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January

1-31: Cervical Health Awareness Month National Cervical Cancer Coalition 6520 Platt Avenue, #693 West Hills, CA 91307 P: 818.909.3849 • F: 818.780.8199 rbiety@nccc-online.org www.nccc-online.org/awareness.html Materials available. Contact: Rachel Biety	.	1-31: National Glaucoma Awareness Month Prevent Blindness America 211 W Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 P: 800.331.2020 • F: 847.343.8458 info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org/news/observe.html Materials available. Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
1-31: Thyroid Awareness Month American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists 245 Riverside Avenue, Suite 200 Jacksonville, FL 32202 P: 904.353.7878 Ext. 147 • F: 904.353.8185 gwillis@aace.org www.thyroidawareness.com Materials available. Contact Greg Willis	.

February

1 – 28: American Heart Month American Heart Association 7272 Greenville Avenue Dallas, TX 75231 P: 800.242.8721 inquires@americanheart.org www.americanheart.org Materials available. Contact: Program Departments or Local Chapters		1 – 28: AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month Prevent Blindness America 211 W Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 P: 800.331.2020 F: 847.843.8458 info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials available. Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
3: National Wear Red Day 2008 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center Attention: The Heart Truth PO Box 30105 Bethesda, MD 20824-0105 P: 301.592.8573 • F: 301.592.8563 nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth Materials available. Contact: Information Specialist		3– 9: National Burn Awareness Week Shriners International Headquarters PO Box 31356 Tampa, FL 33631 P: 813.281.0300 F: 813.281.8496 shrinerspr@shrinenet.org www.burnawarenessweek.org Materials available. Contact: Public Relations
11-15: National Condom Week American Social Health Association PO Box 13827 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 P: 919.361.8400 • F: 919.361.8425 danbow@ashastd.org www.ashastd.org Materials available. Contact: ASHA Media Relations Office		24– March 1: National Eating Disorders Awareness Week National Eating Disorders Association 603 Stewart Street, Suite 803 Seattle, WA 98101 P: 206.382.3587 • F: 206.829.8501 info@nationaleatingdisorders.org www.nationaleatingdisorders.org Materials available. Contact: Tonia Brown

March

1 – 31: National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation 1600 Duke Street, Suite 500 Alexandria, VA 22314 P: 800.227.2732 • F: 703.836.4413 jasmine@preventcancer.org www.preventcancer.org/colorectal Materials Available. Contact: Jasmine Greenamyer		1 - 31: Workplace Eye Health and Safety Month Prevent Blindness America 211 W Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 P: 800.331.2020 • F: 847.843.8458 info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials Available. Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
1 - 31: National Nutrition Month American Dietetic Association 120 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000 Chicago, IL 60606-6995 P: 800.877.1600. X4771 • 312.899.4790 nnm@eatright.org www.eatright.org Materials Available. Contact: Knowledge Center		1 - 31: Save Your Vision Month American Optometric Association 243 N Lindbergh Boulevard, First Floor St. Louis, MO 63141 P: 314.991.4100 • F: 314.991.4101 jmmahoney@aoa.org www.aoa.org Materials Available. Contact: Julie Mahoney
1 - 31: National Brain Injury Awareness Month Brain Injury Association of America 8201 Greensboro Drive, Suite 611 McLean, VA 22102 P: 703.761.0750 • F: 703.761.0755 info@biausa.org www.biausa.org Materials Available. Contact: Communications Coordinator		3 - 9: National Sleep Awareness Week National Sleep Foundation 1522 K Street NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20005 P: 202.347.3471 • F: 202.347.3472 nsf@sleepfoundation.org www.sleepfoundation.org Materials Available. Contact: Lisa Tumminello
16 - 22: National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week National Inhalant Prevention Coalition 322-A Thompson Street Chattanooga, TN 37405 P: 800.269.4237 • F: 423.265.4889 nipc@io.com www.inhalants.org Materials Available. Contact: Harvey Weiss		25: American Diabetes Alert Day American Diabetes Association 1701 N Beauregard Street Alexandria, VA 22311 P: 800.DIABETES askada@diabetes.org www.diabetes.org/communityprograms-and-localevents/americandiabetesalert.jsp Materials Available. Contact: Local Chapters or National Office
13: World Kidney Day National Kidney Foundation 30 E 33rd Street New York, NY 10016 P: 800.622.9010 • F: 212.889.2310 info@kidney.org www.kidney.org/news/wkd/index.cfm Materials Available. Contact: Ellie Schlam

April

1 - 30: Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month Prevent Blindness America 211 W Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 P: 800.331.2020 • F: 847.843.8458 info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials Available. Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline		1 - 30: Alcohol Awareness Month SAMHSA’s National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information PO Box 2345 Rockville, MD 20015 P: 800.729.6686 • F: 240.221.4292 ncadi-info@samhsa.hhs.gov www.ncadi.samhsa.gov Materials Available
1 - 30: Cancer Control Month American Cancer Society 250 Williams Street NW Atlanta, GA 30303 P: 800.227.2345 www.cancer.org Materials Available. Contact: National Office		7 - 13: National Public Health Week American Public Health Association 800 I Street NW Washington, DC 20001 P: 202.777.2742 kaitlin.sheedy@apha.org www.nphw.org Materials Available. Contact: Kaitlin Sheedy

May

1 - 31: Healthy Vision Month National Eye Institute 31 Center Drive MSC 2510 Bethesda, MD 20892 P: 301.496.5248 www.healthyvision2010.nei.nih.gov Materials Available. Contact: Linda Huss		1 - 31: Lyme Disease Awareness Month Lyme Disease Foundation PO Box 332 Tolland, CT 06084 P: 800.886.5963 • F: 860.870.0080 info@lyme.org www.lyme.org Materials Available. Contact: Thomas Forschner
1 - 31: Ultraviolet Awareness Month Prevent Blindness America 211 W Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 P: 800.331.2020 • F: 847.843.8458 info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials Available. Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline		1 - 31: Clean Air Month American Lung Association 61 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY 10006 P: 800.586.4872 • P: 212.315.8700 info@lungusa.org www.lungusa.org Materials Available.
1 - 31: Mental Health Month Mental Health America PO Box 16810 Alexandria, VA 22302 P: 800.969.6642 • F: 703.684.5968 infoctr@mentalhealthamerica.net www.mentalhealthamerica.net Materials Available. Contact: Resource Center		1 - 31: Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America 1233 20th Street, NW, Suite 402 Washington, DC 20036 P: 800.7-Asthma • F: 202.466.8940 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 P: 703.683.8371 kdillner@sleepproducts.org www.bettersleep.org Materials Available. Contact: Karen Dillner		1 - 31: National High Blood Pressure Education Month National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center PO Box 30105 Bethesda, MD 20824-0105 P: 301.592.8573 • F: 301.592.8563 nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov www.nhlbi.nih.gov/ Materials Available. Contact: Information Specialist
1 - 31: Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month American Academy of Dermatology 930 E Woodfield Road Schaumburg, IL 60173 P: 888.462.3376 • P: 847.330.0230 mediarelations@aad.org www.aad.org Materials Available. Contact: Jennifer Allyn		1 - 31: American Stroke Month American Heart Association 7272 Greenville Avenue Dallas, TX 75231 P: 800.242.8721 inquires@americanheart.org www.americanheart.org Materials Available. Contact: Program Departments or Local Chapters
1 - 31: Hepatitis Awareness Month Hepatitis Foundation International 504 Blick Drive Silver Spring, MD 20904 P: 800.891.0707 • F: 301.622.4702 hfi@comcast.net www.hepfi.org Materials Available. Contact: Thelma King Thiel		1 - 31: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Awareness Month MCS America 13 Vale Street Salem, NY 12864 P: 213.985.3096 admin@mcs-america.org www.mcs-america.org Materials Available. Contact: Lourdes Salvador
1 - 31: 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 P: 202.690.9000 • F: 202.690.5211 russell.king@hhs.gov www.fitness.gov Materials Available. Contact: Russell King		1 - 31: Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Month Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance 801 Roeder Road, Suite 750 Silver Spring, MD 20910 P: 800.225.6872 • F: 301.562.9890 info@tsalliance.org www.tsalliance.org Materials Available. Contact: Jaye Isham
1 - 7: National Physical Education and Sport Week National Association for Sport and Physical Education 1900 Association Drive Reston, VA 20191 P: 703.476.3410 • F: 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 American Society of Safety Engineers ASSE Public Relations Department 1800 E Oakton Street Des Plaines, IL 60018 P: 847.699.2929 • F: 847.296.3769 dhurns@asse.org www.asse.org/naosh Materials Available. Contact: Diane Hurns
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 P: 202.690.7651 • F: 202.401.4005 www.womenshealth.gov/whw Materials Available.		12: National Women's Check-up Day Office on Women's Health 200 Independence Ave SW, Room 712E Washington, DC 20201 P: 202.690.7651 • F: 202.401.4005 www.womenshealth.gov Materials Available.
21: National Employee Health and Fitness Day National Association for Health and Fitness 65 Niagra Square, Room 607 Buffalo, NY 14202 P: 716.583.0521 • F: 716.851.4309 wellness@city-buffalo.org www.physicalfitness.org Materials Available. Contact: Philip Haberstro

June

1 - July 4: Fireworks Safety Month Prevent Blindness America 211 W Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 P: 800.331.2020 info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials Available. Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline		1 - 30: Vision Research Month Prevent Blindness America 211 W Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 P: 800.331.2020 • P: 847.843.8458 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 P: 202.330.4900 info@homesafetycouncil.org www.homesafetycouncil.org/homesafetymonth Materials Available. Contact: Angela D. Mickalide		1 - 7: National Headache Awareness Week National Headache Foundation 820 N Orleans, Suite 217 Chicago, IL 60610-3132 P: 888-643-5552 • F: 312.640.9049 info@headaches.org www.headaches.org Materials Available. Contact: Suzanne E. Simons
8 - 14: Sun Safety Week Sun Safety Alliance 413 N Lee Street Alexandria, VA 22314 P: 703.837.4202 • F: 703.683.3587 pschneider@sunsafetyalliance.org www.sunsafetyalliance.org Materials Available. Contact: Phil Schneider		1: National Cancer Survivors Day National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation PO Box 682285 Franklin, TN 37068 P: 615.794.3006 • F: 615.794.0179 info@ncsdf.org www.ncsdf.org Materials Available.
9 - 15: National Men's Health Week Men's Health Network 236 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Suite 301 PO Box 75972 Washington, DC 20013 P: 888.636.2636 • F: 202.543.2727 info@menshealthweek.org www.menshealthweek.org Materials Available. Contact: Theresa Morrow

July

1 - 31: UV Safety Month
     American Academy of Opthalmology
     PO Box 7424
     San Francisco, CA 94120-7424
P: 415.447.0213 • F: 415.561.8533
eyemd@aao.org
www.aao.org/eyemd
Materials Available.
Contact: Georgia Alward

August

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
P: 800.232.2522
www.cdc.gov/vaccines
Materials Available.

1 - 31: Cataract Awareness Month
     American Academy of Ophthalmology
     PO Box 7424
     San Francisco, CA 94120
P: 415.447.0213 • F: 415.561.8533
eyemd@aao.org
www.aao.org/aao/patients/eyemd/cataract.cfm
Materials Available.
Contact: Georgia Alward

September

1 - 30: America On the Move's September Campaign America On the Move Foundation 44 School Street, Suite 325 Boston, MA 02108 P: 800.807.0077• F: 617.367.6899 sani@americaonthemove.org www.americaonthemove.org Materials Available. Contact: Sani Liu		1 - 30: National Cholesterol Education Month National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center PO Box 30105 Bethesda, MD MD 20824 P: 301.592.8572 • F: 301.592.8563 nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/cholmonth Materials Available. Contact: Information Specialist
1 - 30: Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month National Ovarian Cancer Coalition 500 NE Spanish River Boulevard, Suite 8 Boca Raton, FL 33431 P: 888.Ovarian • P: 561.393.0005 nocc@ovarian.org www.ovarian.org Materials Available. Contact: Jane E. Langridge		1 - 30: Fruit and Veggies - More Matters Month Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Produce for Better Health Foundation Mailstop K-26 4770 Buford Highway NE Atlanta, GA 30341 P: 770.488.5413 • TTY: 800.332.8615 fsto@cdc.gov www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov Materials Available. Contact: Laura Tanase
1 - 30: Prostate Cancer Awareness Month National Prostate Cancer Coalition 1154 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 P: 888.245.9455 • P: 202.463.9455 info@fightprostatecancer.org www.fightprostatecancer.org Materials Available. Contact: Jamie Bearse		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 P: 800.729.6686 • P: 240.276.2750 info@samhsa.gov www.recoverymonth.gov Materials Available. Contact: Consumer Affairs
16: Get Ready Day American Public Health Association 800 I Street NW Washington, DC 20001 P: 202.777.2742 pandemicflu@apha.org www.getreadyforflu.org Materials Available.		30: World Heart Day World Heart Federation Switzerland P: 608.443.2468 • F: 608.443.2474 admin@worldheart.org www.worldheart.org Materials Available. Contact: Jane Park

October

1 - 31: National Physical Therapy Month American Physical Therapy Association 1111 N Fairfax Street Alexandria, VA 22314 P: 703.684.2782 x3248 • F: 703.684.7343 public-relations@apta.org www.apta.org Materials Available Contact: Public Relations Department		1 - 31: Halloween Safety Month Prevent Blindness America 211 W Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 P: 800.331.2020 • F: 847.843.8458 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 P: 800.586.4872 • P: 212.315.8700 info@lungusa.org www.lungusa.org Materials Available		1 - 31: National Breast Cancer Awareness Month National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Board of Sponsors 1800 Concord Pike Wilmington, DE 19850 nbcamquestions@yahoo.com www.nbcam.org Materials Available. Contact: Cynthia Church
1 - 31: Eye Injury Prevention Month American Academy of Ophthalmology PO Box 7424 San Francisco, CA 94120 P: 415.447.0213 • F: 415.561.8533 eyemd@aao.org www.aao.org/aaoesite/eyemd/injury.cfm Materials Available. Contact: Georgia Alward		6-10: Drive Safely Work Week Network of Employers for Traffic Safety 8150 Leesburg Pike, Suite 410 Vienna, VA 22182 P: 888.221.0045 • P: 703.891.6005 • F: 703.891.6010 nets@trafficsafety.org www.trafficsafety.org Materials Available. Contact: Kathryn Lusby-Treber
5 -11: Fire Prevention Week National Fire Protection Association 1 Batterymarch Park Quincy, MA 02169 P: 800.617.984.7275 • F: 617.770.0200 bdunn@nfpa.org www.firepreventionweek.org Materials Available. Contact: Barbara Dunn		10: World Mental Health Day World Federation for Mental Health 6564 Loisdale Ct, Suite 301 Springfield, VA 22150 P: 703.313.8680 • F: 703.313.8683 info@wfmh.com www.wfmh.org/wmhday/about.html Materials Available. Contact: Deborah Maguire
17: National Mammography Day American Cancer Society 250 Williams Street NW Atlanta, GA 30303 P: 800.227.2345 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 ray@nche.org www.nche.org Materials Available. Contact: Ray Marks

November

1 - 30: American Diabetes Month American Diabetes Association 1701 N Beauregard Street Alexandria, VA 22311 P: 800.342.2383 askada@diabetes.org www.diabetes.org Materials Available. Contact: Local Affiliates		1 - 30: Lung Cancer Awareness Month Lung Cancer Alliance 1747 Pennsylvania Ave NW Suite 1150 Washington, DC 20006 P: 202.463.2080 • P: 800.298.2436 info@lungcanceralliance.org www.lungcanceralliance.org Materials Available. Contact: Kay Cofrancesco
1 - 30: Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month Pulmonary Hypertension Association 801 Roeder Road, Suite 400 Silver Spring, MD 20910 P: 301.565.3004 • F: 301.565.3994 pha@phassociation.org www.phassociation.org Materials Available. Contact: Katie Kroner		1 - 30: Diabetic Eye Disease Month Prevent Blindness America 211 W Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 P: 800.331.2020 • F: 847.843.8458 info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials Available. Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
1 - 30: Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month Pancreatic Cancer Action Network 2141 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 7000 El Segundo, CA 90245 P: 877.272.6226 • F: 310.725.0029 information@pancan.org www.pancan.org Materials Available. Contact: Sue Kim		20: Great American Smokeout American Cancer Society 250 Williams Street NW Atlanta, GA 30303 P: 800.227.2345 www.cancer.org Materials Available. Contact: National Office
November 2 6- December 2: National Influenza Vaccination Week Centers for Disease Control and Prevention P: 800.232.4636 cdcinfo@cdc.gov www.cdc.gov/flu/nivw/index.htmww.cancer.org

December

7-13: National Handwashing Awareness Week
     Henry the Hand Foundation
     11714 US Route 42
     Cincinnati, OH 45241
P: 513.769.3660
Dr.will@henrythehand.com
www.henrythehand.com
Materials Available. Contact: Dr. Will Sawyer


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