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1 - 31
Cervical Health Awareness Month
National Cervical Cancer Coalition
6520 Platt Avenue, #693
West Hills, CA 91307
(818) 909-3849
(818) 780-8199 Fax
info@nccc-online.org
www.nccc-online.org/awareness.php
Materials available
Contact: None designated |
1 - 31
National Birth Defects Prevention Month
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
(888) MODIMES (663-4637)
askus@marchofdimes.com
www.marchofdimes.com
Materials available
Contact: Pregnancy and Newborn Health Education Center |
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1 - 31
National Blood Donor Month
AABB (formerly the American Association of Blood Banks)
8101 Glenbrook Road
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 215-6526
(301) 907-6895 Fax
publicrelations@aabb.org
www.aabb.org
Materials available
Contact: Jennifer Garfinkel |
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
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline |
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1 - 31
Thyroid Awareness Month
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
1000 Riverside Avenue, Suite 205
Jacksonville, FL 32204
(904) 353-7878
(904) 353-8185 Fax
info@aace.com
www.aace.com
Materials available
Contact: Bryan Campbell |
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February
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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
inquire@americanheart.org
www.americanheart.org
Materials available
Contact: Program departments or local chapters |
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1 - 28
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
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 |
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1 - 28
National Wise Health Consumer Month
American Institute for Preventive Medicine
30445 Northwestern Highway, Suite 350
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
(248) 539-1800 x222
sjackson@healthylife.com
www.healthylife.com
Contact: Sue Jackson |
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Give Kids A Smile Day
American Dental Association
211 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 440-2500
publicinfo@ada.org
www.ada.org/goto/gkas
Materials available
Contact: Department of Public Information |
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National Wear Red Day 2007
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 |
4 - 10
National Burn Awareness Week
Shriners International Headquarters
P.O. Box 31356
Tampa, FL 33631
(813) 281-0300
www.shrinershq.org
Materials available
Contact: Public Relations |
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7 - 14
Congenital Heart 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
www.tchin.org/aware
Materials available
Contact: Mona Barmash |
11 - 17
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 |
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12 - 17
National Condom Week
American Social Health Association
P.O. Box 13827
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
(919) 361-8400
lescun@ashastd.org
www.ashastd.org
Materials available
Contact: ASHA Media Relations Office |
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National Donor Day
Division of Transplantation, OSP, HRSA
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 16C-17
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
(301) 443-7577
ask@hrsa.gov
www.organdonor.gov
Materials available
Contact: Division of Transplantation Staff |
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National Women's Heart Day
Sister to Sister: Everyone Has A Heart Foundation, Inc.
4701 Williard Avenue, Suite 223
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
(301) 718-8033
(301) 718-8620 Fax
info@sistertosister.org
www.womansheartday.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated |
25 - March 3
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
(206) 829-8501 Fax
info@nationaleatingdisorders.org
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
Materials available
Contact: Tonia Brown |
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March
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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
cindy.iverson@preventcancer.org
www.preventcancer.org/colorectal
Materials available
Contact: Cindy Iverson |
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1 - 31
National Endometriosis Awareness Month
Endometriosis Research Center
World Headquarters
630 Ibis Drive
Delray Beach, FL 34444
(800) 239-7280
(561) 274-7442
(561) 274-0931
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
(954) 938-8708 Fax
annette@msfocus.org
www.msfocus.org
Materials available
Contact: Annette Woods |
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1 - 31
National Nutrition Month®
American Dietetic Association
120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60606-6995
(800) 877-1600 x4771
(312) 899-4790 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 |
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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 |
4 - 10
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 |
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5 - 11
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 |
5 - 11
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 |
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5 - 11
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: None designated |
5 - 9
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: Andrew Steele |
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12 - 18
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 |
18 - 24
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 |
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24
World Tuberculosis Day 2007
WHO Regional Office for the Americas
Communicable Disease Unit
525 23rd Street NW
Washington, DC 20037-2895
(202) 974-3848
(202) 974-3656 Fax
tb@paho.org
www.who.int/gtb/index.htm
Materials available
Contact: None designated |
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American Diabetes Alert Day
American Diabetes Association
1701 North Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311
(800) DIABETES
askada@diabetes.org
www.diabetes.org/communityprograms-and-localevents/americandiabetesalert.jsp
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April
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1 - 30
Alcohol Awareness Month
SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug
Information
P.O. Box 2345
Rockville, MD 20015
(800) 729-6686
(240) 468-2600
(240) 468-7394 Fax
info@health.org
ncadi.samhsa.gov
Materials available
Contact: None designated |
1 - 30
Cesarean Awareness Month
International Cesarean Awareness Network, Inc.
1304 Kingsdale Avenue
Redondo Beach, CA 90278
(800) 686-ICAN (4226)
info@ican-online.org
www.ican-online.org
Materials available
Contact: Tonya Jamois |
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1 - 30
Counseling Awareness Month
American Counseling Association
5999 Stevenson Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22304-3300
(800) 347-6647
(800) 473-2329 Fax
jgaskins@counseling.org
www.counseling.org
Materials available
Contact: Jean Gaskins |
1 - 30
Foot Health Awareness Month
American Podiatric Medical Association
9312 Old Georgetown Road
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 581-9227
(301) 530-2752 Fax
elwendel@apma.org
www.apma.org
Materials available
Contact: Erin Wendel |
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1 - 30
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month
International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal
Disorders
P.O. Box 170864
Milwaukee, WI 53217-8076
(888) 964-2001
(414) 964-1799
(414) 964-7176 Fax
iffgd@iffgd.org
www.aboutibs.org
Materials available
Contact: Nancy Norton |
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 |
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1 - 30
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
Children's Bureau
Administration for Children and Families
1250 Maryland Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20024
(800) 394-3366
(703) 385-7565
(703) 385-3206 Fax
info@childwelfare.gov
www.childwelfare.gov/preventing
Materials available
Contact: Customer Services Department |
1 - 30
National Donate Life Month
Division of Transplantation, OSP, HRSA
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 16C-17
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
(301) 443-7577
ask@hrsa.gov
www.organdonor.gov/donatelife.htm
Materials available
Contact: Division of Transplantation Staff |
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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 Youth Sports Safety Month
National Youth Sports Safety Foundation
One Beacon Street, Suite 3333
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 367-6677
(617) 722-9999 Fax
nyssf@aol.com
www.nyssf.org
Materials available
Contact: Rita Glassman |
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1 - 30
Occupational Therapy Month
American Occupational Therapy Association
4720 Montgomery Lane
P.O. Box 31220
Bethesda, MD 20824-1220
(301) 652-6611 x2963
(800) 377-8555 TDD
(301) 652-7258 Fax
praota@aota.org
www.aota.org
Materials available
Contact: Rob Black |
1 - 30
Sports Eye Safety Month
American Academy of Ophthalmology
P.O. Box 7424
San Francisco, CA 94120-7424
(415) 447-0213
(415) 561-8533 Fax
eyemd@aao.org
www.aao.org/eyemd
Materials available
Contact: Georgia Alward |
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1 - 30
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 |
1 - 7
Root Canal Awareness Week
American Association of Endodontists
211 East Chicago Avenue, Suite 1100
Chicago, IL 60601
(800) 872-3636
www.aae.org
Materials available
Contact: Dan Aske |
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2 - 8
National Public Health Week
American Public Health Association
800 I Street NW
Washington, DC 20001-3710
(202) 777-APHA (2742)
(202) 777-2500 TTY
nphw@apha.org
www.apha.org/nphw
Materials available
Contact: None designated |
5
A Day To End Sexual Violence
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: Eboni Braxton |
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National Alcohol Screening Day
Screening for Mental Health, Inc.
1 Washington Street, Suite 304
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
(781) 239-0071
(781) 431-7447 Fax
nasd@mentalhealthscreening.org
www.nationalalcoholscreeningday.org
Materials available
Contact: Jillian Barber |
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World Health Day
WHO Regional Office for the Americas
Pan American Health Organization
525 23rd Street NW
Washington, DC 20037-2895
(202) 974-3000
(202) 974-3663 Fax
www.who.int/world-health-day/
Materials available
Contact: None designated |
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21 - 28
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
nipinfo@cdc.gov
www.cdc.gov/nip/events/niiw/
Materials available
Contact: Michelle Basket |
23 - 29
Cover the Uninsured Week
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
1010 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 572-2928
(202) 338-2334 Fax
info@covertheuninsured.org
www.covertheuninsured.org
Materials available
Contact: National Office |
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28 - May 6
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.safekids.org
Contact: Suzanne Morton |
28 - 29
2007 WalkAmerica
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
(888) MODIMES (663-4637)
(800) 525-WALK (9255)
(914) 997- 4617
walkamerica@modimes.org
www.walkamerica.org
Materials available
Contact: Katrina Edwards |
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World Tai Chi & Qigong Day
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day
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(913) 648-2256
billdouglas@worldtaichiday.org
www.worldtaichiday.org
Materials available
Contact: Bill Douglas |
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May
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1 - 31
American Stroke Month
American Heart Association
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
(800) 242-8721
inquire@americanheart.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 |
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1 - 31
Better Sleep Month
Better Sleep Council
501 Wythe Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 683-8371
spali@sleepproducts.org
www.bettersleep.org
Materials available
Contact: Nancy L. Shark |
1 - 31
Clean Air Month
American Lung Association
61 Broadway, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10006
(800) LUNG-USA (586-4872)
(212) 315-8700
(212) 315-8889 Fax
info@lungusa.org
www.lungusa.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated |
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1 - 31
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
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 |
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1 - 31
Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
American Academy of Dermatology
930 East Woodfield Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(888) 462-DERM (3376)
(847) 330-0230
(847) 330-8907 Fax
mediarelations@aad.org
www.aad.org
Materials available
Contact: Aisha Hasan |
1 - 31
Mental Health Month
National Mental Health Association
P.O. Box 16810
Alexandria, VA 22302-0810
(800) 969-6642
www.nmha.org
Materials available
Contact: Resource Center |
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1 - 31
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Awareness Month
International MCS Awareness
P.O. Box 20517
Tallahassee, FL 32316-0517
(850) 878-0674
tourtet@yahoo.com
www.nettally.com/prusty/mcs.htm
Materials available
Contact: Christiane Tourtet |
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
elizabeth@bikeleague.org
www.bikeleague.org/programs/bikemonth
Materials available
Contact: Elizabeth Preston |
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1 - 31
National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
American Celiac Disease Alliance
4331 East Baseline Road, Suite B105-216
Gilbert, AZ 85234
(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
http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhbpep_kit/
Materials available
Contact: Information Specialist |
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1 - 31
National Neurofibromatosis Month
Children's Tumor Foundation
95 Pine Street, 16th Floor
New York, NY 10005
(800) 323-7938
(212) 747-0004 Fax
info@ctf.org
www.ctf.org
Materials available
Contact: Thomas Malone |
1 - 31
National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
National Osteoporosis Foundation
1232 22nd Street NW
Washington, DC 20037-1292
(202) 223-2226
(202) 223-1726 Fax
communications@nof.org
www.nof.org
Materials available
Contact: Communications Department |
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National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
President´s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
Room 738-H
200 Independence Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20201-0004
(202) 690-9000
(202) 690-5211 Fax
Janice.Meer@hhs.gov
www.presidentschallenge.org target=_new>www.fitness.gov
www.presidentschallenge.org
Materials available
Contact: Janice Meer |
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: None Designated |
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1 - 31
Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Month
Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance
801 Roeder Road, Suite 750
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(800) 225-6872
(301) 562-9890
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 |
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1 - 7
National Physical Education and Sport Week
National Association for Sport and Physical Education
1900 Association Drive
Reston, VA 20191
(703) 476-3410
(703) 476-8316
naspe@aahperd.org
www.naspeinfo.org
Materials available
Contact: Paula Keyes Kun |
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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 |
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National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Day
National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
1776 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 478-8500
(202) 478-8588 Fax Fax
campaign@teenpregnancy.org
www.teenpregnancy.org/national/
Materials available
Contact: None designated |
6 - 12
National Mental Health Counseling Week
American Mental Health Counselors Association
801 North Fairfax Street, Suite 304
Alexandria, VA 22314
(800) 326-2642
vmoore@amhca.org
www.amhca.org
Contact: Dr. W. Mark Hamilton |
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6 - 12
North American Occupational Safety and Health Week
American Society of Safety Engineers
Canadian Society of Safety Engineering
U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
ASSE Public Relations Department
1800 East Oakton Street
Des Plaines, IL 60018-2187
(847) 699-2929
(847) 296-3769 Fax
dhurns@asse.org
www.asse.org/naosh
Materials available
Contact: Diane Hurns |
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High Blood Pressure Sunday
International Society on Hypertension in Blacks
100 Auburn Avenue SE, Suite 401
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 880-0343
(404) 880-0347 Fax
ishib@ishib.org
www.ishib.org
Materials available
Contact: William "Hal" Chambless |
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Melanoma Monday
American Academy of Dermatology
930 East Woodfield Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(888) 462-DERM (3376)
(847) 330-0230
(847) 330-8907 Fax
mediarelations@aad.org
www.aad.org
Materials available
Contact: Aisha Hasan |
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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 |
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Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
National Fibromyalgia Association
2200 North Glassell Street, Suite A
Orange, CA 92865
(714) 921-0150
(714) 921-6920 Fax
nfa@fmaware.org
fmaware.org/may12.htm
Materials available
Contact: Stephanie Barr |
13 - 19
Food Allergy Awareness Week
Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
11781 Lee Jackson Highway, Suite 160
Fairfax, VA 22033
(800) 929-4040
(703) 691-2713 Fax
jlove@foodallergy.org
www.foodallergy.org
Materials available
Contact: Jennifer Love |
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13 - 19
National Alcohol- and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.
22 Cortlandt Street, Suite 801
New York, NY 10007
(800) NCA-CALL (622-2255) (24-hour helpline)
(212) 269-7797
(212) 269-7510 Fax
national@ncadd.org
www.ncadd.org
Materials available
Contact: Director of Communications |
13 - 19
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
sharon.ricks@hhs.gov
www.womenshealth.gov/whw
Materials available
Contact: Sharon Ricks |
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14 - 20
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 |
14 - 18
Bike to Work Week
League of American Bicyclists
1612 K Street NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 822-1333
(202) 822-1334 Fax
elizabeth@bikeleague.org
www.bikeleague.org
Materials available
Contact: Elizabeth Preston |
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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
sharon.ricks@hhs.gov
www.womenshealth.gov
Materials available
Contact: Sharon Ricks |
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Sex Differences in Health Awareness Day
Society for Women's Health Research
1025 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 701
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 223-8224
(202) 833-3472 Fax
info@womenshealthresearch.org
www.womenshealthresearch.org
Materials available
Contact: Richard Schmitz |
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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 |
17 - 19
National Neuropathy Week
The Neuropathy Association
60 E. 42nd Street, Suite 942
New York, NY 10165
888-PN-FACTS (763-2287)
212-692-0664
212-692-0668 Fax
pguidos@neuropathy.org
www.neuropathy.org
Materials available
Contact: Paul A. Guidos |
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HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,
National Institutes of Health
HIV Vaccine Communications Campaign
Vaccine and Prevention Research Program, Division of AIDS
6700-B Rockledge Drive, Room 5143
Bethesda, MD 20892
(301) 435-3726
(301) 402-3684 Fax
spaydar@niaid.nih.gov
www.niaid.nih.gov
Materials available
Contact: Dr. Susan Paydar |
20 - 26
National Emergency Medical Services Week
American College of Emergency Physicians
1125 Executive Circle
Irving, TX 75038-2522
(800) 798-1822
dfechner@acep.org
www.acep.org/emsweek
Materials available
Contact: Denise Fechner |
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20 - 26
Schizophrenia Awareness Week
National Schizophrenia Foundation
403 Seymour Street, Suite 202
Lansing, MI 48933
(517) 485-7168 x106
(517) 485-7180 Fax
hufnagel@nsfoundation.org
www.nsfoundation.org
Materials available
Contact: Eric Hufnagel |
20 - 26
Tinnitus Awareness Week - Take Action Today!
American Tinnitus Association
P.O. Box 5
Portland, OR 97207
(800) 634-8978
(503) 248-9985
(503) 248-0024 Fax
tinnitus@ata.org
www.ata.org
Materials available
Contact: Jennifer DuPriest
Lisa K. Freeman |
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21 - 27
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) 488-7763
(770) 488-7761 Fax
mbeach@cdc.gov
www.cdc.gov/healthyswimming/index.htm
Materials available
Contact: Michael J. Beach, Ph.D. |
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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
http://www.who.int/tobacco/wntd/en/
Materials available
Contact: None designated |
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1 - July 4
Fireworks Safety Month
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020
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
info@homesafetycouncil.org
www.homesafetycouncil.org/homesafetymonth
Materials available
Contact: Meri-K Appy |
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1 - 30
Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month
Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America, Inc.
1821 University Avenue West, Suite S256
St. Paul, MN 55104-2897
(800) 541-5454
(651) 917-6256
(651) 917-1835 Fax
mgfa@myasthenia.org
www.myasthenia.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated |
1 - 30
National Aphasia Awareness Month
National Aphasia Association
7 Dey Street, Suite 600
New York, NY 10007
(800) 922-4622
naa@aphasia.org
www.aphasia.org
Materials available
Contact: Emmeline Sim |
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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 |
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3 - 9
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 |
3 - 9
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 |
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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 |
11 - 17
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 (6461) x101
(202) 543-2727 Fax
info@menshealthweek.org
www.menshealthweek.org
Materials available
Contact: Erin Hoffman |
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