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January
1 - 31
Cervical Health Awareness Month
National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC)
6520 Platt Avenue, #693
West Hills, CA 91307
(818) 909-3849
(818) 780-8199 Fax
www.nccc-online.org/awareness.php
Materials available
Contact: Rachel Biety
1 - 31
National Glaucoma Awareness Month
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020
(847) 843-8458 Fax
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
1 - 31
Thyroid Awareness Month
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
245 Riverside Avenue, Suite 200
Jacksonville, FL 32202
(904) 353-7878 Ext. 147
(904) 353-8185 Fax
www.thyroidawareness.com
Materials available
Contact: Greg Willis
1 - 31
National Birth Defects Prevention Month
March of Dimes
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
(914) 997-4488
(914) 997-4763 Fax
www.marchofdimes.com
Materials available
Contact: Pregnancy and Newborn Health Education Center
1 - 31
National Radon Action Month
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Radiation and Indoor Air
1310 L Street, NW, 4th Floor
Indoor Environments Division
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 343-9370
(202) 343-2394 Fax
www.epa.gov/radon/rnactionmonth.html
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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February
1 - 29
International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
Group B Strep International
61 Carver Road
West Wareham, MA 02576
(508) 273-7
www.groupbstrepinternational.org
Materials available
Contact: John MacDonald
1 - 28
AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020
(847) 843-8458 Fax
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
1 - 28
American Heart Month
American Heart Association
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
(800) 242-8721
www.americanheart.org
Materials available
Contact: Program departments or local chapters
1 - 28
National Children’s Dental Health Month
American Dental Association
211 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 440-2500
www.ada.org/goto/ncdhm
Materials available
Contact: Department of Public Information
1 - 28
National Wise Health Consumer Month
American Institute for Preventive Medicine
30445 Northwestern Highway, Suite 350
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
(248) 539-1800 x230
(248) 539-1808 Fax
www.healthylife.com
Materials available
Contact: Denise Hirsch
1
Give Kids A Smile Day
American Dental Association
211 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 440-2500
www.ada.org/prof/events/featured/gkas
Materials available
Contact: Council on Access, Prev. & Inter-professional
3 - 9
National Burn Awareness Week
Shriners International Headquarters
P.O. Box 31356
Tampa, FL 33631
(813) 281-0300
(813) 281-8496 Fax
www.burnawarenessweek.org
Materials available
Contact: Public Relations
3
National Wear Red Day 2008
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
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth
Materials available
Contact: Information Specialist
7 - 14
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
Congenital Heart Information Network
600 North 3rd Street, First Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19123
(215) 627-4034
(215) 627-4306 Fax
tchin.org/aware
Materials available
Contact: Mona Barmash
10 - 16
Children of Alcoholics Week
National Association for Children of Alcoholics
11426 Rockville Pike, Suite 301
Rockville, MD 20852
(888) 554-2627
(301) 468-0987 Fax
www.nacoa.org
Materials available
Contact: Gail Jordan
11 - 15
National Condom Week
American Social Health Association
P.O. Box 13827
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3827
(919) 361-8400
(919) 361-8425 Fax
www.ashastd.org
Materials available
Contact: ASHA Media Relations Office
14
National Donor Day
Transplantation, Healthcare Systems Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 12C-05
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
(301) 443-7577
(301) 594-6095 Fax
www.organdonor.gov
Materials available
Contact: Division of Transplantation Staff
24 - March 1
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
National Eating Disorders Association
603 Stewart Street, Suite 803
Seattle, WA 98101
(800) 931-2239 Information and Referral Helpline
(206) 382-3587 Business Phone
(206) 829-8501 Fax
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
Materials available
Contact: Tonia Brown
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March
1 - 31
National Brain Injury Awareness Month
Brain Injury Association of America
8201 Greensboro Drive, Suite 611
McLean, VA 22102
(703) 761-0750
(703) 761-0755 Fax
www.biausa.org
Materials available
Contact: Communications Coordinator
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 (352-6566) Materials Ordering
(703) 886-4413 Fax
www.preventcancer.org/colorectal
Materials available
Contact: Jasmine Greenamyer
1 - 31
National Endometriosis Awareness Month
Endometriosis Research Center
World Headquarters
630 Ibis Drive
Delray Beach, FL 34444
(800) 239-7280
(561) 274-7442
(561) 274-0931 Fax
www.endocenter.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
1 - 31
National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
6350 North Andrews Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
(800) 225-6495 Ext. 121
(954) 938-8708 Fax
www.msfocus.org
Materials available
Contact: Annette Woods
1 - 31
National Nutrition Month®
American Dietetic Association
120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60606-6995
(800) 877-1600 x4771
(312) 899-0040
(312) 899-4739 Fax
www.eatright.org
Materials available
Contact: Knowledge Center
1 - 31
Save Your Vision Month
American Optometric Association
243 North Lindbergh Boulevard, First Floor
St. Louis, MO 63141
(314) 991-4100
(314) 991-4101 Fax
www.aoa.org
Materials available
Contact: Julie Mahoney
1 - 31
Workplace Eye Health and Safety Month
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020
(847) 843-8458 Fax
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
2 - 8
National Patient Safety Awareness Week
National Patient Safety Foundation
132 MASS MoCA Way
North Adams, MA 01247
(413) 663-8900
(413) 663-8905 Fax
www.npsf.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
3 - 9
National Sleep Awareness Week®
National Sleep Foundation
1522 K Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 347-3471
(202) 347-3472 Fax
www.sleepfoundation.org
Materials available
Contact: Lisa Tumminello
3 - 7
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
www.schoolnutrition.org
Materials available
Contact: Laura Maynard
9 - 16
National Problem Gambling Awareness Week
National Council on Problem Gambling
216 G Street NE, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 547-9204
(202) 547-9206 Fax
www.npgaw.org
Materials available
Contact: Keith Whyte
10 - 17
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
733 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017
(800) 344-4867
(212) 986-3240
www.nationalmssociety.org
Materials available
Contact: Annie Hammel
10 - 16
Brain Awareness Week
Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives
745 Fifth Avenue, Suite 900
New York, NY 10151
(212) 223-4040
(212) 593-7623 Fax
www.dana.org/brainweek
Materials available
Contact: Kathleen Roina
13
World Kidney Day
National Kidney Foundation
30 East 33rd Street
New York, NY 10016
(800) 622-9010
(212) 889-2210
(212) 889-2310 Fax
www.kidney.org/news/wkd/index.cfm
Materials available
Contact: Ellie Schlam
16 - 23
National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week
National Inhalant Prevention Coalition
322-A Thompson Street
Chattanooga, TN 37405
(800) 269-4237
(423) 265-4889 Fax
www.inhalants.org
Materials available
Contact: Harvey Weiss
25
American Diabetes Alert Day
American Diabetes Association
1701 North Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311
(800) DIABETES (342-2383)
(703) 549-1500
(703) 549-6995 Fax
www.diabetes.org/communityprograms-and-localevents/americandiabetesalert.jsp
Materials available
Contact: Local Chapters or National Office
30 - April 5
Root Canal Awareness Week
American Association of Endodontists
211 East Chicago Avenue, Suite 1100
Chicago, IL 60601
(800) 872-3636
(312) 266-7255
(312) 266-9867 Fax
www.aae.org
Materials available
Contact: Dan Aske
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April
1 - 30
Alcohol Awareness Month
SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
P.O. Box 2345
Rockville, MD 20015
(800) 729-6686
(877) 787-8432 Spanish
(240) 221-4017
(240) 221-4292 (Fax)
ncadi.samhsa.gov
Materials available
Contact: None designated
1 - 30
Cancer Control Month
American Cancer Society
250 Williams Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
(800) ACS-2345 (227-2345)
www.cancer.org
Materials available
Contact: National Office
1 - 30
Counseling Awareness Month
American Counseling Association
5999 Stevenson Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22304-3300
(800) 347-6647 x336
(800) 473-2329 Fax
www.counseling.org
Materials available
Contact: Jean Gaskins
1 - 30
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month
International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
P.O. Box 170864
Milwaukee, WI 53217-8076
(888) 964-2001
(414) 964-1799
(414) 964-7176 Fax
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 (328-8476)
(301) 657-0881
(301) 657-0869
Fax
www.autism-society.org
Materials available
Contact: Marguerite Colston
1 - 30
National Donate Life Month
Division of Transplantation, Healthcare Systems Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 12C-05
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
(301) 443-7577
(301) 594-6095 Fax
www.organdonor.gov
Materials available
Contact: Division of Transplantation Staff
1 - 30
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month
National Sarcoidosis Society, Inc. and Affiliates
2525 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60616
(877) 763-4389
(312) 567-6626
(312) 567-6144 Fax
nationalsarcoidosisfriends.org.tripod.com
Materials available
Contact: Glenda Fulton
1 - 30
Sports Eye Safety Month
American Academy of Ophthalmology
P.O. Box 7424
San Francisco, CA 94120-7424
(415) 447-0213
(415) 561-8533 Fax
www.aao.org/eyemd
Materials available
Contact: Georgia Alward
1 - 30
STD Awareness Month
American Social Health Association
P.O. Box 13827
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3827
(919) 361-8400
(919) 361-8425 Fax
www.ashastd.org
Materials available
Contact: ASHA Media Relations Office
1 - 30
Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020
(847) 843-8458 Fax
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
3
SAAM Day of Action
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
123 North Enola Drive
Enola, PA 17025
(877) 739-3895
(717) 909-0710
(717) 909-0714 Fax
www.nsvrc.org/saam
Materials available
Contact: Jessica Shomper
3
Sexual Assault Awareness Month Day of Action
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
123 North Enola Drive
Enola, PA 17025
(877) 739-3895
(717) 909-0710 x119
(717) 909-0714 Fax
www.nsvrc.org/saam
Materials available
Contact: Jessica Shomper
7 - 13
National Public Health Week
American Public Health Association
800 I Street NW
Washington, DC 20001-3710
(202) 777-APHA (2742)
(202) 777-2500 TTY
(202) 777-2534
Fax
www.nphw.org
Materials available
Contact: Kaitlin Sheedy
19 - 26
National Infant Immunization Week
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road NE, MS E-05
Atlanta, GA 30333
(800) CDC-INFO (232-4636) English/Spanish
(888) CDC-FAXX (232-3299) Free fax-back
(404) 639-8905 (Fax)
(404) 639-8561 (Phone)
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niiw/default.htm
Materials available
Contact: Michelle Basket
26 - May 4
National SAFE KIDS Week
Safe Kids Worldwide
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004-1707
(202) 662-0600
(202) 393-2072 Fax
www.usa.safekids.org
Materials available
Contact: Suzanne Morton
26 - 27
2008 March for Babies
March of Dimes
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
(888) MODIMES (663-4637)
(800) 525-9255
Contact: Suzanne Morton
26 - 27
2008 March for Babies
March of Dimes
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
(888) MODIMES (663-4637)
(800) 525-9255
(914) 997-4617
(914) 997-4617 (Fax)
www.marchforbabies.org
Materials available
Contact: Bob Aglione
26
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day
(913) 648-2256
www.worldtaichiday.org
Materials available
Contact: Bill Douglas
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May
1 - 31
American Stroke Month
American Heart Association
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
(800) 242-8721
www.americanheart.org
Materials available
Contact: Program departments or local chapters
1 - 31
Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
1233 20th Street NW, Suite 402
Washington, DC 20036
(800) 7-ASTHMA (727-8462)
(202) 466-7643
(202) 466-8940
Fax
www.aafa.org
Materials available
Contact: Angel Waldron
1 - 31
Better Sleep Month
Better Sleep Council
501 Wythe Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 683-8371
(703) 683-4503 Fax
www.bettersleep.org
Materials available
Contact: Karin Dillner
1 - 31
Clean Air Month
American Lung Association
61 Broadway, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10006
(800) LUNG-USA (586-4872)
(212) 315-8700
(212) 315-8889
Fax
www.lungusa.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
1 - 31
Healthy Vision Month
National Eye Institute
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 6A32
31 Center Drive MSC 2510
Bethesda, MD 20892-25210
(301) 496-5248
(301) 402-1065 Fax
www.healthyvision2010.nei.nih.gov
Materials available
Contact: Linda Huss
1 - 31
Hepatitis Awareness Month
Hepatitis Foundation International
504 Blick Drive
Silver Spring, MD 20904-2901
(800) 891-0707
(301) 622-4200
(301) 622-4702 Fax
www.hepfi.org
Materials available
Contact: Thelma King Thiel
1 - 31
Lupus Awareness Month
Lupus Foundation of America, Inc.
2000 L Street NW, Suite 710
Washington, DC 20036
(888) 385-8787
(202) 349-1156 Fax
www.lupus.org
Materials available
Contact: Duane Peters
1 - 31
Lyme Disease Awareness Month
Lyme Disease Foundation
P.O. Box 332
Tolland, CT 06084
(800) 886-5963
(860) 870-0070
(860) 870-0080 Fax
www.lyme.org
Materials available
Contact: Thomas Forschner
1 - 31
Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
American Academy of Dermatology
930 East Woodfield Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(888) 462-DERM (462-3376)
(847) 330-0230
(847) 330-8907
Fax
www.aad.org
Materials available
Contact: Jennifer Allyn
1 - 31
Mental Health Month
Mental Health America
P.O. Box 16810
Alexandria, VA 22302-0810
(800) 969-6642
(703) 684-5968 Fax
www.mentalhealthamerica.net
Materials available
Contact: Resource Center
1 - 31
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Awareness Month
MCS America
13 Vale Street
Salem, NY 12864
(213) 985-3096
www.mcs-america.org
Materials available
Contact: Lourdes Salvador
1 - 31
National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
American Celiac Disease Alliance
2504 Duxbury Place
Alexandria, VA 22308
(703) 622-3331
americanceliac.org
Materials available
Contact: Andrea Levario
1 - 31
National High Blood Pressure Education Month
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
(301) 592-8573
(240) 629-3255 TTY
(301) 592-8563 Fax
hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhbpep_kit/
Materials available
Contact: Information Specialist
1 - 31
National Neurofibromatosis Month
Children's Tumor Foundation
95 Pine Street, 16th Floor
New York, NY 10005
(800) 323-7938
(212) 747-0004 Fax
www.ctf.org
Materials available
Contact: Thomas Malone
1 - 31
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
President´s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 738-H
Washington, DC 20201-0004
(202) 690-9000
(202) 690-5211 Fax
www.fitness.gov
Materials available
Contact: Russell King
1 - 31
National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
Advocates for Youth
2000 M Street, NW, Suite 750
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 419-3420
(202) 419-1448 Fax
www.advocatesforyouth.org
Materials available
Contact: Tom Klaus
1 - 31
Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Month
Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance
801 Roeder Road, Suite 750
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(800) 225-6872
(301) 562-9890
(301) 562-9870 Fax
www.tsalliance.org
Materials available
Contact: Jaye Isham
1 - 31
Ultraviolet Awareness Month
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020
(847) 843-8458 Fax
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
1 - 7
National Physical Education and Sport Week
National Association for Sport and Physical Education
1900 Association Drive
Reston, VA 20191
(800) 213-7193
(703) 476-3410
(703) 476-8316
www.naspeinfo.org/naspe
Materials available
Contact: Paula Keyes Kun
4 - 15
North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (NAOSH)
American Society of Safety Engineers
Canadian Society of Safety Engineering
U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
ASSE Public Relations Department
1800 East Oakton Street
Des Plaines, IL 60018-2187
(847) 699-2929
(847) 296-3769 Fax
www.asse.org/naosh
Materials available
Contact: Diane Hurns
7
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
www.freedomfromfear.org
Materials available
Contact: Jeanine Christiana
10
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness Day
CdLS-USA Foundation
302 West Main Street, #100
Avon, CT 06001
(800) 753-2357
(800) 223-8355
(860) 676-8166
(860) 676-8337 Fax
www.cdlsusa.org
Materials available
Contact: Marie Malloy
11 - 17
Food Allergy Awareness Week
Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
11781 Lee Jackson Highway, Suite 160
Fairfax, VA 22033
(800) 929-4040
(703) 691-3179
(703) 691-2713 Fax
www.foodallergy.org
Materials available
Contact: Jennifer Love
11 - 17
National Alcohol- and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD)
244 East 58th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10022
(800) NCA-CALL (622-2255) (24-hour helpline)
(212) 269-7797
(212) 269-7510 Fax
www.ncadd.org
Materials available
Contact: President
11 - 17
National Women's Health Week
Office on Women's Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 712 E
Washington, DC 20201
(202) 690-7651
(202) 401-4005 Fax
www.womenshealth.gov/whw
Materials available
Contact: None designated
12 - 18
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
www.stutteringhelp.org
Materials available
Contact: Jane Fraser
12 - 16
National Neuropathy Week
The Neuropathy Association
60 E. 42nd Street, Suite 942
New York, NY 10165
888-PN-FACTS (763-2287)
212-692-0662 / 212-692-0664
212-692-0668
Fax
www.neuropathy.org
Materials available
Contact: National Headquarters/Local Chapter/Support Group
12
Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
National Fibromyalgia Association
2121 S. Towne Centre Pl., Suite 300
Anaheim, CA 92806
(714) 921-0150
(714) 921-6920 Fax
fmaware.org
Materials available
Contact: April Quinn
12
National Women's Check-up Day
Office on Women's Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 712 E
Washington, DC 20201
(202) 690-7651
(202) 401-4005 Fax
www.womenshealth.gov
Materials available
Contact: None designated
13
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
www.womenshealthresearch.org
Materials available
Contact: Richard Schmitz
18 - 24
National Emergency Medical Services Week
American College of Emergency Physicians
1125 Executive Circle
Irving, TX 75038-2522
(800) 798-1822
(972) 550-0911
(972) 580-2816 Fax
www.acep.org/emsweek
Materials available
Contact: Denise Fechner
19 - 25
Recreational Water Illness Prevention Week
Water and Environment Activity
Division of Parasitic Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway NE, MS F-22
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
(770) 488-7787
(770) 488-7761 Fax
www.cdc.gov/healthyswimming/index.htm
Materials available
Contact: Michele Hlavsa
21
National Employee Health and Fitness Day
National Association for Health and Fitness
65 Niagara Square, Room 607
Buffalo, NY 14202
(716) 583-0521
(716) 851-4309 Fax
www.physicalfitness.org
Materials available
Contact: Philip Haberstro
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June
1 - July 4
Fireworks Safety Month
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020
(847) 843-8458 Fax
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
1 - 30
Home Safety Month
Home Safety Council
1250 Eye Street NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 330-4900
(202) 330-4901 Fax
www.homesafetycouncil.org/homesafetymonth
Materials available
Contact: Angela D. Mickalide
1 - 30
Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month
Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America, Inc.
1821 University Avenue West, Suite S256
St. Paul, MN 55104-2897
(800) 541-5454
(651) 917-6256
(651) 917-1835 Fax
www.myasthenia.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
1 - 30
National Aphasia Awareness Month
National Aphasia Association
350 Seventh Avenue, Suite 902
New York, NY 10001
(800) 922-4622
(212) 267-2814
(212) 267-2812 Fax
www.aphasia.org
Materials available
Contact: Ellayne Ganzfried
1 - 30
National Scleroderma Awareness Month
Scleroderma Foundation
300 Rosewood Drive, Suite 105
Danvers, MA 01923
(800) 722-HOPE (4673)
(978) 463-5809 Fax
www.scleroderma.org
Materials available
Contact: National Office or Local Chapters
1 - 30
Vision Research Month
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020
(847) 843-8458 Fax
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
1 - 7
National Headache Awareness Week
National Headache Foundation
820 North Orleans, Suite 217
Chicago, IL 60610-3132
(888) NHF-5552 (643-5552)
(312) 640-9049 Fax
www.headaches.org
Materials available
Contact: Suzanne E. Simons
1
National Cancer Survivors Day
National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation
P.O. Box 682285
Franklin, TN 37068
(615) 794-3006
(615) 794-0179 Fax
www.ncsdf.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
8 - 14
Sun Safety Week
Sun Safety Alliance
413 North Lee Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 837-4202
(703) 683-3587 Fax
www.sunsafetyalliance.org
Materials available
Contact: Phil Schneider
9 - 15
National Men's Health Week
Men’s Health Network
236 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Suite 301
P.O. Box 75972
Washington, DC 20013
(888) MEN-2-MEN (636-2636) Men's Healthline
(202) 543-MHN-1
(543-6461) x101
(202) 543-2727 Fax
www.menshealthweek.org
Materials available
Contact: Theresa Morrow
20
National ASK Day
PAX/Real Solutions to Gun Violence
100 Wall Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10005
(212) 269-5100
(212) 269-5109 Fax
www.askingsaveskids.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
22 - 28
Helen Keller Deaf - Blind Awareness Week
Helen Keller National Center Office for Development
141 Middle Neck Road
Sands Point, NY 11050-1299
(516) 944-8900 x253
(516) 994-8637 TTY
(516) 767-1738
Fax
www.hknc.org
Materials available
Contact: Information Specialist
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July
1 - 31
Hemochromatosis Awareness Month
Iron Disorders Institute
2722 Wade Hampton Blvd, Suite A
Greenville, SC 29615
(888) 565-4766
(864) 292-1175
www.irondisorders.org
Materials available
Contact: Patient Information Services
1 - 31
International Group B Strep Awareness Month
Group B Strep International
11 El Dorado Court
Pomona, CA 91766
(909) 620-7214
(909) 620-5557 Fax
www.groupbstrepinternational.org
Materials available
Contact: Marti Perhach
1 - 31
UV Safety Month
American Academy of Ophtalmology
P.O. Box 7424
San Francisco, CA 94120-7424
(415) 447-0213
(415) 561-8533 Fax
www.aao.org/eyemd
Materials available
Contact: Georgia Alward
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August
1 - 31
Cataract Awareness Month
American Academy of Ophthalmology
P.O. Box 7424
San Francisco, CA 94120-7424
(415) 447-0213
(415) 561-8533 Fax
www.aao.org/aaoesite/eyemd/cataract.cfm
Materials available
Contact: Georgia Alward
1 - 31
Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020
(847) 843-8458 Fax
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
1 - 31
National Immunization Awareness Month
National Immunization Program
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road NE, MS E-05
Atlanta, GA 30333
(800) CDC-INFO (232-4636) English/Spanish
(888) 232-6348 (TTY) (404) 639-7394 (Fax)
(877) 394-8747 International Travel Information
www.cdc.gov/vaccines
Materials available
Contact: None designated
1 - 31
Psoriasis Awareness Month
National Psoriasis Foundation
6600 SW 92nd Avenue, Suite 300
Portland, OR 97223-7195
(800) 723-9166
(503) 244-7404
(503) 245-0626 Fax
www.psoriasis.org
Materials available
Contact: Paula Fasano
1
National Minority Donor Awareness Day
National Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Program
Ambulatory Care Center
2041 Georgia Avenue NW, Suite 3100
Washington, DC 20060
(800) 393-2839
(202) 865-4888
(202) 865-4880 Fax
www.nationalmottep.org
Materials available
Contact: Norman Brooks
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September
1 - 30
America On the Move's Steptember Campaign
America On the Move Foundation
44 School Street, Suite 325
Boston, MA 02108
(800) 807-0077
(617) 367-6894
(617) 367-6899 Fax
www.americaonthemove.org
Materials available
Contact: Sani Liu
1 - 30
Craniofacial Acceptance Month
Children's Craniofacial Association
1340 Coit Road, Suite 517
Dallas, TX 75240
(800) 535-3643
(214) 570-9099
(214) 570-8811 Fax
www.ccakids.org
Contact: None designated
1 - 30
Fruit and Veggies - More Matters Month
Fruit and Vegetable Program Office
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Produce for Better Health Foundation
4770 Buford Highway NE, MS K-26
Atlanta, GA 30341
(770) 488-5413
(800) 243-7889 TTY
www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov
Materials available
Contact: Laura Tanase
1 - 30
Healthy Aging® Month
Educational Television Network, Inc.
P.O. Box 442
Unionville, PA 19375
(610) 793-0979
www.healthyaging.net/agingevents.htm
Materials available
Contact: Information Specialist
1 - 30
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Office of the Director, Consumer Affairs
1 Choke Cherry Road, 2nd Floor
Rockville, MD 20857
(800) 729-6686
(240) 276-2750
(240) 276-1630 Fax
www.recoverymonth.gov
Materials available
Contact: Consumer Affairs
1 - 30
National Cholesterol Education Month
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
(301) 592-8573
(240) 629-3255 TTY
(301) 592-8563 Fax
hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/cholmonth
Materials available
Contact: Information Specialist
1 - 30
National Pediculosis Prevention Month/ Head Lice Prevention Month
National Pediculosis Association, Inc.
50 Kearney Road
Needham, MA 02494
(781) 449-6487
(401) 823-4557 Fax
www.headlice.org
Materials available
Contact: Jane Cotter
1 - 30
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
500 NE Spanish River Boulevard, Suite 8
Boca Raton, FL 33431
(888) OVARIAN (682-7426)
(561) 393-0005
www.ovarian.org
Materials available
Contact: Jane E. Langridge
1 - 30
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
National Prostate Cancer Coalition
1154 15th Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
(888) 245-9455
(202) 463-9455
(202) 463-9456 Fax
www.fightprostatecancer.org
Materials available
Contact: Jamie Bearse
1 - 30
Reye's Syndrome Awareness Month
National Reye's Syndrome Foundation
P.O. Box 829
Bryan, OH 43506
(800) 233-7393
(419) 636-2679
(419) 636-9897 Fax
www.reyessyndrome.org
Materials available
Contact: Pearl Cantrell
1 - 30
Sports and Home Eye Safety Month
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020
(847) 843-8458 Fax
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
1 - 30
Whole Grains Month
The Whole Grains Council
226 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 421-5500
(617) 421-5511 Fax
www.wholegrainscouncil.org/wgmonth.html
Materials available
Contact: Cynthia Harriman
7 - 13
National Suicide Prevention Week
American Association of Suicidology
5221 Wisconsin Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20015
(202) 237-2280
(202) 237-2282 Fax
www.suicidology.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
13
National Celiac Disease Awareness Day
Celiac Sprue Association
P.O. Box 31700
Omaha, NE 68131-0700
(877) 272-4272
(402) 643-4108 Fax
www.csaceliacs.org
Materials available
Contact: Mary Schluckebier
15 - 23
Reye's Syndrome Awareness Week
National Reye's Syndrome Foundation
P.O. Box 829
Bryan, OH 43506
(800) 233-7393
(419) 636-2679
(419) 636-9897 Fax
www.reyessyndrome.org
Materials available
Contact: Pearl Cantrell
16
Get Ready Day
American Public Health Association
800 I Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20001-3710
(202) 777-APHA (2742)
(202) 777-2500 TTY
www.getreadyforflu.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
21 - 27
National Farm Safety & Health Week
National Education Center for Agricultural Safety
10250 Sundown Road
Peosta, IA 52068
(888) 844-6322
(563) 577-0354
www.nsc.org/necas
Materials available
Contact: Charlotte Halverson
21 - 27
National Rehabilitation Awareness Celebration
National Rehabilitation Awareness Foundation
100 Abington Executive Park
Clarks Summit, PA 18411
(800) 943-6723
(570) 341-4637
(570) 341-4331 Fax
www.nraf-rehabnet.org
Contact: James Brogna
21
World Alzheimer's Day
Alzheimer's Disease International
64 Great Suffolk Street
London, SE1 OBL, United Kingdom,
www.alz.co.uk/adi/wad/
Materials available
Contact: None designated
28 - October 4
Hearing Aid Awareness Week
International Hearing Society
16800 Middlebelt Road, Suite 4
Livonia, MI 48154
(734) 522-7200
(734) 522-0200 Fax
www.ihsinfo.org
Materials available
Contact: Alice Markey
30
World Heart Day
World Heart Federation
7, rue des Battoirs, Case postale 155
1211 Geneva 4
Switzerland
www.worldheart.org
Materials available
Contact: Jane Park
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October
1 - 31
"Talk About Prescriptions" Month
National Council on Patient Information and Education
4915 Saint Elmo Avenue, Suite 505
Bethesda, MD 20814-6082
(301) 656-8565
(301) 656-4464 Fax
www.talkaboutrx.org
Materials available
Contact: Information Specialist
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
www.aao.org/aaoesite/eyemd/injury.cfm
Materials available
Contact: Georgia Alward
1 - 31
Halloween Safety Month
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020
(847) 843-8458 Fax
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
1 - 31
Healthy Lung Month
American Lung Association
61 Broadway, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10006
(800) LUNG-USA (586-4872)
(212) 315-8700
www.lungusa.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
1 - 31
Let's Talk Month
Advocates for Youth
2000 M Street NW, Suite 750
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 419-3420
(202) 419-1448 Fax
www.advocatesforyouth.org
Materials available
Contact: Tom Klaus
1 - 31
National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
Celiac Sprue Association
P.O. Box 31700
Omaha, NE 68131-0700
(877) 272-4272
(402) 643-4108 Fax
www.csaceliacs.org
Materials available
Contact: Mary Schluckebier
1 - 31
National Chiropractic Month
American Chiropractic Association
1701 Clarendon Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22209
(703) 276-8800
(703) 243-2593 Fax
www.acatoday.org
Materials available
Contact: Communications & Marketing Department
1 - 31
National Dental Hygiene Month
American Dental Hygienists' Association
444 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3400
Chicago, IL 60611-3980
(800) 243-ADHA (2342)
(312) 440-8900
(312) 467-1806
Fax
www.adha.org
Materials available
Contact: Communications Division
1 - 31
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Office of Disability Employment Policy
U.S. Department of Labor
Frances Perkins Building
200 Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20210
(866) 633-7365 (202) 693-7880
(202) 693-7888 Fax
(877) 889-5627 TTY
www.dol.gov/odep
Materials available
Contact: None designated
1 - 31
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Project
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
6400 Flank Drive, Suite 1300
Harrisburg, PA 17112-2791
(800) 537-2238
(800) 553-2508 TTY
(717) 545-9456 Fax
dvam.vawnet.org
Materials available
Contact: Casey Keene
1 - 31
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
National Down Syndrome Society
666 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
(800) 221-4602
(212) 460-9330
(212) 979-2873 Fax
www.ndss.org
Materials available
Contact: Educational Services
1 - 31
National Medical Librarians Month
Medical Library Association
65 East Wacker Place, Suite 1900
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 419-9094 x11
(312) 419-8950 Fax
www.mlanet.org/resources/nml-month/index.html
Materials available
Contact: Tomi Gunn
1 - 31
National Physical Therapy Month
American Physical Therapy Association
1111 North Fairfax Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-1488
(703) 684-2782 x3248
(703) 706-8578 Fax
www.apta.org
Materials available
Contact: Public Relations Department
1 - 31
National Spina Bifida Awareness Month
Spina Bifida Association
4590 MacArthur Boulevard NW, Suite 250
Washington, DC 20007-4226
(800) 621-3141
(202) 944-3285
(202) 944-3295 Fax
www.spinabifidaassociation.org
Materials available
Contact: Amanda Darnley
1 - 31
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month
First Candle/SIDS Alliance
1314 Bedford Avenue, Suite 210
Baltimore, MD 21208
(800) 221-7437
(410) 653-8226
(410) 653-8709 Fax
www.firstcandle.org
Materials available
Contact: Laura Reno
4
Sarcoidosis Awareness Day
National Sarcoidosis Society, Inc. and Affiliates
2525 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60616
(312) 567-6626 ame="509">
(312) 567-6144 Fax
nationalsarcoidosisfriends.org.tripod.com
Materials available
Contact: Glenda Fulton
5 - 11
Fire Prevention Week
National Fire Protection Association
1 Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02169-7471
(800) 344-3555 orders only
(617) 984-7285
(617) 770-0200
Fax
www.firepreventionweek.org
Materials available
Contact: Barbara Dunn
6 - 10
Drive Safely Work Week
Network of Employers for Traffic Safety
8150 Leesburg Pike, Suite 410
Vienna, VA 22182
(888) 221-0045
(703) 891-6005
(703) 891-6010 Fax
www.trafficsafety.org
Materials available
Contact: Kathryn Lusby-Treber
8
Stop America's Violence Everywhere Today
American Medical Association Alliance
515 North State Street, 9th Floor
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 464-4470
(312) 464-5020 Fax
www.amaalliance.org
Materials available
Contact: Jennifer West
10
World Mental Health Day
World Federation for Mental Health
6564 Loisdale Court, Suite 301
Springfield, VA 22150-1812
(703) 313-8680
(703) 313-8683 Fax
www.wfmh.org/wmhday/about.html
Materials available
Contact: Deborah Maguire
12 - 20
Bone and Joint Decade National Action Week
U.S. Bone and Joint Decade
6300 North River Road
Rosemont, IL 60018
(847) 384-4010
(847) 823-0536 Fax
www.usbjd.org
Materials available
Contact: Toby King
17
National Mammography Day
American Cancer Society
250 Williams Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
(800) ACS-2345 (227-2345)
www.cancer.org
Materials available
Contact: National Office
20 - 24
National Health Education Week
National Center for Health Education
375 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10014
(212) 463-4060 Fax
www.nche.org
Materials available
Contact: Ray Marks
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
www.stutteringhelp.org
Materials available
Contact: Jane Fraser
31
Interstitial Cystitis Awareness Day
National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health
505 C Street NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 543-9693
(202) 543-9858 Fax
www.npwh.org
Materials available
Contact: Susan Wysocki
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November
1 - 30
American Diabetes Month
American Diabetes Association
1701 North Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311
(800) DIABETES (342-2383)
(703) 549-1500
(703) 549-6995
Fax
www.diabetes.org
Materials
available
Contact: Local Affiliates
1 - 30
Diabetic Eye Disease Month
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020
(847) 843-8458 Fax
www.preventblindness.org
Materials
available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
1 - 30
Jaw Joints - TMJ Awareness Month
TMJ Association, LTD
P.O. Box 26770
Milwaukee, WI 53226-0770
(262) 432-0350
(262) 432-0375 Fax
www.tmj.org
Materials
available
Contact: Terrie Cowley
1 - 30
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Lung Cancer Alliance
1747 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1150
Washington, DC 20006
(800) 298-2436 Lung Cancer Information Line
(202) 463-2080
www.lungcanceralliance.org
Materials
available
Contact: Kay Cofrancesco
1 - 30
National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month
Alzheimer's Association
225 North Michigan Avenue, 17th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601-7633
(800) 272-3900
(866) 699-1246
www.alz.org
Materials
available
Contact: None designated
1 - 30
National Hospice Palliative Care Month
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
1700 Diagonal Road, Suite 625
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 837-1500 or (703) 837-3139
(703) 837-1233 Fax
www.nhpco.org
Contact:
Jon Radulovic
1 - 30
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
2141 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 7000
El Segundo, CA 90245
(877) 272-6226
(310) 725-0025
(310) 725-0029 Fax
www.pancan.org
Materials
available
Contact: Sue Kim
1 - 30
Prematurity Awareness Month
March of Dimes
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
(914) 997-4488
(914) 997-4763 Fax
www.marchofdimes.com
Materials
available
Contact: Pregnancy and Newborn Health Education Center
1 - 30
Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month
Pulmonary Hypertension Association
801 Roeder Road, Suite 400
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(800) 748-7274 Helpline
(301) 565-3004 x109
(301) 565-3994
Fax
www.phassociation.org
Materials
available
Contact: Katie Kroner
18
Prematurity Awareness Day
March of Dimes
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
(914) 997-4488
(914) 997-4763 Fax
www.marchofdimes.com
Materials
available
Contact: Pregnancy and Newborn Health Education Center
20
Great American Smokeout
American Cancer Society
250 Williams Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
(800) ACS-2345 (227-2345)
www.cancer.org
Materials
available
Contact: National Office
25 - December 1
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Awareness Week
International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
P.O. Box 170864
Milwaukee, WI 53217-8076
(888) 964-2001
(414) 964-1799
(414) 964-7176 Fax
www.aboutgerd.org
Materials
available
Contact: Nancy Norton
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December
1 - 31
Safe Toys and Gifts Month
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020
(847) 843-8458 Fax
www.preventblindness.org
Materials
available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
1 - 7
National Aplastic Anemia and MDS Awareness Week
Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 613
Annapolis, MD 21404-0613
(800) 747-2820
(410) 867-0242
(410) 867-0240 Fax
www.aamds.org
Materials
available
Contact: Marilyn Baker
1
World AIDS Day
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
www.unaids.org/en/default.asp
Materials
available
Contact: None designated
7 - 13
National Handwashing Awareness Week
Henry the Hand Foundation
11714 U.S. Route 42
Cincinnati, OH 45241
(513) 769-3660
www.henrythehand.com
Materials
available
Contact: Dr. Will Sawyer
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Source: 2008 National Health Observances, National Health Information
Center, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
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