FEBRUARY - NATIONAL HEALTH INFORMATION

February National Health Month
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AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020

National Health Observances,2011
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(312) 363-6001
(312) 363-6052 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
www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?id
entifier=4441
Materials available
Contact: None designated
1 - 28
International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
Group B Strep International
11 El Dorado Court
Pomona, CA 91766
(909) 620-7214
(909) 620-5557 Fax
info@gbs-intl.org
www.groupbstrepinternational.org
Materials available
Contact: Marti Perhach 1 - 28
National Children’s Dental Health Month
American Dental Association
211 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611-2637
(800) 621-8099
ncdhm@ada.org
www.ada.org/2714.aspx
Materials available
Contact: None designated
1 - 28
National Wise Health Consumer Month
American Institute for Preventive Medicine
30445 Northwestern Highway, Suite 350
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
(248) 539-1800 x220
(248) 539-1808 Fax
hirwin@healthylife.com
www.aipm.net/wise
Materials available
Contact: Hope Irwin 4
Give Kids A Smile Day
American Dental Association
211 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611-2637
(800) 621-8099
gkas@ada.org
givekidsasmile.ada.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
4
National Wear Red Day
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center
Attention: The Heart Truth
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
(301) 592-8573
(240) 629-3255 TTY
(301) 592-8563 Fax
nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth
Materials available
Contact: Information Specialist 7 - 14
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
Congenital Heart Information Network
101 North Washington Avenue, Suite 1A
Margate City, NJ 08402
(609) 882-1572
(609) 822-1573
(609) 822-1574 Fax
mb@tchin.org
tchin.org/aware
Materials available
Contact: Mona Barmash
13 - 19
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 14
National Donor Day
Division of Transplantation, Healthcare Systems Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 12C-05
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
(888) 275-4772
(703) 821-2098 Fax
ask@hrsa.gov
www.organdonor.gov/get_involved/national
donorday.htm
Materials available
Contact: Division of Transplantation Staff

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March
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1 - 31
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Prevent Cancer Foundation
1600 Duke Street, Suite 500
Alexandria, VA 22314
(800) 227-2732
(703) 886-4413 Fax
suzette.smith@preventcancer.org
www.preventcancer.org/colorectal
Materials available
Contact: Suzette Smith 1 - 31
National Endometriosis Awareness Month
Endometriosis Research Center
World Headquarters
630 Ibis Drive
Delray Beach, FL 34444
(800) 239-7280
(561) 274-0931 Fax
askerc@endocenter.org
www.endocenter.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
1 - 31
National Nutrition Month®
American Dietetic Association
120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60606-6995
nnm@eatright.org
www.eatright.org/nnm
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
mcbryson@aoa.org
www.aoa.org/x5072.xml
Materials available
Contact: Cathy Bryson
1 - 31
Trisomy Awareness Month
Support Organization for Trisomy 18, 13 & Related Disorders
2982 South Union Street
Rochester, NY 14624-1926
(800) 716-SOFT -7638
(585) 594-4621
(585) 594-1957 Fax
barbsoft@rochester.rr.com
http://www.trisomy.org
Materials available
Contact: Barb Vanherreweghe 1 - 31
Workplace Eye Wellness Month
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020
(312) 363-6001
(312) 363-6052 Fax
info@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
6 - 12
Patient Safety Awareness Week
National Patient Safety Foundation
268 Summer Street, 6th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 391-9900
(617) 391-9999 Fax
info@npsf.org
www.npsf.org/hp/psaw/
Materials available
Contact: Sara Reardon 7 - 13
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/event/national-s
leep-awareness-week%C2%AE
Materials available
Contact: Jennifer Cowher Williams
7 - 12
National School Breakfast Week
School Nutrition Association
120 Waterfront Street, Suite 300
National Harbor, MD 20745
(800) 877-8822
(301) 686-3100
(301) 686-3115 Fax
servicecenter@schoolnutrition.org
www.schoolnutrition.org/nsbw
Materials available
Contact: Laura Maynard 10
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Office on Women's Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 728 E
Washington, DC 20201
(202) 205-3954
(202) 401-4005 Fax
www.womenshealth.gov/nwghaad/
Materials available
Contact: Monique Claggett-Davis
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World Kidney Day
National Kidney Foundation
30 East 33rd Street
New York, NY 10016
(800) 622-9010
(212) 889-2210
(212) 889-2310 Fax
info@kidney.org
www.kidney.org/news/wkd/index.cfm
Materials available
Contact: None designated 14 - 20
Brain Awareness Week
Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives
745 Fifth Avenue, Suite 900
New York, NY 10151
(212) 401-1689
(212) 593-7623 Fax
bawinfo@dana.org
www.dana.org/brainweek
Materials available
Contact: Kathleen Roina
20 - 26
National Poison Prevention Week
Poison Prevention Week Council
P.O. Box 1543
Washington, DC 20013
(703) 894-1858
(703) 683-2812 Fax
wells@aapcc.org
www.poisonprevention.org/poison.htm
Materials available
Contact: Holly Wells 20
National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
National Native American AIDS Prevention Center
720 South Colorado Blvd., Suite 650-S
Denver, CO 80246
(720) 382-2244
(720) 382-2248 Fax
www.nnaapc.org/news/awareness-day.htm
Materials available
Contact: None designated
21 - 27
World Salt Awareness Week
World Action on Salt & Health
Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine,
Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ
,
020-7882-5941
wash@qmul.ac.uk
www.worldactiononsalt.com
Materials available
Contact: None designated 24
World Tuberculosis Day
Stop TB Partnerhsip (Secretariat)
World Health Organization
HTM/STB/TBP
20, avenue Appia
CH-1211 Geneva 27
SWITZERLAND,
+(41) 22 791 4650
+(41) 22 791 4886 Fax
stoptbinfo@who.int
www.stoptb.org/events/world_tb_day
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 (342-2383)
(703) 549-1500
(703) 549-6995 Fax
askada@diabetes.org
www.diabetes.org/communityprograms-and-l
ocalevents/americandiabetesalert.jsp
Materials available
Contact: Local Chapters 27 - April 2
National Tsunami Awareness Week
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service
Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services
1325 East West Highway, Room 9462
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 713-1677 x124
deborah.jones@noaa.gov
www.tsunami.gov
Materials available
Contact: Deborah Jones

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