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The Year 2003
January
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1 - 31
National Volunteer
Blood Donor
Month
American Association
of Blood Banks
8101 Glenbrook
Road
Bethesda, MD
20814
(301)215-6526
aabb@aabb.org
www.aabb.org
Materials available
Contact: Jennifer
Garfinkel
1 - 31
Cervical Health
Awareness Month
National Cervical
Cancer Coalition
16501 Sherman
Way Avenue,
Suite 110
Van Nuys, CA
91406
(818)909-3849
(818)780-8199
Fax
ncccak@nccc-online.org
www.nccc-online.org
Materials available
Contact: none
available
1 - 31
National Birth
Defects Prevention
Month
March of Dimes
Birth Defects
Foundation
1275 Mamaroneck
Avenue
White Plains,
NY 10605
(888)M-O-DIMES
askus@marchofdimes.com
www.marchofdimes.com
Materials available
Contact: Pregnancy
and Newborn
Health Education
Center
1 - 31
National Glaucoma
Awareness Month
Prevent Blindness
America
500 East Remington
Road
Schaumburg,
IL 60173-5611
(800)331–2020
info@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: Center
for Sight
19 - 25
Healthy Weight
Week
Healthy Weight
Network
402 South 14th
Street
Hettinger,
ND 58639
(701)567-2646
hwj@healthyweight.net
www.healthyweight.net
Materials available
Contact: none
available
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February
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1 - 28
American Heart
Month
American Heart
Association
7272 Greenville
Avenue
Dallas, TX
75231
(800) 242-8721
inquire@americanheart.org
www.americanheart.org
Materials available
Contact: Program
departments
or local chapters
1 - 28
AMD/Low Vision
Awareness Month
Prevent Blindness
America
500 East Remington
Road
Schaumburg,
IL 60173
(800)331–2020
info@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: Center
for Sight
1 - 28
National Children’s
Dental Health
Month
American Dental
Association
211 E. Chicago
Avenue
Chicago, IL
60611
(312)440-2593
publicinfo@ada.org
www.ada.org
Contact: Department
of Public Information
1 - 28
Wise Health
Consumer Month
American Institute
for Preventive
Medicine
30445 Northwestern
Highway, Suite
350
Farmington
Hills, MI 48334
(800)345-2476
(248)539-1800
x247
aipm_wellness@ameritech.net
www.aipm.healthy.net
Materials available
Contact: Elaine
Frank
1 - 28
Kids E.N.T.
(Ears, Nose,
Throat) Month
American Academy
of Otolaryngology,
Head
and Neck Surgery,
Inc.
One Prince
Street
Alexander,
VA 22314-3357
703-836-4444
www.entnet.org
Contact: Jennifer
Felsher
2 - 8
National Burn
Awareness Week
Shriners Burns
Hospital
3229 Burnet
Avenue
Cincinnati,
OH 45229
(513)872-6000
Lhoelker@shrinenet.org
www.shrinershq.org/shc/cincinnati/index.html
Materials available
Contact: Pat
Harrison
5
National Girls
and Women in
Sports Day
Women’s Sports
Foundation
Eisenhower
Park
East Meadow,
NY 11554
(800)227-3988
wosport@aol.com
www.womenssportsfoundation.org
Materials available
Contact: Colleen
Horan
9 - 15
National Children
of Alcoholics
Week
National Association
for Children
of Alcoholics
11426 Rockville
Pike, Suite
100
Rockville,
MD 20852
(888)554-2627
nacoa@nacoa.org
www.nacoa.org
Materials available
Contact: none
available
9 - 15
National Child
Passenger Safety
Awareness
Week
Office of Occupant
Protection,
National Highway
Traffic Safety
Administration
U.S. Department
of Transportation
400 Seventh
Street, S.W.
Washington,
DC 20590
(888)DASH-2-DOT
(202)366-9550
none available
www.nhtsa.dot.gov
Materials available
Contact: none
available
10 - 14
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Week
American Association
of Cardiovascular
and
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
401 North Michigan
Ave., Suite
2200
Chicago, IL
60611
(312)321-5146
aacvpr@sba.com
www.aacvpr.org
Materials available
Contact: Dana
Fennewalb
14
National Condom
Day
American Social
Health Association
P.O. Box 13827
Research Triangle
Park, NC 27709
(919)361-8400
Traada@ashastd.org
www.ashastd.org
Materials available
Contact: Public
Relations Assistant
21
Give Kids A
Smile Day
American Dental
Association
211 East Chicago
Avenue
Chicago, IL
60611
312-440-2500
www.ada.org
Contact: Jane
Forsberg Jasek
23 - 2
National Eating
Disorders Screening
Program
Screening for
Mental Health
One Washington
Street, Suite
304
Wellesly Hills,
MA 02481
781-239-0071
info@mentalhealthscreening.org
www.mentalhealthscreening.org
Contact: Anne
Keliher, Program
Manager
23 - 2
National Eating
Disorders Awareness
Week
National Eating
Disorders Association
603 Stewart
Street, Suite
803
Seattle, WA
98101
(206) 382-3587
x 19
(206) 829-8501
Fax
info@nationaleatingdisorders.org
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
Materials available
Contact: Kari
Augustyn
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March
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1 - 31
Save Your Vision
Month
American Optometric
Association
243 North Lindbergh
Boulevard
St. Louis,
MO 63141
(314)991-4100
(314)991-4101
(Fax)
slthomas@aoa.org
www.aoa.org
Materials available
Contact: Susan
Thomas and
Julie M. Mahoney
1 - 31
Mental Retardation
Awareness Month
The ARC of
the United
States
1010 Wayne
Avenue, Suite
650
Silver Spring,
MD 20910
(301)565-3842
info@thearc.org
www.thearc.org
Materials available
Contact: Chris
Privette
1 - 31
National Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome
Awareness
Month
National Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome
and Fibromyalgia
Association
P.O. Box 18426
Kansas City,
MO 64133
(816)313-2000
none available
none available
Materials available
Contact: Public
Information
1 - 31
National Colorectal
Cancer Awareness
Month
Cancer Research
Foundation
of America
American Society
for Gastrointestinal
Endoscopy
Foundation
for Digestive
Health and Nutrition
National Colorectal
Cancer Roundtable
1600 Duke Street,
Suite 110
Alexandria,
VA 22314
(800)227-CRFA
(703)836-4412
sweisel@crfa.org
www.preventcancer.org
Materials available
Contact: Sonja
Weisel-Jones
1 - 31
National Kidney
Month
National Kidney
Foundation
30 East 33rd
Street, Suite
1100
New York, NY
10016
(800)622-9010
(212)689-9261
Fax
info@kidney.org
www.kidney.org
Materials available
Contact: Ellie
Schlam
1 - 31
American Red
Cross Month
American Red
Cross
431 18th Street,
N.W.
Washington,
DC 20006
(202)639-3520
info@redcross.org
www.redcross.org
Materials available
Contact: none
available
1 - 31
National Eye
Donor Month
Eye Bank Association
of America
1015 18th Street,
N.W., Suite
1010
Washington,
DC 20036
(202)775-4999
sightebaa@aol.com
www.restoresight.org
Materials available
Contact: Administrative
Manager
1 - 31
National Nutrition
Month
American Dietetic
Association
216 West Jackson
Boulevard,
Suite 800
Chicago, IL
60606-6995
(800)877-1600
(800)546-6180
Orders Only
info@eatright.org
www.eatright.org/
Materials available
Contact: Communications
department
1 - 31
Workplace Eye
Health and
Safety Month
Prevent Blindness
America
500 East Remington
Road
Schaumburg,
IL 60173
(800)331–2020
info@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: Center
for Sight
3 - 7
National School
Breakfast Week
American School
Food Service
Association
700 South Washington
Street, Suite
300
Alexandria,
VA 22314-4287
(800)877-8822
(703)739-3915
Fax
servicecenter@asfsa.org
www.asfsa.org
Materials available
Contact: Linda
Ross
9 - 15
National Patient
Safety Awareness
Week
National Patient
Safety Foundation
515 North State
Street
Chicago, IL
60610
(312) 464-4848
(312) 464-4154
Fax
info@npsf.org
www.npsf.org
Materials available
Contact: none
available
10 - 16
Brain Awareness
Week
Dana Alliance
for Brain Initiatives
745 Fifth Avenue,
Suite 900
New York, NY
10151
(212)401-1680
bawinfo@dana.org
www.dana.org/brainweek
Materials available
Contact: Kathleen
Roina
16 - 22
National Inhalants
and Poisons
Awareness
Week
National Inhalant
Prevention
Coalition
2904 Kerby
Lane
Austin, TX
78703
(800)269-4237
nipc@io.com
www.inhalants.org
Materials available
Contact: Harvey
Weiss
16 - 22
National Poison
Prevention
Week
Poison Prevention
Week Council
P.O. Box 1543
Washington,
DC 20013
(800)638-2772
kgiles@cpsc.org
www.poisonprevention.org
Materials available
Contact: Ken
Giles
17 - 21
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Week
American Association
of Cardiovascular
and
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
401 North Michigan
Ave., Suite
2200
Chicago, IL
60611
(312)321-5146
aacvpr@sba.com
www.aacvpr.org
Materials available
Contact: Dana
Fennewalb
24
World Tuberculosis
Day
American Association
for World Health
1825 K Street,
N.W.,
Suite 1208
Washington,
DC 20006
(202)466-5883
staff@aawhworldhealth.org
www.aawhworldhealth.org
Contact: none
available
25
American Diabetes
Alert Day
American Diabetes
Association
1701 North
Beauregard
Street
Alexandria,
VA 22311
(800)DIABETES
none available
www.diabetes.org
Materials available
Contact: Local
Affiliates
31 - 6
National Sleep
Awareness Week
National Sleep
Foundation
1522 K Street,
N.W., #500
Washington,
DC 20005
(202) 347-3471
ext. 205
(202) 347-3472
FAX
nsf@sleepfoundation.org
www.sleepfoundation.org
Materials available
Contact: Public
Relations
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April
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1 - 30
Alcohol Awareness
Month
National Council
on Alcoholism
and Drug Dependence,
Inc.
20 Exchange
Place, Suite
2902
New York, NY
10005
(212)269-7797
(800)NCA-CALL
24-hr. Hopeline
(212)269-7510
Fax
national@ncadd.org
www.ncadd.org
Materials available
Contact: Public
Information
Department
1 - 30
Cancer Control
Month
American Cancer
Society
1599 Clifton
Road, N.E.
Atlanta, GA
30329
(800)ACS–2345
(404)320-33331
none available
www.cancer.org
Materials available
Contact: Local
chapters
1 - 30
Counseling
Awareness Month
American Counseling
Association
5999 Stevenson
Avenue
Alexandria,
VA 22304-3300
(800)347-6647
(703)823–9800
aca@counseling.org
www.counseling.org
Materials available
Contact: Christie
Lunn
1 - 30
IBS (Irritable
Bowel Syndrome)
Awareness
Month
International
Foundation
for Functional Gastrointestinal
Disorders (IFFGD)
P.O. Box 170864
Milwaukee,
WI 53217
(888)964–2001
8:30a.m.-5p.m.
CST
(414)964-1799
iffgd@iffgd.org
www.aboutibs.org
Materials available
Contact: Nancy
Norton
1 - 30
National Autism
Awareness Month
Autism Society
of America
7910 Woodmont
Avenue, Suite
300
Bethesda, MD
20814-3015
(800)3–AUTISM
(301)657-0881
x150
none available
www.autism-society.org
Materials available
Contact: none
available
1 - 30
National Child
Abuse Prevention
Month
National Clearinghouse
on Child Abuse
and
Neglect Information
330 C Street,
S.W.
Washington,
DC 20447
(800)394-3366
(703)385-7565
none available
www.calib.com/nccanch
Materials available
Contact: Public
Awareness Department
1 - 30
National Occupational
Therapy Month
The American
Occupational
Therapy Association,
Inc.
4720 Montgomery
Lane
P.O. Box 31220
Bethesda, MD
20824–1220
(301)652–2682
(800)377-8555
TDD
(800)701-7735
Fax
praota@aota.org
www.aota.org
Materials available
Contact: Consumer
Affairs
1 - 30
National STD
Awareness Month
American Social
Health Association
P.O. Box 13827
Research Triangle
Park, NC 27709
(919)361–8400
Traada@ashastd.org
www.ashastd.org
Materials available
Contact: Tracey
Adams
1 - 30
National Youth
Sports Safety
Month
National Youth
Sports Safety
Foundation
333 Longwood
Avenue, Suite
202
Boston, MA
02115
(617)277–1171
nyssf@aol.com
www.nyssf.org
Materials available
Contact: Rita
Glassman
1 - 30
Women’s Eye
Health and
Safety Month
Prevent Blindness
America
500 East Remington
Road
Schaumburg,
IL 60173-5611
(800)331–2020
info@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: Center
for Sight
1 - 30
Foot Health
Awareness Month
American Podiatric
Medical Association
9312 Old Georgetown
Road
Bethesda, MD
20814
(800) FOOTCARE
(301) 530-2752
Fax
ajbrewer@apma.org
www.apma.org/footmouth02.htm
Materials available
Contact: Allison
Brewer
1 - 30
Sexual Assault
Awareness Month
National Sexual
Violence Resource
Center
123 N. Enola
Drive
Enola, PA 17025
(877) 739-3895
(717) 909-0714
Fax
resources@nsvrc.org
www.nsvrc.org
Materials available
Contact: Resource
Center
1 - 30
Sports Eye
Safety Month
American Academy
of Ophthalmology
P.O. Box 7424
San Francisco,
CA 94120
(415) 561-8525
(415) 561-8533
Fax
eyemd@aao.org
www.aao.org
Materials available
Contact: Annamarie
Harris
2
Kick Butts
Day
Campaign for
Tobacco-Free
Kids
1707 L Street,
N.W., Suite
800
Washington,
DC 20036
(800)803-7178
(202)296-5469
info@tobaccofreekids.org
www.kickbuttsday.org
Materials available
Contact: none
available
4 - 6
Alcohol-Free
Weekend
National Council
on Alcoholism
and Drug Dependence,
Inc.
20 Exchange
Place, Suite
2902
New York, NY
10005
(212)269-7797
(800)NCA-CALL
24-hr. Helpline
(212)269-7510
Fax
national@ncadd.org
www.ncadd.org
Materials available
Contact: none
available
5
YMCA Healthy
Kids Day
YMCA of the
USA
101 North Wacker
Drive
Chicago, IL
60606
(312)977–0031
(888)333-YMCA
none available
www.ymca.net
Materials available
Contact: Angela
Franta
7 - 13
National Public
Health Week
American Public
Health Association
800 Eye Street,
N.W.
Washington,
DC 20001-3710
(202)777–APHA
(202)770-2500
TTY
comments@apha.org
www.apha.org
Materials available
Contact: Sharon
Hammon
7
World Health
Day
American Association
for World Health
1825 K Street,
N.W., Suite
1208
Washington,
DC 20006
(202)466–5883
staff@aawhworldhealth.org
www.aawhworldhealth.org
Materials available
Contact: none
available
10
National Alcohol
Screening Day
Screening for
Mental Health
One Washington
Street, Suite
304
Wellesly Hills,
MA 02481
781-239-0071
nasd@mentalhealthscreening.org
www.mentalhealthscreening.org
Contact: Anne
Keliher, Program
Manager
13 - 19
National Infants
Immunization
Week
Centers for
Disease Control
and Prevention:
National Immunization
Program
1600 Clifton
Road Mail Stop
E-05
Atlanta, GA
30333
(800)232–2522
English
(800)232–0233
Spanish
(888)CDC-FAXX
Free fax-back
none available
www.cdc.gov/nip
Contact: Community
Outreach and
Planning
Branch
20 - 26
National Organ
and Tissue
Donor Awareness
Week
Coalition on
Donation
1100 Boulders
Parkway, Suite
700
Richmond, VA
23225-8770
(804)330–8620
coalition@shareyourlife.org
www.shareyourlife.org
Materials available
Contact: coalition@shareyourlife.org
20 - 26
National Minority
Cancer Awareness
Week
National Cancer
Institute
Center to Reduce
Cancer Health
Disparities
6116 Executive
Boulevard,
Suite 602
Rockville,
MD 20852
(301) 402-5557
none available
www.cancer.gov
Materials available
Contact: none
available
26 - 27
2003 WalkAmerica
March of Dimes
Birth Defects
Foundation
1275 Mamaroneck
Avenue
White Plains,
NY 10605
(888)M-O-DIMES
(800)525-WALK
(914) 997-
4617
walkamerica@modimes.org
www.modimes.org
Materials available
Contact: Angela
Hill
27 - 3
National Volunteer
Week
Points of Light
Foundation
The Volunteer
Centers National
Network
1400 I Street,
N.W., Suite
800
Washington,
DC 20005
(202) 729-8168
(202) 729-8100
Fax
volunteerweek@pointsoflight.org
www.pointsoflight.org/programs/programs_nvwintroa.htm
Materials available
Contact: none
available
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May
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1 - 31
Better Sleep
Month
Better Sleep
Council
501 Wythe Street
Alexandria,
VA 22314
(703)683-8371
bsc@sleepproducts.org
www.bettersleep.org
Materials available
Contact: Andrea
Herman
1 - 31
Correct Posture
Month
American Chiropractic
Association
1701 Clarendon
Boulevard
Arlington,
VA 22209
(800)986-4636
(703)276–8800
Amerchiro@aol.com
www.amerchiro.org
Materials available
Contact: Omar
Malik
1 - 31
Asthma and
Allergy Awareness
Month
Asthma and
Allergy Foundation
of America
1233 20th Street,
N.W., Suite
402
Washington,
DC 20036
(800)7-ASTHMA
info@aafa.org
www.aafa.org
Materials available
Contact: Colleen
Horn
1 - 31
Better Hearing
and Speech
Month
American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association
10801 Rockville
Pike
Rockville,
MD 20852
(800)498-2071
(301)897-5700
TTY
actioncenter@asha.org
www.asha.org
Materials available
Contact: Action
Center
1 - 31
Hepatitis Awareness
Month
Hepatitis Foundation
International
30 Sunrise
Terrace
Cedar Grove,
NJ 07009
(800)891-0707
(973)239-1035
mail@hepfi.org
www.hepfi.org
Materials available
Contact: Thelma
King Thiel
1 - 31
Huntington’s
Disease Awareness
Month
Huntington’s
Disease Society
of America,
Inc.
158 West 29th
Street, 7th
Floor
New York, NY
10001
(800)345-4372
hdsinfo@hdsa.org
www.hdsa.org
Materials available
Contact: Local
Chapters or
National Office
1 - 31
National Arthritis
Month
National Arthritis
Foundation
1330 West Peachtree
Street
Atlanta, GA
30309
(800)283-7800
info@arthritis.org
www.arthritis.org
Materials available
Contact: Public
Relations Department
1 - 31
National Digestive
Diseases Awareness
Month
Digestive Disease
National Coalition
507 Capitol
Court, N.E.,
Suite 200
Washington,
DC 20002
(202)544-7497
none available
none available
Materials available
Contact: Dale
Dirks
1 - 31
National High
Blood Pressure
Education Month
National Heart,
Lung, and Blood
Institute
(NHLBI) Health
Information
Center
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD
20824-0105
(301)592-8573
(301)592-8563
Fax
nhlbiinfo@rover.nhlbi.nih.gov
www.nhlbi.nih.gov
Materials available
Contact: Information
Specialist
1 - 31
National Melanoma/Skin
Cancer Detection
and
Prevention
Month
American Academy
of Dermatology
930 North Meacham
Road
Schaumburg,
IL 60173
(888)462-DERM
(847)330-0230
x343
none available
www.aad.org
Materials available
Contact: Donna
Stein
1 - 31
Mental Health
Month
National Mental
Health Association
and National
Council for
Community Behavioral
Healthcare
2001 North
Beauregard
Street
Alexandria,
VA 22311
(800)969-6642
none available
www.nmha.org
Materials available
Contact: Kristin
Battista-Frazee
1 - 31
National Neurofibromatosis
Month
National Neurofibromatosis
Foundation
95 Pine Street,
16th Floor
New York, NY
10005
(800)323-7938
nnff@nf.org
www.nf.org
Materials available
Contact: John
Radziejewski
1 - 31
Lyme Disease
Awareness Month
Lyme Disease
Foundation
One Financial
Plaza
Hartford, CT
06103-2610
(800)886-5963
(860)525-2000
lymefnd@aol.com
www.lyme.org
Materials available
Contact: Karen
Forschner
1 - 31
National Sight-Saving
Month: Ultraviolet
Awareness &
Home Eye Safety
Prevent Blindness
America
500 East Remington
Road
Schaumburg,
IL 60173
(800)331–2020
info@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: Center
for Sight
1 - 31
National Osteoporosis
Prevention
Month
National Osteoporosis
Foundation
1232 22nd Street,
N.W.
Washington,
DC 20037
(202)223-2226
none available
www.nof.org
Materials available
Contact: Jacqueline
Jackson
1 - 31
National Stroke
Awareness Month
National Stroke
Association
9707 East Easter
Lane
Englewood,
CO 80112-3747
(800)STROKES
info@stroke.org
www.stroke.org
Contact: Rachelle
Trujillo
1 - 31
Clean Air Month
American Lung
Association
1740 Broadway
New York, NY
10019-4374
(800)LUNG-USA
info@lungusa.org
www.lungusa.org
Contact: Communications
Department
1 - 31
National Teen
Pregnancy Prevention
Month
Advocates for
Youth
1025 Vermont
Avenue, N.W.,
Suite 200
Washington,
DC 20005
(202)347-5700
info@advocatesforyouth.org
www.advocatesforyouth.org
Materials available
Contact: Laura
Davis
1 - 31
National Trauma
Awareness Month
American Trauma
Society
8903 Presidential
Parkway, Suite
512
Upper Marlboro,
MD 20772-2656
(800)556-7890
info@amtrauma.org
www.amtrauma.org
Materials available
Contact: Public
Relations Coordinator
1 - 31
Older Americans
Month
Administration
on Aging
330 Independence
Avenue, S.W.
Washington,
DC 20201
(202) 619-
2617
none available
www.aoa.gov
Materials available
Contact: Carol
Crecy
1 - 31
Skin Cancer
Awareness Month
American Cancer
Society
1599 Clifton
Road, N.E.
Atlanta, GA
30329
(800)ACS-2345
none available
www.cancer.org
Contact: National
Office
1 - 31
Tuberous Sclerosis
Awareness Month
Tuberous Sclerosis
Alliance
801 Roeder
Road, Suite
750
Silver Spring,
MD 20910
(800) 225-6872
(301) 562-9890
info@tsalliance.org
www.tsalliance.org
Materials available
Contact: Mary
Beth Leongini
1 - 31
Healthy Vision
Month
National Eye
Institute
2020 Vision
Place
Bethesda, MD
20892-3655
(301) 770-5800
x5815
jmcinerney@shs.net
www.healthyvision2010.org/hvm2003/
Materials available
Contact: John
McInerney
1
National Employee
Health and
Fitness Day
National Association
for Health
and Fitness
401 West Michigan
Street
Indianapolis,
IN 46202
(317)955-0957
info@physicalfitness.org
www.physicalfitness.org/nehf.html
Materials available
Contact: Sara
Utley
3 - 10
National SAFE
KIDS Week
National SAFE
KIDS Campaign
1301 Pennsylvania
Avenue, N.W.,
Suite 1000
Washington,
DC 20004-1707
(202)662-0600
lbos@safekids.org
www.safekids.org
Contact: Laura
Bos
4 - 10
National Suicide
Awareness Week
American Association
of Suicidology
4201 Connecticut
Avenue N.W.,
Suite 310
Washington,
DC 20008
(202)237-2280
berm101@ix.netcom.com
www.suicidology.org
Contact: Amy
Kulp
4 - 10
North American
Occupational
Safety and Health
Week (NAOSH)
American Society
of Safety Engineers
(ASSE)
Canadian Society
of Safety Engineering
(CSSE)
ASSE Public
Relations Department
1800 East Oakton
Street
Des Plaines,
IL 60018 -2187
(847) 699-2929
dhurns@asse.org
www.csse.org
Materials available
Contact: Diane
Hurns
4
Mother’s Day
Comes Early
for Too Many of
Our Nation’s
Teens
National Organization
on Adolescent
Pregnancy,
Parenting and
Prevention
2401 Pennsylvania
Avenue, N.W.,
Suite 408
Washington,
DC 20037
(202)293-8370
noappp@noappp.org
www.noappp.org
Materials available
Contact: none
available
6
Childhood Depression
Awareness Day
National Mental
Health Association
2001 North
Beaureoard
Street
Alexandria,
VA 22311
(800)969-6642
x4787
none available
www.nmha.org
Materials available
Contact: Kristin
Battista-Frazee
7
National Anxiety
Disorders Screening
Day
Freedom From
Fear
308 Seaview
Avenue
Staten Island,
NY 10305
(718)351-1717
contactfff@aol.com
www.freedomfromfear.org
Contact: Jeanine
Christiana
11 - 17
Food Allergy
Awareness Week
Food Allergy
and Anaphylaxis
Network
10400 Eaton
Place, Suite
107
Fairfax, VA
22030-2208
(800)929-4040
faan@foodallergy.org
www.foodallergy.org
Contact: Traci
Travares
11 - 17
National Women's
Health Week
Office on Women's
Health
Department
of Health and
Human Services
200 Independence
Avenue, S.W.
Room 730B
Washington,
DC 20201
(800)994-9662
4woman@soza.com
www.4woman.gov
Materials available
Contact: National
Women's Health
Information
Center
11 - 17
National Running
and Fitness
Week
American Running
Association
and American
Medical Athletic
Association
4405 East-West
Highway, Suite
405
Bethesda, MD
20814
(800)776-2732
(301)913-9517
(301)913-9520
(Fax)
run@americanrunning.org
www.americanrunning.org
Materials available
Contact: Barbara
Baldwin
12 - 18
National Stuttering
Awareness Week
Stuttering
Foundation
of America
3100 Walnut
Grove Road,
Suite 603
P.O. Box 11749
Memphis, TN
38111
(800)992-9392
(901)452-3931
Fax
stutter@stutteringhelp.org
www.stutteringhelp.org
Materials available
Contact: Laura
Beauchamp
12 - 18
National Alcohol-and
Other Drug-Related
Birth
Defects Week
National Council
on Alcoholism
and Drug Dependence,
Inc.
20 Exchange
Place, Suite
2902
New York, NY
10005
(212)269-7797
(800)NCA-CALL
(24-hour helpline)
(212)269-7510
Fax
national@ncadd.org
www.ncadd.org
Materials available
Contact: none
available
12
International
Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome (CFIDS/ME)
Awareness Day
The CFIDS Association
of America
P.O. Box 220398
Charlotte,
NC 28222-0398
(704) 365-2343
(704) 364-3729
FAX
info@cfids.org
www.cfids.org
Materials available
Contact: Vicki
Walker
18 - 24
National Emergency
Medical Services
Week
American College
of Emergency
Physicians
1125 Executive
Circle
Irving, TX
75038-2522
(800)798-1822
dfechner@acep.org
www.acep.org/emsweek
Materials available
Contact: Denise
Fechner
19 - 26
Buckle Up America!
Week
Office of Occupant
Protection,
National Highway
Transportation
Safety Administration
U.S. Department
of Transportation
400 Seventh
Street, S.W.
Washington,
DC 20590
(202)366-9550
none available
www.nhtsa.dot.gov
Materials available
Contact: Tina
Fowley
22
National Missing
Children’s
Day
Child Find
of America,
Inc.
Box 277
New Paltz,
NY 12561
(800)I-AM-LOST
childfindamerica@aol.com
www.childfindofamerica.org
Materials available
Contact: Carol
Robins
24
National Schiophrenia
Awareness Day
National Schiophrenia
Foundation
403 Seymour
Street, Suite
202
Lansing, MI
48933
(517) 485-7168
x105
(517) 485-7180
Fax
inquiries@nsfoundation.org
www.nsfoundation.org/
Materials available
Contact: none
available
28
National Senior
Health and
Fitness Day
Mature Market
Resource Center
1850 West Winchester,
Suite 213
Libertyville,
IL 60048-5355
(800)828-8225
fitnessday@aol.com
www.fitnessday.com
Materials available
Contact: Tina
Godin
31
World "No
Tobacco"
Day
American Association
for World Health
1825 K Street,
N.W., Suite
1208
Washington,
DC 20006
(202)466-5883
(202)466-5896
Fax
staff@aaworldhealth.org
www.aaworldhealth.org
Contact: none
available
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1 - 4
Fireworks Safety
Month (through
July 4)
Prevent Blindness
America
500 East Remington
Road
Schaumburg,
IL 60173
(800)331–2020
info@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: Center
for Sight
1 - 30
National Scleroderma
Awareness Month
Scleroderma
Foundation
12 Kent Way,
Suite 101
Byfield, MA
01922
(800)722-HOPE
sfinfo@scleroderma.org
www.scleroderma.org
Materials available
Contact: Local
Chapters or
National Office
1 - 30
National Aphasia
Awareness Month
National Aphasia
Association
156 Fifth Avenue,
Suite 707
New York, NY
10010
(800)922-4622
naa@aphasia.org
www.aphasia.org
Contact: none
available
1 - 30
Vision Research
Month
Prevent Blindness
America
500 East Remington
Road
Schaumburg,
IL 60173-5611
(800)331–2020
info@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: Center
for Sight
1 - 30
Myasthenia
Gravis Awareness
Month
The Myasthenia
Gravis Foundation
of America,
Inc.
5841 Cedar
Lake Road,
Suite 204
Minneapolis,
MN 55416
(800) 541-5454
(952) 646-2028
Fax
myasthenia@myasthenia.org
www.myasthenia.org
Materials available
Contact: none
available
1 - 7
National Headache
Awareness Week
National Headache
Foundation
428 West St.
James Place,
Second Floor
Chicago, IL
60614-2750
(888)NHF-5552
info@headaches.org
www.headaches.org
Materials available
Contact: Suzanne
E. Simons
1
National Cancer
Survivors Day
American Cancer
Society
1599 Clifton
Road, N.E.
Atlanta, GA
30329
(800)ACS-2345
(404)320-3333
none available
www.cancer.org
Materials available
Contact: Local
chapters
9 - 15
National Men's
Health Week
National Men’s
Health Network
P.O. Box 75972
Washington,
DC 20013
(202) 543-MHN-1
(6461)
(202) 543-2727
Fax
info@menshealthweek.org
www.menshealthweek.org.
Materials available
Contact: none
available
22 - 28
Helen Keller
Deaf - Blind
Awareness Week
Helen Keller
National Center
for Deaf-Blind
Youth and Adults
111 Middle
Neck Road
Sands Point,
NY 11050
(516)944-8900
x325
(516)944-8637
TTY
(516)944-7302
Fax
HKncpr@aol.com
www.helenkeller.org
Materials available
Contact: Development
Department
27 - 5
Eye Safety
Awareness Week
United States
Eye Injury
Registry
2101 11th Avenue
South, Suite
300
Birmingham,
AL 35205
(205)933-0064
(205)933-1341
Fax
none available
www.useironline.org
Contact: Loretta
Mann
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1 - 31
Hemochromatosis
Screening Awareness
Month
Hemochromatosis
Foundation
P.O. Box 8569
Albany, NY
12208
(518)489-0972
none available
www.hemochromatosis.org
Materials available
Contact: Margit
A. Krikker,
M.D.
1 - 31
Light the Night
for Sight
Prevent Blindness
America
500 East Remington
Road
Schaumburg,
IL 60173-5611
(800)331–2020
info@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: Center
for Sight
1 - 31
International
Group B Strep
Awareness Month
The Jesse Cause
- Saving the
Babies from
Group B Strep
567 West Channel
Islands Blvd.,
#235
Port Hueneme,
CA 93041
(877) HALT-GBS
(805) 984-7933
thejessecause@iolwest.com
www.groupbstrep.com
Materials available
Contact: Marti
Perhach
1 - 31
Eye Injury
Prevention
Month
American Academy
of Ophthalmology
P.O. Box 7424
San Francisco,
CA 94120
(415) 561-8525
(415) 561-8533
Fax
eyemd@aao.org
www.aao.org
Materials available
Contact: Annamarie
Harris
14 - 18
National Therapeutic
Recreation
Week
National Therapeutic
Recreation
Society
National Recreation
and Park Association
22377 Belmont
Ridge Road
Ashburn, VA
20148
(703)858-0784
spotts@nrpa.org
www.nrpa.org/index.cfm?publicationid=21
Materials available
Contact: Susan
Potts
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1 - 31
Spinal Muscular
Atrophy Awareness
Month
Families of
Spinal Muscular
Atrophy
P.O. Box 196
Libertyville,
IL 60048-0196
(800)886-1762
sma@fsma.org
www.fsma.org
Materials available
Contact: Audrey
N. Lewis
1 - 31
Amblyopia Awareness
Prevent Blindness
America
500 East Remington
Road
Schaumburg,
IL 60173
(800)331–2020
info@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: Center
for Sight
1 - 31
Cataract Awareness
Month
American Academy
of Ophthalmology
P.O. Box 7424
San Francisco,
CA 94120
(415) 561-8525
(415) 561-8533
Fax
eyemd@aao.org
www.aao.org
Materials available
Contact: Annamarie
Harris
1 - 31
National Immunization
Awareness Month
(NIAM)
National Partnership
for Immunization
121 North Washington
St Suite 300
Alexandria,
VA 22314
(703)836-6110
dwichans@hmhb
www.partnersforimmunization.org
Materials available
Contact: Denna
Penner
1 - 31
Psoriasis Awareness
Month
National Psoriasis
Foundatioin
6600 SW 92nd
Ave., Suite
300
Portland, OR
97223-7195
(800) 723-9166
(503) 546-8369
(503) 245-0626
Fax
molly@npfusa.org
www.psoriasis.org
Materials available
Contact: Molly
Marshall
1 - 7
World Breastfeeding
Week
World Alliance
for Breastfeeding
Action and
La Leche League
International
1400 North
Meacham Road
Schaumburg,
IL 60173-4840
(847)519-7730
x286
PRAssociate@llli.org
www.lalecheleague.org
Materials available
Contact: Mary
Hurt
1
National Minority
Donor Awareness
Day (NMDAD)
National Minority
Organ Tissue
Transplant
Education Program
2041 Georgia
Avenue, N.W.
Ambulatory
Care Center,
Suite 3100
Washington,
DC 20060
(800) 393-2839
(202) 865-4888
(202) 865-4880
Fax
gmaddox@nationalmottep.org
www.nationalmottep.org
Materials available
Contact: Gwendolyn
Maddox
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1 - 30
Baby Safety
Month
Juvenile Products
Manufacturers
Association
17000 Commerce
Parkway, Suite
C
Mt. Laurel,
NJ 08054
none available
jszwalek@ahint.com
www.jpma.org
Materials available
Contact: none
available
1 - 30
Cold and Flu
Campaign
American Lung
Association
1740 Broadway
New York, NY
10019-4374
(800)LUNG-USA
(212)315-8700
info@lungusa.org
www.lungusa.org
Contact: Nancy
Cease
1 - 30
Gynecologic
Cancer Awareness
Month
Gynecologic
Cancer Foundation
401 North Michigan
Avenue
Chicago, IL
60611
(800)444-4441
(312)644-6610
gcf@sba.com
www.wcn.org
Materials available
Contact: Karen
Carlson
1 - 30
Children’s
Eye Health
and Safety Month
Prevent Blindness
America
500 East Remington
Road
Schaumburg,
IL 60173
(800)331–2020
info@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: Center
for Sight
1 - 30
Healthy Aging
Month
Educational
Television
Network, Inc.
P.O. Box 442
Unionville,
PA 19375
(610)793-0979
(610)793-0978
Fax
etnet@discovernet.net
www.healthyaging.net
Contact: Carolyn
Worthington
1 - 30
Leukemia &
Lymphoma Awareness
Month
The Leukemia
& Lymphoma
Society
5845 Richmond
Highway, #630
Alexandria,
VA 22303
(800)955-4572
infocenter@leukemia-lymphoma.org
www.leukemia-lymphoma.org
Materials available
Contact: Rachel
Houck (VA Chapter)
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
nhlbiinfo@rover.nhlbi.nih.gov
www.nhlbi.nih.gov
Materials available
Contact: Information
Specialist
1 - 30
National Food
Safety Education
Month
International
Food Safety
Council
National Restauant
Association
Education
Foundation
175 West Jackson,
Suite 1500
Chicago, IL
60604
(317)261-5329
Bsirt@foodtrain.org
www.nraef.org/index.asp
Materials available
Contact: Bethany
Sirt
1 - 30
National Sickle
Cell Month
Sickle Cell
Disease Association
of America,
Inc.
200 Corporate
Pointe, Suite
495
Culver City,
CA 90230-8727
(800)421-8453
scdaa@sicklecelldisease.org
www.SickleCellDisease.org
Materials available
Contact: National
Office
1 - 30
Ovarian Cancer
Awareness Month
The National
Ovarian Cancer
Coalition
500 NE. Spanish
River Boulevard,
Suite 14
Boca Raton,
FL 33431
(888)OVARIAN
(561)393-0005
nocc@ovarian.org
www.ovarian.org
Materials available
Contact: Maxine
Stein
1 - 30
Prostate Cancer
Awareness Month
National Prostate
Cancer Coalition
1158 15th Street
Washington,
DC 20005
(888)245-9455
info@pcacoalition.org
www.pcacoalition.org/home.htm
Materials available
Contact: Community
Liaison
1 - 30
National Pediculosis
Prevention
Month/ Head
Lice Prevention
Month
National Pediculosis
Association,
Inc.
50 Kearney
Rd.
Neetham, MA
02494
(781)499-NITS
npa@headlice.org
www.headlice.org
Materials available
Contact: Jane
Cotter
1 - 30
National Alcohol
and Drug Addiction
Recovery
Month
Substance Abuse
and Mental
Health Services
Administration
Center for
Substance Abuse
Treatment (CSAT)
5600 Fishers
Lane
Rockville,
MD 20857
(301) 443-5052
www.recoverymonth.gov
Materials available
Contact: CSAT
21 - 27
National 5
A Day Week
National Cancer
Institute/
Produce for Better
Health Foundation
6130 Executive
Boulevard EPN
4050
Bethesda, MD
20892
(800)4-CANCER
(301)496-8520
(800)332-8615
TTY
none available
www.5aday.gov
Materials available
Contact: NCI
5-A-Day Program
Office
21 - 27
National Reye's
Syndrome Week
National Reye’s
Syndrome Foundation
P.O. Box 829
Bryan, OH 43506-0829
(800)233-7393
(419) 636-2679
nrsf@reyessyndrome.org
www.reyessyndrome.org
Materials available
Contact: Susan
Landversicht
27 - 30
Family Health
and Fitness
Days USA
Health Information
Resource Center
1850 West Winchester,
Suite 213
Libertyville,
IL 60048
(800)828-8225
healthprograms@aol.com
www.fitnessday.com/family
Materials available
Contact: Pat
Henze
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1 - 31
National Liver
Awareness Month
American Liver
Foundation
75 Maiden Lane,
Suite 603
New York, NY
10038-4810
(800) GO-LIVER
webmail@liverfoundation.org
www.liverfoundation.org
Materials available
Contact: Information
Distribution
Center
1 - 31
Auto Battery
Safety Month
Prevent Blindness
America
500 East Remington
Road
Schaumburg,
IL 60173
(800)331–2020
info@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: Center
for Sight
1 - 31
Healthy Lung
Month
American Lung
Association
1740 Broadway
New York, NY
10019-4374
(800)LUNG-USA
info@lungusa.org
www.lungusa.org
Contact: Communications
Department
1 - 31
Breast Cancer
Awareness Month
American Cancer
Society
1599 Clifton
Road, N.E.
Atlanta, GA
30329
(800)ACS-2345
none available
www.cancer.org
Materials available
Contact: Cancer
Information
Specialist
1 - 31
Celiac Sprue
Awareness Month
Celiac Sprue
Association/USA
P.O. Box 31700
Omaha, NE 68131-0700
(402)558-0600
celiacs@csaceliacs.org
www.csaceliacs.org
Materials available
Contact: Mary
Schluckebeir
1 - 31
Domestic Violence
Awareness Month
National Coalition
Against Domestic
Violence
P.O. Box 18749
Denver, CO
80218-0749
(303)839-1852
none available
www.ncadv.org
Materials available
Contact: none
available
1 - 31
Family Health
Month
American Academy
of Family Physicians
11400 Tomahawk
Creek Parkway
Leawood, KS
66211
(800) 274-2237
fp@aafp.org
www.familyhealth.org
Materials available
Contact: none
available
1 - 31
National Spinal
Health Month
American Chiropractic
Association
1701 Clarendon
Boulevard
Arlington,
VA 22209
(800)986-4636
AmerChiro@aol.com
none available
Materials available
Contact: Omar
Malik
1 - 31
National Breast
Cancer Awareness
Month
National Breast
Cancer Awareness
Month Board
of Sponsors
P.O. Box 15437
Wilmington,
DE 19850-5437
none available
none available
www.nbcam.org
Materials available
Contact: B.J.
Iacino
1 - 31
National Dental
Hygiene Month
American Dental
Hygienists'
Association
444 North Michigan
Avenue, Suite
3400
Chicago, IL
60611
(312)440-8900
ndhm@adha.net
www.adha.org
Materials available
Contact: Rosetta
Gervasi
1 - 31
National Family
Sexuality Education
Month
Planned Parenthood
Federation
of America
810 Seventh
Avenue
New York, NY
10019
(212)541-7800
communications@ppfa.org
www.plannedparenthood.org
Materials available
Contact: Estelle
Raboni
1 - 31
National Lupus
Awareness Month
Lupus Foundation
of America,
Inc.
1300 Piccard
Drive, Suite
200
Rockville,
MD 20850-4303
(888)38-LUPUS
(301)670-9292
info@lupus.org
www.lupus.org
Materials available
Contact: Dorothy
Howe
1 - 31
National Physical
Therapy Month
American Physical
Therapy Association
1111 North
Fairfax Street
Alexandria,
VA 22314-1488
703-684-2782
ext. 3248
public-relations@apta.org
www.apta.org
Materials available
Contact: Public
Relations Department
1 - 31
National Spina
Bifida Awareness
Month
Spina Bifida
Association
of America
4590 MacArthur
Boulevard,
N.W., Suite 250
Washington,
DC 20007-4226
(800)621-3141
(202)944-3285
sbaa@sbaa.org
www.sbaa.org
Materials available
Contact: National
Resource Center
1 - 31
Rett Syndrome
Awareness Month
International
Rett Syndrome
Association
9121 Piscataway
Road, Suite
2B
Clinton, MD
20735
(800)818-RETT
irsa@rettsyndrome.org
www.rettsyndrome.org
Materials available
Contact: Kathy
Hunter
1 - 31
Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome
(SIDS) Awareness
Month
SIDS Alliance
1314 Bedford
Avenue, Suite
210
Baltimore,
MD 21208
(800)221-SIDS
sidshq@charm.net
www.sidsalliance.org
Materials available
Contact: Public
Affairs
1 - 31
Talk About
Prescriptions
Month
National Council
on Patient
Information and
Education
4915 St. Elmo
Avenue, Suite
505
Bethesda, MD
20814-6053
(301)656-8565
ncpie@erols.com
www.talkaboutrx.org
Materials available
Contact: Information
Specialist
1 - 31
National Medical
Librarians
Month
Medical Library
Association
65 East Wacker
Place, Suite
1900
Chicago, IL
60602
(312) 419-9094
x11
(312) 419-8950
Fax
info@mlahq.org
www.mlanet.org/press/nml-month/index.html
Materials available
Contact: Tomi
Gunn
1 - 31
World Blindness
Awareness Month
American Academy
of Ophthalmology
P.O. Box 7424
San Francisco,
CA 94120
(415) 561-8525
(415) 561-8533
Fax
eyemd@aao.org
www.aao.org
Materials available
Contact: Annamarie
Harris
1 - 31
Health Literacy
Month
Health Literacy
Consulting
31 Highland
Street, Suite
201
Natick, MA
01760
(508)653-1199
(508)650-9492
Fax
helen@healthliteracy.com
www.healthliteracymonth.com
Contact: Helen
Osborne
1 - 31
National Brain
Injury Awareness
Month
Brain Injury
Association
of America
105 N. Alfred
Street
Alexandria,
VA 22314
(703) 236-6000
publicrelations@biausa.org
www.biausa.org
Materials available
Contact: Communications
Coordinator
5 - 11
National Fire
Prevention
Week
National Fire
Protection
Association
1 Batterymarch
Park
P.O. Box 9101
Quincy, MA
02269
(800)344-3555
orders only
custserv@NFPA.org
www.nfpa.org
Materials available
Contact: Peg
O'Brian
5 - 11
Mental Illness
Awareness Week
American Psychiatric
Association
1400 K Street,
N.W.
Washington,
DC 20005
(888)357-7924
(202)682-6122
apa@psych.org
www.psych.org
Materials available
Contact: Cecilia
Arradaza
6 - 10
Drive Safely
Work Week
Network of
Employers for
Traffic Safety
1900 L Street,
N.W., Suite
705
Washington,
DC 20036
(888) 221-0045
(202) 223-7012
Fax
klusby-treber@trafficsafety.org
www.netsnational.org/
Materials available
Contact: Kathryn
Lusby-Treber
6
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 18-20
5600 Fishers
Lane
Rockville,
MD 20857
(301)443-2170
pbandyck@hrsa.gov
www.mchb.hrsa.gov
Contact: Cynthia
Tibbs
7 - 14
Ulcer Awareness
Week
Centers for
Disease Control
and Prevention
1600 Clifton
Road, N.E.
MS C09
Atlanta, GA
30333
(404)371-5375
ulcers@cdc.gov
www.cdc.gov
Materials available
Contact: none
available
9
National Depression
Screening Day
Screening for
Mental Health,
Inc.
1 Washington
Street, Suite
304
Wellesly Hills,
MA 02481
(781)239-0071
info@mentalhealthscreening.org
www.mentalhealthscreening.org
Materials available
Contact: Mary
Brant
12 - 18
National Adult
Immunization
Awareness Week
National Coalition
for Adult Immunization
4733 Bethesda
Avenue, Suite
750
Bethesda, MD
20814-5228
(301)656-0003
ncai@nfid.org
www.nfid.org/ncai
Materials available
Contact: David
A. Neumann,
Ph.D.
13 - 17
National School
Lunch Week
American School
Food Service
Association
700 South Washington
Street, Suite
300
Alexandria,
VA 22314-4287
(800)728-0728
catalog
(800)877-8822
asfsa@asfsa.org
www.asfsa.org
Materials available
Contact: Emporium
16
World Food
Day
U.S. National
Committee for
World Food Day
2175 K Street,
N.W., Suite
300
Washington,
DC 20437
(202)653-2404
none available
www.worldfooddayusa.org
Materials available
Contact: Patricia
Young
17
National Mammography
Day
American Cancer
Society
1599 Clifton
Road, N.E.
Atlanta, GA
30329
(800)ACS-2345
none available
www.cancer.org
Contact: none
available
19 - 25
National Radon
Action Week
U.S. Environmental
Protection
Agency
Ariel Rios
Building
1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, N.W.
6609J
Washington,
DC 20460
(800) SOS-RADON
(202) 564-9370
(202) 260-5922
public-access@epamail.epa.gov
www.epa.gov
Materials available
Contact: Dennis
Hellberg
19 - 25
National Childhood
Lead Poisoning
Prevention
Week
National Lead
Information
Center
801 Roeder
Road, Suite
600
Silver Spring,
MD 20910
(800) 424-LEAD
www.epa.gov/lead/nlicdocs.htm
Materials available
Contact: National
Lead Information
Center
20 - 26
National Health
Education Week
National Center
for Health
Education
242 W. 30th
Street, 10th
Floor
New York, NY
10001
(212) 463-4050
nche@nche.org
www.nche.org
Materials available
Contact: Roz
Coralle
23 - 31
National Red
Ribbon Celebration
(Campaign to
keep kids off
drugs)
National Family
Partnership
Informed Family
Education Center
2490 Coral
Way
Miami, FL 33145
(800) 705-8997
none available
www.nfp.org
Materials available
Contact: Molly
Osendorf
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1 - 30
National American
Indian and
Alaska Native
Heritage Month
Indian Health
Service
The Reyes Building
801 Thompson
Avenue, Suite
400
Rockville,
MD 20852
(301) 443-3593
Heritage@hqe.ihs.gov
www.ihs.gov/Heritage/
Contact: Public
Affairs
1 - 30
Diabetic Eye
Disease Month
Prevent Blindness
America
500 East Remington
Road
Schaumburg,
IL 60173
(800)331–2020
info@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: Center
for Sight
1 - 30
National Alzheimer's
Disease Awareness
Month
Alzheimer’s
Disease and
Related Disorders
Association
919 North Michigan
Avenue, Suite
1100
Chicago, IL
60611-1676
(800)272-3900
(312)335-8882
TDD
info@alz.org
www.alz.org
Materials available
Contact: Local
Chapters or
National Office
1 - 30
American Diabetes
Month
American Diabetes
Association
1701 North
Beauregard
Street
Alexandria,
VA 22314
(800)232-3472
none available
www.diabetes.org
Materials available
Contact: Local
Chapters or
National Office
1 - 30
National Epilepsy
Month
Epilepsy Foundation
4351 Garden
City Drive
Landover, MD
20785
(800)EFA-1000
(800)213-5821
Publications
postmaster@efa.org
www.epilepsyfoundation.org
Materials available
Contact: Peter
Ban Haverbeke
1 - 30
National Marrow
Awareness Month
National Marrow
Donor Program®
3001 Broadway
Street, N.E.,
Suite 500
Minneapolis,
MN 55413
(800)627-7692
(800)MARROW2
rpinder@nmdp.org
www.marrow.org
Materials available
Contact: Robert
Pinderhughes
1 - 30
Pancreatic
Cancer Awareness
Month
Pancreatic
Cancer Action
Network
2221 Rosecrans
Avenue, Suite
131
El Segundo,
CA 90245
(877) 272-6226
(310) 725-0025
(310) 725-0029
Fax
information@pancan.org
www.pancan.org
Materials available
Contact: none
available
1 - 30
Lung Cancer
Awareness Month
Alliance for
Lung Cancer
Advocacy, Support,
and Education
P.O. Box 849
Vancouver,
WA 98666
(800) 298-2436
(360) 696-2436
(360) 735-1305
Fax
info@alcase.org
www.alcase.org
Materials available
Contact: Customer
Service
1 - 30
National Hospice
Month
National Hospice
and Palliative
Care Organization
1700 Diagonal
Road, Suite
625
Alexandria,
VA 22314
(703)837-1500
info@nhpco.org
www.nhpco.org
Contact: Pam
Bouchard
20
Great American
Smokeout
American Cancer
Society
1599 Clifton
Road, N.E.
Atlanta, GA
30329
(800)ACS-2345
Information
Specialist
www.cancer.org
Materials available
Contact: National
Office
23 - 29
GERD Awareness
Week
(gastroesophageal
reflux disease)
International
Foundation
for Functional Gastrointestinal
Disorders (IFFGD)
P.O. Box 170864
Milwaukee,
WI 53217
(414)964-1799
(888)964-2001
8:30am-5:00pm
CST
iffgd@iffgd.org
www.aboutgerd.org
Materials available
Contact: Nancy
Norton
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1 - 31
National Drunk
and Drugged
Driving (3D) Prevention
Month
3D Prevention
Month Coalition
1900 L Street,
N.W., Suite
705
Washington,
DC 20036
(202)452-6004
none available
www.3dmonth.org
Contact: John
Moulden
1 - 31
Safe Toys and
Gifts Month
Prevent Blindness
America
500 East Remington
Road
Schaumburg,
IL 60173-5611
(800)331–2020
info@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: Center
for Sight
1 - 7
National Aplastic
Anemia Awareness
Week
Aplastic Anemia
and MDS International
Foundation
P.O. Box 613
Annapolis,
MD 21404
(800)747-2820
help@aamds.org
www.aamds.org
Materials available
Contact: Marilyn
Baker
1
World AIDS
Day
American Association
for World Health
1825 K Street,
N.W., Suite
1208
Washington,
DC 20006
(202)466-5883
staff@aawhworldhealth.org
www.aawhworldhealth.org
Materials available
Contact: Any
Staff Person
7 - 13
National Hand
Washing 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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