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March 2008 Awareness

Below you will find all of the National Observances for Awareness for the Month of March. Please check out the websites and learn more about something. It never hurts to educate yourself on subjects you aren't familiar with. March 2008 1 - 31 National Brain Injury Awareness Month Brain Injury Association of America 8201 Greensboro Drive, Suite 611 McLean, VA 22102 (703) 761-0750 (703) 761-0755 Fax info@biausa.org www.biausa.org External Links Disclaimer Logo Materials available Contact: Communications Coordinator 1 - 31 National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation 1600 Duke Street, Suite 500 Alexandria, VA 22314 (800) 227-2732 (877) 35-COLON (352-6566) Materials Ordering (703) 886-4413 Fax jasmine@preventcancer.org www.preventcancer.org/colorectal External Links Disclaimer Logo Materials available Contact: Jasmine Greenamyer 1 - 31 National Endometriosis Awareness Month Endometriosis Research Center World Headquarters 630 Ibis Drive Delray Beach, FL 34444 (800) 239-7280 (561) 274-7442 (561) 274-0931 Fax www.endocenter.org External Links Disclaimer Logo Materials available Contact: None designated 1 - 31 National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month Multiple Sclerosis Foundation 6350 North Andrews Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 (800) 225-6495 Ext. 121 (954) 938-8708 Fax annette@msfocus.org www.msfocus.org External Links Disclaimer Logo Materials available Contact: Annette Woods 1 - 31 National Nutrition Month® American Dietetic Association 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000 Chicago, IL 60606-6995 (800) 877-1600 x4771 (312) 899-0040 (312) 899-4739 Fax nnm@eatright.org www.eatright.org External Links Disclaimer Logo 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 jmmahoney@aoa.org www.aoa.org External Links Disclaimer Logo Materials available Contact: Julie Mahoney 1 - 31 Workplace Eye Health and Safety Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (847) 843-8458 Fax info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org External Links Disclaimer Logo Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline 2 - 8 National Patient Safety Awareness Week National Patient Safety Foundation 132 MASS MoCA Way North Adams, MA 01247 (413) 663-8900 (413) 663-8905 Fax info@npsf.org www.npsf.org External Links Disclaimer Logo Materials available Contact: None designated 3 - 9 National Sleep Awareness Week® National Sleep Foundation 1522 K Street NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 347-3471 (202) 347-3472 Fax nsf@sleepfoundation.org www.sleepfoundation.org External Links Disclaimer Logo Materials available Contact: Lisa Tumminello 3 - 7 National School Breakfast Week School Nutrition Association 700 South Washington Street, Suite 300 Alexandria, VA 22314-4287 (800) 877-8822 (703) 739-3900 (703) 739-3915 Fax servicecenter@schoolnutrition.org www.schoolnutrition.org External Links Disclaimer Logo Materials available Contact: Laura Maynard 9 - 16 National Problem Gambling Awareness Week National Council on Problem Gambling 216 G Street NE, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20002 (202) 547-9204 (202) 547-9206 Fax ncpg@ncpgambling.org www.npgaw.org External Links Disclaimer Logo Materials available Contact: Keith Whyte 10 - 17 Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week National Multiple Sclerosis Society 733 Third Avenue New York, NY 10017 (800) 344-4867 (212) 986-3240 MSAwarenessweek@nmss.org www.nationalmssociety.org External Links Disclaimer Logo Materials available Contact: Annie Hammel 10 - 16 Brain Awareness Week Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives 745 Fifth Avenue, Suite 900 New York, NY 10151 (212) 223-4040 (212) 593-7623 Fax bawinfo@dana.org www.dana.org/brainweek External Links Disclaimer Logo Materials available Contact: Kathleen Roina 13 World Kidney Day National Kidney Foundation 30 East 33rd Street New York, NY 10016 (800) 622-9010 (212) 889-2210 (212) 889-2310 Fax info@kidney.org www.kidney.org/news/wkd/index.cfm External Links Disclaimer Logo Materials available Contact: Ellie Schlam 16 - 22 National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week National Inhalant Prevention Coalition 322-A Thompson Street Chattanooga, TN 37405 (800) 269-4237 (423) 265-4889 Fax nipc@io.com www.inhalants.org External Links Disclaimer Logo Materials available Contact: Harvey Weiss 16 - 22 National Poison Prevention Week National Poison Prevention Week Council P.O. Box 1543 Washington, DC 20013 (301) 504-7058 (301) 504-0862 Fax kdulic@cpsc.gov www.poisonprevention.org External Links Disclaimer Logo Materials available Contact: Kim Dulic 25 American Diabetes Alert Day American Diabetes Association 1701 North Beauregard Street Alexandria, VA 22311 (800) DIABETES (342-2383) (703) 549-1500 (703) 549-6995 Fax askada@diabetes.org www.diabetes.org/communityprograms-and-localevents/americandiabetesalert.jsp External Links Disclaimer Logo Materials available Contact: Local Chapters or National Office 30 - April 5 Root Canal Awareness Week American Association of Endodontists 211 East Chicago Avenue, Suite 1100 Chicago, IL 60601 (800) 872-3636 (312) 266-7255 (312) 266-9867 Fax info@aae.org www.aae.org External Links Disclaimer Logo Materials available Contact: Dan Aske

January 2008

January 2008 is designated for 5 issues to be made aware of. These are all month long awareness recognition. Although you may not be personally affected by any of these, someone you know might be. They may be open about it or scared to admit there is a problem or health issue. They may not know where to go for help, counseling, or for someone to lean on when it gets them down. People are generally scared of the things they do not fully understand, so I encourage everyone to read up on these… and other subjects. That way, we can all be there for our loved ones, friends, and family. They are not alone. You are not alone. I am not alone. In this month, I have been affected by one of the Awareness. Cervical Health. I had cancer cells on my uterus and cervix. I am cancer free, but I still support the cause, the research, and all of those affected by issues relating to this matter. And, another helped my two of my children when they were born. They did not have a birth defect per say, but the research and developments that the March of Dimes had put in to the advancement of NICU, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, helped my children when they were born with Pnuemothorax. I can’t say that I truly know anyone affected by the others, but I probably do and just don’t know it. Spread the word. I have pictures in my photo album marked Awareness that has ribbons, icons, and such. Feel free to rip them if you like. I will be adding more as time goes on. Just click the link below and it will take you there. Awareness Picture Album
1 - 31 Cervical Health Awareness Month National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC) 6520 Platt Avenue, #693 West Hills, CA 91307 (818) 909-3849 (818) 780-8199 Fax rbiety@nccc-online.org www.nccc-online.org/awareness.html Materials available Contact: Rachel Biety 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 1 - 31 National Glaucoma Awareness Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (847) 843-8458 Fax info@preventblindness.org preventblindness.org/news/observe.html Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline 1 - 31 National Radon Action Month U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Radiation and Indoor Air 1310 L Street NW, 4th Floor Indoor Environments Division Washington, DC 20005 (202) 343-9370 (202) 343-2394 Fax www.epa.gov/radon/rnactionmonth.html Materials available Contact: None designated 1 - 31 Thyroid Awareness Month American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists 245 Riverside Avenue, Suite 200 Jacksonville, FL 32202 (904) 353-7878 Ext. 147 (904) 353-8185 Fax gwillis@aace.com www.thyroidawareness.com Materials available Contact: Greg Willis Much Love To All *~AngL~*
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2008 Health Observance http://www.healthfinder.gov/library/nho/nho.asp?year=2008 Health observances are days, weeks, or months devoted to promoting particular health concerns. This calendar lists selected health observances for 2008 in three ways: the calendar shows days and weeks, and both the text listings and the “Year At a Glance” sheet show monthly health observances as well. Health professionals, teachers, community groups, and others can use these special times to sponsor health promotion events, stimulate awareness of health risks, or focus on disease prevention. Materials available from sponsoring organizations range from a single flyer to packets of promotional materials. Information appearing in this document does not represent an endorsement by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which do not have any role in naming national health observances. For more information, please contact the sponsoring organization directly. This information is in the public domain, and duplication is encouraged. Please provide an appropriate credit line in any reproduction of this information, whether print or electronic: “Source: 2008 National Health Observances, National Health Information Center, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC.” January 1 - 31 Cervical Health Awareness Month National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC) 6520 Platt Avenue, #693 West Hills, CA 91307 (818) 909-3849 (818) 780-8199 Fax rbiety@nccc-online.org www.nccc-online.org/awareness.html Materials available Contact: Rachel Biety 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 1 - 31 National Glaucoma Awareness Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (847) 843-8458 Fax info@preventblindness.org preventblindness.org/news/observe.html Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline 1 - 31 National Radon Action Month U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Radiation and Indoor Air 1310 L Street NW, 4th Floor Indoor Environments Division Washington, DC 20005 (202) 343-9370 (202) 343-2394 Fax www.epa.gov/radon/rnactionmonth.html Materials available Contact: None designated 1 - 31 Thyroid Awareness Month American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists 245 Riverside Avenue, Suite 200 Jacksonville, FL 32202 (904) 353-7878 Ext. 147 (904) 353-8185 Fax gwillis@aace.com www.thyroidawareness.com Materials available Contact: Greg Willis February 1 - 29 International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month Group B Strep International 61 Carver Road West Wareham, MA 02576 (508) 273-7247 info@gbs-intl.org www.groupbstrepinternational.org Materials available Contact: John MacDonald 1 - 28 AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (847) 843-8458 Fax 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 inquires@heart.org www.americanheart.org Materials available Contact: Program departments or local chapters 1 - 28 National Children’s Dental Health Month American Dental Association 211 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 440-2500 publicinfo@ada.org www.ada.org/goto/ncdhm Materials available Contact: Department of Public Information 1 - 28 National Wise Health Consumer Month American Institute for Preventive Medicine 30445 Northwestern Highway, Suite 350 Farmington Hills, MI 48334 (248) 539-1800 x230 (248) 539-1808 Fax dhirsch@healthylife.com www.healthylife.com Materials available Contact: Denise Hirsch 1 Give Kids A Smile Day American Dental Association 211 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 440-2500 gkas@ada.org www.ada.org/prof/events/featured/gkas Materials available Contact: Council on Access, Prev. & Inter-professional 3 - 9 National Burn Awareness Week Shriners International Headquarters P.O. Box 31356 Tampa, FL 33631 (813) 281-0300 (813) 281-8496 Fax shrinerspr@shrinenet.org www.burnawarenessweek.org Materials available Contact: Public Relations 3 National Wear Red Day 2008 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center Attention: The Heart Truth P.O. Box 30105 Bethesda, MD 20824-0105 (301) 592-8573 (240) 629-3255 TTY (301) 592-8563 Fax 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 600 North 3rd Street, First Floor Philadelphia, PA 19123 (215) 627-4034 (215) 627-4306 Fax mb@tchin.org tchin.org/aware Materials available Contact: Mona Barmash 10 - 16 Children of Alcoholics Week National Association for Children of Alcoholics 11426 Rockville Pike, Suite 301 Rockville, MD 20852 (888) 554-2627 (301) 468-0987 Fax nacoa@nacoa.org www.nacoa.org Materials available Contact: Gail Jordan 11 - 15 National Condom Week American Social Health Association P.O. Box 13827 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3827 (919) 361-8400 (919) 361-8425 Fax danbow@ashastd.org www.ashastd.org Materials available Contact: ASHA Media Relations Office 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 24 - March 1 National Eating Disorders Awareness Week National Eating Disorders Association 603 Stewart Street, Suite 803 Seattle, WA 98101 (800) 931-2239 Information and Referral Helpline (206) 382-3587 Business Phone (206) 829-8501 Fax info@nationaleatingdisorders.org www.nationaleatingdisorders.org Materials available Contact: Tonia Brown March 1 - 31 National Brain Injury Awareness Month Brain Injury Association of America 8201 Greensboro Drive, Suite 611 McLean, VA 22102 (703) 761-0750 (703) 761-0755 Fax info@biausa.org www.biausa.org Materials available Contact: Communications Coordinator 1 - 31 National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation 1600 Duke Street, Suite 500 Alexandria, VA 22314 (800) 227-2732 (877) 35-COLON (352-6566) Materials Ordering (703) 886-4413 Fax jasmine@preventcancer.org www.preventcancer.org/colorectal Materials available Contact: Jasmine Greenamyer 1 - 31 National Endometriosis Awareness Month Endometriosis Research Center World Headquarters 630 Ibis Drive Delray Beach, FL 34444 (800) 239-7280 (561) 274-7442 (561) 274-0931 Fax www.endocenter.org Materials available Contact: None designated 1 - 31 National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month Multiple Sclerosis Foundation 6350 North Andrews Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 (800) 225-6495 Ext. 121 (954) 938-8708 Fax annette@msfocus.org www.msfocus.org Materials available Contact: Annette Woods 1 - 31 National Nutrition Month® American Dietetic Association 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000 Chicago, IL 60606-6995 (800) 877-1600 x4771 (312) 899-0040 (312) 899-4739 Fax nnm@eatright.org www.eatright.org Materials available Contact: Knowledge Center 1 - 31 Save Your Vision Month American Optometric Association 243 North Lindbergh Boulevard, First Floor St. Louis, MO 63141 (314) 991-4100 (314) 991-4101 Fax jmmahoney@aoa.org www.aoa.org Materials available Contact: Julie Mahoney 1 - 31 Workplace Eye Health and Safety Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (847) 843-8458 Fax info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline 2 - 8 National Patient Safety Awareness Week National Patient Safety Foundation 132 MASS MoCA Way North Adams, MA 01247 (413) 663-8900 (413) 663-8905 Fax info@npsf.org www.npsf.org Materials available Contact: None designated 3 - 9 National Sleep Awareness Week® National Sleep Foundation 1522 K Street NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 347-3471 (202) 347-3472 Fax nsf@sleepfoundation.org www.sleepfoundation.org Materials available Contact: Lisa Tumminello 3 - 7 National School Breakfast Week School Nutrition Association 700 South Washington Street, Suite 300 Alexandria, VA 22314-4287 (800) 877-8822 (703) 739-3900 (703) 739-3915 Fax servicecenter@schoolnutrition.org www.schoolnutrition.org Materials available Contact: Laura Maynard 9 - 16 National Problem Gambling Awareness Week National Council on Problem Gambling 216 G Street NE, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20002 (202) 547-9204 (202) 547-9206 Fax ncpg@ncpgambling.org www.npgaw.org Materials available Contact: Keith Whyte 10 - 17 Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week National Multiple Sclerosis Society 733 Third Avenue New York, NY 10017 (800) 344-4867 (212) 986-3240 MSAwarenessweek@nmss.org www.nationalmssociety.org Materials available Contact: Annie Hammel 10 - 16 Brain Awareness Week Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives 745 Fifth Avenue, Suite 900 New York, NY 10151 (212) 223-4040 (212) 593-7623 Fax bawinfo@dana.org www.dana.org/brainweek Materials available Contact: Kathleen Roina 13 World Kidney Day National Kidney Foundation 30 East 33rd Street New York, NY 10016 (800) 622-9010 (212) 889-2210 (212) 889-2310 Fax info@kidney.org www.kidney.org/news/wkd/index.cfm Materials available Contact: Ellie Schlam 16 - 22 National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week National Inhalant Prevention Coalition 322-A Thompson Street Chattanooga, TN 37405 (800) 269-4237 (423) 265-4889 Fax nipc@io.com www.inhalants.org Materials available Contact: Harvey Weiss 16 - 22 National Poison Prevention Week National Poison Prevention Week Council P.O. Box 1543 Washington, DC 20013 (301) 504-7058 (301) 504-0862 Fax kdulic@cpsc.gov www.poisonprevention.org Materials available Contact: Kim Dulic 25 American Diabetes Alert Day American Diabetes Association 1701 North Beauregard Street Alexandria, VA 22311 (800) DIABETES (342-2383) (703) 549-1500 (703) 549-6995 Fax askada@diabetes.org www.diabetes.org/communityprograms-and-localevents/americandiabetesalert.jsp Materials available Contact: Local Chapters or National Office 30 - April 5 Root Canal Awareness Week American Association of Endodontists 211 East Chicago Avenue, Suite 1100 Chicago, IL 60601 (800) 872-3636 (312) 266-7255 (312) 266-9867 Fax info@aae.org www.aae.org Materials available Contact: Dan Aske April 1 - 30 Alcohol Awareness Month SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information P.O. Box 2345 Rockville, MD 20015 (800) 729-6686 (877) 787-8432 Spanish (240) 221-4017 (240) 221-4292 (Fax) NCADI-info@samhsa.hhs.gov ncadi.samhsa.gov Materials available Contact: None designated 1 - 30 Cancer Control Month American Cancer Society 250 Williams Street NW Atlanta, GA 30303 (800) ACS-2345 (227-2345) www.cancer.org Materials available Contact: National Office 1 - 30 Counseling Awareness Month American Counseling Association 5999 Stevenson Avenue Alexandria, VA 22304-3300 (800) 347-6647 x336 (800) 473-2329 Fax jgaskins@counseling.org www.counseling.org Materials available Contact: Jean Gaskins 1 - 30 Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders P.O. Box 170864 Milwaukee, WI 53217-8076 (888) 964-2001 (414) 964-1799 (414) 964-7176 Fax iffgd@iffgd.org www.aboutibs.org Materials available Contact: Nancy Norton 1 - 30 National Autism Awareness Month Autism Society of America 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300 Bethesda, MD 20814-3067 (800) 3–AUTISM (328-8476) (301) 657-0881 (301) 657-0869 Fax mcolston@autism-society.org www.autism-society.org Materials available Contact: Marguerite Colston 1 - 30 National Donate Life Month Division of Transplantation, Healthcare Systems Bureau Health Resources and Services Administration U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Parklawn Building, Room 12C-05 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 (301) 443-7577 (301) 594-6095 Fax ask@hrsa.gov www.organdonor.gov Materials available Contact: Division of Transplantation Staff 1 - 30 National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month National Sarcoidosis Society, Inc. and Affiliates 2525 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60616 (877) 763-4389 (312) 567-6626 (312) 567-6144 Fax sarcoidosisfriends2@hotmail.com nationalsarcoidosisfriends.org.tripod.com Materials available Contact: Glenda Fulton 1 - 30 Sports Eye Safety Month American Academy of Ophthalmology P.O. Box 7424 San Francisco, CA 94120-7424 (415) 447-0213 (415) 561-8533 Fax eyemd@aao.org www.aao.org/eyemd Materials available Contact: Georgia Alward 1 - 30 STD Awareness Month American Social Health Association P.O. Box 13827 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3827 (919) 361-8400 (919) 361-8425 Fax danbow@ashastd.org www.ashastd.org Materials available Contact: ASHA Media Relations Office 1 - 30 Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (847) 843-8458 Fax info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline 3 Sexual Assault Awareness Month Day of Action National Sexual Violence Resource Center 123 North Enola Drive Enola, PA 17025 (877) 739-3895 (717) 909-0710 (717) 909-0714 Fax resources@nsvrc.org www.nsvrc.org/saam Materials available Contact: Jessica Shomper 7 - 13 National Public Health Week American Public Health Association 800 I Street NW Washington, DC 20001-3710 (202) 777-APHA (2742) (202) 777-2500 TTY (202) 777-2534 Fax Kaitlin.Sheedy@apha.org www.nphw.org Materials available Contact: Kaitlin Sheedy 19 - 26 National Infant Immunization Week National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS E-05 Atlanta, GA 30333 (800) CDC-INFO (232-4636) English/Spanish (888) CDC-FAXX (232-3299) Free fax-back (404) 639-8905 (Fax) (404) 639-8561 (Phone) cdcinfo@cdc.gov www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niiw/default.htm Materials available Contact: Michelle Basket 26 - May 4 National SAFE KIDS Week Safe Kids Worldwide 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20004-1707 (202) 662-0600 (202) 393-2072 Fax smorton@safekids.org www.usa.safekids.org Materials available Contact: Suzanne Morton 26 - 27 2008 March for Babies March of Dimes 1275 Mamaroneck Avenue White Plains, NY 10605 (888) MODIMES (663-4637) (800) 525-9255 (914) 997-4617 (914) 997-4617 (Fax) marchforbabies@marchofdimes.com www.marchforbabies.org Materials available Contact: Bob Aglione 26 World Tai Chi & Qigong Day World Tai Chi & Qigong Day (913) 648-2256 billdouglas@worldtaichiday.org www.worldtaichiday.org Materials available Contact: Bill Douglas 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: Program departments or local chapters 1 - 31 Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America 1233 20th Street NW, Suite 402 Washington, DC 20036 (800) 7-ASTHMA (727-8462) (202) 466-7643 (202) 466-8940 Fax info@aafa.org www.aafa.org Materials available Contact: Angel Waldron 1 - 31 Better Sleep Month Better Sleep Council 501 Wythe Street Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 683-8371 (703) 683-4503 Fax kdillner@sleepproducts.org www.bettersleep.org Materials available Contact: Karin Dillner 1 - 31 Clean Air Month American Lung Association 61 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY 10006 (800) LUNG-USA (586-4872) (212) 315-8700 (212) 315-8889 Fax info@lungusa.org www.lungusa.org Materials available Contact: None designated 1 - 31 Healthy Vision Month National Eye Institute National Institutes of Health Building 31, Room 6A32 31 Center Drive MSC 2510 Bethesda, MD 20892-25210 (301) 496-5248 (301) 402-1065 Fax www.healthyvision2010.nei.nih.gov Materials available Contact: Linda Huss 1 - 31 Hepatitis Awareness Month Hepatitis Foundation International 504 Blick Drive Silver Spring, MD 20904-2901 (800) 891-0707 (301) 622-4200 (301) 622-4702 Fax hfi@comcast.net www.hepfi.org Materials available Contact: Thelma King Thiel 1 - 31 Lupus Awareness Month Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. 2000 L Street NW, Suite 710 Washington, DC 20036 (888) 385-8787 (202) 349-1156 Fax 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: Thomas Forschner 1 - 31 MCS Awareness Month Ecological Health Organization, Inc. P.O. Box 8232 Berlin, CT 06037 (570) 492-0374 ECHOMCSCT@aol.com ECHOMCSCT.homestead.com Materials available Contact: Elaine Tomko 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 P.O. Box 16810 Alexandria, VA 22302-0810 (800) 969-6642 (703) 684-5968 Fax infoctr@mentalhealthamerica.net www.mentalhealthamerica.net Materials available Contact: Resource Center 1 - 31 Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Awareness Month MCS America 13 Vale Street Salem, NY 12864 (213) 985-3096 admin@mcs-america.org www.mcs-america.org Materials available Contact: Lourdes Salvador 1 - 31 National Celiac Disease Awareness Month American Celiac Disease Alliance 2504 Duxbury Place Alexandria, VA 22308 (703) 622-3331 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 (240) 629-3255 TTY (301) 592-8563 Fax nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhbpep_kit/ Materials available Contact: Information Specialist 1 - 31 National Neurofibromatosis Month Children's Tumor Foundation 95 Pine Street, 16th Floor New York, NY 10005 (800) 323-7938 (212) 747-0004 Fax info@ctf.org www.ctf.org Materials available Contact: Thomas Malone 1 - 31 National Physical Fitness and Sports Month President´s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports 200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 738-H Washington, DC 20201-0004 (202) 690-9000 (202) 690-5211 Fax russell.king@hhs.gov www.fitness.gov Materials available Contact: Russell King 1 - 31 National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month Advocates for Youth 2000 M Street NW, Suite 750 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 419-3420 (202) 419-1448 Fax tom@advocatesforyouth.org www.advocatesforyouth.org Materials available Contact: Tom Klaus 1 - 31 Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Month Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance 801 Roeder Road, Suite 750 Silver Spring, MD 20910 (800) 225-6872 (301) 562-9890 (301) 562-9870 Fax 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 - 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 naspe@aahperd.org www.naspeinfo.org/naspe Materials available Contact: Paula Keyes Kun 4 - 15 North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (NAOSH) American Society of Safety Engineers Canadian Society of Safety Engineering U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration ASSE Public Relations Department 1800 East Oakton Street Des Plaines, IL 60018-2187 (847) 699-2929 (847) 296-3769 Fax dhurns@asse.org www.asse.org/naosh Materials available Contact: Diane Hurns 7 National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day Freedom From Fear 308 Seaview Avenue Staten Island, NY 10305 (718) 351-1717 (888) 442-2022 Free anxiety/depression screening (718) 980-5022 Fax help@freedomfromfear.org www.freedomfromfear.org Materials available Contact: Jeanine Christiana 10 Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness Day CdLS-USA Foundation 302 West Main Street, #100 Avon, CT 06001 (800) 753-2357 (800) 223-8355 (860) 676-8166 (860) 676-8337 Fax outreach@cdlsusa.org www.cdlsusa.org Materials available Contact: Marie Malloy 11 - 17 Food Allergy Awareness Week Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network 11781 Lee Jackson Highway, Suite 160 Fairfax, VA 22033 (800) 929-4040 (703) 691-3179 (703) 691-2713 Fax jlove@foodallergy.org www.foodallergy.org Materials available Contact: Jennifer Love 11 - 17 National Alcohol- and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) 244 East 58th Street, 4th Floor New York, NY 10022 (800) NCA-CALL (622-2255) (24-hour helpline) (212) 269-7797 (212) 269-7510 Fax president@ncadd.org www.ncadd.org Materials available Contact: President 11 - 17 National Women's Health Week Office on Women's Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 712 E Washington, DC 20201 (202) 690-7651 (202) 401-4005 Fax www.womenshealth.gov/whw Materials available Contact: None designated 12 - 18 National Stuttering Awareness Week Stuttering Foundation of America 3100 Walnut Grove Road, Suite 603 P.O. Box 11749 Memphis, TN 38111-0749 (800) 992-9392 (901) 452-3931 Fax info@stutteringhelp.org www.stutteringhelp.org Materials available Contact: Jane Fraser 12 - 16 National Neuropathy Week The Neuropathy Association 60 E. 42nd Street, Suite 942 New York, NY 10165 888-PN-FACTS (763-2287) 212-692-0662 / 212-692-0664 212-692-0668 Fax pguidos@neuropathy.org www.neuropathy.org Materials available Contact: National Headquarters/Local Chapter/Support Group 12 Fibromyalgia Awareness Day National Fibromyalgia Association 2121 South Towne Centre Place, Suite 300 Anaheim, CA 92806 (714) 921-0150 (714) 921-6920 Fax aquinn@fmaware.org fmaware.org Materials available Contact: April Quinn 12 National Women's Check-up Day Office on Women's Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 712 E Washington, DC 20201 (202) 690-7651 (202) 401-4005 Fax www.womenshealth.gov Materials available Contact: None designated 13 Sex Differences in Health Awareness Day Society for Women's Health Research 1025 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 701 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 223-8224 (202) 833-3472 Fax info@womenshealthresearch.org www.womenshealthresearch.org Materials available Contact: Richard Schmitz 18 - 24 National Emergency Medical Services Week American College of Emergency Physicians 1125 Executive Circle Irving, TX 75038-2522 (800) 798-1822 (972) 550-0911 (972) 580-2816 Fax dfechner@acep.org www.acep.org/emsweek Materials available Contact: Denise Fechner 19 - 25 Recreational Water Illness Prevention Week Water and Environment Activity Division of Parasitic Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 4770 Buford Highway NE, MS F-22 Atlanta, GA 30341-3724 (770) 488-7787 (770) 488-7761 Fax mhlavsa@cdc.gov www.cdc.gov/healthyswimming/index.htm Materials available Contact: Michele Hlavsa 21 National Employee Health and Fitness Day National Association for Health and Fitness 65 Niagara Square, Room 607 Buffalo, NY 14202 (716) 583-0521 (716) 851-4309 Fax wellness@city-buffalo.org www.physicalfitness.org Materials available Contact: Philip Haberstro 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 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 1 - 30 National Aphasia Awareness Month National Aphasia Association 350 Seventh Avenue, Suite 902 New York, NY 10001 (800) 922-4622 (212) 267-2814 (212) 267-2812 Fax 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 (4673) (978) 463-5809 Fax sfinfo@scleroderma.org www.scleroderma.org Materials available Contact: National Office or Local Chapters 1 - 30 Vision Research Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (847) 843-8458 Fax info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline 1 - 7 National Headache Awareness Week National Headache Foundation 820 North Orleans, Suite 217 Chicago, IL 60610-3132 (888) NHF-5552 (643-5552) (312) 640-9049 Fax info@headaches.org www.headaches.org Materials available Contact: Suzanne E. Simons 1 National Cancer Survivors Day National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation P.O. Box 682285 Franklin, TN 37068 (615) 794-3006 (615) 794-0179 Fax info@ncsdf.org www.ncsdf.org Materials available Contact: None designated 8 - 14 Sun Safety Week Sun Safety Alliance 413 North Lee Street Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 837-4202 (703) 683-3587 Fax pschneider@sunsafetyalliance.org www.sunsafetyalliance.org Materials available Contact: Phil Schneider 9 - 15 National Men's Health Week Men’s Health Network 236 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Suite 301 P.O. Box 75972 Washington, DC 20013 (888) MEN-2-MEN (636-2636) Men's Healthline (202) 543-MHN-1 (543-6461) x101 (202) 543-2727 Fax info@menshealthweek.org www.menshealthweek.org Materials available Contact: Theresa Morrow 20 National ASK Day PAX/Real Solutions to Gun Violence 100 Wall Street, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10005 (212) 269-5100 (212) 269-5109 Fax ask@paxusa.org www.askingsaveskids.org Materials available Contact: None designated 22 - 28 Helen Keller Deaf - Blind Awareness Week Helen Keller National Center Office for Development 141 Middle Neck Road Sands Point, NY 11050-1299 (516) 944-8900 x253 (516) 994-8637 TTY (516) 767-1738 Fax hkncinfo@hknc.org www.hknc.org Materials available Contact: Information Specialist 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 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 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 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 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 Immunization Program Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS E-05 Atlanta, GA 30333 (800) CDC-INFO (232-4636) English/Spanish (888) 232-6348 (TTY) (404) 639-7394 (Fax) (877) 394-8747 International Travel Information www.cdc.gov/vaccines Materials available Contact: None designated 1 - 31 Psoriasis Awareness Month National Psoriasis Foundation 6600 SW 92nd Avenue, Suite 300 Portland, OR 97223-7195 (800) 723-9166 (503) 244-7404 (503) 245-0626 Fax getinfo@psoriasis.org www.psoriasis.org Materials available Contact: Paula Fasano 1 National Minority Donor Awareness Day National Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Program Ambulatory Care Center 2041 Georgia Avenue NW, Suite 3100 Washington, DC 20060 (800) 393-2839 (202) 865-4888 (202) 865-4880 Fax nbbrooks@nationalmottep.org www.nationalmottep.org Materials available Contact: Norman Brooks 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 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 Contact: None designated 1 - 30 Fruit and Veggies - More Matters Month Fruit and Vegetable Program Office Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Produce for Better Health Foundation 4770 Buford Highway NE, MS K-26 Atlanta, GA 30341 (770) 488-5413 (800) 243-7889 TTY fsto@cdc.gov www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov Materials available Contact: Laura Tanase 1 - 30 Healthy Aging® Month Educational Television Network, Inc. P.O. Box 442 Unionville, PA 19375 (610) 793-0979 info@healthyaging.net www.healthyaging.net/agingevents.htm Materials available Contact: Information Specialist 1 - 30 National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Office of the Director, Consumer Affairs 1 Choke Cherry Road, 2nd Floor Rockville, MD 20857 (800) 729-6686 (240) 276-2750 (240) 276-1630 Fax info@samhsa.gov www.recoverymonth.gov Materials available Contact: Consumer Affairs 1 - 30 National Cholesterol Education Month National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center P.O. Box 30105 Bethesda, MD 20824-0105 (301) 592-8573 (240) 629-3255 TTY (301) 592-8563 Fax nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/cholmonth Materials available Contact: Information Specialist 1 - 30 National Infant Mortality Awareness Month National Healthy Start Association 1220 19th Street, NW, Suite 801 Washington , DC 20036 (202) 296-2195 (202) 296-2197 Fax beahaskinsconsulting@mindspring.com www.healthystartassoc.org Materials available Contact: Bea Haskins 1 - 30 National Pediculosis Prevention Month/ Head Lice Prevention Month National Pediculosis Association, Inc. 50 Kearney Road Needham, MA 02494 (781) 449-6487 (401) 823-4557 Fax npa@headlice.org www.headlice.org Materials available Contact: Jane Cotter 1 - 30 Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month National Ovarian Cancer Coalition 500 NE Spanish River Boulevard, Suite 8 Boca Raton, FL 33431 (888) OVARIAN (682-7426) (561) 393-0005 nocc@ovarian.org www.ovarian.org Materials available Contact: Jane E. Langridge 1 - 30 Prostate Cancer Awareness Month National Prostate Cancer Coalition 1154 15th Street NW Washington, DC 20005 (888) 245-9455 (202) 463-9455 (202) 463-9456 Fax info@fightprostatecancer.org www.fightprostatecancer.org Materials available Contact: Jamie Bearse 1 - 30 Reye's Syndrome Awareness Month National Reye's Syndrome Foundation P.O. Box 829 Bryan, OH 43506 (800) 233-7393 (419) 636-2679 (419) 636-9897 Fax nrsf@reyessyndrome.org www.reyessyndrome.org Materials available Contact: Pearl Cantrell 1 - 30 Sports and Home Eye Safety Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (847) 843-8458 Fax info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline 1 - 30 Whole Grains Month The Whole Grains Council 226 Beacon Street Boston, MA 02116 (617) 421-5500 (617) 421-5511 Fax cynthia@oldwayspt.org www.wholegrainscouncil.org/wgmonth.html Materials available Contact: Cynthia Harriman 7 - 13 National Suicide Prevention Week American Association of Suicidology 5221 Wisconsin Avenue NW Washington, DC 20015 (202) 237-2280 (202) 237-2282 Fax 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 - 23 Reye's Syndrome Awareness Week National Reye's Syndrome Foundation P.O. Box 829 Bryan, OH 43506 (800) 233-7393 (419) 636-2679 (419) 636-9897 Fax nrsf@reyessyndrome.org www.reyessyndrome.org Materials available Contact: Pearl Cantrell 16 Get Ready Day American Public Health Association 800 I Street NW Washington, DC 20001-3710 (202) 777-APHA (2742) (202) 777-2500 TTY pandemicflu@apha.org www.getreadyforflu.org Materials available Contact: None designated 21 - 27 National Farm Safety & Health Week National Education Center for Agricultural Safety 10250 Sundown Road Peosta, IA 52068 (888) 844-6322 (563) 577-0354 halversc@nicc.edu www.nsc.org/necas Materials available Contact: Charlotte Halverson 21 - 27 National Rehabilitation Awareness Celebration National Rehabilitation Awareness Foundation 100 Abington Executive Park Clarks Summit, PA 18411 (800) 943-6723 (570) 341-4637 (570) 341-4331 Fax 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, info@alz.co.uk www.alz.co.uk/adi/wad/ Materials available Contact: None designated 28 - October 4 Hearing Aid Awareness Week International Hearing Society 16800 Middlebelt Road, Suite 4 Livonia, MI 48154 (734) 522-7200 (734) 522-0200 Fax acmarkey@ihsinfo.org www.ihsinfo.org Materials available Contact: Alice Markey 30 World Heart Day World Heart Federation 7, rue des Battoirs, Case postale 155 1211 Geneva 4 Switzerland , admin@worldheart.org www.worldheart.org Materials available Contact: Jane Park October 1 - 31 "Talk About Prescriptions" Month National Council on Patient Information and Education 4915 Saint Elmo Avenue, Suite 505 Bethesda, MD 20814-6082 (301) 656-8565 (301) 656-4464 Fax ncpie@ncpie.info www.talkaboutrx.org Materials available Contact: Information Specialist 1 - 31 Eye Injury Prevention Month American Academy of Ophthalmology P.O. Box 7424 San Francisco, CA 94120-7424 (415) 447-0213 (415) 561-8533 Fax eyemd@aao.org www.aao.org/aaoesite/eyemd/injury.cfm Materials available Contact: Georgia Alward 1 - 31 Halloween Safety Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (847) 843-8458 Fax info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline 1 - 31 Healthy Lung Month American Lung Association 61 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY 10006 (800) LUNG-USA (586-4872) (212) 315-8700 info@lungusa.org www.lungusa.org Materials available Contact: None designated 1 - 31 Let's Talk Month Advocates for Youth 2000 M Street NW, Suite 750 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 419-3420 (202) 419-1448 Fax tom@advocatesforyouth.org www.advocatesforyouth.org Materials available Contact: Tom Klaus 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: Cynthia Church 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 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 1 - 31 National Dental Hygiene Month American Dental Hygienists' Association 444 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3400 Chicago, IL 60611-3980 (800) 243-ADHA (2342) (312) 440-8900 (312) 467-1806 Fax 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 Washington, DC 20210 (866) 633-7365 (202) 693-7880 (202) 693-7888 Fax (877) 889-5627 TTY www.dol.gov/odep Materials available Contact: None designated 1 - 31 National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Domestic Violence Awareness Project National Resource Center on Domestic Violence 6400 Flank Drive, Suite 1300 Harrisburg, PA 17112-2791 (800) 537-2238 (800) 553-2508 TTY (717) 545-9456 Fax ck@pcadv.org dvam.vawnet.org Materials available Contact: Casey Keene 1 - 31 National Down Syndrome Awareness Month National Down Syndrome Society 666 Broadway New York, NY 10012 (800) 221-4602 (212) 460-9330 (212) 979-2873 Fax 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 (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: Amanda Darnley 1 - 31 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month First Candle/SIDS Alliance 1314 Bedford Avenue, Suite 210 Baltimore, MD 21208 (800) 221-7437 (410) 653-8226 (410) 653-8709 Fax info@firstcandle.org www.firstcandle.org Materials available Contact: Laura Reno 4 Sarcoidosis Awareness Day National Sarcoidosis Society, Inc. and Affiliates 2525 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60616 (312) 567-6626 (312) 567-6144 Fax sarcoidosisfriends2@hotmail.com nationalsarcoidosisfriends.org.tripod.com Materials available Contact: Glenda Fulton 5 - 11 Fire Prevention Week National Fire Protection Association 1 Batterymarch Park Quincy, MA 02169-7471 (800) 344-3555 orders only (617) 984-7285 (617) 770-0200 Fax bdunn@nfpa.org www.firepreventionweek.org Materials available Contact: Barbara Dunn 6 - 10 Drive Safely Work Week Network of Employers for Traffic Safety 8150 Leesburg Pike, Suite 410 Vienna, VA 22182 (888) 221-0045 (703) 891-6005 (703) 891-6010 Fax nets@trafficsafety.org www.trafficsafety.org Materials available Contact: Kathryn Lusby-Treber 8 Stop America's Violence Everywhere Today American Medical Association Alliance 515 North State Street, 9th Floor Chicago, IL 60610 (312) 464-4470 (312) 464-5020 Fax amaa@ama-assn.org www.amaalliance.org Materials available Contact: Jennifer West 10 World Mental Health Day World Federation for Mental Health 6564 Loisdale Court, Suite 301 Springfield, VA 22150-1812 (703) 313-8680 (703) 313-8683 Fax info@wfmh.org www.wfmh.org/wmhday/about.html Materials available Contact: Deborah Maguire 12 - 20 Bone and Joint Decade National Action Week U.S. Bone and Joint Decade 6300 North River Road Rosemont, IL 60018 (847) 384-4010 (847) 823-0536 Fax tobyking@usbjd.org www.usbjd.org Materials available Contact: Toby King 17 National Mammography Day American Cancer Society 250 Williams Street NW Atlanta, GA 30303 (800) ACS-2345 (227-2345) www.cancer.org Materials available Contact: National Office 20 - 24 National Health Education Week National Center for Health Education 375 Hudson Street New York, NY 10014 (212) 463-4060 Fax ray@nche.org www.nche.org Materials available Contact: Ray Marks 22 International Stuttering Awareness Day Stuttering Foundation of America 3100 Walnut Grove Road, Suite 603 P.O. Box 11749 Memphis, TN 38111-0749 (800) 992-9392 (901) 452-3931 Fax info@stutteringhelp.org www.stutteringhelp.org Materials available Contact: Jane Fraser 31 Interstitial Cystitis Awareness Day National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health 505 C Street NE Washington, DC 20002 (202) 543-9693 (202) 543-9858 Fax info@npwh.org www.npwh.org Materials available Contact: Susan Wysocki 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 Affiliates 1 - 30 Diabetic Eye Disease Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (847) 843-8458 Fax info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline 1 - 30 Jaw Joints - TMJ Awareness Month TMJ Association, LTD P.O. Box 26770 Milwaukee, WI 53226-0770 (262) 432-0350 (262) 432-0375 Fax info@tmj.org www.tmj.org Materials available Contact: Terrie Cowley 1 - 30 Lung Cancer Awareness Month Lung Cancer Alliance 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1150 Washington, DC 20006 (800) 298-2436 Lung Cancer Information Line (202) 463-2080 info@lungcanceralliance.org www.lungcanceralliance.org Materials available Contact: Kay Cofrancesco 1 - 30 National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month Alzheimer's Association 225 North Michigan Avenue, 17th Floor Chicago, IL 60601-7633 (800) 272-3900 (866) 699-1246 info@alz.org www.alz.org Materials available Contact: None designated 1 - 30 National Hospice Palliative Care Month National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization 1700 Diagonal Road, Suite 625 Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 837-1500 or (703) 837-3139 (703) 837-1233 Fax jradulovic@nhpco.org www.nhpco.org Contact: Jon Radulovic 1 - 30 Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month Pancreatic Cancer Action Network 2141 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 7000 El Segundo, CA 90245 (877) 272-6226 (310) 725-0025 (310) 725-0029 Fax information@pancan.org www.pancan.org Materials available Contact: Sue Kim 1 - 30 Prematurity Awareness Month March of Dimes 1275 Mamaroneck Avenue White Plains, NY 10605 (914) 997-4488 (914) 997-4763 Fax 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 x109 (301) 565-3994 Fax pha@phassociation.org www.phassociation.org Materials available Contact: Katie Kroner 18 Prematurity Awareness Day March of Dimes 1275 Mamaroneck Avenue White Plains, NY 10605 (914) 997-4488 (914) 997-4763 Fax askus@marchofdimes.com www.marchofdimes.com Materials available Contact: Pregnancy and Newborn Health Education Center 20 Great American Smokeout American Cancer Society 250 Williams Street NW Atlanta, GA 30303 (800) ACS-2345 (227-2345) www.cancer.org Materials available Contact: National Office 25 - December 1 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Awareness Week International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders P.O. Box 170864 Milwaukee, WI 53217-8076 (888) 964-2001 (414) 964-1799 (414) 964-7176 Fax iffgd@iffgd.org www.aboutgerd.org Materials available Contact: Nancy Norton 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. P.O. Box 310 Churchton, MD 20733-0310 (800) 747-2820 (410) 867-0242 (410) 867-0240 Fax help@aamds.org www.aamds.org Materials available Contact: John Huber 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 7 - 13 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

November Awarenes...

ImageChef Custom Images I have decided to do this every month. I am going to list off a all of the Awareness Subjects for the month that we are in that I can find and list off some information about a few of them. Along with websites that you can go to learn more about an individual subject if you like. Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. The cause of diabetes continues to be a mystery, although both genetics and environmental factors such as obesity and lack of exercise appear to play roles. There are 20.8 million children and adults in the United States, or 7% of the population, who have diabetes. While an estimated 14.6 million have been diagnosed with diabetes, unfortunately, 6.2 million people (or nearly one-third) are unaware that they have the disease. www.diabetes.org Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States. It causes 30% of all cancer deaths and is the leading cancer killer among Caucasians, African-Americans, Asians and Hispanic males. Lung cancer will kill three times as many men as prostate cancer this year and nearly twice as many women as breast cancer this year. Over 50% of new lung cancer cases will be diagnosed at a very late stage—Stage IIIb or IV— and only 5% of them will live for 5 years. Myth: After you stop smoking, your lungs go back to normal in 10 years. Truth: The lungs never go back to normal. Most former smokers remain at elevated risk. Current smokers: 35-40% of new lung cancer cases Former smokers: 50% of new lung cancer cases Never smoked: 10-15% of new lung cancer cases www.lungcanceralliance.org Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket Mission Founded in 1980, the National Council For Adoption (NCFA) is a research, education, and advocacy organization whose mission is to promote the well-being of children, birthparents, and adoptive families by advocating for the positive option of adoption. NCFA is an adoption advocate and expert in the halls of power and the courts of public opinion, on behalf of all parties to adoption and its member adoption agencies around the country. http://adoptioncouncil.org/index.html Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket Is a progressive and fatal brain disease. More than 5 million Americans now have Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer's destroys brain cells, causing problems with memory, thinking and behavior severe enough to affect work, lifelong hobbies or social life. Alzheimer’s gets worse over time, and it is fatal. Today it is the seventh-leading cause of death in the United States. For more information, see Symptoms or Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease. www.alz.org Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket About NFCA The National Family Caregivers Association educates, supports, empowers and speaks up for the more than 50 million Americans who care for loved ones with a chronic illness or disability or the frailties of old age. NFCA reaches across the boundaries of diagnoses, relationships and life stages to help transform family caregivers' lives by removing barriers to health and well being. NFCA's core Caring Every Day messages are: Believe in Yourself. Protect Your Health. Reach Out for Help. Speak Up for Your Rights. www.thefamilycaregiver.org Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket What We Know and What We Don’t Today more than 1,400 babies in the U.S. will be born prematurely. Many will be too small and too sick to go home. Instead, they face weeks or even months in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). These babies face an increased risk of serious medical complications and death; however, most, eventually, will go home. But what does the future hold for these babies? Many survivors grow up healthy; others aren’t so lucky. Even the best of care cannot always spare a premature baby from lasting disabilities such as cerebral palsy, mental retardation and learning problems, chronic lung disease, and vision and hearing problems. Half of all neurological disabilities in children are related to premature birth. Although doctors have made tremendous advances in caring for babies born too small and too soon, we need to find out how to prevent these tragedies from happening in the first place. Despite decades of research, scientists have not yet developed effective ways to help prevent premature delivery. In fact, the rate of premature birth increased almost 30 percent between 1981 and 2004 (9.4 to 12.5 percent). www.marchofdimes.com Here are some more for the month of November. Diabetic Eye Disease Month www.preventblindness.org Foot Health Issues Related to Diabetes www.apma.org Jaw Joints – TMJ Awareness Month www.tmj.org National Healthy Skin Month www.aad.org National Hospice Palliative Care Month www.nhpco.org Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month www.pancan.org Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month www.phassociation.org ImageChef.com - Custom comment codes for MySpace, Hi5, Friendster and more Jmx0PTExOTUyMDU3NzI1NDYmcHQ9MTE5NTIwNTgzNDQzNyZwPTExOTMxJmQ9Jm49.jpg
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