January
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1 - 31
Cervical Health Awareness Month
National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC)
6520 Platt Avenue, #693
West Hills, CA 91307-3218
(818) 909-3849
(818) 780-8199 Fax
rbiety@nccc-online.org
www.nccc-online.org/awareness.html
Materials available
Contact: Rachel Biety
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1 - 31
Glaucoma Awareness Month
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020
(312) 363-6001
(847) 843-8458 Fax
info@preventblindness.org
preventblindness.org/news/observe.html
Materials available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
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1 - 31
National Birth Defects Prevention Month
March of Dimes
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
(914) 997-4488
(914) 997-4763 Fax
askus@marchofdimes.com
www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/14332_1206.asp
Materials available
Contact: Pregnancy and Newborn Health Education Center
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1 - 31
National Blood Donor Month
AABB (formerly the American Association of Blood Banks)
8101 Glenbrook Road
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 215-6526
(301) 907-6895 Fax
publicrelations@aabb.org
www.aabb.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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1 - 31
National Radon Action Month
Office of Radiation and Indoor Air
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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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1 - 31
Thyroid Awareness Month
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
245 Riverside Avenue, Suite 200
Jacksonville, FL 32202
(904) 353-7878 x147
(904) 353-8185 Fax
gwillis@aace.com
www.thyroidawareness.com
Materials available
Contact: Greg Willis
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February
|
1 - 28
AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020
(312) 363-6001
(847) 843-8458 Fax
info@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
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1 - 28
American Heart Month
American Heart Association
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
(800) 242-8721
inquires@heart.org
www.americanheart.org
Materials available
Contact: Program departments or local chapters
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1 - 28
National Cancer Prevention Month
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard
Houston, TX 77030
(800) 392-1611
(713) 792-6161
(713) 794-4685 Fax
www.mdanderson.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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1 - 28
National Children’s Dental Health Month
American Dental Association
211 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611-2637
(800) 621-8099
ncdhm@ada.org
www.ada.org/goto/ncdhm
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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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
dhirsch@healthylife.com
www.healthylife.com
Materials available
Contact: Denise Hirsch
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6
Give Kids A Smile Day
American Dental Association
211 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611-2637
(800) 621-8099
gkas@ada.org
www.ada.org/prof/events/featured/gkas/index.asp
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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6
National Wear Red Day
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center
Attention: The Heart Truth
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
(301) 592-8573
(240) 629-3255 TTY
(301) 592-8563 Fax
nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth
Materials available
Contact: Information Specialist
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6
National Women's Healthy Heart Campaign (Washington, DC)
Sister to Sister Foundation
4701 Willard Avenue, Suite 223
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
(301) 718-8033
(301) 718-8620 Fax
info@sistertosister.org
www.sistertosister.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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7 - 14
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
Congenital Heart Information Network
600 North 3rd Street, First Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19123
(215) 627-4034
(215) 627-4026 Fax
mb@tchin.org
tchin.org/aware
Materials available
Contact: Mona Barmash
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14
National Donor Day
Division of Transplantation, Healthcare Systems Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 12C-05
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
(301) 443-7577
(301) 594-6095 Fax
ask@hrsa.gov
www.organdonor.gov
Materials available
Contact: Division of Transplantation Staff
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22 - 28
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
info@nationaleatingdisorders.org
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
Materials available
Contact: Susie Roman
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March
|
1 - 31
Mental Retardation Awareness Month
MRC of Missouri, Inc.
1310 Southern Expressway
P.O. Box 831
Cape Girardeau, MO 63702-0831
(573) 334-1166 x 126
(573) 334-9655 Fax
info@rcomo.org
www.rcomo.org
Materials available
Contact: Diann Wilhelm
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1 - 31
National Brain Injury Awareness Month
Brain Injury Association of America
1608 Spring Hill Road, Suite 110
Vienna, VA 22182
(703) 761-0750
(703) 761-0755 Fax
jtoth@biausa.org
www.biausa.org
Materials available
Contact: Jenny Toth
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1 - 31
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Prevent Cancer Foundation
1600 Duke Street, Suite 500
Alexandria, VA 22314
(800) 227-2732
(703) 886-4413 Fax
info@preventcancer.org
www.preventcancer.org/colorectal
Materials available
Contact: Susanne Hartman
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1 - 31
National Endometriosis Awareness Month
Endometriosis Research Center
World Headquarters
630 Ibis Drive
Delray Beach, FL 34444
(800) 239-7280
(561) 274-0931 Fax
askerc@aol.com
www.endocenter.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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1 - 31
National Kidney Month
National Kidney Foundation
30 East 33rd Street
New York, NY 10016
(800) 622-9010
(212) 889-2310 Fax
info@kidney.org
www.kidney.org/kidneydisease/kidneymonth/index.cfm
Materials available
Contact: Ellie Schlam
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1 - 31
National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
6350 North Andrews Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
(800) 225-6495
(954) 938-8708 Fax
annette@msfocus.org
www.msfocus.org
Materials available
Contact: Annette Woods
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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
nnm@eatright.org
www.eatright.org
Materials available
Contact: Knowledge Center
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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
jmmahoney@aoa.org
www.aoa.org
Materials available
Contact: Julie Mahoney
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1 - 31
Workplace Eye Wellness Month
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020
(847) 843-8458 Fax
info@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
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1 - 7
National Problem Gambling Awareness Week
National Council on Problem Gambling
730 11th Street NW, Suite 601
Washington, DC 20002
(800) 522-4700
(202) 547-9204
(202) 547-9206 Fax
ncpg@ncpgambling.org
www.ncpgambling.org
Materials available
Contact: Keith Whyte
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2 - 6
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: Laura Maynard
|
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
info@kidney.org
www.kidney.org/news/wkd/index.cfm
Materials available
Contact: Ellie Schlam
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15 - 21
National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week
National Inhalant Prevention Coalition
506 Barton Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37405
(800) 269-4237
(423) 265-4889 Fax
nipc@io.com
www.inhalants.org
Materials available
Contact: Harvey Weiss
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24
American Diabetes Alert Day
American Diabetes Association
1701 North Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311
(800) DIABETES (342-2383)
(703) 549-1500
(703) 549-6995 Fax
askada@diabetes.org
www.diabetes.org/communityprograms-and-localevents/americandiabetesalert.jsp
Materials available
Contact: Local Chapters
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24
World Tuberculosis Day
Stop TB Partnerhsip (Secretariat)
World Health Organization
HTM/STB/TBP
20, avenue Appia
CH-1211 Geneva 27
SWITZERLAND,
+(41) 22 791 4650
+(41) 22 791 4886 Fax
stoptbinfo@who.int
www.stoptb.org/events/world_tb_day
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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29 - April 4
Root Canal Awareness Week
American Association of Endodontists
211 East Chicago Avenue, Suite 1100
Chicago, IL 60601
(800) 872-3636
info@aae.org
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) 221-4292 Fax
ncadi- info@samhsa.hhs.gov
ncadi.samhsa.gov
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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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
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1 - 30
Cesarean Awareness Month
International Cesarean Awareness Network, Inc.
1304 Kingsdale Avenue
Redondo Beach, CA 90278
(800) 686-ICAN (686-4226)
info@ican-online.org
www.ican -online.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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1 - 30
Counseling Awareness Month
American Counseling Association
5999 Stevenson Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22304-3300
(800) 347-6647
(800) 473-2329 Fax
jgaskins@counseling.org
www.counseling.org
Materials available
Contact: Jean Gaskins
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1 - 30
Foot Health Issues Related to Diabetes Awareness Month
American Podiatric Medical Association
9312 Old Georgetown Road
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 581-9221
(301) 581-2752 Fax
www.apma.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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1 - 30
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month
International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
P.O. Box 170864
Milwaukee, WI 53217-8076
(888) 964-2001
(414) 964-1799
(414) 964-7176 Fax
iffgd@iffgd.org
www.aboutibs.org
Materials available
Contact: Nancy Norton
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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
info@autism-society.org
www.autism-society.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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1 - 30
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Children's Bureau
Administration for Children and Families
1250 Maryland Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20024
(800) 394-3366
(703) 385-7565
(703) 385-3206 Fax
info@childwelfare.gov
www.childwelfare.gov/preventing
Materials available
Contact: Customer Services Department
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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
ask@hrsa.gov
www.organdonor.gov
Materials available
Contact: Division of Transplantation Staff
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1 - 30
National Minority Health Awareness Month
Office of Minority Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 37337
Washington, DC 20013-7337
(800) 444-6472
(240) 453-2883 Fax
info@omhrc.gov
www.omhrc.gov
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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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
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1 - 30
Occupational Therapy Month
American Occupational Therapy Association
4720 Montgomery Lane
P.O. Box 31220
Bethesda, MD 20824-1220
(301) 652-6611
(800) 377-8555 TDD
(301) 652-7258 Fax
praota@aota.org
www.aota.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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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
eyemd@aao.org
www.aao.org/eyemd
Materials available
Contact: Georgia Alward
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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
danbow@ashastd.org
www.ashastd.org
Materials available
Contact: ASHA Media Relations Office
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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
info@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
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7
World Health Day
Pan American Health Organization
WHO Regional Office for the Americas
525 23rd Street NW
Washington, DC 20037-2895
(202) 974-3156
(202) 974-3645 Fax
www.who.int/world-health-day
Materials available
Contact: Dr. Luiz Augusto Cassanha Galvão
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8
Sexual Assault Awareness Month Day of Action
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/saam
Materials available
Contact: Lauren Sogor
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18
National Healthy Kids Day
YMCA of Greater Hartford
241 Trumbull Street
Hartford, CT 06103
(860) 522-4183 x 2333
(860) 522-1314
linda.garcia@ghymca.org
www.ymca.net/about_the_ymca/ymca_healthy_kids_day.html
Contact: Linda Garcia
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25 - May 2
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)
(404) 639-8200
(404) 639-8905 Fax
cdcinfo@cdc.gov
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niiw/default.htm
Materials available
Contact: Michelle Basket
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25
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day
,
(913) 648-2256
billdouglass@aol.com
www.worldtaichiday.org
Materials available
Contact: Bill Douglas
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26 - May 3
SAFE KIDS Week
Safe Kids Worldwide
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004-1707
(202) 662-0600
(202) 393-2072 Fax
vhneich@safekids.org
www.usa.safekids.org
Contact: Vivi Hneich
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May
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1 - 31
American Stroke Month
American Heart Association
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
(800) 242-8721
inquires@heart.org
www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3026377
Materials available
Contact: Program departments or local chapters
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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
info@aafa.org
www.aafa.org/display.cfm?id=10?=99&cont=457
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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1 - 31
Better Sleep Month
Better Sleep Council
501 Wythe Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 683-8371
(703) 683-4503 Fax
kdillner@sleepproducts.org
www.bettersleep.org
Materials available
Contact: Karin Dillner
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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
info@lungusa.org
www.lungusa.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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1 - 31
Healthy Vision Month
National Eye Institute
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 6A32
31 Center Drive MSC 2510
Bethesda, MD 20892-2510
(301) 496-5248
(301) 402-1065 Fax
www.healthyvision2010.nei.nih.gov/hvm
Materials available
Contact: Linda Huss
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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
hfi@comcast.net
www.hepfi.org
Materials available
Contact: Thelma King Thiel
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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
info@lupus.org
www.lupus.org
Materials available
Contact: Duane Peters
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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
info@lyme.org
www.lyme.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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1 - 31
Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
American Academy of Dermatology
930 East Woodfield Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(888) 462-DERM (462-3376)
(847) 330-0230
(847) 330-8907 Fax
mediarelations@aad.org
www.aad.org
Materials available
Contact: Jennifer Allyn
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1 - 31
Mental Health Month
Mental Health America
P.O. Box 16810
Alexandria, VA 22302-0810
(800) 969-6642
(703) 684-5968 Fax
infoctr@mentalhealthamerica.net
www.mentalhealthamerica.net/go/may
Materials available
Contact: Resource Center
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1 - 31
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Month
MCS America
General Delivery
Wailuku, HI 96793
(213) 985- 3096
admin@mcs-america.org
www.mcs-america.org
Materials available
Contact: Lourdes Salvador
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1 - 31
National Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month
Les Turner Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Foundation
5550 West Touhy Avenue, #302
Skokie, IL 60077
(888) 457-1107
(847) 679-3311
(847) 679-9109 Fax
info@lesturnerals.org
www.lesturnerals.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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1 - 31
National Arthritis Awareness Month
Arthritis Foundation
1330 West Peachtree Street, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30309
(800) 283-7800
(404) 872-0457 Fax
help@arthritis.org
www.arthritis.org
Materials available
Contact: Carol Galbreath
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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
bikeleague@bikeleague.org
www.bikeleague.org/programs/bikemonth
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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1 - 31
National Cancer Research Month
American Association for Cancer Research
615 Chestnut Street, 17th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19106-4404
(866) 423-3965
(267) 646-0612
(215) 440-3919 Fax
megan.davies@aacr.org
www.aacr.org/home/public--media/public-policy--legislative-affairs/national-cancer- research-month.aspx
Materials available
Contact: Megan Davis
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1 - 31
National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
American Celiac Disease Alliance
2504 Duxbury Place
Alexandria, VA 22308
(703) 622-3331
info@americanceliac.org
americanceliac.org
Materials available
Contact: Andrea Levario
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1 - 31
National High Blood Pressure Education Month
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
(301) 592-8573
(301) 592-8563 Fax
nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov
www.nhlbi.nih.gov
Materials available
Contact: Information Specialist
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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
info@ctf.org
www.ctf.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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1 - 31
National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
National Osteoporosis Foundation
1232 22nd Street NW
Washington, DC 20037-1292
(202) 223-2226
(202) 223-1726 Fax
communications@nof.org
www.nof.org/awareness2/annual.htm
Materials available
Contact: Molly Carey
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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
fitness@hhs.gov
www.fitness.gov
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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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
saraha@advocatesforyouth.org
www.advocatesforyouth.org/publications/ntppm.htm
Materials available
Contact: Sarah Axelson
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1 - 31
Older Americans Month
U.S. Administration on Aging
330 Independence Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20201
(202) 619-0724
(202) 401-7620 Fax
aoainfo@aoa.gov
www.aoa.gov
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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1 - 31
Sturge-Weber Awareness Month
The Sturge-Weber Foundation
P.O. Box 418
Mt. Freedom, NJ 07970
(800) 627-5482
(973) 895-4445
(973) 895-4846 Fax
swf@sturge-weber.org
www.sturge-weber.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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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
info@tsalliance.org
www.tsalliance.org
Materials available
Contact: Jaye Isham
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1 - 31
Ultraviolet Awareness Month
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020
(847) 843-8458 Fax
info@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
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3 - 9
North American Occupational Safety and Health Week
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
dhurns@asse.org
www.asse.org/newsroom/naosh09
Materials available
Contact: Diane Hurns or Joanna Climer
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4
Melanoma Monday
American Academy of Dermatology
930 East Woodfield Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(888) 462-DERM (462-3376)
(847) 330-0230
(847) 330-8907 Fax
mediarelations@aad.org
www.aad.org
Materials available
Contact: Allison Sit
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6 - 12
National Mental Health Counseling Week
American Mental Health Counselors Association
801 North Fairfax Street, Suite 304
Alexandria, VA 22314
(800) 326-2642
(703) 548-4775 Fax
mhobson@amhca.org
www.amhca.org
Contact: Dr. W. Mark Hamilton
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9
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
outreach@cdlsusa.org
www.cdlsusa.org
Materials available
Contact: Marie Malloy
|
10 - 16
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
jlove@foodallergy.org
www.foodallergy.org/FAAW/index.html
Materials available
Contact: Jennifer Love
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10 - 16
National Alcohol- and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.
244 East 58th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10022
(800) NCA-CALL (622-2255) (24-hour helpline)
(212) 269-7797
(212) 269-7510 Fax
president@ncadd.org
www.ncadd.org
Materials available
Contact: President
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10 - 16
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) 690-7650
(202) 401-4005 Fax
www.womenshealth.gov/whw
Materials available
Contact: Retta Terry
|
11 - 17
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
|
11 - 15
National Neuropathy Week
The Neuropathy Association
60 East 42nd Street, Suite 942
New York, NY 10165
(888) PN-FACTS (763-2287)
(212) 692-0662
(212) 692-0668 Fax
info@neuropathy.org
www.neuropathy.org
Materials available
Contact: National Headquarters
|
11
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) 690-7650
(202) 401-4005 Fax
www.womenshealth.gov/whw/about/checkupday.cfm
Materials available
Contact: Retta Terry
|
12
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
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18 - 24
Recreational Water Illness Prevention Week
Water and Environment Activity
Parasitic Diseases Branch
Division of Parasitic Diseases
National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, and Enteric 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
mhlavsa@cdc.gov
www.cdc.gov/healthyswimming/rwi_prevention_week.htm
Materials available
Contact: Michele Hlavsa
|
18
HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
HIV Vaccine Communications Campaign
Vaccine and Prevention Research Program, Division of AIDS
6700-B Rockledge Drive, Room 5143
Bethesda, MD 20892
(301) 594-2512
(301) 402-3684 Fax
oposi@niaid.nih.gov
www.niaid.nih.gov/news/events/HVAD
Materials available
Contact: NIAID OPOSI
|
19
Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Day
Greenwood Genetic Center
6 Doctors Drive
Greenville, SC 29605
(864) 250-7944
gail@ggc.org
www.22q13.org
Materials available
Contact: Gail Stapleton
|
20
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
wellness@city-buffalo.org
physicalfitness.org/nehf.html
Materials available
Contact: Philip Haberstro
|
24 - 30
Older American's Mental Health Week
Older Women's League
1828 L Street NW, Suite 801
Washington, DC 20036
(800) 825-3695
(202) 332-2949 Fax
www.owl- national.org/Welcome.html
Contact: None designated
|
31
World No Tobacco Day
Pan American Health Organization
WHO Regional Office for the Americas
525 23rd Street NW
Washington, DC 20037-2895
(202) 974-3890
www.who.int/tobacco/wntd/en/
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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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
info@preventblindness.org
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
info@homesafetycouncil.org
www.homesafetycouncil.org/homesafetymonth
Materials available
Contact: Angela D. Mickalide
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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
mgfa@myasthenia.org
www.myasthenia.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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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) 267-2872 Fax
naa@aphasia.org
www.aphasia.org
Materials available
Contact: Ellayne Ganzfried
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1 - 30
National Scleroderma Awareness Month
Scleroderma Foundation
300 Rosewood Drive, Suite 105
Danvers, MA 01923
(800) 722-HOPE (722-4673)
(978) 463-5809 Fax
sfinfo@scleroderma.org
www.scleroderma.org
Materials available
Contact: National Office or Local Chapters
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1 - 30
National Scoliosis Awareness Month
National Scoliosis Foundation
5 Cabot Place
Stoughton, MA 02072
(800) NSF-MYBACK (673-6922)
(781) 341-6333
(781) 341-8333 Fax
nsf@scoliosis.org
www.scoliosis.org
Materials available
Contact: None Designated
|
1 - 30
Vision Research Month
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020
(847) 843-8458 Fax
info@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
|
1 - 7
Sun Safety Week
Sun Safety Alliance
1760 Reston Parkway, Suite 415
Reston, VA 20190
(703) 481-1414
info@sunsafetyalliance.org
www.sunsafetyalliance.org
Materials available
Contact: Dr. Charlotte Hendricks
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7 - 13
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
info@headaches.org
www.headaches.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
|
7
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 designated
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15 - 21
National Men's Health Week
Men’s Health Network
P.O. Box 75972
Washington, DC 20013
(202) 543-6461 x101
(202) 543-2727 Fax
info@menshealthweek.org
www.menshealthweek.org
Materials available
Contact: Theresa Morrow
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21 - 27
Helen Keller Deaf - Blind Awareness Week
Office for Development Helen Keller National Center
141 Middle Neck Road
Sands Point, NY 11050-1299
(516) 944-8900 x254
(516) 767-1738 Fax
hkncinfo@hknc.org
www.hknc.org
Materials available
Contact: Information Specialist
|
21
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
ask@paxusa.org
www.paxusa.org/ask/askday.html
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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27 - July 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
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July
|
1 - 31
Hemochromatosis Awareness Month
Iron Disorders Institute
2722 Wade Hampton Boulevard, Suite A
Greenville, SC 29615
(888) 565-4766
(864) 292-1175
info@irondisorders.org
www.irondisorders.org
Materials available
Contact: Patient Information Services
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1 - 31
International Group B Strep Awareness Month
Group B Strep International
11 El Dorado Court
Pomona, CA 91766
(909) 620-7214
(909) 620-5557 Fax
info@gbs-intl.org
www.groupbstrepinternational.org
Materials available
Contact: Marti Perhach
|
1 - 31
Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
Arthritis Foundation
1330 West Peachtree Street, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30309
(800) 283-7800
(404) 872-0457 Fax
help@arthritis.org
www.arthritis.org
Materials available
Contact: Carol Galbreath
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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
eyemd@aao.org
www.aao.org/eyemd
Materials available
Contact: Georgia Alward
|
20 - 24
National Youth Sports Week
National Recreation and Park Association
22377 Belmont Ridge Road
Ashburn, VA 20148-4150
(703) 858-0784
(703) 858-0794 Fax
dvaira@nrpa.org
www.nrpa.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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27 - August 2
Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Week
Greenwood Genetic Center
6 Doctors Drive
Greenville, SC 29605
(864) 250-7944
gail@ggc.org
www.22q13.org
Materials available
Contact: Gail Stapleton
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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
eyemd@aao.org
www.aao.org/aaoesite/eyemd/cataract.cfm
Materials available
Contact: Georgia Alward
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1 - 31
Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020
(847) 843-8458 Fax
info@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
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1 - 31
National Immunization Awareness Month
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road NE, MS E-05
Atlanta, GA 30333
(800) CDC-INFO (232-4636) English/Spanish
(888) 232-6348 (TTY)
(404) 639-7394 Fax
(877) 394-8747 International Travel Information
www.cdc.gov/vaccines
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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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
getinfo@psoriasis.org
www.psoriasis.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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1 - 31
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
P.O. Box 196
Libertyville, IL 60048-0196
(800) 886-1762
(847) 367-7623 Fax
sma@fsma.org
www.curesma.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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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
nbbrooks@nationalmottep.org
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
sani@americaonthemove.org
www.americaonthemove.org
Materials available
Contact: Sani Liu
|
1 - 30
Childhood Cancer Month
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
10400 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 205
Kensington, MD 20895
(301) 962-3520
(301) 962-3521 Fax
staff@candlelighters.org
www.candlelighters.org/septchildhoodcancermonth.stm
Contact: Ruth Hoffman
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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
contactcca@ccakids.com
www.ccakids.org
Materials available
Contact: Charlene Smith
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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
fsto@cdc.gov
www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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1 - 30
Healthy Aging® Month
Educational Television Network, Inc.
P.O. Box 442
Unionville, PA 19375
(610) 793-0979
info@healthyaging.net
www.healthyaging.net/events.htm
Materials available
Contact: Information Specialist
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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
www.lls.org
Materials available
Contact: Information Resource Center
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1 - 30
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
Office of the Director, Consumer Affairs
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
1 Choke Cherry Road, 2nd Floor
Rockville, MD 20857
(800) 729-6686
(240) 276-2750
(240) 276-1630 Fax
info@samhsa.gov
www.recoverymonth.gov
Materials available
Contact: Consumer Affairs
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1 - 30
National Cholesterol Education Month
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
(301) 592-8573
(301) 592-8563 Fax
nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov
hp2010.nhlbihin.net/cholmonth/
Materials available
Contact: Information Specialist
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1 - 30
National Infant Mortality Awareness Month
National Healthy Start Association
2030 M Street NW, Suite 350
Washington , DC 20036
(202) 296-2195
(202) 296-2197 Fax
beahaskins@nationalhealthsystem.org
www.healthystartassoc.org
Materials available
Contact: Bea Haskins
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1 - 30
National Pediculosis Prevention Month/Head Lice Prevention Month
National Pediculosis Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 610189
Newton, MA 02461
(781) 449-6487
(401) 823-4557 Fax
npa@headlice.org
www.headlice.org
Materials available
Contact: Jane Cotter
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1 - 30
National Sickle Cell Month
Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc.
231 East Baltimore Street, 8th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
(800) 421-8453
(410) 528-1495
scdaa@sicklecelldisease.org
www.sicklecelldisease.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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1 - 30
National Yoga Month
Yoga Health Foundation
4051 Glencoe Avenue, #10
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
(310) 928-3720
support@yogamonth.org
www.yogamonth.org
Materials available
Contact: Johannes R. Fisslinger
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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
nocc@ovarian.org
www.ovarian.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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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
info@fightprostatecancer.org
www.fightprostatecancer.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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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
nrsf@reyessyndrome.org
www.reyessyndrome.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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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
info@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
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1 - 30
Whole Grains Month
Whole Grains Council
226 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 421-5500
(617) 421-5511 Fax
cynthia@oldwayspt.org
www.wholegrainscouncil.org/get-involved/celebrate-whole-grains-month-in- september
Materials available
Contact: Cynthia Harriman
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6 - 12
National Suicide Prevention Week
American Association of Suicidology
5221 Wisconsin Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20015
(202) 237-2280
(202) 237-2282 Fax
info@suicidology.org
www.suicidology.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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13
National Celiac Disease Awareness Day
Celiac Sprue Association
P.O. Box 31700
Omaha, NE 68131-0700
(877) 272-4272
(402) 643-4108 Fax
celiacs@csaceliacs.org
www.csaceliacs.org
Materials available
Contact: Mary Schluckebier
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21 - 27
America on the Move Week
YMCA of Greater Hartford
241 Trumbull Street
Hartford, CT 06103
(860) 522-4183 x 2333
(860) 522-1314 Fax
linda.garcia@ghymca.org
www.ymca.net/about_the_ymca/aom.html
Contact: Linda Garcia
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21
World Alzheimer's Day
Alzheimer's Disease International
64 Great Suffolk Street
London, SE1 OBL
UNITED KINGDOM,
info@alz.co.uk
www.alz.co.uk/adi/wad/
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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30
World Heart Day
World Heart Federation
7, rue des Battoirs, Case postale 155
1211 Geneva 4
SWITZERLAND,
admin@worldheart.org
www.worldheart.org
Materials available
Contact: Jane Park
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October
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1 - 31
National Council on Patient Information and Education
4915 Saint Elmo Avenue, Suite 505
Bethesda, MD 20814-6082
(301) 656-8565
(301) 656-4464 Fax
ncpie@ncpie.info
www.talkaboutrx.org
Materials available
Contact: Information Specialist
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1 - 31
Eye Injury Prevention Month
American Academy of Ophthalmology
P.O. Box 7424
San Francisco, CA 94120-7424
(415) 447-0213
(415) 561-8533 Fax
eyemd@aao.org
www.aao.org/aaoesite/eyemd/injury.cfm
Materials available
Contact: Georgia Alward
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1 - 31
Halloween Safety Month
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020
(847) 843-8458 Fax
info@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
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1 - 31
Healthy Lung Month
American Lung Association
61 Broadway, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10006
(800) LUNG-USA (586-4872)
(212) 315-8700
info@lungusa.org
www.lungusa.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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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
saraha@advocatesforyouth.org
www.advocatesforyouth.org/NEWS/events/letstalk.htm
Materials available
Contact: Sarah Axelson
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1 - 31
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Board of Sponsors
C1C-315
1800 Concord Pike
Wilmington, DE 19850-5437
nbcamquestions@yahoo.com
www.nbcam.org
Contact: None designated
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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
celiacs@csaceliacs.org
www.csaceliacs.org
Materials available
Contact: Mary Schluckebier
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1 - 31
National Chiropractic Month
American Chiropractic Association
1701 Clarendon Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22209
(703) 276-8800
(703) 243-2593 Fax
communications@acatoday.org
www.acatoday.org
Materials available
Contact: Communications & Marketing Department
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1 - 31
National Dental Hygiene Month
American Dental Hygienists' Association
444 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3400
Chicago, IL 60611-3980
(800) 243-ADHA (243-2342)
(312) 440-8900
(312) 467-1806 Fax
media@adha.net
www.adha.org
Materials available
Contact: Communications Division
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1 - 31
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Office of Disability Employment Policy
U.S. Department of Labor
Frances Perkins Building
200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room S-1303
Washington, DC 20210
(866) 633-7365
(202) 693-7880
(202) 693-7888 Fax
(877) 889-5627 TTY
www.dol.gov/odep
Materials available
Contact: Carol Dunlap
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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: None designated
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1 - 31
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
National Down Syndrome Society
666 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
(800) 221-4602
(212) 979-2873 Fax
info@ndss.org
www.ndss.org
Materials available
Contact: Educational Services
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1 - 31
National Medical Librarians Month
Medical Library Association
65 East Wacker Place, Suite 1900
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 419-9094 x11
(312) 419-8950 Fax
info@mlahq.org
www.mlanet.org/resources/nml-month/index.html
Materials available
Contact: Tomi Gunn
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1 - 31
National Physical Therapy Month
American Physical Therapy Association
1111 North Fairfax Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-1488
(800) 999-2782
(703) 684-2782 x3248
(703) 706-8578 Fax
public-relations@apta.org
www.apta.org
Materials available
Contact: Public Relations Department
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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
sbaa@sbaa.org
www.spinabifidaassociation.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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1 - 31
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month
First Candle/SIDS Alliance
1314 Bedford Avenue, Suite 210
Baltimore, MD 21208
(800) 221-7437
(410) 653-8226
(410) 653-8709 Fax
info@firstcandle.org
www.firstcandle.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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4 - 10
Fire Prevention Week
National Fire Protection Association
1 Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02169-7471
(800) 344-3555
(617) 770-0200 Fax
bdunn@nfpa.org
www.firepreventionweek.org
Materials available
Contact: Barbara Dunn
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4
Sarcoidosis Awareness Day
National Sarcoidosis Society, Inc. and Affiliates
4747 South Martin Luther King Drive, Suite 512
Chicago, IL 60615
(312) 567-6626
(312) 567-6144 Fax
sarcoidosisfriends2@hotmail.com
nationalsarcoidosisfriends.org.tripod.com
Materials available
Contact: Glenda Fulton
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5 - 11
Get Smart About Antibiotics Week
Division of Foodborne, Bacterial, and Mycotic Diseases
National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, and Enteric Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road NE, MS-C23
Atlanta, GA 30333
(800) CDC-INFO (232-4636)
(404) 639-3630
(404) 639-3970 Fax
kwerner@cdc.gov
www.cdc.gov/getsmart
Materials available
Contact: Karen Werner
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5 - 11
Mental Illness Awareness Week
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Colonial Place Three
2107 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22201-3042
(800) 950-6264
(703) 524-7600
(703) 524-9094 Fax
info@nami.org
www.nami.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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5 - 9
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
nets@trafficsafety.org
www.trafficsafety.org
Materials available
Contact: Liz Stevens
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5
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
(301) 443-1797 Fax
www.mchb.hrsa.gov
Contact: Cynthia Tibbs
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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
info@wfmh.org
www.wfmh.org/00WorldMentalHealthDay.htm
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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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
tobyking@usbjd.org
www.usbjd.org
Materials available
Contact: Toby King
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13
Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day
Metastatic Breast Cancer Network
P.O. Box 1449
New York, NY 10159
(888) 500-0370
mbcnet@gmail.com
www.mbcnetwork.org/page.aspx?nm=mbc_awareness_day
Materials available
Contact: Suzanne Herbert
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16
World Food Day
U.S. National Committee for World Food Day
2175 K Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20437
(202) 653-2404
(202) 653-5760 Fax
www.worldfooddayusa.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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18 - 24
Hearing Aid Awareness Week
International Hearing Society
16800 Middlebelt Road, Suite 4
Livonia, MI 48154
(734) 522-7200
(734) 522-0200 Fax
acmarkey@ihsinfo.org
www.ihsinfo.org
Materials available
Contact: Alice Markey
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19 - 25
National Drug-Free Work Week
Working Partners for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace
U.S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room S-2312
Washington, DC 20210
(202) 693-5917
(202) 693-5960 Fax
webwp@dol.gov
www.dol.gov/drugfreeworkweek
Materials available
Contact: Renee Tajudeen
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20
World Osteoporosis Day
International Osteoporosis Foundation
9, rue Juste-Olivier
CH-1260 Nyon
SWITZERLAND,
+(41) 22 994 0100
+(41) 22 994 0101 Fax
www.iofbonehealth.org/about-iof/iof-programs/outreach-education/world-osteoporosis-day.html
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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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
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25 - 31
Respiratory Care Week
American Association for Respiratory Care
9425 North MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 100
Irving, TX 75063
(972) 243-2272
(972) 484-2720 Fax
info@aarc.org
www.aarc.org/resources/rc_week/
Materials available
Contact: Public Relations
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28
Lung Health Day
American Association for Respiratory Care
9425 North MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 100
Irving, TX 75063
(972) 243-2272
(972) 484-2720 Fax
info@aarc.org
www.aarc.org/headlines/lung_health_day/
Contact: Public Relations
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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
info@npwh.org
www.npwh.org
Materials available
Contact: Susan Wysocki
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November
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1 - 30
American Diabetes Month
American Diabetes Association
1701 North Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311
(800) DIABETES (342-2383)
(703) 549-1500
(703) 549-6995 Fax
askada@diabetes.org
www.diabetes.org
Materials available
Contact: Local Chapters
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1 - 30
Diabetic Eye Disease Month
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020
(847) 843-8458 Fax
info@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
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1 - 30
Foot Health Issues Related to Diabetes Awareness Month
American Podiatric Medical Association
9312 Old Georgetown Road
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 581-9200
(301) 530-2752 Fax
www.apma.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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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
info@tmj.org
www.tmj.org
Materials available
Contact: Terrie Cowley
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1 - 30
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Lung Cancer Alliance
888 16th Street NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 463-2080
(202) 463-7497 Fax
info@lungcanceralliance.org
www.lungcanceralliance.org
Materials available
Contact: Kay Cofrancesco
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1 - 30
National Adoption Month
National Council for Adoption
Infant Adoption Awareness Program
225 North Washington Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(866) 21-ADOPT (212-3678)
(703) 299-6633
(703) 535-1901 Fax
info@adoptioncouncil.org
www.adoptioncouncil.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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1 - 30
National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month
Alzheimer's Association
225 North Michigan Avenue, 17th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601-7633
(800) 272-3900
info@alz.org
www.alz.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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1 - 30
National Family Caregivers Month
National Family Caregivers Association
10400 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 500
Kensington, MD 20895-3944
(800) 896-3650
(301) 942-6430
(301) 942-2302 Fax
info@thefamilycaregiver.org
www.thefamilycaregiver.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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1 - 30
National Healthy Skin Month
American Academy of Dermatology
930 East Woodfield Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(888) 462-DERM (462-3376)
(847) 330-0230
(847) 330-8907 Fax
mediarelations@aad.org
www.aad.org
Materials available
Contact: Jennifer Allyn
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1 - 30
National Hospice Palliative Care Month
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
1700 Diagonal Road, Suite 625
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 837-1500
(703) 837-3139
(703) 837-1233 Fax
jradulovic@nhpco.org
www.nhpco.org
Contact: Jon Radulovic
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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
information@pancan.org
www.pancan.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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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
(301) 565-3994 Fax
pha@phassociation.org
www.phassociation.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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18
Prematurity Awareness Day
March of Dimes
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
(914) 997-4488
(914) 997-4763 Fax
askus@marchofdimes.com
www.marchofdimes.com
Materials available
Contact: Pregnancy and Newborn Health Education Center
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19
Great American Smokeout
American Cancer Society
250 Williams Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
(800) ACS-2345 (227-2345)
acsf2f.com/gaso/
Materials available
Contact: National Office
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22 - 28
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Awareness Week
International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
P.O. Box 170864
Milwaukee, WI 53217-8076
(888) 964-2001
(414) 964-1799
(414) 964-7176 Fax
iffgd@iffgd.org
www.aboutgerd.org
Materials available
Contact: Nancy Norton
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December
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1 - 31
Safe Toys and Gifts Month
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020
(847) 843-8458 Fax
info@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
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1
World AIDS Day
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
,
unaids@unaids.org
www.unaids.org/en/default.asp
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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6 - 12
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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