Prompt Primary Care National Health Information

National Health Observances The YEAR 2010 AT A GLANCE

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January
1 - 31 Cervical Health Awareness Month National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC) 6520 Platt Avenue, #693 West Hills, CA 91307-3218 (818) 909-3849 info@nccc-online.org www.nccc-online.org/awareness.html Materials available Contact: Rachel Biety	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
1 - 31 National Birth Defects Prevention Month National Birth Defects Prevention Network 14781 Memorial Drive, #1561 Houston, TX 77079 nbdpn@nbdpn.org www.nbdpn.org/current/resources/bdpm2010.html Materials available Contact: None designated	1 - 31 National Radon Action Month Office of Radiation and Indoor Air Indoor Environments Division U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1310 L Street NW, 4th Floor Washington, DC 20005 (202) 343-9370 (202) 343-2394 Fax www.epa.gov/radon/nram Materials available Contact: Gina Bowler
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.aace.com Materials available Contact: Greg Willis	4 - 10 National Folic Acid Awareness Week National Council on Folic Acid c/o Spina Bifida Association 4590 MacArthur Boulevard NW, Suite 250 Washington, DC 20007 (800) 621-3141 x13 (202) 944-3285 x13 (202) 944-3295 Fax ncfa@sbaa.org www.folicacidinfo.org/pages/folicacid_info.php Materials available Contact: Adriane Griffen
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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	1 - 28 American Heart Month American Heart Association 7272 Greenville Avenue Dallas, TX 75231 (800) 242-8721 karyn.cameron@heart.org www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4441 Materials available Contact: Karyn Cameron
1 - 28 International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month Group B Strep International 61 Carver Road West Wareham, MA 02576 (508) 295-1809 (909) 620-5557 Fax info@gbs-intl.org www.groupbstrepinternational.org Materials available Contact: John MacDonald	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/prof/events/featured/ncdhm.asp Materials available Contact: None designated
1 - 28 National Wise Health Consumer Month American Institute for Preventive Medicine 30445 Northwestern Highway, Suite 350 Farmington Hills, MI 48334 (248) 539-1800 x220 (248) 539-1808 Fax hwest@healthylife.com www.aipm.net/wise Materials available Contact: Hope West	1 - 7 World Salt Awareness Week World Action on Salt & Health Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ , 020-7882-5941 wash@qmul.ac.uk http://www.worldactiononsalt.com/awareness/world_salt_awareness_week_2010/world_salt_awareness_week_2010.htm Materials available Contact: None designated
5 Give Kids A Smile Day American Dental Association 211 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611-2637 (800) 621-8099 gkas@ada.org givekidsasmile.ada.org Materials available Contact: None designated	5 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
7 - 14 Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week Congenital Heart Information Network 101 North Washington Avenue, Suite 1A Margate City, NJ 08402 (609) 882-1572 (609) 822-1573 Fax mb@tchin.org tchin.org/aware Materials available Contact: Mona Barmash	7 - 13 Burn Awareness Week Shriners Hospital for Children 2900 Rocky Point Drive Tampa, FL 33607 (813) 281-8162 shrinepr@shrinenet.org www.burnawareness.org Materials available Contact: Public Relations
14 - 20 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 nacoa@nacoa.org www.nacoa.org Materials available Contact: Gail Jordan	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 (888) 275-4772 (703) 821-2098 Fax ask@hrsa.gov www.organdonor.gov/get_involved/nationaldonorday.htm Materials available Contact: Division of Transplantation Staff
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March
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: Sherry Noziglia	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@endocenter.org www.endocenter.org Materials available Contact: None designated
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/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/NNM_2007_home.htm 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 mcbryson@aoa.org www.aoa.org/x5072.xml Materials available Contact: Cathy Bryson
1 - 31 Trisomy Awareness Month Support Organization for Trisomy 18, 13 & Related Disorders 2982 South Union Street Rochester, NY 14624-1926 (800) 716-SOFT (7638) (585) 594-4621 (585) 594-1957 Fax barbsoft@rochester.rr.com www.trisomy.org Materials available Contact: Barb Vanherreweghe	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
7 - 13 National Patient Safety Awareness Week National Patient Safety Foundation 268 Summer Street, 6th Floor Boston, MA 02210 (617) 391-9900 (617) 391-9999 Fax info@npsf.org www.npsf.org/hp/psaw/ Materials available Contact: Rachel Crow	7 - 13 National Problem Gambling Awareness Week National Council on Problem Gambling 730 11th Street NW, Suite 601 Washington, DC 20001 (800) 522-4700 (202) 547-9204 (202) 547-9206 Fax ncpg@ncpgambling.org www.npgaw.org Materials available Contact: Keith Whyte
7 - 13 National Sleep Awareness Week® National Sleep Foundation 1522 K Street NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 347-3471 (202) 347-3472 Fax nsf@sleepfoundation.org www.sleepfoundation.org Materials available Contact: Jennifer Cowher Williams	8 - 12 National School Breakfast Week School Nutrition Association 120 Waterfront Street, Suite 300 National Harbor, MD 20745 (800) 877-8822 (301) 686-3100 (301) 686-3115 Fax servicecenter@schoolnutrition.org www.schoolnutrition.org/nsbw Materials available Contact: Laura Maynard
10 National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Office on Women's Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 728 E Washington, DC 20201 (800) 994-9662 (202) 401-4005 Fax www.womenshealth.gov/nwghaad/ Materials available Contact: National Women's Health Information Center	11 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
14 - 20 National Poison Prevention Week Poison Prevention Week Council P.O. Box 1543 Washington, DC 20013 (703) 894-1858 (703) 683-2812 Fax wells@aapcc.org www.poisonprevention.org/poison.htm Materials available Contact: Holly Wells	15 - 21 Brain Awareness Week Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives 745 Fifth Avenue, Suite 900 New York, NY 10151 (212) 223-4040 (212) 593-7623 Fax bawinfo@dana.org www.dana.org/brainweek Materials available Contact: Kathleen Roina
23 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	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
28 - April 3 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: Harriet Bogdanowicz
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April
1 - 30 Alcohol Awareness Month SAMHSA's Health Information Network P.O. Box 2345 Rockville, MD 20847-2345 (877) 726-4727 English/Spanish (240) 221-4292 Fax shin@samhsa.hhs.gov ncadi.samhsa.gov/seasonal/aprilalcohol/ Materials available Contact: None designated	1 - 30 Foot Health Awareness Month American Podiatric Medical Association 9312 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda, MD 20814-1621 (301) 581-9227 (301) 530-2752 Fax ahberard@apma.org www.apma.org Materials available Contact: Angela Berard
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/site/about-ibs/april-ibs-awareness-month Materials available Contact: Nancy Norton	1 - 30 National Autism Awareness Month The Autism Society 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/naam Materials available Contact: None designated
1 - 30 National 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 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 (888) 275-4772 (703) 821-2098 Fax ask@hrsa.gov www.organdonor.gov/get_involved/donatelifemonth.htm Materials available Contact: Division of Transplantation Staff
1 - 30 National Facial Protection Month American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry American Association of Orthodontists 9700 West Bryn Mawr Avenue Rosemont, IL 60018 (847) 678-6200 inquiries@aaoms.org www.aaoms.org Materials available Contact: AAOMS Communications	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
1 - 30 National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month National Sarcoidosis Society National Sarcoidosis Foundation 2525 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60616 (312) 567-6626 (312) 567-6144 Fax sarcoidosis3@gmail.com www.nationalsarcoidosisfriends.org Materials available Contact: Glenda Fulton	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/campaign.html Materials available Contact: Rita Glassman
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/news/consumer/ot-month.aspx Materials available Contact: None designated	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.geteyesmart.org/eyesmart/injuries/index.cfm Materials available Contact: Georgia Alward
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	5 - 11 National Public Health Week American Public Health Association 800 I Street NW Washington, DC 20001-3710 (202) 777-2509 (202) 777-2500 TTY (202) 777-2532 Fax bithiah.lafontant@apha.org www.nphw.org Materials available Contact: Bithiah Lafontant
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/en/ Materials available Contact: None designated	8 National Alcohol Screening Day^® Screening for Mental Health, Inc. One Washington Street, Suite 304 Wellesley Hills, MA 02481 (781) 239-0071 (781) 431-7447 Fax smhinfo@mentalhealthscreening.org www.nationalalcoholscreeningday.org Materials available Contact: Ariela Edelson
20 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	24 - May 1 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
24 - 25 2010 March for Babies March of Dimes Foundation 1275 Mamaroneck Avenue White Plains, NY 10605 (800) 525-9255 (914) 997-4617 Fax marchforbabies@marchofdimes.com www.marchforbabies.org Materials available Contact: Bob Aglione	24 World Meningitis Day Confederation of Meningitis Organization CoMO, Meningitis Centre Telethon Institite for Child Health Research P.O. Box 866 West Perth AUSTRALIA, 6872 linda@ichr.uwa.edu.au www.comoonline.org/wmd.html Contact: Linda Gibbs
24 World Tai Chi & Qigong Day World Tai Chi & Qigong Day , (913) 648-2256 billdouglas@worldtaichiday.org 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 inquires@heart.org www.americanheart.org Materials available Contact: Francesca Sabile	1 - 31 Better Hearing and Speech Month American Speech-Language-Hearing Association 2200 Research Boulevard, Mailstop 215 Rockville, MD 20850 (800) 498-2071 (301) 296-5700 (301) 296-8586 Fax bhsm@asha.org www.asha.org/bhsm/ Materials available Contact: None designated
1 - 31 Clean Air Month American Lung Association 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20004 (800) LUNG-USA (586-4872) (202) 785-3355 (202) 452-1802 Fax www.lungusa.org Materials available Contact: Mary Havell	1 - 31 Electromagnetic Sensitivity Awareness Month International MCS/EMS Awareness P.O. Box 5032 Tallahassee, FL 32314-5032 www.nettally.com/prusty/mcs.htm Materials available Contact: Christiane Tourtet
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	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.hepatitisfoundation.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 info@lupus.org 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 info@lyme.org www.lyme.org Materials available Contact: None designated
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	1 - 31 Mental Health Month Mental Health America 2000 North Beauregard Street, 6th Floor Alexandria, VA 22311 (800) 969-6642 (703) 684-5968 Fax cdaniels@mentalhealthamerica.net www.mentalhealthamerica.net/go/may Materials available Contact: Candace Daniels
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	1 - 31 National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America 8201 Corporate Drive, Suite 1000 Landover, MD 20785 (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
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	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
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	1 - 31 National Neurofibromatosis Month Children's Tumor Foundation 95 Pine Street, 16th Floor New York, NY 10005 (800) 323-7938 (212) 344-6633 (212) 747-0004 Fax info@ctf.org www.ctf.org Materials available Contact: Traceann Adams
1 - 31 National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month National Osteoporosis Foundation 1150 17th Street NW, Suite 850 Washington, DC 20036 (800) 231-4222 (202) 223-2226 (202) 223-1726 Fax communications@nof.org www.nof.org/awareness2/annual.htm Materials available Contact: Lisa Wolfington	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
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: Barbara Huberman	1 - 31 Older Americans Month U.S. Administration on Aging 1 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20001 (202) 629-0724 aoainfo@aoa.gov www.aoa.gov Materials available Contact: Carol Crecy
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	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
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	1 - 30 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
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 Fax naspe@aahperd.org www.aahperd.org/advocacy/events/mayweek Materials available Contact: Paula Keyes Kun	2 - 8 Children's Mental Health Awareness Week National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health 9605 Medical Center Drive, Suite 280 Rockville, MD 20850 (240) 403-1901 (240) 403-1909 Fax ffcmh@ffcmh.org www.ffcmh.org Materials available Contact: Sandra A. Spencer
2 - 8 North American Occupational Safety and Health Week American Society of Safety Engineers 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 Materials available Contact: Diane Hurns or Joanna Climer	3 - 7 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 Materials available Contact: Dr. W. Mark Hamilton
3 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	8 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
9 - 15 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	9 - 15 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
10 - 16 National Stuttering Awareness Week Stuttering Foundation of America 3100 Walnut Grove Road, Suite 603 P.O. Box 11749 Memphis, TN 38111-0749 (800) 992-9392 (800) 967-7700 (901) 452-3931 Fax info@stutteringhelp.org www.stutteringhelp.org Materials available Contact: Jane Fraser	10 National Women's Check-up Day Office on Women's Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 712 E Washington, DC 20201 (202) 690-7650 (202) 401-4005 Fax www.womenshealth.gov Materials available Contact: Retta Terry
12 Fibromyalgia Awareness Day National Fibromyalgia Association 2121 South Towne Centre Place, Suite 300 Anaheim, CA 92806 (714) 921-0150 (714) 921-6920 Fax sbennett@fmaware.org www.fmaware.org/site/PageServer?pagename=community_awarenessDay Materials available Contact: Sandy Bennett	18 HIV Vaccine Awareness Day National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Division of AIDS Vaccine and Prevention Research Program 6700-B Rockledge Drive, Room 4139 Bethesda, MD 20892 (301) 435-3732 (301) 402-1505 Fax niaiddaidsscib@niaid.nih.gov www3.niaid.nih.gov/news/events/hvad Materials available Contact: NIAID SCIB
19 National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day The Banyan Tree Project Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center 730 Polk Street, 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94109 (415) 292-3400 x361 (415) 292-3410 TTY (415) 292-3404 Fax info@banyantreeproject.org www.banyantreeproject.org Materials available Contact: David Stupplebeen	19 National Employee Health and Fitness Day National Association for Health and Fitness 65 Niagara Square, Room 607 Buffalo, NY 14202 (716) 583-0521 (716) 851-4052 (716) 851-4309 Fax wellness@city-buffalo.org physicalfitness.org/nehf.html Materials available Contact: Philip Haberstro
19 World Hepatitis Day National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable , rhessmiller@nvhr.org www.nvhr.org/WHD-2009.htm Materials available Contact: None designated	24 - 30 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
26 National Senior Health & Fitness Day Mature Market Resource Center 1850 West Winchester Road, #213 Libertyville, IL 60048 (800) 828-8225 info@fitnessday.com www.fitnessday.com Materials available Contact: Gary W. Ford	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 I 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
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	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
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: Joseph P. O'Brien	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
6 - 12 National Headache Awareness Week National Headache Foundation 820 North Orleans, Suite 217 Chicago, IL 60610-3132 (888) NHF-5552 (643-5552) (312) 274-2650 (312) 640-9049 Fax info@headaches.org www.headaches.org/national_neadache_awareness_week_2010 Materials available Contact: Suzanne Simons	6 - 12 Sun Safety Week Sun Safety Alliance 1856 Old Reston Avenue, Suite 215 Reston, VA 20190 (703) 481-1414 info@sunsafetyalliance.org www.sunsafetyalliance.org Materials available Contact: Alissa D'Amelio
6 National Cancer Survivors Day National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation P.O. Box 682285 Franklin, TN 37068 (615) 794-3006 (615) 794-0179 Fax info@ncsdf.org www.ncsdf.org Materials available Contact: None designated	14 - 22 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.menshealthmonth.org/week/ Materials available Contact: Theresa Morrow
20 - 26 Lightning Safety Week National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services 1325 East West Highway, Room 9462 Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301) 713-1381 x130 ronald.c.jones@noaa.gov www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/index.htm Materials available Contact: Ronald C. Jones	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/index.html Materials available Contact: None designated
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 (205) 369-9276 Cell loretta@useironline.org www.useironline.org Materials available Contact: LoRetta Mann	27 National HIV Testing Day National Association of People with AIDS Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 8401 Colesville Road, Suite 505 Silver Spring, MD 20910-3349 (866) 846-9366 (240) 247-0880 (240) 247-0574 Fax info@napwa.org www.napwa.org/programs/nhtd.shtml Materials available Contact: None designated
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July
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/ja-information.php Materials available Contact: Carol Galbreath
1 - 31 UV 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.geteyesmart.org 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 eyemd@aao.org www.geteyesmart.org/eyesmart/diseases/index.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 info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
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/events/niam/default.htm 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 getinfo@psoriasis.org www.psoriasis.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=937 Materials available Contact: Catie Coman
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 info@fsma.org www.curesma.org Materials available Contact: None designated	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@howard.edu www.nationalmottep.org/nmdad.shtml Materials available Contact: Norman Brooks
8 - 14 National Health Center Week National Association of Community Health Centers 7200 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 210 Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 347-0400 www.healthcenterweek.org Materials available Contact: Amy Simmons
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September
1 - 30 Childhood Cancer Month Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation 10400 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 205 Kensington, MD 20895 (800) 366-2223 (301) 962-3520 (301) 962-3521 Fax staff@candlelighters.org www.candlelighters.org/awareness/childhoodcancerawarenessmonth/tabid/406/default.aspx Contact: Ruth Hoffman	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-03 Atlanta, GA 30341 (770) 488-5435 (800) 243-7889 TTY (770) 488-6027 Fax krthomas1@cdc.gov www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov Materials available Contact: Katherine Thomas
1 - 30 Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Month 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	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
1 - 30 National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month American Foundation for Women's Health P. O. Box 541 Greenwood, TX 76246-0541 (940) 466-9898 mhills@stopafib.org www.stopafib.org Materials available Contact: Mellanie True Hills	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
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 info@nationalhealthystart.org www.healthystartassoc.org Materials available Contact: Phyllis George	1 - 30 National Pediculosis Prevention Month/Head Lice Prevention Month National Pediculosis Association, Inc. 1005 Boylston Street, #343 Newton, MA 02461 (781) 449-6487 (812) 434-6652 Fax npa@headlice.org www.headlice.org Materials available Contact: Deborah Altschuler
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	1 - 30 National Yoga Awareness Month Yoga Health Foundation 4051 Glencoe Avenue, #10 Marina del Rey, CA 90292 (310) 928-6638 join@yogamonth.org www.yogamonth.org Materials available Contact: Johannes R. Fisslinger
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	1 - 30 Prostate Cancer Awareness Month Zero - The Project to End Prostate Cancer 10 G Street NE, Suite 601 Washington, DC 20002 (888) 245-9455 (202) 463-9455 (202) 463-9456 Fax info@zerocancer.org www.zerocancer.org Materials available Contact: None designated
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	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
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	5 - 11 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
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	15 National School Backpack Awareness Day American Occupational Therapy Association 4720 Montgomery Lane P.O. Box 31220 Bethesda, MD 20824-1220 (301) 652-2682 (800) 377-8555 TDD (301) 652-7711 Fax praota@aota.org www.promoteot.org/AI_BackpackAwareness.html Materials available Contact: None designated
19 - 25 National Farm Safety & Health Week National Education Center for Agricultural Safety 10250 Sundown Road Peosta, IA 52068 (888) 844-6322 (563) 557-0354 (563) 557-0353 Fax halversc@nicc.edu www.nsc.org/necas/ Materials available Contact: Charlotte Halverson	19 - 25 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 jbrogn@allied-services.org 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, +44 20 7981 0880 +44 20 7928 2357 Fax info@alz.co.uk www.alz.co.uk/adi/wad/ Materials available Contact: None designated	25 Family Health & Fitness Day USA Health Information Resource Center 1850 West Winchester Road, #213 Libertyville, IL 60048 (800) 828-8225 info@fitnessday.com www.fitnessday.com Materials available Contact: Patricia Henze
26 National Mesothelioma Awareness Day Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation P.O. Box 91840 Santa Barbara, CA 93190-1840 (805) 563-8400 (805) 563-8411 Fax info@curemeso.org www.curemeso.org Materials available Contact: None designated	28 World Rabies Day Global Alliance for Rabies Control 529 Humboldt Street, Suite 1 Manhattan, KS 66502 (919) 830-2199 peter.costa@worldrabiesday.org www.worldrabiesday.org Materials available Contact: Peter Costa
29 National Women's Health & Fitness Day Health Information Resource Center 1850 West Winchester Road, #213 Libertyville, IL 60048 (800) 828-8225 info@fitnessday.com www.fitnessday.com Materials available Contact: Patricia Henze	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
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.geteyesmart.org/eyesmart/injuries/index.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 info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
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 Materials available Contact: None designated	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
1 - 31 National Dental Hygiene Month American Dental Hygienists' Association 444 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3400 Chicago, IL 60611-3980 (312) 440-8900 (312) 467-1806 Fax media@adha.net 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, Room S-1303 Washington, DC 20210 (866) 633-7365 (202) 693-7880 (202) 693-7888 Fax (202) 693-7881 TTY www.dol.gov/odep Materials available Contact: Carol Dunlap
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 www.nrcdv.org/dvam Materials available Contact: None designated	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
1 - 31 National Medical Librarians Month Medical Library Association 65 East Wacker Place, Suite 1900 Chicago, IL 60601 (312) 419-9094 x11 (312) 419-8950 Fax info@mlahq.org www.mlanet.org/resources/nml-month/index.html Materials available Contact: Tomi Gunn	1 - 31 National 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
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	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
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 ncpie@ncpie.info www.talkaboutrx.org Materials available Contact: Tigui Bangoura	1 - 7 National Sarcoidosis Awareness Week National Sarcoidosis Society National Sarcoidosis Foundation 2525 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60616 (312) 567-6626 (312) 567-6144 Fax sarcoidosis3@gmail.com www.nationalsarcoidosisfriends.org Materials available Contact: Glenda Fulton
3 - 10 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	4 - 10 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
4 - 8 Drive Safely Work Week Network of Employers for Traffic Safety 344 Maple Avenue West, #357 Vienna, VA 22180 (888) 221-0045 (703) 273-6005 (703) 273-7122 Fax nets@trafficsafety.org www.trafficsafety.org Materials available Contact: Liz Stevens	4 National Child Health Day Maternal and Child Health Bureau Health Resources and Services Administration U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Parklawn Building, Room 1805 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 (301) 443-2170 (301) 443-1797 Fax www.mchb.hrsa.gov Contact: Cynthia Tibbs
7 National Depression Screening Day ^® Screening for Mental Health, Inc. One Washington Street, Suite 304 Wellesley Hills, MA 02481 (781) 239-0071 (781) 431-7447 Fax smhinfo@mentalhealthscreening.org www.mentalhealthscreening.org Materials available Contact: Ariela Edelson	10 World Mental Health Day World Federation for Mental Health 12940 Harbor Drive, Suite 101 Woodbridge, VA 22192-2930 (703) 494-6515 (703) 494-6518 Fax wmhday@wfmh.com www.wfmh.org/00worldmentalhealthday.htm Materials available Contact: Deborah Maguire
11 - 15 National School Lunch Week School Nutrition Association 120 Waterfront Street, Suite 300 National Harbor, MD 20745 (800) 877-8822 (301) 686-3115 Fax servicecenter@schoolnutrition.org www.schoolnutrition.org/nslw Materials available Contact: Laura Maynard	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) 823-1822 Fax tobyking@usbjd.org www.usbjd.org Materials available Contact: Toby King
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	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
18 - 24 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	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
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 (800) 967-7700 (901) 452-3931 Fax info@stutteringhelp.org www.stutteringhelp.org Materials available Contact: Jane Fraser	22 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
23 - 31 Red Ribbon Week National Family Partnership at Informed Families Education Center 2409 Coral Way, Suite 501 Miami, FL 33145 (800) 705-8997 (305) 856-4886 (305) 856-4815 Fax ireyes@informedfamilies.org www.nfp.org Materials available Contact: Ileana Reyes	24 - 30 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/rcweek Materials available Contact: Public Relations
27 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/rcweek Materials available Contact: Public Relations
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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 askada@diabetes.org www.diabetes.org Materials available Contact: Local Chapters	1 - 30 COPD Awareness Month The US COPD Coalition 132 Cardamon Drive Edgewater, MD 21037 (877) 341-2673 info@uscopdcoalition.org www.uscopdcoalition.org/NewsAndEvents.htm Materials available Contact: None designated
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	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
1 - 30 Lung Cancer Awareness Month Lung Cancer Alliance 888 16th Street NW, Suite 150 Washington, DC 20006 (202) 463-2080 (202) 463-7497 Fax info@lungcanceralliance.org www.lungcanceralliance.org Materials available Contact: Kay Cofrancesco	1 - 30 National Family Caregivers Month National Family Caregivers Association 10400 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 500 Kensington, MD 20895-3944 (800) 896-3650 (301) 942-2302 Fax info@thefamilycaregiver.org www.thefamilycaregiver.org Materials available Contact: None designated
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	1 - 30 National Hospice Palliative Care Month National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization 1731 King Street Alexandria, VA 22314 (800) 646-6460 (703) 837-1500 (703) 837-1233 Fax jradulovic@nhpco.org www.nhpco.org Materials available 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 information@pancan.org www.pancan.org Materials available Contact: None designated	1 - 30 Prematurity Awareness Month March of Dimes Foundation 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
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 x749 (301) 565-3994 Fax pha@phassociation.org www.phassociation.org Materials available Contact: Katie Kroner	18 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
18 Prematurity Awareness Day March of Dimes Foundation 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	20 National Survivors of Suicide Day American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 120 Wall Street, 22nd Floor New York, NY 10005 (212) 363-3500 x33 (212) 363-6237 survivingsuicideloss@afsp.org www.afsp.org Materials available Contact: Rebecca Thorp
21 - 27 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
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	1 - 7 National Aplastic Anemia and MDS Awareness Week Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation, Inc. 100 Park Avenue, Suite 108 Rockville, MD 20850 (800) 747-2820 (301) 279-7202 (301) 279-7502 Fax info@aamds.org www.aamds.org Materials available Contact: Sandra Walter-Steinberg
1 World AIDS Day World AIDS Campaign Van Diemenstraat 192 1013 CP Amsterdam THE NETHERLANDS, +31 20 616 9045 info@worldaidscampaign.org www.worldaidscampaign.org/en/ Materials available Contact: None designated	5 - 11 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

“Source: 2010 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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