2004 National Health Observances

National Health Information Center

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

This calendar lists selected health observances for 2004 in three ways: the calendar shows days and weeks, and both the text listings and the “At a Glance” sheet show monthly health observances as well.

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

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

For more information, please contact the sponsoring organization directly.

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January
1 - 31 National Volunteer Blood Donor Month American Association of Blood Banks 8101 Glenbrook Road Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 215-6526 publicrelations@aabb.org www.aabb.org Materials available Contact: Jennifer Garfinkel	1 - 31 Cervical Cancer Screening Month Gynecologic Cancer Foundation 230 West Monroe, Suite 2528 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 578-1439 (312) 578-9769 info@thegcf.org www.wcn.org Materials available Contact: Karen Carlson
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 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: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
1 - 31 Thyroid Awareness Month American Association of Clinical Endocrinologist 1000 Riverside Avenue, Suite 205 Jacksonville, FL 32204 (904) 353-7878 (904) 353-8185 Fax mluja@aace.com www.aace.com/pub/tam2004/index.php Materials available Contact: Melanie Luja	18 - 24 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
1 - 29 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 - 29 AMD/Low Vision 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: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
1 - 29 National Children’s Dental Health Month American Dental Association 211 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 440-2593 publicinfo@ada.org www.ada.org Contact: Department of Public Information	1 - 29 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@healthylife.com www.healthylife.com Materials available Contact: Customer Care Department
1 - 29 Kids E.N.T. (Ears, Nose, Throat) Month American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. One Prince Street Alexandria, VA 22314-3357 (703) 836-4444 Kids@entnet.org www.entnet.org/KidsENT Materials available Contact: Jennifer Felsher	1 - 7 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: Louise Hoelker
4 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: Ruth Uselton	6 Give Kids A Smile Day American Dental Association 211 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 440-2500 publicinfo@ada.org www.ada.org Contact: none available
6 National Wear Red Day 2004 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 Center	8 - 14 National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week Office of Occupant Protection National Highway Traffic Safety Administration U.S. Department of Transportation 400 Seventh Street, SW Washington, DC 20590 (888) DASH-2-DOT (202) 366-9550 none available www.nhtsa.dot.gov Materials available Contact: none available
8 - 14 Duchenne MD Awareness Week Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy 125 Maymont Court Middleton, OH 45042 (800) 714-5437 (513) 425-9907 Fax Kimberly@parentprojectmd.org www.parentprojectmd.org/ppmd/awarenessweek/index.html Materials available Contact: none available	8 - 14 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
8 - 14 Cardiac Rehabilitation Week American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation 401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2200 Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 321-5146 aacvpr@sba.com www.aacvpr.org Materials available Contact: Dana Fennewalb	14 Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day Congenital Heart Information Network 1561 Clark Drive Yardley, PA 19067 (215) 493-3068 mb@tchin.org www.tchin.org/aware Materials available Contact: Mona Barmash
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 Contact: ASHA Media Relations Office	14 National Donor Day Division of Transplantation, OSP, HRSA U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Parklawn Building, Room 16C-17 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 (301) 443-7577 ask@hrsa.gov www.organdonor.gov Materials available Contact: none available
20 National Women's Heart Day Sister to Sister: Everyone Has A Heart Foundation, Inc. 4701 Williard Avenue, Suite 223 Chevy Chase, MD 20815 (301) 718-8033 efitz@sistertosister.org www.womansheartday.org Materials available Contact: Erin Fitzsimmons	22 - 29 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
1 - 31 American Red Cross Month American Red Cross 431 18th Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 (202) 303-4498 info@redcross.org www.redcross.org Materials available Contact: none available	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
1 - 31 National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation 1600 Duke Street, Suite 500 Alexandria, VA 22314 (800) 227-2732 (703) 836-4413 Enica.Lewis@preventcancer.org www.preventcancer.org/colorectal Materials available Contact: Enica Lewis	1 - 31 National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month Multiple Sclerosis Foundation 6350 North Andrews Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 (800) 225-6495 maggies@msfocus.org www.msfocus.org/programs_events/prog_edumth.html Materials available Contact: Maggie Sherman
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 National Nutrition Month® American Dietetic Association 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000 Chicago, IL 60606-6995 (800) 877-1600 x4853 knowledge@eatright.org www.eatright.org/Public/NutritionInformation/92_11422.cfm Materials available Contact: Knowledge Center
1 - 31 Workplace 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: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline	7 - 13 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
8 - 14 National Problem Gambling Awareness Week National Council on Problem Gambling 208 G Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 (800) 330-8739 (202) 547-9204 (202) 547-9206 Fax pgaw2004@ncpgambling.org www.ncpgambling.org Materials available Contact: Keith Whyte	8 - 12 National School Breakfast Week American School Food Service Association 700 South Washington Street, Suite 300 Alexandria, VA 22314-4287 (703) 739-3900 (703) 739-3915 Fax servicecenter@asfsa.org www.asfsa.org Materials available Contact: Linda Ross
14 - 20 Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation 401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2200 Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 321-5146 aacvpr@sba.com www.aacvpr.org Materials available Contact: Dana Fennewalb	15 - 21 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
21 - 27 National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week National Inhalant Prevention Coalition 2904 Kerby Lane Austin, TX 78703 (800) 269-4237 (512) 477-3932 Fax nipc@io.com www.inhalants.org Materials available Contact: Harvey Weiss	21 - 27 National Poison Prevention Week Poison Prevention Week Council P.O. Box 1543 Washington, DC 20013 (301) 504-7058 (301) 504-0862 Fax kdulic@cpsc.org www.poisonprevention.org Materials available Contact: Kim Dulic
23 American Diabetes Alert Day American Diabetes Association 1701 North Beauregard Street Alexandria, VA 22311 (800) DIABETES none available http://www.diabetes.org/communityprograms-and-localevents/americandiabetesalert.jsp Materials available Contact: Local Affiliates	24 World Tuberculosis Day WHO Regional Office for the Americas Pan American Health Organization 525-23rd Street, NW Washington, DC 20037 (202) 974-3000 (202) 974-3663 Fax postmaster@paho.org www.who.int/gtb/index.htm Materials available Contact: none available
28 - 4 National Sleep Awareness Week National Sleep Foundation 1522 K Street, NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 347-3471 x205 (202) 347-3472 Fax nsf@sleepfoundation.org www.sleepfoundation.org Materials available Contact: Public Relations	31 Kick Butts Day Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids 1400 I Street NW, Suite 1200 Washington, DC 20005 (888) 839-3869 (202) 296-5469 kbdinfo@tobaccofreekids.org www.kickbuttsday.org Materials available Contact: none available
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April
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-hour Helpline) (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, NE Atlanta, GA 30329 (800) ACS-2345 (404) 320-3331 none available www.cancer.org Materials available Contact: Local chapters
1 - 30 IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) Awareness Month International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders P.O. Box 170864 Milwaukee, WI 53217 (888) 964-2001 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. CST iffgd@iffgd.org www.aboutibs.org/Publications/IBSawareness.html Materials available Contact: Nancy Norton	1 - 30 National Autism Awareness Month Autism Society of America 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300 Bethesda, MD 20814-3067 (800) 3–AUTISM (301) 657-0881 none available www.autism-society.org Materials available Contact: none available
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: Communications Group	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 Contact: ASHA Media Relations Office
1 - 30 National Youth Sports Safety Month National Youth Sports Safety Foundation One Beacon Street, Suite 3333 Boston, MA 02108 (617) 367-6677 (617) 722-9999 Fax nyssf@aol.com www.nyssf.org 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 National Donate Life Month Division of Transplantation, OSP, HRSA U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Parklawn Building, Room 16C-17 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 (301) 443-7577 ask@hrsa.gov www.organdonor.gov/donatelife.htm Materials available Contact: none available	1 - 30 Cesarean Awareness Month International Cesarean Awareness Network, Inc. 1304 Kingsdale Avenue Redondo Beach, CA 90278 (800) 686-ICAN info@ican-online.org www.ican-online.org Materials available Contact: Tonya Jamois
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: Marquita Hynes	1 - 30 Candlelight Vigil for Eating Disorders Awareness National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders Box 7 Highland Park, IL 60035 (847) 831-3438 anad20@aol.com www.anad.org Materials available Contact: Millie Plotkin
1 - 30 Sexual Assault Awareness Month National Sexual Violence Resource Center 123 North Enola Drive Enola, PA 17025 (877) 739-3895 (717) 909-0714 Fax resources@nsvrc.org www.nsvrc.org Materials available Contact: Resource Center	1 - 30 Sports Eye Safety Month American Academy of Ophthalmology P.O. Box 7424 San Francisco, CA 94120 (415) 447-0213 (415) 561-8533 Fax eyemd@aao.org www.aao.org Materials available Contact: Communications Department
2 - 4 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-hour Helpline) (212) 269-7510 Fax national@ncadd.org www.ncadd.org Materials available Contact: none available	3 YMCA Healthy Kids Day YMCA of the USA 101 North Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 977-0031 (888) 333-YMCA yakina.boone@ymca.net www.ymca.net Materials available Contact: Yakina Boone
5 - 11 National Public Health Week American Public Health Association 800 I Street, NW 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 WHO Regional Office for the Americas Pan American Health Organization 525 23rd Street, NW, Room 524 Washington, DC 20037-2895 (202) 974-3156 (202) 974-3645 Fax www.who.int/world-health-day/2004/en Materials available Contact: none available
8 National Alcohol Screening Day Screening for Mental Health, Inc. One Washington Street, Suite 304 Wellesley Hills, MA 02481 (800) 253-7658 nasd@mentalhealthscreening.org www.NationalAlcoholScreeningDay.org Materials available Contact: Sharon Pigeon, Program Manager	18 - 24 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
18 - 24 National Volunteer Week Points of Light Foundation The Volunteer Centers National Network 1400 I Street, NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 729-8168 (202) 729-8100 Fax volunteerweek@pointsoflight.org www.pointsoflight.org/nvw/nvw.cfm Materials available Contact: none available	24 - 25 2004 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.walkamerica.org Materials available Contact: Katrina Edwards
25 - 1 National Infant Immunization Week National Immunization Program Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road, NE, MS 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/events/niiw/ Materials available Contact: Community Outreach and Planning Branch
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May
1 - 31 Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America 1233 20th Street, NW, Suite 402 Washington, DC 20036 (800) 7-ASTHMA 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) 638-8255 actioncenter@asha.org www.asha.org Materials available Contact: Action Center
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: Nancy L. Blatt	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 Hepatitis Awareness Month Hepatitis Foundation International 504 Blick Drive Silver Spring, MD 20904 (800) 891-0707 (301) 622-4200 mail@hepfi.org www.hepatitisfoundation.org Materials available Contact: Thelma King Thiel	1 - 31 National Arthritis Month and Annual Arthritis Walk Arthritis Foundation 1330 West Peachtree Street, Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30309 (800) 283-7800 General Information (877) 232-2898 Walk Information www.arthritis.org Materials available Contact: Kerry Spivey
1 - 31 National Digestive Diseases Awareness Month Digestive Disease National Coalition 507 Capitol Court, NE, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20002 (202) 544-7497 none available www.ddnc.org Materials available Contact: James Romano	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@rover.nhlbi.nih.gov www.nhlbi.nih.gov Materials available Contact: Information Specialist
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 National Stroke Awareness Month National Stroke Association 9707 East Easter Lane Englewood, CO 80112-3747 (800) STROKES info@stroke.org www.stroke.org Materials available Contact: none available
1 - 31 Older Americans Month Administration on Aging Washington, DC 20201 (202) 619-0724 none available www.aoa.gov Materials available Contact: Carol Crecy	1 - 31 Skin Cancer Awareness Month American Cancer Society 1599 Clifton Road, NE Atlanta, GA 30329 (800) ACS-2345 none available www.cancer.org Materials available Contact: National Office
1 - 31 Mental Health Month National Mental Health Association and National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare 2001 North Beauregard Street, 12th Floor Alexandria, VA 22311 (800) 969-6642 none available www.nmha.org Materials available Contact: Kristin Battista-Frazee	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 Month Prevent Blindness America 500 East Remington Road Schaumburg, IL 60173 (800) 331-2020 info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline	1 - 31 National Physical Fitness and Sports Month President´s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Department W, Room 738-H 200 Independenc Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201-0004 (202) 690-9000 (202) 690-5211 Fax PCPFS@OSOPHS.DHHS.GOV www.fitness.gov/getmovingamerica.html Materials available Contact: none available
1 - 31 Clean Air Month American Lung Association 61 Broadway New York, NY 10006 (800) LUNG-USA info@lungusa.org www.lungusa.org Materials available Contact: Communications Department	1 - 31 National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month National Osteoporosis Foundation 1232 22nd Street, NW Washington, DC 20037 (202) 223-2226 none available www.nof.org Materials available Contact: Campaign Coordinator
1 - 31 National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month Advocates for Youth 1025 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 347-5700 info@advocatesforyouth.org www.advocatesforyouth.org Materials available Contact: Barbara Huberman	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 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) 496-5248 hvm@nei.nih.gov www.healthyvision2010.org/hvm/ Materials available Contact: Linda Huss
1 - 31 National Bike Month League of American Bicyclists 1612 K Street, NW , Suite 800 Washington, DC 20006 (202) 822-1333 (202) 822-1334 Fax ryan@bikeleague.org www.bikemonth.com Materials available Contact: Patrick McCormick	2 - 8 National Mental Health Counseling Week American Mental Health Counselors Association 801 North Fairfax Street, Suite 304 Alexandria, VA 22314 (800) 326-2642 vmoore@amhca.org www.amhca.org Contact: Dr. W. Mark Hamilton
2 - 8 Children's Mental Health Week Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health 1101 King Street, Suite 420 Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 684-7710 ffcmh@ffcmh.org www.ffcmh.org Materials available Contact: none available	2 - 8 Brain Tumor Action Week North American Brain Tumor Coalition 3333 West 47th Street Chicago, IL 60632 (630) 655-1756 Fax zelda@luxsci.net www.nabraintumor.org/events.html Materials available Contact: Zelda Tetenbaum
2 - 8 North American Occupational Safety and Health Week American Society of Safety Engineers Canadian Society of Safety Engineering ASSE Public Relations Department 1800 East Oakton Street Des Plaines, IL 60018-2187 (847) 699-2929 dhurns@asse.org www.asse.org Materials available Contact: Diane Hurns	3 Melanoma Monday American Academy of Dermatology 930 East Woodfield Road Schaumburg, IL 60173 (888) 462-DERM (847) 330-0230 www.aad.org Materials available Contact: none available
4 Childhood Depression Awareness Day National Mental Health Association 2001 North Beauregard Street, 12th Floor Alexandria, VA 22311 (800) 969-6642 x4787 none available www.nmha.org Materials available Contact: Kristin Battista-Frazee	5 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
8 Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS) Awareness Day CdLS-USA Foundation 302 West Main Street, #100 Avon, CT 06001 (800) 753-2357 (860) 676-8336 Fax awareness@cdlsusa.org www.cdlsusa.org Materials available Contact: Gail Speers	9 - 15 National Women's Health Week Office on Women's Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 730 B Washington, DC 20201 (800) 994-9662 4woman@soza.com www.4woman.gov Materials available Contact: National Women's Health Information Center
10 - 16 Food Allergy Awareness Week Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network 11781 Lee Jackson Highway, Suite 160 Fairfax, VA 22033 (800) 929-4040 faan@foodallergy.org www.foodallergy.org Materials available Contact: Nancy Ammann	10 - 16 National Stuttering Awareness Week Stuttering Foundation of America 3100 Walnut Grove Road, Suite 603 P.O. Box 11749 Memphis, TN 38111-0749 (800) 992-9392 (901) 452-3931 Fax info@stutteringhelp.org www.stutteringhelp.org Materials available Contact: Jane Fraser
10 National Women's Check-up Day Office on Women's Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Room 730 B Washington, DC 20201 (800) 994-9662 4woman@soza.com www.4woman.gov Materials available Contact: National Women's Health Information Center	11 - 17 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 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	16 - 22 National Dog Bite Prevention Week National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Mailstop K65 4770 Buford Highway NE Atlanta, GA 30341-3724 (770) 488-1506 (770) 488-1667 Fax OHCINFO@cdc.gov www.cdc.gov/ncipc/duip/biteprevention.htm Materials available Contact: none available
16 - 22 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	16 - 22 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
18 HIV Vaccine Awareness Day National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health HIV Vaccine Communications Campaign Office of Program Operations and Scientific Information, Division of AIDS 6700-B Rockledge Drive, Room 4143 Bethesda, MD 20817 (301) 435-7164 (301) 402-1505 Fax mmurguia@niaid.nih.gov www.niaid.nih.gov/newsroom/mayday/default.htm Materials available Contact: Matthew Murguia	23 - 29 Older Americans' Mental Health Week Older Women's League 1750 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 350 Washington, DC 20006 (800) 825-3695 owlinfo@owl-national.org www.owl-national.org Materials available Contact: Jennifer DeZarn or Elizabeth Runkle
24 - 31 Buckle Up America! Week Office of Occupant Protection National Highway Transportation Safety Administration U.S. Department of Transportation 400 Seventh Street, SW Washington, DC 20590 (202) 366-9550 none available www.nhtsa.dot.gov Materials available Contact: Tina Fowley	24 National Schizophrenia Awareness Day National Schizophrenia Foundation 403 Seymour Street, Suite 202 Lansing, MI 48933 (517) 485-7168 x105 (517) 485-7180 Fax harwin@NSFoundation.org www.NSFoundation.org Materials available Contact: Laura Harwin
25 National Missing Children’s Day Child Find of America, Inc. 243 Main Street, Box 277 New Paltz, NY 12561 (800) I-AM-LOST information@childfindofamerica.org www.childfindofamerica.org Materials available Contact: Robyn Bentley	26 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 Coalition for World No Tobacco Day P.O. Box 3543 New York, NY 10163 (212) 601-8245 (212) 601-8101 wntdnews@porternovelli.com www.wntd.com/about_index.cfm Materials available Contact: none available
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June
1 - 4 Fireworks Safety Month Prevent Blindness America 500 East Remington Road Schaumburg, IL 60173 (800) 331-2020 info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline	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 29 John Street, Suite 1103 New York, NY 10038 (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. 1821 University Avenue West, Suite S256 Minneapolis, MN 55104 (800) 541-5454 (651) 917-6256 Fax myasthenia@myasthenia.org www.myasthenia.org Materials available Contact: none available	5 - 12 Dystonia Awareness Week Dystonia Medical Research Foundation National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association One East Wacker Drive, Suite 2430 Chicago, IL 60601 (312) 755-0198 (312) 803-0138 Fax dystonia@dystonia-foundation.org www.dystonia-foundation.org Materials available Contact: Jennifer Molski
6 - 12 National Headache Awareness Week National Headache Foundation 820 North Orleans, Suite 217 Chicago, IL 60610 (888) NHF-5552 info@headaches.org www.headaches.org Materials available Contact: Suzanne E. Simons	6 National Cancer Survivors Day National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation P.O. Box 682285 Franklin, TN 37068 (615) 794-3006 (615) 794-0179 Fax info@ncsdf.org www.ncsdf.org Materials available Contact: none available
14 - 20 National Men's Health Week 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	20 - 26 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) 944-7302 Fax (516) 994-8637 TTY HKncpr@aol.com www.helenkeller.org Materials available Contact: Development Department
27 National HIV Testing Day National Association of People with AIDS 1413 K Street, NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20005 (800) 458-5231 (202) 898-0414 nhtd@napwa.org www.napwa.org/hivtestinfo/index Materials available Contact: Information Specialist
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July
1 - 31 Hemochromatosis Screening Awareness Month Hemochromatosis Foundation P.O. Box 8569 Albany, NY 12208 (518) 489-0972 (518) 489-0227 none available www.hemochromatosis.org Materials available Contact: Margit A. Krikker, M.D.	1 - 31 International Group B Strep Awareness Month The Jesse Cause - Saving the Babies from Group B Strep 11 El Dorado Court Pomona, CA 91766 (909) 620-7214 (909) 620-5557 Voice/Fax marti.perhach@thejessecause.org www.thejessecause.org Materials available Contact: Marti Perhach
1 - 31 Eye Injury Prevention Month American Academy of Ophthalmology P.O. Box 7424 San Francisco, CA 94120-7424 (415) 447-0213 (415) 561-8533 Fax eyemd@aao.org www.aao.org Materials available Contact: Communications Department	11 - 17 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/content/default.aspx?documentId=890 Materials available Contact: Susan Potts
27 - 1 2004 U.S. Transplant: 50 Years of Transplantation 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
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August
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 Cataract Awareness Month American Academy of Ophthalmology P.O. Box 7424 San Francisco, CA 94120-7424 (415) 447-0123 (415) 561-8533 Fax eyemd@aao.org www.aao.org Materials available Contact: Communications Departrment
1 - 31 National Immunization Awareness Month National Partnership for Immunization 121 North Washington Street, 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 Avenue, Suite 300 Portland, OR 97223-7195 (800) 723-9166 (503) 546-8369 (503) 245-0626 Fax mmarshall@psoriasis.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 National Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Program Ambulatory Care Center, Suite 3100 2041 Georgia Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20060 (800) 393-2839 (202) 865-4888 (202) 865-4880 Fax gmaddox@nationalmottep.org www.nationalmottep.org Materials available Contact: Gwendolyn Maddox
29 - 4 Hearing Aid Awareness Week International Hearing Society 16800 Middlebelt Road, Suite 4 Livonia, MI 48154 (734) 522-7200 (734) 522-0200 Fax amarkey@ihsinfo.org www.ihsinfo.org Materials available Contact: Alice Markey
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September
1 - 30 Baby Safety Month Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association 17000 Commerce Parkway, Suite C Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 (856) 638-0420 (856) 439-0525 jszwalek@ahint.com www.jpma.org Materials available Contact: none available	1 - 30 Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month Gynecologic Cancer Foundation 230 West Monroe, Suite 2528 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 578-1439 (312) 578-9769 Fax info@thegcf.org www.wcn.org Materials available Contact: Karen Carlson
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 Materials available Contact: Carolyn Worthington	1 - 30 Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Month The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society 1311 Mamaroneck Avenue White Plains, NY 10605 (800) 955-4572 (914) 821-8806 (914) 821-3607 Fax infocenter@leukemia-lymphoma.org www.lls.org Materials available Contact: Information Resource Center
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@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 (312) 715-1010 x712 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 (310) 216-6363 scdaa@sicklecelldisease.org www.SickleCellDisease.org Materials available Contact: Ralph D. Sutton	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 National 5 A Day Month 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 greenva@mail.nih.gov www.5aday.gov Materials available Contact: NCI 5-A-Day Program Office	1 - 30 Prostate Cancer Awareness Month National Prostate Cancer Coalition 1154 15th Street Washington, DC 20005 (888) 245-9455 (202) 463-9455 info@pcacoalition.org www.pcacoalition.org Materials available Contact: Community Liaison
1 - 30 National Osteopathic Medicine Month American Osteopathic Association 142 East Ontario Street Chicago, IL 60611-2864 (800) 621-1773 (312) 202-8204 Fax info@osteopathic.org www.osteopathic.org Materials available Contact: Cathrine R. Schneider	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: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
1 - 30 National Pediculosis Prevention Month/ Head Lice Prevention Month National Pediculosis Association, Inc. 50 Kearney Road Needham, MA 02494 (781) 499-NITS (781) 499-8129 Fax 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 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 (800) 729-6686 (301) 443-5052 www.recoverymonth.gov Materials available Contact: SAMHSA's Alcohol and Drug Clearinghouse
5 - 11 Suicide Prevention Week American Association of Suicidology 4201 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 310 Washington, DC 20008 (202) 237-2280 info@suicidology.org www.suicidology.org Materials available Contact: Amy Kulp	12 - 18 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: Terri Freudenberger
15 World Lymphoma Awareness Day Lymphoma Coalition , admin@lymphomacoalition.org www.lymphomacoalition.org Materials available Contact: Mark Chamberlain	19 - 25 National Rehabilitation Week National Rehabilitation Awareness Foundation 475 Morgan Highway P.O. Box 71 Scranton, PA 18501-0071 (800) 943-NRAF (570) 341-4637 (570) 341-4331 Fax jbrogn@allied-services.org www.nraf-rehabnet.org Materials available Contact: James Brogna
19 - 25 Prostate Cancer Awareness Week American Cancer Society 1599 Clifton Road, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30329 (800) ACS-2345 (404) 320-3333 www.cancer.org Materials available Contact: Local chapters	21 Take A Loved One to the Doctor Day Office of Minority Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services P.O. Box 37337 Washington, DC 20013-7337 (800) 444-6472 (301) 251-2160 Fax info@omhrc.gov www.healthgap.omhrc.gov Materials available Contact: Blake Crawford
25 Family Health and Fitness Day USA Health Information Resource Center 1850 West Winchester, Suite 213 Libertyville, IL 60048 (800) 828-8225 (847) 816-8662 Fax healthprograms@aol.com www.fitnessday.com Materials available Contact: Terri Berardini	26 - 2 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: none available
29 National Women's Health and Fitness Day Health Information Resource Center 1850 West Winchester, Suite 213 Libertyville, IL 60048 (800) 828-8225 (847) 816-8662 Fax healthprograms@aol.com www.fitnessday.com Materials available Contact: Tina Godin
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October
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 National Orthodontic Health Month American Association of Orthodontists 401 North Lindbergh Boulevard St. Louis, MO 63141 (314) 993-1700 info@aaortho.org www.braces.org Materials available Contact: Pam Paladin
1 - 31 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 Materials available Contact: Nancy Cease	1 - 31 National Down Syndrome Awareness Month National Down Syndrome Society 666 Broadway New York, NY 10012 (800) 221-4602 info@ndss.org www.ndss.org Materials available Contact: Communications Department
1 - 31 Halloween Safety Month Prevent Blindness America 500 East Remington Road Schaumburg, IL 60173 (800) 331–2020 info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline	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 Schluckebier
1 - 31 Domestic Violence Awareness Month National Coalition Against Domestic Violence P.O. Box 18749 Denver, CO 80218-0749 (303) 839-1852 mainoffice@ncadv.org www.ncadv.org Materials available Contact: none available	1 - 31 Healthy Lung Month American Lung Association 1740 Broadway New York, NY 10019-4374 (800) LUNG-USA info@lungusa.org www.lungusa.org Materials available Contact: Communications Department
1 - 31 National Breast Cancer Awareness Month National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Board of Sponsors 233 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1400 Chicago, IL 60601 (312) 596-3557 susan_nathanson@chi.bm.com www.nbcam.org Materials available Contact: Susan Nathanson	1 - 31 National Dental Hygiene Month American Dental Hygienists' Association 444 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3400 Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 440-8900 (800) 243-ADHA media@adha.net www.adha.org Materials available Contact: Pam Anton
1 - 31 National Family Sexuality Education Month Planned Parenthood Federation of America 810 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10019 (212) 541-7800 education@ppfa.org www.plannedparenthood.org Materials available Contact: Estelle Raboni	1 - 31 National Lupus Awareness Month Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. 2000 L Street, NW, Suite 710 Washington, DC 20036 (888) 38-LUPUS (202) 349-1155 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 x3248 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, NW, Suite 250 Washington, DC 20007-4226 (800) 621-3141 (202) 944-3285 sbaa@sbaa.org www.sbaa.org Materials available Contact: Maya House
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 "Talk About Prescriptions" Month National Council on Patient Information and Education 4915 St. Elmo Avenue, Suite 505 Bethesda, MD 20814-6082 (301) 656-8565 ncpie@ncpie.info www.talkaboutrx.org Materials available Contact: Information Specialist
1 - 31 Let's Talk Month Advocates for Youth 1025 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 347-5700 info@advocatesforyouth.org www.advocatesforyouth.org Materials available Contact: Barbara Huberman	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/resources/nml-month/index.html Materials available Contact: Tomi Gunn
1 - 31 Health Literacy Month Health Literacy Consulting 31 Highland Street, Suite 201 Natick, MA 01760 (508) 653-1199 helen@healthliteracy.com www.healthliteracymonth.com Materials available Contact: Helen Osborne	1 - 31 National Brain Injury Awareness Month Brain Injury Association of America 105 North Alfred Street Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 761-0750 publicrelations@biausa.org www.biausa.org Materials available Contact: Communications Coordinator
1 - 31 World Blindness Awareness Month American Academy of Ophthalmology P.O. Box 7424 San Francisco, CA 94120 (415) 447-0213 (415) 561-8533 Fax eyemd@aao.org www.aao.org Materials available Contact: Communications Department	1 - 31 Children's Health Month Office of the Administrator Office of Children's Health Promotion U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Mail Code 1107A Washington, DC 20004 (202) 564-2188 (202) 564-2733 www.childrenshealth.gov Materials available Contact: none available
3 - 9 National Fire Prevention Week National Fire Protection Association One Batterymarch Park Quincy, MA 02169 (800) 344-3555 orders only custserv@NFPA.org www.firepreventionweek.org Materials available Contact: Peg O'Brien	3 - 9 Mental Illness Awareness Week NAMI Colonial Place Three 2107 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300 Arlington, VA 22201-3042 (800) 950-6264 (703) 524-9094 campaign@nami.org www.nami.org Materials available Contact: none available
4 - 8 Drive Safely Work Week Network of Employers for Traffic Safety 8150 Lessburg Pike, Suite 410 Vienna, VA 22182 (888) 221-0045 (703) 891-6005 (703) 891-6010 Fax nets@trafficsafety.org www.trafficsafety.org Materials available Contact: Kathryn Lusby-Treber	4 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 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: Anne Keliher	10 - 16 International Herpes Week International Herpes Alliance , herpes@packerforbes.com www.herpesalliance.org Materials available Contact: Gemma Swann
11 - 15 National School Lunch Week American School Food Service Association 700 South Washington Street, Suite 300 Alexandria, VA 22314-4287 (800) 877-8822 asfsa@asfsa.org www.asfsa.org Materials available Contact: Emporium	13 SAVE (Stop America's Violence Everywhere) Today American Medical Association Alliance 515 North State Street Chicago, IL 60610 (312) 464-4470 AMAA@ama-assn.org www.ama-assn.org/go/alliance Materials available Contact: Chrissy McShane
15 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	16 World Food Day U.S. National Committee for World Food Day 2175 K Street, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20437 (202) 653-2404 none available www.worldfooddayusa.org Materials available Contact: Patricia Young, National Coordinator
17 - 23 National Radon Action Week U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Ariel Rios Building, Room 6609J 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 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	17 - 23 National Health Education Week National Center for Health Education Society for Public Health Education 242 W. 30th Street, 10th Floor New York, NY 10001 (212) 463-4053 elaine@nche.org www.nche.org Materials available Contact: Elaine Sheehan
22 International Stuttering Awareness Day Stuttering Foundation of America 3100 Walnut Grove Road, Suite 603 P.O. Box 11749 Memphis, TN 38111-0749 (800) 992-9392 (901) 452-3931 Fax info@stutteringhelp.org www.stutteringhelp.org Materials available Contact: Jane Fraser	23 - 31 National Red Ribbon Campaign (Campaign to keep kids off drugs) National Family Partnership Informed Families Education Center 2490 Coral Way Miami, FL 33145 (800) 705-8997 info@informedfamilies.org www.nfp.org Materials available Contact: Ann Willett
24 - 30 Respiratory Care Week American Association for Respiratory Care 9425 N. MacArthur Blvd., Suite 100 Irving, TX 75063 (972) 406-4690 (972) 484-2720 Fax williams@aarc.org www.aarc.org Materials available Contact: Kris Williams	27 Lung Health Day American Association for Respiratory Care 9425 N. MacArthur Blvd., Suite 100 Irving, TX 75063 (972) 406-4690 (972) 484-2720 Fax williams@aarc.org www.aarc.org Contact: Kris Williams
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November
1 - 30 National Adoption Month National Council for Adoption 225 North Washington Street Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 299-6633 info@ncfa-usa.org www.ncfa-usa.org Materials available Contact: Laura Elliot	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/publicaffairs/heritage/ Contact: Public Affairs
1 - 30 Jaw Joints - TMJ Awareness Month The TMJ Association, LTD P.O. Box 26770 Milwaukee, WI 53226-0770 (414) 259-3223 (414) 259-8112 Fax info@tmj.org www.tmj.org Materials available Contact: none available	1 - 30 National Healthy Skin Month American Academy of Dermatology 930 East Woodfield Road Schaumburg, IL 60173 (888) 462-DERM (847) 330-0230 www.aad.org Materials available Contact: none available
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: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline	1 - 30 National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association 255 North Michigan Avenue 17th Floor Chicago, IL 60601 (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) 332-1000 (800) 213-5821 Publications postmaster@efa.org www.epilepsyfoundation.org Materials available Contact: Marc Rutledge
1 - 30 National Marrow Awareness Month National Marrow Donor Program® 3001 Broadway Street, NE, 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 500 West 8th Street Vancouver, WA 98660 (800) 298-2436 (360) 696-2436 (360) 735-1305 Fax info@alcase.org www.alcase.org Materials available Contact: Customer Service	1 - 30 COPD Awareness Month U.S. COPD Coalition American Association for Respiratory Care 9425 N. MacArthur Blvd., Suite 100 Irving, TX 75063 (972) 406-4690 (972) 484-2720 Fax williams@aarc.org www.uscopd.com Materials available Contact: Kris Williams
1 - 30 PH (Pulmonary Hypertension) Awareness Month Pulmonary Hypertension Association 850 Sligo Avenue, Suite 800 Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301) 565-3004 (301) 565-3994 Fax cara@phassociation.org www.phassociation.org Materials available Contact: Cara Ugolini	1 - 30 National Family Caregivers Month National Family Caregivers Association 10400 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 500 Kensington, MD 20895 (800) 896-3650 (301) 942-2302 (Fax) info@nfcacares.org www.nfcacares.org Materials available Contact: none available
7 - 13 National Allied Health Week Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions 1730 M Street, NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 293-4848 (202) 293-4852 Fax asahp1@asahp.org www.asahp.org Materials available Contact: Thomas W. Elwood	18 Great American Smokeout American Cancer Society 1599 Clifton Road, NE Atlanta, GA 30329 (800) ACS-2345 www.cancer.org Materials available Contact: National Office
21 - 27 GERD Awareness Week (gastroesophageal reflux disease) International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders P.O. Box 170864 Milwaukee, WI 53217 (888) 964-2001 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. CST (414) 964-1799 iffgd@iffgd.org www.aboutgerd.org Materials available Contact: Nancy Norton
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December
1 - 31 National Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month National Commission Against Drunk Driving 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 370 Silver Spring , MD 20910 (240) 247-6004 ncadd@ncadd.com www.3dmonth.org Materials available 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: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
1 - 7 National Aplastic Anemia Awareness Week Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation, Inc. P.O. Box 613 Annapolis, MD 21404-0613 (800) 747-2820 (410) 867-0240 Fax help@aamds.org www.aamds.org Materials available Contact: Marilyn Baker	5 - 11 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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