2005 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 2005 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.

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January
1 - 31 Cervical Health Awareness Month National Cervical Cancer Coalition 2725 Alcatraz Avenue, Suite 282 Berkley, CA 94705 (510) 832-2317 (510) 832-2317 Fax hforster@nccc-online.org www.nccc-online.org Materials available Contact: Hollis Forster	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 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 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 Department
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 info@aace.com www.aace.com Materials available Contact: Beth Bates	16 - 22 Healthy Weight Week Healthy Weight Network 402 South 14th Street Hettinger, ND 58639 (701) 567-2646 www.healthyweight.net Materials available Contact: Francee Byrd
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February
1 - 28 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 - 28 National Children’s Dental Health Month American Dental Association 211 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 440-2500 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@healthylife.com www.healthylife.com Materials available Contact: Customer Care Department	1 - 28 Kids E.N.T. (Ears, Nose, Throat) Health 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
4 National Wear Red Day 2005 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 (240) 629-3246 Fax nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth Materials available Contact: Information Center	4 Give Kids A Smile Day American Dental Association 211 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 440-2500 publicinfo@ada.org www.ada.org/public/news/gkas.asp Contact: Lynne Mangan
6 - 12 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	7 - 14 Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week 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
13 - 19 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	13 - 19 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
13 - 19 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	13 - 19 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 National Condom Day American Social Health Association P.O. Box 13827 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 (800) 342-2437 Traada@ashastd.org www.ashastd.org Materials available 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
18 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: Rita Menitoff	20 - 26 National Porphyria Week The American Porphyria Foundation P.O. Box 22712 Houston, TX 77227 (713) 266-9617 porphyrus@aol.com www.porphyriafoundation.com Materials available Contact: Yvette Strange
27 - 5 National Eating Disorders Awareness Week National Eating Disorders Association 603 Stewart Street, Suite 803 Seattle, WA 98101 (206) 382-3587 x19 (206) 829-8501 Fax info@nationaleatingdisorders.org www.nationaleatingdisorders.org Materials available Contact: Kari Augustyn
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March
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 and Prevention Foundation 1600 Duke Street, Suite 500 Alexandria, VA 22314 (800) 227-2732 (877) 35-COLON (703) 836-4413 Enica.Lewis@preventcancer.org www.preventcancer.org/colorectal Materials available Contact: Enica Lewis	1 - 31 National Eye Donor Month Eye Bank Association of America 1015 18th Street, NW, Suite 1010 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 775-4999 info@restoresight.org www.restoresight.org Materials available Contact: Communications Coordinator
1 - 31 National Kidney Month National Kidney Foundation 30 East 33rd Street, Suite 1100 New York, NY 10016 (800) 622-9010 (212) 889-2310 Fax info@kidney.org www.kidney.org Materials available Contact: Ellie Schlam	1 - 31 National Nutrition Month® 2005: Get A Taste for Nutrition! American Dietetic Association 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000 Chicago, IL 60606-6995 (800) 877-1600 x4771 nnm@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	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: Greta Petrilla
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 Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month Multiple Sclerosis Foundation 6350 North Andrews Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 (800) 225-6495 toni@ms.focus.org www.msfocus.org/programs_events/prog_edumth.html Materials available Contact: Toni Somma
7 - 11 National School Breakfast Week School Nutrition Association 700 South Washington Street, Suite 300 Alexandria, VA 22314-4287 (800) 877-8822 (703) 739-3900 (703) 739-3915 Fax servicecenter@schoolnutrition.org www.schoolnutrition.org Materials available Contact: Linda Ross	14 - 20 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
20 - 26 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	20 - 26 National Poison Prevention Week Poison Prevention Week Council P.O. Box 1543 Washington, DC 20013 (301) 504-7058 (301) 504-0862 Fax kdulic@cpsc.gov www.poisonprevention.org Materials available Contact: Kim Dulic
22 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 2005 Pan American Health Organization Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization Communicable Disease Unit 525-23rd Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-2895 (202) 974-3848 (202) 974-3656 Fax tb@paho.org www.who.int/gtb/index.htm Materials available Contact: Dr. Pilar Ramon-Pardo
28 - 3 National Sleep Awareness Week National Sleep Foundation 1522 K Street, NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 347-3471 (202) 347-3472 Fax nsf@sleepfoundation.org www.sleepfoundation.org Materials available Contact: Public Relations
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April
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 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: Jean Gaskins
1 - 30 IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) Awareness Month International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders P.O. Box 170864 Milwaukee, WI 53217 (888) 964-2001 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 20814-3067 (800) 3–AUTISM (301) 657-0881 conference@autism-society.org www.autism-society.org Materials available Contact: Edward M. Shipley
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 (301) 652-7711 Fax praota@aota.org www.aota.org Materials available Contact: Communications Group	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 (847) 843-8458 Fax 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 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: Cathy	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
1 - 30 Foot Health Awareness Month American Podiatric Medical Association 9312 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 581-9200 (301) 530-2752 Fax ajbrewer@apma.org www.apma.org/pubrelat.html Materials available Contact: Allison Brewer	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 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 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 Graham
1 - 30 National Child Abuse Prevention Month National Children's Bureau 330 C Street, SW Washington, DC 20447 (800) 394-3366 (703) 3857565 nccanch@caliber.com http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/topics/prevention/index.cfm Materials available Contact: Customer Services Department	2 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
4 - 10 National Public Health Week American Public Health Association 800 I Street, NW Washington, DC 20001-3710 (202) 777-APHA (202) 777-2500 TTY lakitia.mayo@apha.org www.apha.org Materials available Contact: Lakitia Mayo	7 National Alcohol Screening Day Screening for Mental Health, Inc. One Washington Street, Suite 304 Wellesley Hills, MA 02481 (781) 239-0071 nasd@mentalhealthscreening.org www.NationalAlcoholScreeningDay.org Materials available Contact: Sharon Pigeon, Program Manager
11 - 17 Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week The Yul Brynner Head and Neck Cancer Foundation, Inc. P.O. Box 250550 Charleston, SC 29425 (843) 792-6624 (843) 792-0546 Fax naseri@musc.edu www.yulbrynnerfoundation.com Materials available Contact: Terry Day	17 - 23 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) 729-8105 Fax volunteerweek@pointsoflight.org www.pointsoflight.org/nvw/nvw.cfm Materials available Contact: Kimberli Meadows
24 - 30 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 nipinfo@cdc.gov www.cdc.gov/nip/events/niiw/ Materials available Contact: Community Outreach and Planning Branch	30 - 7 National SAFE KIDS Week National SAFE KIDS Campaign 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20004-1707 (202) 662-0600 lbos@safekids.org www.safekids.org Contact: Laura Bos
30 - 1 2005 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
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May
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: Mary Graham	1 - 31 Lyme Disease Awareness Month Lyme Disease Foundation P.O. Box 332 Tolland, CT 06084 (800) 886-5963 (860) 870-0070 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 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 Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month National Osteoporosis Foundation 1232 22nd Street, NW Washington, DC 20037 (202) 223-2226 communicatioins@nof.org www.nof.org Materials available Contact: Campaign Coordinator	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 Washington, DC 20201 (202) 619-0724 AoAInfo@aoa.gov 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 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 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 (240) 629-3246 Fax nhlbiinfo@rover.nhlbi.nih.gov www.nhlbi.nih.gov Materials available Contact: Information Specialist
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: Jaye Isham	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 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.presidentchallenge.org Materials available Contact: none available	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: Ryan Morris
1 - 7 Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) Awareness Week Ecological Health Organization, Inc. P.O. Box 290172 Weatherfield, CT 06129 (860) 828-4200 ECHOMCSCT@aol.com www.ECHOMCSCT.homestead.com Materials available Contact: none available	1 - 7 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/naosh05 Materials available Contact: Diane Hurns, ASSE PR Manager
1 - 7 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	1 - 7 Children's Mental Health Week Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health 1101 King Street, Suite 420 Alexandria, VA 22314 (314) 972-0600 ffcmh@ffcmh.org www.ffcmh.org Materials available Contact: Donna Bittrich
1 - 7 Brain Tumor Action Week North American Brain Tumor Coalition 1012 Pontiac Street Denver, CO 80220 (303) 321-8914 (303) 689-9627 Fax cindirixey@aol.com www.nabraintumor.org/events.html Materials available Contact: Cindi Rixey Scott	2 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
2 National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Day American Academy of Dermatology 930 East Woodfield Road Schaumburg, IL 60173 (888) 462-DERM (847) 330-0230 none available www.aad.org Materials available Contact: Donna Stein	4 National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day Freedom From Fear 308 Seaview Avenue Staten Island, NY 10305 (718) 351-1717 (888) 442-2022 Free anxiety/depression screening (718) 980-5022 Fax contactfff@aol.com www.freedomfromfear.org Contact: Jeanine Christiana
6 - 14 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	8 - 14 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: Eileen Sexton
8 - 14 National Women's Health Week Office on Women's Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 712 E Washington, DC 20201 (800) 994-9662 4woman@soza.com www.4woman.gov Materials available Contact: National Women's Health Information Center	9 - 15 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
9 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 712 E Washington, DC 20201 (800) 994-9662 4woman@soza.com www.4woman.gov Materials available Contact: National Women's Health Information Center	10 Sex Differences in Health Awareness Day Society for Women's Health Research 1025 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 701 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 223-8224 (202) 833-3472 Fax info@womenshealthresearch.org www.womenshealthresearch.org Materials available Contact: Richard Schmitz
14 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	15 - 21 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
16 - 20 National Neuropathy Week The Neuropathy Association, Inc. 60 East 42nd Street, Suite 942 New York, NY 10165-0999 (212) 692-0662 (212) 692-0668 Fax info@neuropathy.org www.neuropathy.org Materials available Contact: Donald G. Jacob, EdD.	16 - 20 Bike to Work Week League of American Bicyclists 1612 K Street, NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20006 (202) 822-1333 (202) 822-1334 Fax ryan@bikeleague.org www.biketoworkweek.com Materials available Contact: Ryan Morris
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 4140 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	22 - 28 Schizophrenia Awareness Week 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
22 - 28 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	22 - 28 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 Contact: Barbara Baldwin
25 National Missing Children’s Day Child Find of America, Inc. Box 277 New Paltz, NY 12561 (800) 426-5678 information@childfindofamerica.org www.childfindofamerica.org Materials available Contact: Carol Robins	25 National Senior Health and Fitness Day Mature Market Resource Center 1850 West Winchester, Suite 213 Libertyville, IL 60048-5355 (800) 828-8225 info@fitnessday.com www.fitnessday.com Materials available Contact: Tina Godin
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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: Penny Montgomery-West	1 - 30 Vision Research Month Prevent Blindness America 500 East Remington Road Schaumburg, IL 60173-5611 (800) 331-2020 (847) 843-8458 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 St. Paul, MN 55104 (800) 541-5454 (651) 917-1835 Fax mgfa@myasthenia.org www.myasthenia.org Materials available Contact: none available	4 - 11 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
5 - 11 National Headache Awareness Week National Headache Foundation 820 North Orleans, Suite 217 Chicago, IL 60610-3132 (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
13 - 19 National Men's Health Week Men’s Health Network P.O. Box 75972 Washington, DC 20013 (202) 543-MHN-1 (6461) x101 (202) 543-2727 Fax info@menshealthweek.org www.menshealthweek.org Materials available Contact: none available	26 - 2 Helen Keller Deaf - Blind Awareness Week Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults 111 Middle Neck Road Sands Point, NY 11050-1299 (516) 944-8900 x254 (516) 767-1738 Fax (516) 994-8637 TTY development@hknc.org www.hknc.org Materials available Contact: Development Department
27 - 5 Eye Safety Awareness Week United States Eye Injury Registry American Society of Ocular Trauma 1201 11th Avenue South, Suite 300 Birmingham, AL 35205 (205) 933-0064 (205) 933-1341 Fax loretta@useironline.org www.useironline.org Materials available Contact: Loretta Mann	27 National HIV Testing Day 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 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 Fax info@thejessecause.org www.thejessecause.org Materials available Contact: Marti Perhach
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August
1 - 31 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 - 31 National Immunization Awareness Month National Partnership for Immunization 121 North Washington Street, Suite 300 Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 836-6110 npi@hmhb.org www.partnersforimmunization.org Materials available Contact: NIAM Resource Center
1 - 31 Psoriasis Awareness Month National Psoriasis Foundatioin 6600 SW 92nd Avenue, Suite 300 Portland, OR 97223-7195 (800) 723-9166 (503) 546-8405 (503) 245-0626 Fax psasan@psoriasis.org www.psoriasis.org Materials available Contact: Paula Sasano	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
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 - 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 (847) 519-0035 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 nbbrooks@nationalmottep.org www.nationalmottep.org Materials available Contact: Norman Brooks
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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 Fax achezem@ahint.com www.jpma.org Materials available Contact: none available	1 - 30 Home and Sports Eye 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 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.thegcf.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 info@healthyaging.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 (240) 629-3426 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 x374 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. 16 South Calvert Street, Suite 600 Baltimore, MD 21202 (800) 421-8453 (410) 528-1555 scdaa@sicklecelldisease.org www.SickleCellDisease.org Materials available Contact: Willarda V. Edwards M.D.
1 - 30 Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month The National Ovarian Cancer Coalition 500 NE Spanish River Boulevard, Suite 8 Boca Raton, FL 33431 (888) OVARIAN (561) 393-0005 nocc@ovarian.org www.ovarian.org Materials available Contact: Shelly Rozenburg	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 www.5aday.gov Materials available Contact: NCI 5-A-Day Program Office
1 - 30 National Pediculosis Prevention Month/ Head Lice Prevention Month National Pediculosis Association, Inc. 50 Kearney Road Needham, MA 02494 (781) 499-6487 (781) 499-8129 Fax npa@headlice.org www.headlice.org Materials available Contact: Jane Cotter	1 - 30 Prostate Cancer Awareness Month National Prostate Cancer Coalition 1154 15th Street NW Washington, DC 20005 (888) 245-9455 (202) 463-9455 info@pcacoalition.org www.pcacoalition.org Materials available Contact: Jamie Bearse
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 recoverymonthinfo@health.org www.recoverymonth.gov Materials available Contact: SAMHSA's Alcohol and Drug Clearinghouse	1 - 30 National Osteopathic Medicine Month American Osteopathic Association 142 East Ontario Street Chicago, IL 60611-2864 (800) 621-1773 (312) 202-8000 (312) 202-8204 Fax info@osteopathic.org www.osteopathic.org Materials available Contact: Cathrine R. Schneider
1 - 30 Sports and Home Eye 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 Reye's Syndrome Awareness Month National Reye's Syndrome Foundation P.O. Box 829 Bryan, OH 43505-0829 (800) 233-7393 (419) 636-2679 nrsf@reyessyndrome.org www.reyessyndrome.org Materials available Contact: Kathleen M. Rohrbaugh
1 - 30 National Menopause Awareness Month Office of Women's Health U.S. Food and Drug Administration 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 (888) 463-6332 (301) 827-0926 Fax (301) 827-0350 www.fda.gov/womens/menopause Materials available Contact: none available	4 - 10 Suicide Prevention Week American Association of Suicidology 4201 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 408 Washington, DC 20008 (202) 237-2280 info@suicidology.org www.suicidology.org Materials available Contact: Amy Kulp
9 STOP A Suicide Today Day Screening For Mental Health 1 Washington Street, Suite 304 Wellesley Hills, MA 02481 (781) 239-0071 schalloran@mentalhealthscreening.org www.stopasuicide.org Materials available Contact: Stacey O'Halloran	18 - 24 National Rehabilitation Week National Rehabilitation Awareness Foundation 475 Morgan Highway Scranton, PA 18501-0071 (800) 943-6723 (570) 341-4637 (570) 341-4331 Fax jbrogn@allied-services.org www.nraf-rehabnet.org Contact: James Brogna
18 - 24 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: Kathleen M. Rohrbaugh	20 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
24 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 info@fitnessday.com www.fitnessday.com Materials available Contact: Terri Berardini	25 - 1 National Adult Immunization Awareness Week National Coalition for Adult Immunization 4733 Bethesda Avenue, Suite 750 Bethesda, MD 20814-5278 (301) 656-0003 ncai@nfid.org www.nfid.org/ncai Materials available Contact: none available
28 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 info@fitnessday.com www.fitnessday.com Materials available Contact: Tina Godin
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October
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 (877) 272-4272 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 61 Broadway 6th Floor New York, NY 10006 (800) LUNG-USA info@lungusa.org www.lungusa.org Materials available Contact: Communications Department
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 434 West 33rd Street New York, NY 10001 (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) 385-8787 (202) 349-1156 Fax info@lupus.org www.lupus.org Materials available Contact: Duane Peters	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 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month First Candle/SIDS Alliance 1314 Bedford Avenue, Suite 210 Baltimore, MD 21208 (800) 221-7437 (410) 653-8226 info@firstcandle.org www.firstcandle.org Materials available Contact: Laura Reno, Director of Public Affairs	1 - 31 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 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: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline	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 Health Literacy Month Health Literacy Consulting 31 Highland Street, Suite 201 Natick, MA 01760 (508) 653-1199 (508) 450-9492 Fax helen@healthliteracy.com www.healthliteracymonth.org Materials available Contact: Helen Osborne	1 - 31 National Medical Librarians Month Medical Library Association 65 East Wacker Place, Suite 1900 Chicago, IL 60601 (312) 419-9094 x11 (312) 419-8950 Fax info@mlahq.org www.mlanet.org/resources/nml-month/index.html Materials available Contact: Tomi Gunn
1 - 31 National 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 Let's Talk Month Advocates for Youth 2000 M Street, NW, Suite 750 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 419-3420 questions@advocatesforyouth.org www.advocatesforyouth.org Materials available Contact: Barbara Huberman
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 National Liver Awareness Month American Liver Foundation 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 603 New York, NY 10038-4810 (800) 465-4837 webmail@liverfoundation.org www.liverfoundation.org Materials available Contact: Information Distribution Center
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 Children's Health Month Office of the Administrator, Office of Children's Health Protection U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Mail Code 1107A Washington, DC 20004 (202) 564-2188 (202) 564-2733 Fax www.childrenshealth.gov Materials available Contact: none available
2 - 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: Jennifer Duhoski	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 1805 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 (301) 443-2170 www.mchb.hrsa.gov Contact: Cynthia Tibbs
6 National Depression Screening Day Screening for Mental Health, Inc. 1 Washington Street, Suite 304 Wellesly Hills, MA 02481 (781) 239-0071 (781) 431-7447 Fax info@mentalhealthscreening.org www.mentalhealthscreening.org Materials available Contact: Anne Keliher	9 - 15 Fire Prevention Week National Fire Protection Association 1 Batterymarch Park Quincy, MA 02169-7471 (800) 344-3555 orders only (617) 984-7275 custserv@NFPA.org www.firepreventionweek.org Materials available Contact: Peg O'Brien
10 - 14 National School Lunch Week School Nutrition Association 700 South Washington Street, Suite 300 Alexandria, VA 22314-4287 (800) 877-8822 servicecenter@schoolnutrition.org www.schoolnutrition.org Materials available Contact: Linda Ross, SNA Emporium	12 - 20 Bone and Joint Decade National Awareness Week U.S. Bone and Joint Decade 6300 North River Road Rosemont, IL 60018 (847) 384-4010 (847) 823-0536 Fax usbjd@usbjd.org www.usbjd.org Materials available Contact: Toby King
12 SAVE (Stop America's Violence Everywhere) Today American Medical Association Alliance 515 North State Street Chicago, IL 60610 (312) 464-4470 (312) 464-5020 AMAA@ama-assn.org www.ama-assn.org/go/alliance Materials available Contact: Megan Pellegrini	13 - 29 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
16 - 22 National Radon Action Week U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Ariel Rios Building, Room 6609J 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 (800) SOS-RADON public-access@epamail.epa.gov www.epa.gov Materials available Contact: Dennis Hellberg	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 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	21 National Mammography Day American Cancer Society 1599 Clifton Road, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30329 (800) ACS-2345 none available www.cancer.org Materials available Contact: none available
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 - 29 Respiratory Care Week American Association for Respiratory Care 9425 North MacArthur Boulevard., Suite 100 Irving, TX 75063 (972) 406-4690 (972) 484-2720 Fax williams@aarc.org www.aarc.org Materials available Contact: Kris Williams
26 Lung Health Day American Association for Respiratory Care 9425 North MacArthur Boulevard., 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 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 22311 (800) 342-2383 askada@diabetes.org www.diabetes.org Materials available Contact: Local Chapters or National Office	1 - 30 Great American Smokeout American Cancer Society 1599 Clifton Road, NE Atlanta, GA 30329 (800) ACS-2345 www.cancer.org Materials available Contact: National Office
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: Jon Radulozic	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 National Adoption Month National Council for Adoption 225 North Washington Street Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 299-6633 info@adoptioncouncil.org www.adoptioncouncil.org Materials available Contact: Donovan Simone
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 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 COPD Awareness Month U.S. COPD Coalition American Association for Respiratory Care 9425 North MacArthur Boulevard., 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 carla@phassociation.org www.phassociation.org Materials available Contact: Carla Samuels
1 - 30 National Family Caregivers Month National Family Caregivers Association 10400 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 500 Kensington, MD 20895-3944 (800) 896-3650 (301) 942-2302 (Fax) info@nfcacares.org www.nfcacares.org Materials available Contact: none available	6 - 12 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
20 - 26 GERD Awareness Week (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease) International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders P.O. Box 170864 Milwaukee, WI 53217 (888) 964-2001 (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	4 - 10 National Handwashing Awareness Week Henry the Hand Foundation 11714 U.S. Route 42 Cincinnati, OH 45241 (513) 769-3660 dr.will@henrythehand.com www.henrythehand.com Materials available Contact: Dr. Will Sawyer
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