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National Health Observances

February 5 JANUARY FEBRUARY National Girls & Women in Sports Day Birth Defects Prevention Month AMD/Low Vision Awareness Women's Sports Foundation March of Dimes Birth Defects Month Eisenhower Park East Meadow, NY 11554 Foundation Prevent Blindness America (800) 227-3988 1275 Mamaronek Avenue 500 East Remington Road http://www.womenssportfoundation.org White Plains, NY 10605 Schaumburg, IL 60173-5611 (888) 663-4637 (800) 331-2020 http://www.modimes.org http://www.preventblindness.org February 9-15 National Child Passenger Safety Cervical Cancer Awareness Month Awareness Week Cancer Research Foundation of Contact your local chapter of the National Highway Traffic Safety America American Heart Association at (800) Administration 1600 Duke Street, Suite 110 AHA-USA1 Office of Public and Consumer Affairs Alexandria, VA 22314 -or- 400 Seventh Street SW Washington, DC 20590 (800) 227-CRFA AHA National Headquarters (202) 366-9550 http://www.preventcancer.org/ 7272 Greenville Avenue Dallas, TX 75231-4596 http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov

(214) 373-6300 National Glaucoma Awareness http://www.americanheart.org February 10-14 Month National Cardiac Rehabilitation Prevent Blindness America National Children's Dental Health Week 500 East Remington Road Month American Association of Schaumburg, IL 60173-5611 Contact the state or local dental society Cardiovascular and Pulmonary (800) 331-2020 or Rehabilitation http://www.preventblindness.org American Dental Association 401 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 2200

211 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 National Volunteer Blood Donor Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 321-5146 Month (312) 440-2500 http://www.aacvpr.org American Association of Blood Banks http://www.ada.org Department of Communications and February 10-16 Public Relations National Condom Month 8101 Glenbrook Road (also observed in November) American Social Health Association Random Acts of Kindness Week Bethesda, MD 20814-2749 PO Box 13827 Random Acts of Kindness Foundation (301) 907-6977 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 1801 Broadway Street, Suite 250 http://www.aabb.org (919) 361-8400 Denver, CO 80202 http://www.ashastd.org January 19-25 (800) 660-2811 http://www.actsofkindness.org Healthy Weight Week Wise Health Consumer Month Healthy Weight Journal th American Institute for Preventive 402 South 14 Street Medicine February 14 Hettinger, ND 58639 30445 Northwestern Highway, Suite National Condom Day (701) 567-2646 350 American Social Health Association http://www.healthyweightnetwork.com Farmington Hills, MI 48334 PO Box 13827 (800) 345-2476 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 http://www.healthylife.com (919) 361-8400 http://www.ashastd.org NWI 2003 National Health Observance Calendar

National Kidney Month March 3-7 FEBRUARY (cont’d) National Kidney Foundation National School Breakfast Week rd 30 East 33 Street American School Food Service February 14-21 New York, NY 10016 Association National Condom Week (800) 622-9010 700 S. Washington St., Suite 300 http://www.kidney.org Pharmacist Planning Service, Inc. Alexandria, VA 22314

101 Lucas Valley Road #210 (703) 739-3900 San Rafael, CA 94903 National Nutrition Month http://www.asfsa.org (415) 479-8628 American Dietetic Association http://www.ppsinc.org 216 W. Jackson Blvd, Suite 800 March 9-15 Chicago, IL 60606-6995 National Pulmonary Rehabilitation February 23-March 2 (312) 899-0040 Week http://www.eatright.org National Eating Disorders American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Awareness Week National Poison Prevention Month National Eating Disorders Association Rehabilitation Pharmacist Planning Services, Inc. 603 Stewart St, Suite 830 401 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 2200 101 Lucas Valley Road #210 Seattle, WA 98101 Chicago, IL 60611-4267 San Rafael, CA 94903 (206) 382-3587 (312) 321-5146 (415) 479-8628 http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org http://www.aacvpr.org http://www.ppsinc.org

March 10-16 National Professional Social Work Cover the Uninsured Week MARCH Month Cover The Uninsured Week National Association of Social Workers 1010 Wisconsin Ave, NW, Suite 800 750 First Street NE, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20007 American Red Cross Month Washington, DC 20002-4241 American Red Cross, Public Affairs (202) 572-2928 (800) 638-8799 http://www.covertheuninsuredweek.org National Headquarters http://www.socialworkers.org th 430 17 Street NW March 16-22 Washington, DC 20006 Workplace Eye Health and Safety (703) 206-6000 National Poison Prevention Week Month -or- contact your local chapter Poison Prevention Week Council Prevent Blindness America http://www.redcross.org c/o U.S. Product Safety Commission 500 East Remington Road PO Box 1543 Schaumburg, IL 60173-5611 BACCHUS and GAMMA Washington, DC 20013 (800) 331-2020 (301) 504-0580 ext. 1184 (Collegiate) Safe http://www.preventblindness.org http://www.poisonprevention.org Programming BACCHUS and GAMMA Peer March 2-8 March 25 Education Network/Inter-Association Save Your Vision Week Task Force on Alcohol and Other American Diabetes Alert Day American Optometric Association Drugs American Diabetes Association 243 N. Lindbergh Boulevard PO Box 100430 Public Relations St. Louis, MO 63141 Denver, CO 80250-0430 1701 N. Beauregard St. (314) 991-4100 (303) 871-0901 Alexandria, VA 22311 http://www.aoanet.org/ http://www.bacchusgamma.org (800) 342-2383 http://www.diabetes.org Hemophilia Month March 2-8 National Hemophilia Foundation National Collegiate Health and 116 W. 32nd St, 11th Floor Wellness Week New York, NY 10001 BACCHUS and GAMMA Peer (212) 328-3700 Education Network/Inter-Association APRIL http://www.hemophilia.org Task Force on Alcohol and Other Drugs National Alcohol Awareness National Colorectal Cancer PO Box 100430 Month Awareness Month Denver, CO 80250-0430 National Council on Alcoholism and Cancer Research Foundation of (303) 871-0901 Drug Dependence, Inc. America http://www.bacchusgamma.org Public Information 1600 Duke Street, Suite 110 20 Exchange Place, Suite 2902 Alexandria, VA 22314 New York, NY 10005 (800) 227-CRFA (212) 269-7797 http://www.preventcancer.org (800) 622-2255 (to locate an area affiliate) http://www.ncadd.org

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Sexually Transmitted Disease April 7 APRIL (cont’d) Awareness Month World Health Day American Social Health Association American Association for World Health National PO Box 13827 1825 K Street, NW, Suite 1208 Contact your local chapter or Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 Washington, DC 20006 American Cancer Society (919) 361-8400 (202) 466-5883 National Home Office http://www.ashastd.org http://www.aaworldhealth.org 1599 Clifton Road, NE World Health Organization Atlanta, GA 30329-4251 http://www.who.org Women's Eye Health and Safety (800) 227-2345 Month http://www.cancer.org April 10 Prevent Blindness America National Alcohol Screening Day 500 East Remington Road Screening for Mental Health, Inc. National Child Abuse Prevention Schaumburg, IL 60173-5611 One Washington Street Month (800) 331-2020 Suite 304 Prevent Child Abuse America http://www.preventblindness.org Wellesley Hills, MA 02481 200 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 1700 (781) 239-0071 April 2 http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org Chicago, IL 60604 Kick Butts Day (312) 663-3520 National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids April 13-19 http://www.childabuse.org 1707 L Street, NW, Suite 800 National Infant Immunization Week -or- Washington, DC 20036 CDC, National Immunization Program National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse (800) 284-KIDS 1600 Clifton Road, NE and Neglect http://www.tobaccofreekids.org Mail Stop E02 330 C Street SW Washington, DC 20447 Atlanta, GA 30333 (800) 394-3366 April 4-6 (800) 232-2522 http://www.calib.com/nccanch/prevmnt Alcohol-Free Weekend http://www.cdc.gov/nip/ h/index.cfm National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. April 13-19 National Humor Month 20 Exchange Place, Suite 2902 National Minority Cancer The Carmel Institute of Humor New York, NY 10005 Awareness Week (212) 269-7797 25470 Canada Drive National Cancer Institute Carmel, CA 93923-8926 (800) NCA-CALL (24-hr. helpline) http://www.ncadd.org Office of Cancer Communication (831) 624-3058 Building 31, Room 10A31 http://www.larrywilde.com April 6-12 31 Center Drive, MSC 2580 National Occupational Therapy National Library Week Bethesda, MD 20892 Month American Library Association (800) 4-CANCER (226237) The American Occupational Therapy 50 East Huron Street http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov Association Chicago, IL 60611 PO Box 31220 (800) 545-2433 ext. 2153 April 14 Bethesda, MD 20824-1220 http://www.ala.org International Moment of Laughter Day (301) 652-2682 Wide Angle Humor http://www.aota.org April 6-12 PO Box 962 International Building Safety Week Northampton, MA 01061 National STDs/Family Planning International Code Council (413) 586-2634 Awareness Month 5203 Leesburg Pike, Suite 600 http://www.izzyg.com Pharmacist Planning Services, Inc. Falls Church, VA 22041 101 Lucas Valley Road #210 (703) 931-4533 April 21-27 San Rafael, CA 94903 http://www.intlcode.org National TV-Turnoff Week

(415) 479-8628 TV Turn-Off Network http://www.ppsinc.org April 7-13 1611 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite National Public Health Week 3A American Public Health Association Washington, DC 20009 National Youth Sports Safety 800 I Street, NW Month (202) 518-5556 Washington, DC 20001-3170 http://www.tvturnoff.org National Youth Sports Safety Foundation, (202) 777-2742 Inc. http://www.apha.org 1 Beacon Street, Suite 3333 Boston, MA 02103 (617) 277-1171 http://www.nyssf.org

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Huntington's Disease Awareness National Physical Fitness and APRIL (cont’d) Month Sports Month Huntington's Disease Society of President's Council on Physical Fitness April 22 America and Sports th th 158 W. 29 Street, 7 Floor HHH Building, Room 738H Earth Day Network New York, NY 10001-5300 200 Independence Avenue SW 811 First Ave., Suite 454 (800) 345-4372 Washington, DC 20201 Seattle, WA 98104 http://www.hdsa.org (202) 690-9000 (206) 876-2000 http://www.fitness.gov http://www.earthday.net National Arthritis Month Arthritis Foundation National Sight-Saving Month: April 27-May 3 1330 W. Peachtree Street Ultraviolet Awareness and Home Atlanta, GA 30309 Eye Safety Prevent Blindness America The Points of Light Foundation (800) 283-7800 1400 I Street NW, Suite 800 http://www.arthritis.org 500 East Remington Road Washington, DC 20005-2208 Schaumburg, IL 60173-5611 (202) 729-8000 National Bike Month (800) 331-2020 http://www.PointsofLight.org League of American Bicyclists http://www.preventblindness.org 1612 K Street NW, Suite 401 Washington, DC 20006-2082 National Stroke Awareness Month (202) 822-1333 National Stroke Association MAY http://www.bikeleague.org 9707 East Ln. Englewood, CO 80112-3747 National High Blood Pressure Asthma and Allergy Awareness (800) STROKES Education Month http://www.stroke.org Month National Heart, Lung, and Blood -or- Allergy and Asthma Network Institute Information Center American Heart Association 2751 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 150 PO Box 30105 National Center Fairfax, VA 22031-4397 Bethesda, MD 20824-0105 7272 Greenville Avenue (800) 878-4403 (301) 592-8573 Dallas, TX 75231 http://www.aanma.org http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/ (214) 373-6300 http://www.americanheart.org Better Sleep Month National Melanoma/Skin Cancer -or- The Better Sleep Council Detection and Prevention Month contact your local American Heart 501 Wythe St. American Academy of Dermatology Association office or call (800) 242- Alexandria, VA 22314 PO Box 4104 8721 or American Heart Association (703) 683-8371 Schaumburg, IL 61068-4194 Stroke Connection Warm Line (800) http://www.bettersleep.org (847) 330-0230; (888) 462-3376 553-6321

http://www.aad.org Clean Air Month National Teen Pregnancy American Lung Association National Mental Health Month Prevention Month Communications Department National Mental Health Association Advocates for Youth 1740 Broadway th 2001 N. Beauregard St., 14 Floor 1025 Vermont Ave, NW, Suite 200 New York, NY 10019-4374 Alexandria, VA 22311 Washington, DC 20005 (800) 586-4872 (703) 684-7722, (800) 969-NMHA (202) 347-5700 http://www.lungusa.org http://www.nmha.org http://www.advocatesforyouth.org

Correct Posture Month National Osteoporosis Prevention National Tuberous Sclerosis American Chiropractic Association Month Communications Department Awareness Month National Osteoporosis Foundation Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance 1701 Clarendon Boulevard nd 1232 22 St., NW Arlington, VA 22209 801 Roeder Rd., Suite 750 Washington, DC 20037 (800) 986-4636 Silver Spring, MD 20910 (202) 223-2226 http://www.amerchiro.org (800) 225-6872 http://www.nof.org http://www.tsalliance.org/

Hepatitis Awareness Month Older Americans Month Hepatitis Foundation International U.S. Dept. of Health and Human 504 Blick Drive Services Silver Spring, MD 20904-2901 Administration on Aging (800) 891-0707 1 Massachusetts Ave, NW http://www.hepfi.org Washington, DC 20201 (202) 619-0724 http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov ______4 NWI 2003 National Health Observance Calendar

May 7 May 21 MAY (cont’d) School Nurse Day National Employee Health and National Association of School Nurses, Fitness Day May 1-7 Inc. National Association for Health and National Physical Education and PO Box 1300 Fitness Sports Week Scarborough, ME 04070-1300 401 W. Michigan St. (207) 883-2117 National Association for Sport and Indianapolis, IN 46202 http://www.nasn.org Physical Education (American (317) 955-0957

Alliance for Health, Physical http://www.physicalfitness.org Education, Recreation, and Dance) May 8 1900 Association Drive World Red Cross Day May 28 Reston, VA 20191 American Red Cross, International National Senior Health and Fitness (703) 476-3410 Services Day National Headquarters http://www.aahperd.org th Mature Market Resource Center 431 18 Street, NW 1850 W. Winchester Rd., Suite 213 May 4-10 Washington, DC 20006 Libertyville, IL 60048 (703) 206-6000 National SAFE KIDS Week (800) 828-8225 or contact your local chapter National SAFE KIDS Campaign http://www.fitnessday.com http://www.redcross.org 1301 Pennsylvania Ave, NW,

Suite 1000 May 31 May 11-17 Washington, DC 20004-1707 World No Tobacco Day (202) 662-0600 National Hospital Week American Association for World Health http://www.safekids.org American Hospital Association 1825 K Street, NW, Suite 1208 1 N. Franklin Washington, DC 20006 Chicago, IL 60606 May 4-10 (202) 466-5883 (312) 422-3000 National Nurses Week http://www.aawhworldhealth.org http://www.aha.org American Nurses Association 600 Maryland Avenue SW, Suite 100 May 11-17 West Washington, DC 20024 Women’s Health Week JUNE (202) 554-4444, (800) 274-4ANA Office on Women's Health http://www.nursingworld.org Department of Health and Human Services Cancer in the Sun Month Pharmacist Planning Services, Inc. May 4-10 200 Independence Avenue, SW Room 730B 101 Lucas Valley Road #210 North American Occupational Washington, DC 20201 San Rafael, CA 94903 Safety and Health Week 202-690-7650 (415) 479-8628 American Society of Safety Engineers http://www.4woman.gov/owh http://www.ppsinc.org Canadian Society of Safety Engineering 1800 E. Oakton Street (June/July) Des Plaines, IL 60018 May 19-25 Fireworks Safety Months http://www.asse.org National Running and Fitness Prevent Blindness America Week 500 East Remington Road May 7 American Running and Fitness Schaumburg, IL 60173-5611 PROJECT ACES DAY Association (800) 331-2020 (All Children Exercise Simultaneously) 4405 East/West Highway, Suite 405 http://www.preventblindness.org Youth Fitness Coalition, Inc. Bethesda, MD 20814 (800) 776-2732 PO Box 6452-Dept. FS (June/July) http://www.americanrunning.org Jersey City, NJ 07306-0452 Light the Night for Sight http://www.projectaces.com Prevent Blindness America May 19-26 500 East Remington Road, Suite 200 May 7 Buckle Up America! Week Schaumburg, IL 60173-5611 National Prevent Teen Pregnancy National Traffic Safety Administration (800) 331-2020 Day Office of Public and Consumer Affairs http://www.preventblindness.org 400 Seventh Street SW The National Campaign to Prevent Washington, DC 20590 Teen Pregnancy (202) 366-9550 National Safety Month 1776 Mass. Ave, NW, Suite 200 http://www.buckleupamerica.org National Safety Council (202) 478-8500 1121 Spring Lake Drive http://www.teenpregnancy.org Itasca, IL 60143-3201 (630) 285-1121 http://www.nsc.org

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Hemochromatosis Screening JUNE (cont’d) Awareness Month SEPTEMBER Hemochromatosis Research National Scleroderma Awareness Foundation Baby Safety Awareness Month PO Box 8569 Month Juvenile Product Manufacturers Albany, NY 12208 United Scleroderma Foundation, Inc. Association (518) 489-0972 12 Kent Way, Suite 101 17000 Commerce Parkway, Suite C

Byfield, MA 01922 Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 (800) 722-HOPE (June/July) (856) 638-0420 http://www.scleroderma.org Light the Night for Sight http://www.jpma.org Prevent Blindness America June 1 500 East Remington Road, Suite 200 Children's Eye Health and Safety Stand for Children Day Schaumburg, IL 60173-5611 Month (800) 331-2020 1834 Connecticut Avenue, NW Prevent Blindness America http://www.preventblindness.org Washington, DC 20009 500 East Remington Road

(800) 663-4032 Schaumburg, IL 60173-5611 http://www.stand.org July 13-19 (800) 331-2020 National Therapeutic Recreation http://www.preventblindness.org June 1-7 Week National Hug an Elder Week National Therapeutic Recreation Healthy Aging Month GenAmerica Society Healthy Aging Campaign 1255 N. Broadway Branch of the National Park and Educational Television Network, Inc. Escondido, CA 92026 Recreation Association PO Box 442 (760) 781-5600 22377 Belmont Ridge Road Unionville, PA 19375 http://www.GenAmericaServe.com Ashburn, VA 20148 (610) 793-0979 (703) 858-0784 http://www.healthyaging.net June 1-7 http://www.nrpa.org National Headache Awareness Leukemia Society Month Week July 13-19 Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of National Headache Foundation International Massage Week America 428 W. St. James Place, 2nd Floor Associated Bodywork and Massage 1311 Mamaroneck Ave Chicago, IL 60614-2750 Professionals White Plains, NY 10605 (800) 843-2256 28677 Buffalo Park Road (914) 949-5213; (800) 955-4572 http://www.headaches.org Evergreen, CO 80439-7347 http://www.leukemia.org (800) 458-2267 June 9-15 http://www.abmp.com National Alcohol and Drug National Men's Health Week Addiction Recovery Month National Men's Health Foundation Substance Abuse and Mental Health 33 East Minor Street Services Administration (SAMHSA) Emmaus, PA 18098-0099 AUGUST National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and (610) 967-8620 Drug Information PO Box 2345 (Support provided by Rodale Press) Medic Alert Awareness Month http://www.menshealth.com Rockville, MD 20847-2345 Medic Alert Foundation International (800) 729-6686 2323 Colorado Avenue http://www.recoverymonth.gov Turlock, CA 95382 (800) 825-3785 National Cholesterol Education http://www.medicalert.org JULY Awareness Month August 1-7 National Heart, Lung, and Blood (June/July) Institute Information Center World Breastfeeding Week PO Box 30105 Fireworks Safety Months La Leche League International Prevent Blindness America Bethesda, MD 20824-0105 1400 N. Meacham Road (301) 592-8573 500 East Remington Road Schaumburg, IL 60173-4840 Schaumburg, IL 60173-5611 http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/chd/ (847) 519-7730 (800) 331-2020 http://www.lalecheleague.org/ http://www.preventblindness.org National Sickle Cell Awareness Month Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc. 200 Corporate Pointe, Suite 495 Culver City, CA 90230-8727 (800) 421-8453 http://www.sicklecelldisease.org ______6 NWI 2003 National Health Observance Calendar

September 27 Healthy Lung Month SEPTEMBER (cont’d) Family Health and Fitness Day American Lung Association USA 1740 Broadway Prostate Health Month Health Information Resource Center New York, NY 10019-4374 American Foundation for Urological 1850 W. Winchester Rd., Suite 213 (212) 315-8700 Disease Libertyville, IL 60048 http://www.lungusa.org Prostate Cancer Education Council (800) 828-8225; (847) 816-8660 Contact your local Lung Association or 300 S. Jackson St, Suite 540 http://www.fitnessday.com (800) LUNGUSA Golden, CO 80209 (303) 216-0724 Lupus Awareness Month http://www.pcaw.com Lupus Foundation of America http://www.afud.org 1300 Piccard Drive, Suite 200 Rockville, MD 20850-4303 September 1-7 American Heart Walk (800) 558-0121 National Childood Injury Dates vary depending on your location. http://www.lupus.org Prevention Week Contact your local American Heart The As Safe As Possible Campaign Association or call (800) AHA-USA1 National AIDS Awareness Month PO Box 715 (800-242-8721) Pharmacist Planning Service, Inc. Richboro, PA 18954 -or- 101 Lucas Valley Road #210 (215) 364-1555 American Heart Association San Rafael, CA 94903 http://www.assafeaspossible.org National Center (415) 479-8628 7272 Greenville Avenue http://www.ppsinc.org September 14-20 Dallas, TX 75231-4596 Prostate Cancer Awareness Week (214) 373-6300 National Breast Cancer American Foundation for Urological http://www.americanheart.org Awareness Month Disease http://www.nbcam.com Prostate Cancer Education Council Auto Battery Safety Month American Cancer Society 300 S. Jackson St., Suite 540 Prevent Blindness America 1599 Clifton Road, NE Golden, CO 80209 500 East Remington Road Atlanta, GA 30329 (303) 316-4685 Schaumburg, IL 60173-5611 (800) ACS-2345; (404) 320-3333 http://www.pcaw.com (800) 331-2020 http://www.cancer.org http://www.afud.org http://www.preventblindness.org -or- The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer September 21-27 Domestic Violence Awareness Foundation at (800) IM AWARE. 5-a-Day for Better Health Week Month -or- National Cancer Institute National Coalition Against Domestic National Cancer Institute's Cancer 5-a-Day [fruits and vegetables] for Violence Information Service Better Health Program PO Box 18749 (800) 4-CANCER Executive Plaza North, Suite 330 Denver, CO 80218-0749 http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov 6130 Executive Boulevard, MSC 7332 (303) 839-1852 Bethesda, MD 20892-7332 http://www.ncadv.org National Crime Prevention Month (301) 496-8520 National Exchange Club http://5aday.nci.nih.gov Health Literacy Month 3050 Central Avenue Health Literacy Consulting Toledo, OH 43606-1700 September 21-27 31 Highland Street, Suite 201 (800) 924-2643 National Farm Safety and Health Natick, MA 01760 http://www.nationalexchangeclub.com Week (508) 653-1199 http://www.healthliteracy.com National Safety Council National Dental Hygiene Month 1121 Spring Lake Road American Dental Hygienists Itasca, IL 60143-3201 Healthy Babies Month Association (800) 621-7619 March of Dimes Birth Defects 444 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 3400 http://www.nsc.org Foundation Chicago, IL 60611 1275 Mamaroneck Avenue (312) 440-8900 September 21-27 White Plains, NY 10605 http://www.adha.org (888) 663-4637 National Rehabilitation Week http://www.modimes.org National Depression and Mental National Rehabilitation Awareness Foundation Health Month PO Box 71 Pharmacist Planning Services, Inc. Scranton, PA 18501 101 Lucas Valley Road #210 (570) 341-4637 San Rafael, CA 94903 http://www.nraf-rehabnet.org (415) 479-8628 http://www.ppsinc.org ______7 NWI 2003 National Health Observance Calendar

National Sudden Infant Death October 6 OCTOBER (cont’d) Syndrome Awareness Month Child Health Day SIDS Alliance U.S. Dept. of Health and Human National Disability Employment 1314 Bedford Avenue, Suite 210 Services Awareness Month Baltimore, MD 21208 Health Resources and Services Admin. U.S. Office of Disability Employment (800) 221-7437 Maternal and Child Health Bureau Policy http://www.sidsalliance.org Parklawn Building, Room 18-05 1331 F Street NW, 3rd Floor 5600 Fishers Lane Washington, DC 20004 National UNICEF Month: Trick-or- Rockville, MD 20857 (202) 376-6200 Treat for UNICEF. (301) 443-2170 http://www.dol.gov/dol/odep/ U.S. Committee for UNICEF http://mchb.hrsa.gov PO Box 98006 National Family Health Month Washington D.C. 20090-8006 October 8 American Academy of Family (800) 252-KIDS World Mental Health Day Physicians http://www.unicefusa.org World Federation for Mental Health 11400 Tomahawk Creek Pkwy. PO Box 16810 Leawood, KS 66211 Talk About Prescriptions Month Alexandria, VA 22302-0810 (800) 274-2237 National Council on Patient Information (703) 838-7525 http://www.familyhealthmonth.org and Education http://www.wfmh.com 4915 Saint Elmo Ave., Suite 505 National Family Sexuality Bethesda, MD 20814-6082 October 9 Education Month (301) 656-8565 National Depression Screening http://www.talkaboutrx.org Planned Parenthood Federation of Day America Screening for Mental Health, Inc. 810 7th Avenue Alzheimer's Association Memory 1 Washington Street, Suite 304 New York, NY 10019 Walk Wellesley Hills, MA 02481 (212) 541-7800 Dates vary depending on your (781) 239-0071 http://www.ppfa.org/ppfa location. Contact your local http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org Alzheimer's Association National Liver Awareness Month -or- October 10 American Liver Foundation Alzheimer's Association Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 603 919 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1100 National Society of Professional New York, NY 10038 Chicago, IL 60611-1676 Engineers (800) 465-4837 (800) 272-3900 1420 King Street http://www.liverfoundation.org http://www.alz.org Alexandria, VA 22314 http://www.brakesonfatalities.org National Physical Therapy Month October 5-11 American Physical Therapy Association National Mental Illness Awareness October 13-17 1111 N. Fairfax Street Week National School Lunch Week Alexandria, VA 22314 American Psychiatric Association American School Food Service (800) 999-2782 1400 K Street NW, Suite 1050 Association http://www.apta.org Washington, DC 20005 700 South Washington Street, Suite (888) 357-7924 300 National Spina Bifida Month http://www.psych.org Alexandria, VA 22314 Spina Bifida Association of America (703) 739-3900 4590 MacArthur Boulevard NW, Suite October 5-11 http://www.asfsa.org 250 National Fire Prevention Week Washington, DC 20007-4226 October 13-19 (800) 621-3141 National Fire Protection Association http://www.sbaa.org 1 Batterymarch Park; PO Box 9101 National Adult Immunization Quincy, MA 02269-9101 Awareness Week (800) 344-3555 National Coalition for Adult National Spinal Health Month http://www.nfpa.org Immunization American Chiropractic Association 4733 Bethesda Avenue, Suite 750 Communications Department Bethesda, MD 20814-5228 1701 Clarendon Boulevard (301) 656-0003 Arlington, VA 22209 http://www.nfid.org/ncai/ (800) 986-4636 http://www.amerchiro.org

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October 19-25 National Child Mental Health OCTOBER (cont’d) National Healthcare Quality Week Month National Association for Healthcare c/o New York University Child Study October 16 Quality Center st World Food Day 4700 W. Lake Avenue 550 1 Ave. National Committee for World Food Glenview, IL 60025 New York, NY 10016 Day (800) 966-9392 (212) 263-6622 2175 K Street NW http://www.nahq.org/ http://www.aboutkids.org Washington, DC 20437-0002 (202) 653-2404 October 20-26 National Alzheimer's Disease http://www.worldfooddayusa.org National Health Education Week Awareness Month (K-6 School Programming) Alzheimer's Disease and Related October 17 National Center for Health Education Disorders Association th th National Mammography Day 242 W. 30 Street, 10 Floor 919 North Michigan Avenue, Suite http://www.nbcam.com New York, NY 10001 1100 American Cancer Society (212) 594-8001 ext. 32 Chicago, IL 60611 1599 Clifton Road NE http://www.nche.org (800) 272-3900 Atlanta, GA 30329 http://www.alz.org (800) ACS-2345 October 23-31 http://www.cancer.org National Red Ribbon Celebration National Epilepsy Awareness -or- (Campaign to keep kids off drugs) Month The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer National Family Partnership Epilepsy Foundation of America Foundation Informed Family Education Center Public Health Education (800) 462-9273; 2490 Coral Way 4351 Garden City Drive, Suite 500 http://www.komen.org Miami, FL 33145 Landover, MD 20785 -or- (800) 705-8997 (800) 332-1000 National Alliance of Breast Cancer http://www.nfp.org http://www.efa.org Organizations

(888) 80-NABCO National Home Care Month http://www.nabco.org October 25 National Association for Home Care Make a Difference Day 228 7th Street SE October 19-25 (celebrating people helping people) Washington, DC 20003-4306 The Points of Light Foundation National Respiratory Care Week th (202) 547-7424 American Association for Respiratory 1400 Eye Street NW, 8 Floor http://www.nahc.org Care Washington, DC 20005 (800) 416-3824 11030 Ables Lane National Hospice Month Dallas, TX 75229-4593 http://www.makeadifferenceday.com National Hospice and Palliative Care (972) 243-2272 Organization http://www.aarc.org 1700 Diaganol Rd. Suite 625

NOVEMBER Alexandria, VA 22314 October 19-25 (703) 837-1500

National Collegiate Alcohol Hospice Healthline (800) 658-8898 Awareness Week (NCAAW) American Diabetes Month http://www.nhpco.org BACCHUS and GAMMA Peer American Diabetes Association Education Network/Inter-Association Public Relations November 10-16 1701 N. Beauregard St. Task Force on Alcohol and Other Random Acts of Kindness Week Drugs Alexandria, VA 22311 (800) 342-2383 Random Acts of Kindness Foundation PO Box 100430 1801 Broadway Street, Suite 250 Denver, CO 80250-0430 http://www.diabetes.org Denver, CO 80202 (303) 871-0901 (800) 660-2811 http://www.bacchusgamma.org Diabetic Eye Disease Month http://www.actsofkindness.org Prevent Blindness America October 19-25 500 East Remington Road November 12 Schaumburg, IL 60173-5611 National Pharmacy Week World Kindness Day American Pharmaceutical Association (800) 331-2020 http://www.preventblindness.org Random Acts of Kindness Foundation 2215 Constitution Avenue, NW 1801 Broadway Street, Suite 250 Washington, DC 20037-2985 Denver, CO 80202 (202) 628-44410 (800) 660-2811 http://www.aphanet.org http://www.actsofkindness.org

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(cont’d) NOVEMBER DECEMBER

November 16-22 National Drunk and Drugged American Education Week Driving Prevention (3D) Month National Education Association National Commission Against Drunk 1201 Sixteenth Street NW Driving Washington, DC, 20036 1900 L Street, NW, Suite 705 (202) 833-4000 Washington, DC 20036 National http://www.nea.org (202) 452-6004

http://www.ncadd.com Wellness November 20 -or- Great American Smokeout National Highway Traffic Safety Institute American Cancer Society Administration National Headquarters Office of Public and Consumer Affairs 1599 Clifton Road, NE 400 Seventh Street SW Atlanta, GA 30329 Washington, DC 20590 2003 (404) 320-3333; Local Chapter (800) (202) 366-6978 National Health ACS-2345 http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov http://www.cancer.org Observances CALENDAR Safe Toys and Gifts Month is published by: November 23-29 Prevent Blindness America

National Family Week 500 East Remington Road National Wellness Institute, Inc. Alliance for Children and Families Schaumburg, IL 60173-5611 11700 W. Lake Park Drive (800) 331-2020 P.O. Box 827 Milwaukee, WI 53224 http://www.preventblindness.org Stevens Point, WI 54481-0827 (800) 221-3726 (715) 342-2969 http://www.nationalfamilyweek.org December 1 Fax (715) 342-2979 World AIDS Day November 27-January 1 American Association for World Health E-mail: Tie One On For Safety Campaign 1825 K Street, NW, Suite 1208 [email protected]

Attach a red ribbon to your car, and Washington, DC 20006 Web site: (202) 466-5883 drive safe and sober. http://www.nationalwellness.org Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) http://www.aawhworldhealth.org

PO Box 541688 Information appearing in this Dallas, TX 75354-1688 December 7-13 document does not represent an (800) 438-6233 National Aplastic Anemia Week http://www.madd.org Aplastic Anemia and MDS endorsement by the National International, Inc. Wellness Institute. For more PO Box 613 information, please contact the Annapolis, MD 21404 sponsoring organizations directly. (800) 747-2820 http://www.aamds.org

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