January 1 - 31 Cervical Health Awareness Month National Cervical Cancer Coalition 7247 Hayvenhurst Avenue, Suite A-7 Van Nuys, CA 91406 (818) 909-3849 (818) 780-8199 Fax info@nccc-online.org www.nccc-online.org/awareness.php Materials available Contact: none available 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 1 - 31 National Glaucoma Awareness 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 - 31 National Blood Donor Month American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) 8101 Glenbrook Road Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 215-6526 publicrelations@aabb.org www.aabb.org Materials available Contact: Jennifer Garfinkel 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 9 - 15 National Folic Acid Awareness Week National Council on Folic Acid 121 North Washington Street, Suite 300 Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 836-6110 (703) 836-3470 Fax info@folicacidinfo.org www.folicacidinfo.org/campaign/ Materials available Contact: none available Back to Top February 1 - 28 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 1 - 28 AMD/Low Vision Awareness 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 - 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 Materials available Contact: Department of Public Information 1 - 28 Kids E.N.T. (Ears, Nose, Throat) Health Month American Academy of OtolaryngologyAmerican Academy of Otolaryngology–-Head and Neck SurgeryHead and Neck Surgery, Inc. One Prince Street Alexandria, VA 22314-3357 (703) 836-4444 Kids@entnet.org www.entnet.org/KidsENT Materials available Contact: Desiree Voinche 3 National Wear Red Day 2006 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 (240) 629-3246 Fax nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth Materials available Contact: Information Center 3 Give Kids A Smile Day American Dental Association 211 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 440-2500 publicinfo@ada.org www.ada.org Materials available Contact: Dept. of Public Information 5 - 11 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 7 - 14 Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week Congenital Heart Information Network 1561 Clark Drive Yardley, PA 19067 (215) 493-3068 mb@tchin.org www.tchin.org/aware Materials available Contact: Mona Barmash 11 - 18 Cardiac Rehabilitation Week American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation 401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2200 Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 321-5146 aacvpr@smithbucklin.com www.aacvpr.org Materials available Contact: none available 12 - 18 Children of Alcoholics Week National Association for Children of Alcoholics 11426 Rockville Pike, Suite 100 Rockville, MD 20852 (888) 554-2627 nacoa@nacoa.org www.nacoa.org Materials available Contact: none available 13 - 18 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 13 - 17 Duchenne MD Awareness Week Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy 1012 North University Boulevard Middletown, OH 45042 (800) 714-5437 Kimberly@parentprojectmd.org www.parentprojectmd.org Materials available Contact: Kimberly Galberaith 14 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: none available 17 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 available 18 - 25 National Porphyria Week The American Porphyria Foundation 4900 Woodway, Suite 780 Houston, TX 77056 (713) 266-9617 porphyrus@aol.com www.porphyriafoundation.com Materials available Contact: Yvette Strange 26 - March 4 National Eating Disorders Awareness Week National Eating Disorders Association 603 Stewart Street, Suite 803 Seattle, WA 98101 (206) 382-3587 (206) 829-8501 Fax info@nationaleatingdisorders.org www.nationaleatingdisorders.org Materials available Contact: Tania Brown Back to Top March 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 Materials Ordering (703) 836-4413 Fax Andrea.Untrojb@preventcancer.org www.preventcancer.org/colorectal Materials available Contact: Andrea Untrojb 1 - 31 National Eye Donor Month Eye Bank Association of America 1015 18th Street, NW, Suite 1010 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 775-4999 info@restoresight.org www.restoresight.org Materials available Contact: Rusty Kelly 1 - 31 National Kidney Month National Kidney Foundation 30 East 33rd Street New York, NY 10016 (800) 622-9010 (212) 889-2310 Fax info@kidney.org www.kidney.org Materials available Contact: Verena Huetteneder 1 - 31 National Nutrition Month® American Dietetic Association 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000 Chicago, IL 60606-6995 (800) 877-1600 x4771 nnm@eatright.org www.eatright.org Materials available Contact: Knowledge Center 1 - 31 Workplace Eye Health and 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 - 31 Save Your Vision Month American Optometric Association 243 North Lindbergh Boulevard St. Louis, MO 63141 (314) 991-4100 (314) 991-4101 Fax slthomas@aoa.org www.aoa.org Materials available Contact: Susan Thomas 1 - 31 National Brain Injury Awareness Month Brain Injury Association of America 105 North Alfred Street Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 761-0750 publicrelations@biausa.org www.biausa.org Materials available Contact: Communications Coordinator 1 - 31 National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month Multiple Sclerosis Foundation 6350 North Andrews Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 (800) 225-6495 toni@msfocus.org www.msfocus.org Materials available Contact: Toni Somma 5 - 11 National Patient Safety Awareness Week National Patient Safety Foundation 1120 Massoca Way North Adams, MA 01247 (413) 663-8900 (413) 663-8905 Fax info@npsf.org www.npsf.org Materials available Contact: none available 6 - 10 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 13 - 20 Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week National Multiple Sclerosis Society 733 Third Avenue New York, NY 10017 (800) 344-4867 (212) 986-3240 Becca.kornfeld@nmss.org www.nationalmssociety.org Materials available Contact: Becca Kornfeld 13 - 19 Brain Awareness Week Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives 745 Fifth Avenue, Suite 900 New York, NY 10151 (212) 401-1680 bawinfo@dana.org www.dana.org/brainweek Materials available Contact: Kathleen Roina 15 - April 30 Nationwide Candlelight Vigil for Eating Disorders Awareness National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders Box 7 Highland Park, IL 60035 (847) 831-3438 anad20@aol.com www.anad.org Materials available Contact: Millie Plotkin 19 - 25 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 19 - 25 National Poison Prevention Week 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 21 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 Materials available Contact: Local Chapters or National Office 24 World Tuberculosis Day 2006 Pan American Health Organization Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization 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: Dr. Pilar Ramon-Pardo 27 - April 2 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 available Back to Top April 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 IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) Awareness Month International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders P.O. Box 170864 Milwaukee, WI 53217 (888) 964-2001 (414) 964-1799 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 Kranta@autism-society.org www.autism-society.org Materials available Contact: Kate Ranta 1 - 30 National Occupational Therapy Month The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. 4720 Montgomery Lane P.O. Box 31220 Bethesda, MD 20824-1220 (301) 652-6611 x2012 (800) 377-8555 TDD (301) 652-7711 Fax cmetzler@aota.org www.aota.org Materials available Contact: Christine Metzler 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 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 - 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: none available 1 - 30 Sexual Assault Awareness Month National Sexual Violence Resource Center 123 North Enola Drive Enola, PA 17025 (877) 739-3895 (717) 909-0714 Fax resources@nsvrc.org www.nsvrc.org Materials available Contact: Eboni Braxton 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 Materials available Contact: Georgia Alward 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: AAMS Communications 1 - 30 Cesarean Awareness Month International Cesarean Awareness Network, Inc. 757 Poppy Road San Marcos, CA 90278 (800) 686-ICAN (4226) info@ican-online.org www.ican-online.org Materials available Contact: Tonya Jamois 1 - 30 National Child Abuse Prevention Month Children's Bureau Administration for Children and Families 330 C Street, SW Washington, DC 20447 (800) 394-3366 (703) 385-7565 nccanch@caliber.com nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/topics/prevention/index.cfm Materials available Contact: Customer Services Department 1 - 30 Alcohol Awareness Month SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center P.O. Box 42557 Washington, DC 20015 (800) 789-2647 (866) 889-2647 TDD (240) 747-5470 Fax www.mentalhealth.org/ Materials available Contact: none available 1 - 30 Foot Health Awareness Month American Podiatric Medical Association 9312 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 581-9200 (301) 530-2752 Fax jescherer@apma.org www.apma.org Materials available Contact: Julia Scherer 3 - 9 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: Lakitia Mayo 3 - 7 National Youth Violence Prevention Week National Association of Students Against Violence Everywhere P.O. Box 9120 Plainview, NY 11803-9020 (800) 999-6884 x3037 (516) 349-5521 Fax nyvpc@violencepreventionweek.org www.violencepreventionweek.org Materials available Contact: Customer Service 6 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: none available 6 A Day to End Sexual Violence National Sexual Violence Resource Center 123 North Enola Drive Enola, PA 17025 (877) 739-3895 (717) 909-0714 Fax resources@nsvrc.org www.nsvrc.org Materials available Contact: Eboni Braxton 7 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 available 16 World Voice Day American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery One Prince Street Alexandria, VA 22314-3357 (703) 836-4444 voiceday@entnet.org www.entnet.org/news/voiceday.cfm Materials available Contact: Desiree Voinche 22 - 29 National Infant Immunization Week National Immunization Program Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road, NE, MS E-05 Atlanta, GA 30333 (800) 232-4636 English/Spanish (888) CDC-FAXX Free fax-back (232-3299) nipinfo@cdc.gov www.cdc.gov/nip/events/niiw/ Materials available Contact: Community Outreach and Planning Branch 23 - 29 National Volunteer Week Points of Light Foundation The Volunteer Centers National Network 1400 I Street, NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 729-8168 (202) 729-8105 Fax volunteerweek@pointsoflight.org www.pointsoflight.org/programs/seasons/nvw Materials available Contact: Kisha James 29 - 30 2006 WalkAmerica March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation 1275 Mamaroneck Avenue White Plains, NY 10605 (888) M-O-DIMES (663-4637) (800) 525-WALK (9255) (914) 997- 4617 walkamerica@modimes.org www.walkamerica.org Materials available Contact: Katrina Edwards 30 - May 6 North American Occupational Safety and Health Week American Society of Safety Engineers Canadian Society of Safety Engineering ASSE Public Relations Department 1800 East Oakton Street Des Plaines, IL 60018-2187 (847) 699-2929 dhurns@asse.org www.asse.org/naosh Materials available Contact: Diane Hurns Back to Top May 1 - 31 Mental Health Month National Mental Health Association and National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare 2001 North Beauregard Street, 12th Floor Alexandria, VA 22311 (800) 969-6642 www.nmha.org Materials available Contact: Resource Center 1 - 31 Lyme Disease Awareness Month Lyme Disease Foundation P.O. Box 332 Tolland, CT 06084 (800) 886-5963 (860) 870-0070 lymefnd@aol.com www.lyme.org Materials available Contact: Karen Forschner 1 - 31 National Sight-Saving Month: Ultraviolet Awareness 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 - 31 Clean Air 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 available 1 - 31 National Neurofibromatosis Month Children's Tumor Foundation 95 Pine Street, 16th Floor New York, NY 10005 (800) 323-7938 ctf@ctf.org www.ctf.org Materials available Contact: John Radziejewski 1 - 31 National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month National Osteoporosis Foundation 1232 22nd Street, NW Washington, DC 20037 (202) 223-2226 communications@nof.org www.nof.org Materials available Contact: Communications Department 1 - 31 National Trauma Awareness Month American Trauma Society 8903 Presidential Parkway, Suite 512 Upper Marlboro, MD 20772-2656 (800) 556-7890 info@amtrauma.org www.amtrauma.org Materials available Contact: Public Relations Coordinator 1 - 31 Older Americans Month U.S. Administration on Aging Washington, DC 20201 (202) 619-0724 AoAInfo@aoa.gov www.aoa.gov Materials available Contact: Public Inquiries 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 info@aafa.org www.aafa.org Materials available Contact: Angel Waldron 1 - 31 Better Hearing and Speech Month American Speech-Language-Hearing Association 10801 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 (800) 638-8255 actioncenter@asha.org www.asha.org Materials available Contact: Action Center 1 - 31 Better Sleep Month Better Sleep Council 501 Wythe Street Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 683-8371 bsc@sleepproducts.org www.bettersleep.org Materials available Contact: Nancy L. Shark 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) 629-3246 Fax nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhbpep_kit/ Materials available Contact: Information Specialist 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 www.aad.org Materials available Contact: Aisha Hasan 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 Healthy Vision Month National Eye Institute 2020 Vision Place Bethesda, MD 20892-3655 (301) 496-5248 hvm@nei.nih.gov www.healthyvision2010.org/hvm/ Materials available Contact: Linda Huss 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 (202) 690-9000 (202) 690-5211 Fax jmeer@osophs.dhhs.gov www.fitness.gov Materials available Contact: Janice Meer 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.bikemonth.com Materials available Contact: Elizabeth Preston 1 - 31 Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) 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 - 7 Brain Tumor Action Week North American Brain Tumor Coalition 15 Magnum Court Smithfield, RI 02917 (617) 594-2343 pmckay2002@hotmail.com www.nabraintumor.org Materials available Contact: Paul McKay 1 - 7 Cover the Uninsured Week Cover the Uninsured 1010 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20007 (202) 572-2928 (202) 338-2334 Fax info@CoverTheUninsuredWeek.org www.CoverTheUninsuredWeek.org Materials available Contact: National Office 1 Melanoma Monday American Academy of Dermatology 930 East Woodfield Road Schaumburg, IL 60173 (888) 462-DERM (3376) (847) 330-0230 www.aad.org Materials available Contact: Aisha Hasan 3 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 Contact: Jeanine Christiana 6 - 13 National SAFE KIDS Week Safe Kids Worldwide 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20004-1707 (202) 662-0600 smorton@safekids.org www.safekids.org Contact: Suzanne Morton 7 - 13 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 8 - 14 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 Fibromyalgia Awareness Day National Fibromyalgia Association 2200 N. Glassell Street, Suite A Orange, CA 92865 (714) 921-0150 (714) 921-6920 Fax nfa@fmaware.org fmaware.org/may12.htm Materials available Contact: Corin Walson 13 Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS) Awareness Day CdLS-USA Foundation 302 West Main Street, #100 Avon, CT 06001 (800) 753-2357 (800) 223-8355 Alternate (860) 676-8337 Fax awareness@cdlsusa.org www.cdlsusa.org Materials available Contact: Gail Speers 14 - 20 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 4woman@ps.net www.womenshealth.gov Materials available Contact: National Women’s Health Information Center 14 - 20 National Running and Fitness Week American Running Association and American Medical Athletic Association 4405 East-West Highway, Suite 405 Bethesda, MD 20814 (800) 776-2732 (301) 913-9517 (301) 913-9520 Fax run@americanrunning.org www.americanrunning.org Contact: Barbara Baldwin 14 - 20 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 14 - 20 Food Allergy Awareness Week Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network 11781 Lee Jackson Highway, Suite 160 Fairfax, VA 22033 (800) 929-4040 faan@foodallergy.org www.foodallergy.org Materials available Contact: Media Relations 14 - 20 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 (212) 269-7797 (800) NCA-CALL (24-hour helpline) (212) 269-7510 Fax national@ncadd.org www.ncadd.org Materials available Contact: Director of Communications 15 - 21 Tinnitus Awareness Week American Tinnitus Association P.O. Box 5 Portland, OR 97207 (800) 634-8978 x213 (503) 248-9985 x213 (503) 248-0024 Fax tinnitus@ata.org www.ata.org Materials available Contact: none available 15 - 19 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.biketoworkweek.com Materials available Contact: Elizabeth Preston 15 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 4women@ps.net www.womenshealth.gov Materials available Contact: National Women’s Health Information Center 16 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 17 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 www.physicalfitness.org Materials available Contact: Philip Haberstro 18 HIV Vaccine Awareness Day National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health HIV Vaccine Communications Campaign Office of Program Operations and Scientific Information, Division of AIDS 6700-B Rockledge Drive, Room 4140 Bethesda, MD 20817 (301) 435-7164 (301) 402-1505 Fax mmurguia@niaid.nih.gov www.niaid.nih.gov/ Materials available Contact: Matthew Murguia 21 - 27 Schizophrenia Awareness Week National Schizophrenia Foundation 403 Seymour Street, Suite 202 Lansing, MI 48933 (517) 485-7168 x105 (517) 485-7180 Fax harwin@NSFoundation.org www.NSFoundation.org Materials available Contact: Laura Harwin 22 - 29 Recreational Water Illness Prevention Week Water and Environment Activity Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Parasitic Diseases 4770 Buford Highway, N.E., - MS F22 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. 25 National Missing Children’s Day Child Find of America, Inc. Box 277 New Paltz, NY 12561 (800) 426-5678 information@childfindofamerica.org www.childfindofamerica.org Materials available Contact: Carol Robins 31 World No Tobacco Day Coalition for World No Tobacco Day P.O. Box 209 Shiloh, NJ 10163 (212) 601-8499 jrg@wntd.org www.wntd.org Materials available Contact: none available Back to Top June 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 National Scleroderma Awareness Month Scleroderma Foundation 300 Rosewood Drive, Suite 105 Danvers, MA 01923 (800) 722-HOPE (4673) sfinfo@scleroderma.org www.scleroderma.org Materials available Contact: Local Chapters or National Office 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 Contact: Emmeline Sim 1 - 30 Vision Research Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (847) 843-8458 info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline 1 - 30 Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month The Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America, Inc. 1821 University Avenue West, Suite S256 St. Paul, MN 55104 (800) 541-5454 (651) 917-1835 Fax mgfa@myasthenia.org www.myasthenia.org Materials available Contact: none available 1 - 30 Home Safety Month Home Safety Council 1250 Eye Street NW, Suite 100 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 330-4900 info@homesafetycouncil.org www.homesafetycouncil.org/homesafetymonth Materials available Contact: Meri-K Appy 4 - 10 Dystonia Awareness Week Dystonia Medical Research Foundation One East Wacker Drive, Suite 2430 Chicago, IL 60601 (312) 755-0198 (312) 803-0138 Fax dystonia@dystonia-foundation.org www.dystonia-foundation.org Materials available Contact: Jennifer Molski 4 - 10 National Headache Awareness Week National Headache Foundation 820 North Orleans, Suite 217 Chicago, IL 60610-3132 (888) NHF-5552 (643-5552) info@headaches.org www.headaches.org Materials available Contact: Suzanne E. Simons 4 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 available 12 - 18 National Men's Health Week Men’s Health Network P.O. Box 75972 Washington, DC 20013 (202) 543-MHN-1 (6461) x101 (202) 543-2727 Fax info@menshealthweek.org www.menshealthweek.org Materials available Contact: none available 21 National ASK Day PAX/Real Solutions to Gun Violence 30 Broad Street, 22nd Floor New York, NY 10004 (212) 269-5100 ask@paxusa.org www.AskingSavesKids.com Materials available Contact: none available 25 - July 1 Helen Keller Deaf - Blind Awareness Week Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults 141 Middle Neck Road Sands Point, NY 11050-1299 (516) 944-8900 x254 (516) 767-1738 Fax (516) 994-8637 TTY development@hknc.org www.hknc.org Materials available Contact: Development Department 27 - July 5 Eye Safety Awareness Week United States Eye Injury Registry American Society of Ocular Trauma 1201 11th Avenue South, Suite 300 Birmingham, AL 35205 (205) 933-0064 (205) 933-1341 Fax loretta@useironline.org www.useironline.org Materials available Contact: Loretta Mann 27 National HIV Testing Day National Association of People with AIDS 8401 Colesville Road, Suite 750 Silver Spring, MD 20910 (240) 247-0880 (240) 247-0574 Fax nhtd@napwa.org www.napwa.org/hivtestinfo/index Materials available Contact: NHTD Department
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