTM Health Information Resource Center 1850 West Winchester Road, #213 Libertyville, IL 60048 (800) 828-8225 info@fitnessday.com www.fitnessday.com Materials available Contact: Patricia Henze | |
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27 National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day National Association of People with AIDS 8401 Colesville Road, Suite 505 Silver Spring, MD 20910 (866) 846-9366 (240) 247-0880 (240) 247-0574 Fax sbailous@napwa.org www.napwa.org/ Materials available Contact: Stephen Bailous |
27 RAINN Day Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) 2000 L Street NW, Suite 406 Washington, DC 20036 (800) 656-HOPE (4673) National Sexual Assault Hotline (202) 544-1034 rainnday@rainn.org www.rainn.org/rainn-day Materials available Contact: Megan Erhardt | |
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28 World Rabies Day Global Alliance for Rabies Control 529 Humboldt Street, Suite 1 Manhattan, KS 66502 (570) 899-4885 www.worldrabiesday.org Materials available Contact: None designated |
29 Family Health & Fitness Day USA® Health Information Resource Center 1850 West Winchester Road, #213 Libertyville, IL 60048 (800) 828-8225 info@fitnessday.com www.fitnessday.com Materials available Contact: Patricia Henze | |
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29 World Heart Day World Heart Federation 7 Rue des Battoirs, Case postale 155 1211 Geneva 4 SWITZERLAND, info@worldheart.org www.worldheart.org Materials available Contact: Cynthia Haro |
30 Sport Purple For Platelets Day Platelet Disorder Support Association 133 Rollins Avenue, Suite 5 Rockville, MD 20852 (877) 528-3538 (301) 770-6636 (301) 770-6638 Fax pdsa@pdsa.org www.pdsa.org Materials available Contact: Nancy Potthast | |
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1 - 31 Eye Injury Prevention Month American Academy of Ophthalmology P.O. Box 7424 San Francisco, CA 94120-7424 (415) 447-0213 (415) 561-8575 Fax eyemd@aao.org www.geteyesmart.org/eyesmart/injuries/in dex.cfm Materials available Contact: Georgia Alward |
1 - 31 Health Literacy Month Health Literacy Consulting 31 Highland Street, Suite 201 Natick, MA 01760 (508) 653-1199 helen@healthliteracy.com www.healthliteracymonth.org Materials available Contact: Helen Osborne | |
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1 - 31 Home Eye Safety Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (312) 363-6001 (312) 363-6052 Fax info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline |
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 Materials available Contact: None designated | |
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1 - 31 National Bullying Prevention Month PACER Center, Inc. 8161 Normandale Blvd. Bloomington, MN 55437 (888) 248-0822 (952) 838-0199 Fax bullying411@pacer.org www.pacer.org/bullying/nbpm/ 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 | |
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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 mlams@mlahq.org www.mlanet.org 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.moveforwardpt.com Materials available Contact: Public Relations Department | |
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1 - 31 Stop America's Violence Everywhere (SAVE) Today American Medical Association Alliance 515 North State Street, 9th Floor Chicago, IL 60654 (312) 464-4470 (312) 464-5020 Fax amaa@ama-assn.org www.amaalliance.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 | |
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1 - 6 Drive Safely Work Week Network of Employers for Traffic Safety 344 Maple Avenue West, #357 Vienna, VA 22180 (888) 221-0045 (703) 273-6005 (703) 273-7122 Fax nets@trafficsafety.org www.trafficsafety.org Materials available Contact: Liz Stevens |
1 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 | |
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3 Walk to School Day National Center for Safe Routes to School 730 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Suite 300 / Campus Box 3430 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3430 866-610-SRTS (610-7787) walk@walktoschool.org www.walktoschool-usa.org/index.cfm Materials available Contact: Susan Byszeski |
7 Mental Illness Awareness Week National Alliance on Mental Illness 3803 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 100 Arlington, VA 22203 (800) 950-6264 Helpline (703) 524-7600 (703) 524-9094 Fax info@nami.org www.nami.org Materials available Contact: None designated | |
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12 - 20 Bone and Joint Health National Awareness Week U.S. Bone and Joint Decade Initiative 6300 North River Road Rosemont, IL 60018 (847) 384-4010 (847) 384-4009 (847) 823-1822 Fax usbji@usbji.org www.usbji.org Materials available Contact: Toby King |
14 - 20 International Infection Prevention Week Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology 1275 K Street NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20005-4006 (202) 789-1890 (202) 789-1899 Fax info@apic.org www.apic.org/education-and-events/iipw Materials available Contact: None designated | |
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15 - 19 National Health Education Week Society for Public Health Education 10 G Street NE, Suite 605 Washington, DC 20002 (202) 408-9804 (202) 408-9815 Fax http://www.sophe.org/nhew.cfm info@sophe.org Materials available Contact: Julia Gin |
15 National Latino AIDS Awareness Day Latino Commission on AIDS 24 West 25th Street, 9th Floor New York, NY 10010 (212) 584-9315 (212) 202-3620 Fax mramirez@latinoaids.org www.nlaad.org/ Materials available Contact: Melissa Faith Ramirez | |
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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 |
21 - 27 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/rcweek Materials available Contact: Public Relations | |
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22 International Stuttering Awareness Day Stuttering Foundation of America 1805 Moriah Woods Boulevard, #3 P.O. Box 11749 Memphis, TN 38111-0749 (800) 992-9392 (800) 967-7700 (901) 761-0484 Fax info@stutteringhelp.org www.stutteringhelp.org Materials available Contact: Jane Fraser |
23 - 31 Red Ribbon Week National Family Partnership at Informed Families Education Center 2409 Coral Way, Suite 501 Miami, FL 33145 (800) 705-8997 (305) 856-4886 (305) 856-4815 Fax ireyes@informedfamilies.org www.nfp.org Materials available Contact: Ileana Reyes | |
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29 World Psoriasis Day National Psoriasis Foundation 6600 SW 92nd Avenue, Suite 300 Portland, OR 97223 (800) 723-9166 (503) 245-0626 Fax getinfo@psoriasis.org www.psoriasis.org Materials available Contact: National Office | ||
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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/in-my-community/program s/american-diabetes-month/ Materials available Contact: Local Chapters |
1 - 30 COPD Awareness Month American Lung Association 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20004 (800) 548-8252 (202) 785-3355 (202) 452-1805 Fax info@lungusa.org www.lungusa.org Materials available Contact: None designated | |
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1 - 30 Diabetic Eye Disease Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (312) 363-6001 (312) 363-6052 Fax info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline |
1 - 30 Lung Cancer Awareness Month Lung Cancer Alliance 888 16th Street NW, Suite 150 Washington, DC 20006 (202) 463-2080 (202) 463-7497 Fax info@lungcanceralliance.org www.lungcanceralliance.org Materials available Contact: Kay Cofrancesco | |
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1 - 30 National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month Alzheimer's Association 225 North Michigan Avenue, 17th Floor Chicago, IL 60601-7633 (800) 272-3900 (312) 335-4078 (866) 699-1246 Fax 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 | |
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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: Allison Sit |
1 - 30 National Hospice Palliative Care Month National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization 1731 King Street, Suite 100 Alexandria, VA 22314 (800) 646-6460 (703) 837-1500 (703) 837-1233 Fax jradulovic@nhpco.org www.nhpco.org Materials available Contact: Jon Radulovic | |
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1 - 30 National Stomach Cancer Awareness Month No Stomach For Cancer, Inc. 9202 Waterside Street, #203 Middleton, WI 53562 (608) 335-0241 info@nostomachforcancer.org www.nostomachforcancer.org Materials available Contact: Karen Chelcun-Schreiber |
12 - 18 Drowsy Driving Prevention Week National Sleep Foundation 1010 North Glebe Road, Suite 310 Arlington, VA 22201 (703) 243-1697 nsf@sleepfoundation.org www.sleepfoundation.org Materials available Contact: Jennifer Cowher Williams | |
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14 - 18 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 clq7@cdc.gov www.cdc.gov/getsmart Materials available Contact: Darcia Johnson |
15 Great American Smokeout American Cancer Society 250 Williams Street NW Atlanta, GA 30303 (800) ACS-2345 (227-2345) www.cancer.org Materials available Contact: National Office | |
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17 International Survivors of Suicide Day American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 120 Wall Street, 29th Floor New York, NY 10005 (212) 363-3500 survivingsuicideloss@afsp.org www.afsp.org Materials available Contact: Survivor Initiatives Department |
18 - 24 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/site/about-gerd/gerd-a wareness-week 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 (312) 363-6001 (312) 363-6052 Fax info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline |
1 World AIDS Day World AIDS Campaign Van Diemenstraat 192 1013 CP Amsterdam THE NETHERLANDS, +31 20 616 9045 info@worldaidscampaign.org www.worldaidscampaign.org/ Materials available Contact: None designated | |
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2 - 8 National Handwashing Awareness Week Henry the Hand Foundation 11714 U.S. Route 42 Cincinnati, OH 45241 (513) 769-HAND (4263) dr.will@henrythehand.com www.henrythehand.com Materials available Contact: Dr. Will Sawyer | ||
