A continuing series of national monthly
 health-awareness notices.
 Stay healthy and happy!  Knowledge is power, use it wisely.
 

• Cataract Awareness Month
  American Academy of Ophthalmology
  PO Box 7424, San Francisco, CA 94120 • 415-561-8525 • eyemd@aao.org • www.aao.org.  Materials available. Contact: Communications Dept.

• Cervical Cancer Screening Month
  Gynecologic Cancer Foundation
  401 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 • (800) 444-4441 • (312) 644-6610 • gcf@sba.com • www.wcn.org • Materials available. Contact: Karen Carlson.

• Cervical Health Awareness Month
  National Cervical Cancer Coalition
  16501 Sherman Way Avenue, Suite 110 Van Nuys, CA 91406. (818) 909-3849.  (818) 780-8199 Fax.  ncccak@nccc-online.org • www.nccc-online.org.  Materials available.

• Healthy Weight Week (3rd week)
  Healthy Weight Network
  402 South 14th Street, Hettinger, ND 58639 • (701) 567-2646 • hwj@healthyweight.net • www.healthyweight.net • Materials available.

• National Birth Defects Prevention Month
  March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
  1275 Mamaroneck Avenue White Plains, NY 10605 (888) M-O-DIMES.  askus@ marchofdimes.com • http://www.marchofdimes.com. 
  Materials available. Contact: Pregnancy and Newborn Health Education Center

• National Glaucoma Awareness Month
  Prevent Blindness America
  500 East Remington Road Schaumburg, IL 60173-5611 (800) 331-2020 info@ preventblindness.org • www.preventblindness.org.  Materials available • Contact: Center for Sight.

• National Volunteer Blood Donor Month
  American Association of Blood Banks
  8101 Glenbrook Road Bethesda, MD 20814.   (301) 215-6526.  aabb@ aabb.org • www.aabb.org. Materials available • Contact: Jennifer Garfinkel.

• Thyroid Awareness Month
  American Association of Clinical Endocrinologist
  1000 Riverside Ave., Suite 205, Jacksonville, FL 32204.  (904)353-7878. info@aace.com • www.aace.com.  Materials available • Contact: Beth Bates.

February is:

• American Heart Month
  American Heart Association
  7272 Greenville Ave., Dallas, TX 75231.  800-242-8721 • inquire@americanheart.org • www.americanheart.org.  Materials available.
• Cardiac Rehabilitation Week (3rd week)
  American Association of Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Rehabilitation
  401 North Michigan Ave., Suite 2200, Chicago, IL 60611. 312-321-5146 • aacvpr@sba.com • www.aacvpr.org.  Materials available.
• Children of Alcoholics Week (3rd week)
  National Association of Children of Alcoholics
  11426 Rockville Pike, Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20852. 888-554-2627 • nacoa@nacoa.org • www.nacoa.org.  Materials available.
• Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week (2nd week)
  Congenital Heart Information Network
  1561 Clark Dr., Yardley, PA 19067. 215-493-3068 • mb@tchin.org • www.tchin.org/awareness.  Materials available.
• Duchenne MD Awareness Week (3rd week)
  Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy
  125 Maymount Ct., Middleton, OH 45042. 800-714-5437 • kimberly@parentprojectmd.org • www.parentprojectmd.org/ppmd/awarenessweek/.  Materials available.
• Kids E.N.T. (Ears, Nose, Throat) Health Month
  American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery
  One Prince St., Alexandria , VA 22314.  703-836-4444 • kids@entnet.org • www.entnet.org. Materials available.
• National Burn Awareness Week (2nd week)
  Shriners Burns Hospital
  3229 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45229.  513-872-6000 • lhoelker@shrinenet.org  • www.shrinershq.org/shc/cincinnati/.  Materials available. Contact Louise Hoelker.
• National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week (3rd week)
  Office of Occupant Protection
  National Highway Traffic Safety Admin., US Dept of Transportation
  400 Seventh St., SW, Washington, DC 20590. 888-DASH-2-DOT  • www.nhtsa.dot.gov • Materials available.
• National Children's Dental Health Month & Give Kids a Smile Day (Feb 4th)
  American Dental Assoc.
  211 E Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60611 • publicinfo@ada.org • www.ada.org.  Contact: Dept of Public Information.
• National Eating Disorder Awareness Week (Feb 23-March 2)
  National Eating Disorders Assoc
  603 Stewart St., Ste 803, Seattle, WA 98101 • info@nationaleatingdisorders.org • www.nationaleatingdisorders.org. Materials available. Contact Kari Augustyn.
• National Wear Red Day (Feb 4th)
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center
  PO Box 30105, Bethesda, MD 20824.  301-592-8573 • 240-629-3255 TTY • nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov • www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth. Materials available.
• Wise Health Consumer Month
  American Institute for Preventive Medicine
  30445 Northwestern Hwy, Ste 350, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 • aipm@healthylife.com • www.healthylife.com.  Materials availble. Contact Customer Care Dept.
• AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
  Prevent Blindness America

• American Red Cross Month
  American Red Cross
  431 18th St., NW, Washington, DC 20006 • 202-639-3520 •  info@redcross.org • www.redcross.org. Materials available.
• Brain Awareness Month
  Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives
  745 Fifth Ave., Ste 900, New York, NY 10151 • 212-401-1680 • bawinfo@dana.org • www.dana.org/brainweek. Materials available.
• Mental Retardation Awareness Month
  The ARC of the United States
  1010 Wayne Ave., Ste 650, Silver Spring, MD 20910 • 301-565-3842 • info@thearc.org • www.thearc.org. Materials available.
• National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Month
  National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia Assoc.
  PO Box 18426, Kansas City, MO 64133 • 816-313-2000.  Materials available. Contact: Public Information.
• Natinal Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
  Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation
  1600 Duke St., Ste 500, Alexandria, VA 22314 • 800-227-2732 • 877-35COLON • 703-836-4413 • Enica.Lewis@preventcancer.org • www.preventcancer.org/colorectal. Materials available.
• National Eye Donor Month
  Eye Bank Association of America
  1015 18th St., NW, Ste 1010, Washington, DC 20036 • 202-775-4999 • info@restoresight.org • www.restoresight.org. Materials available. Contact Communications Director.
• National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week (4th Week)
  National Inhalants Prevention Coalition
  2904 Kerby Lane, Austin, TX 78703 • 800-269-4237 • nipc@io.com • www.inhalants.org. Materials available.
• National Kidney Month
  National Kidney Foundation
  30 E 33rd SDt., Ste 1100, New York, NY 10016 • 800-622-9010 • info@kidney.org • www.kidney.org. Materials available.
• National Multiple Sclerosis Education & Awareness Month
  Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
  6350 N Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 • 800-225-6495 • toni@ms.focus.org • www.msfocus.org/programs. Materials available.
• National Nutrition Month
  American Dietetic Assoc.
  120 S Riverside Plaza, Ste 2000, Chicago, IL 60606-6995 • 800-877-1600 x4771 • info@eatright.org • www.eatright.org. Materials available. Contact: Communications Dept.
• National School Breakfast Week (2nd Week)
  School Nutrition Association
  700 S Washington St., Ste 300, Alexandria, VA 22314-4287 • 800-877-8822 • 703-739-3900 • servicecenter@svhoolnutrition.org • www.schoolnutrition.org. Materials available.
• Save Your Vision Month
  American Optometric Assoc.
  243 N Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63141 • 314-991-4100 • slthomas@aoa.org • www.aoa.org. Materials available.
• Workplace Eye Health and Safety Month
  Prevent Blindness America
   

• Alcohol Awareness Month
  National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.
  20 Exchange Place, Ste 2902, New York, NY 10005 • 212-269-7797 • 800-NCA-CALL 24-Hour Hopeline • national@ncadd.org  • www.ncadd.org. Materials available. Contact: Public Information Dept.
• Cancer Control Month
  American Cancer Society
  1599 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30329 • 800-ACS-2345 • www.cancer.org. Materials available. Contact: Local chapters.
• Candlelight Vigil for Eating Disorders Awareness Month
  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.
• Counseling Awareness Month
  American Counseling Assoc.
  5999 Stevenson Ave., Alexandria, VA 22304-3300 • 800-347-6647 • aca@counseling.org  • www.counseling.org. Materials available. Contact: Jean Gaskins.
• IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) Awareness Month
  Int'l Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
  PO Box 170864, Milwaukee, WI 53217 • 888-964-2001 • iffgd@iffgd.org • www.aboutibs.org. Materials available. Contact: Nancy Norton.
• Foot Health Awareness Month
  American Podiatric Medical Assoc.
  9312 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesada, MD 20814 • 301-581-9200 • ajbrewer@apma.org • www.apma.org/pubrelat.html • Materials available. Contact: Allison Brewer.
• National Autism Awareness Month
  Autism Society of America
  7910 Woodmont Ave., Ste 300, Bethesda, MD 20814 • 800-3-AUTISM • conference@autism-society.org • www.autism-society.org. Materials available. Contact: Edward Shipley.
• National STD Awareness Month
  American Social Health Assoc.
  PO Box 13827, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 • 919-361-8400 • traada@ashastd.org  • www.ashastd.org. Materials available. Contact: Tracey Adams.
• National Child Abuse Prevention Month
  National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
  330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20447 • 800-394-3366 • 703-385-7565 • www.calib.com/nccanch. Materials available. Contact: Public Awareness Dept.
• National Donate Life Month
  Division of Transplantation, HSB, HRSA
  U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services
  Parklawn Blg, Room 12C-06, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857 • 301-443-7577 • ask@hrsa.gov • www.organdonor.gov/donatelife.htm. Materials available. Contact: Joy Demas.
• National Occupational Therapy Month
  American Occupational Therapy Assoc., Inc.
  4720 Montgomery Lane, PO Box 31220, Bethesda, MD 20824-1220 • 301-652-2682 • 800-377-8555 TDD • 301-652-7711 Fax • praota@aota.org • www.aota.org. Materials available. Contact: Communications Group.
• National Youth Sports Safety Month
  National Youth Sports Safety Foundation
  One Beacon Street, Ste 3333, Boston, MA 02108 • 617-367-6677 • nyssf@aol.com  • www.nyssf.org. Materials available. Contact: Rita Glassman.
• Sexual Assualt Awareness Month
  National Sexual Violence Resource Center
  123 North Enola Dr., Enola, PA 17025 • 877-739-3895 • resources@nsvrc.org • www.nsvrc.org. Materials available.
• Sports Eye Safety Month
  American Academy of Ophthalmology
  PO Box 7424, San Francisco, CA 94120 • 415-561-8525 • eyemd@aao.org • www.aao.org.  Materials available. Contact: Annamarie Harris.
• Women's Eye Health and Safety Month
  Prevent Blindness America
   

• Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
  Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
  1233 20th St NW Suite 401, Washington, DC 20036 • 800-7-ASTHMA •   info@aafa.org  • www.aafa.org. Materials available. Contact: Colleen Horn.
• 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.
• Better Sleep Month
  Better Sleep Council
  501 Wythe Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 • 703-683-8371 • bsc@sleepproducts.org  • www.bettersleep.org. Materials available.
• Older American Month
  Administration on Aging
  330 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20201 • 202-619-2617 •  www.aoa.gov. Materials available. Contact: Carol Crecy.
• Lyme Disease Awareness Month
  Lime Disease Foundation
  PO Box 332, Tolland, CT 06084 • 800-886-5963 • lymefnd@aol.com • www.lyme.org.  Materials available. Contact: Karen Forschner.
• Mental Health Month
  National Mental Health Association & National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
  2001 North Beauregard St., 12th Floor, Alexandria, VA 22311 • 800-969-6642 • www.nmha.org.  Materials available. Contact: Mary Graham.
• National Arthritis Month
  National Arthritis Foundation
  1330 W Peachtree St, Atlanta, GA 30309 • 800-283-7800 •  info@arthritis.org  • www.arthritis.org . Materials available. Contact: Public Relations Dept.
• National High Blood Pressure Education Month
  National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Health Info Center
• National Osteoporosis Awareness/Prevention Month
  National Osteoporosis Foundation
  1232 22nd St., NW, Washington, DC 20037 • 202-223-2226 • communications@nof.org • www.nof.org. Materials available. Contact: Campaign Coordinator.
• National Neurofibromatosis Month
  National Neurofibromatosis Foundation
  95 Pine St., 16th Floor, New York, NY 10005 • 800-323-7938 • www.nnff@nf.org • www.nf.org. Materials available. Contact: John Radziejewski.
• National Sight-Saving Month: Ultraviolet Awareness
  Prevent Blindness America
• 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.
• Skin Cancer Awareness Month
  American Cancer Society
  Materials available. Contact: National Office.

• Fireworks Safety Month
  Prevent Blindness America
• Dystonia Awareness Week (1st week)
  Dystonia Medical Research Foundation
  1 East Wacker Dr., Suite 2430, Chicago, IL 60601 • 312-755-0198 • dystonia@dystonia-foundation.org • www.dystonia-foundation.com. Materials available. Contact: Jennifer Molski.
• Eye Safety Awareness Week (4th week)
  United States Eye Injury Registry
  American Society of Ocular Trauma, 1201 11th Ave., South, Suite 300, Birmingham, AL 35205 • 205-933-0064 • loretta@useironline.org • www.usironline.org. Materials available. Contact: Loretta Mann.
• Helen Keller Deaf/Blind Awareness Week (4th week)
  Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth & Adults
  111 Middle Neck Rd, Sands Point, NY 11050 • 516-944-8900 x325 • 516-944-8637 TTY • HKncpr@aol.com • www.helenkeller.org. Materials available. Contact: Development Department.
• Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month
  The Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America Inc
  1821 University Ave West, Suite S256, St Paul, MN 55104 • 800-541-5454 • mgfa@myasthenia.org • www.myasthenia.org. Materials available.
• National Aphasia Awareness Month
  National Aphasia Association
  29 John Street, Suite 1103, New York, NY 10038 • 800-922-4622 • naa@aphasia.org • www.aphasia.org.  Contact: Penny Montgomery-West
• National Cancer Survivors Day (June 5th, 2005)
  National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation
  PO Box 682285, Franklin, TN 37068 • 615-794-3006 • info@ncsdf.org • www.ncsdf.org. Materials available.
• National Headache Awareness Week (1st week)
  National Headache Foundation
  428 W St James Place, 2nd fl, Chicago, IL 60614-2750 • 888-NHF-5552 • info@headaches.org  • www.headaches.org. Materials available.
• National HIV Testing Day (June 27th, 2005)
  National Association of People with AIDS
  1413 K Street NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005 • 800-458-5231 • nhtd@napwa.org • www.napwa.org.  Materials available. Contact: Information Specialist.
• National Scleroderma Awareness Month
  Scleroderma Foundation
  12 Kent Way, Suite 101, Byfield, MA 01922 • 800-722-HOPE (4673) • sfinfo@scleroderma.org • www.scleroderma.org. Materials available. Contact: Local Chapters or National Office.
• National Men's Health Week (2nd week)
  National Men's Health Network
  PO Box 75972, Washington, DC 20013 • 202-543-6461 •   info@menshealthweek.org • www.menshealthweek.org. Materials available.
• Vision Research Month
  Prevent Blindness America
   

July is:

• Eye Injury Prevention Month
  American Academy of Ophthalmology
  PO Box 7424, San Francisco, CA 94120-7424 • 415-447-0213  •   eyemd@aao.org  • www.aao.org. Materials available. Contact: Communication Dept.
• International Group B Strep Awareness Month
  The Jesse Cause--Saving the Babies from Group B Strep
  567 West Channel Islands Blvd., #235, Port Hueneme, CA 93041 • 877-HALT-GBS • thejessecause@iolwest@com • www.groupbstrep.com. Materials available. Contact: Marti Perhach.
• National Therapeutic Recreation Week (July 11-17)
  National Therapeutic Recreation Society
  National Recreation & Park Association
  22377 Belmont Ridge Rd., Ashburn, VA 20148 • 703-858-0784 • spotts@nrpa.org • www.nrpa.org. Material available. Contact: Susan Potts.

• Cataract Awareness Month
  American Academy of Ophthamology
• Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
  Prevent Blindness America
• National Health Center Week (2nd week)
  National Association of Community Health Centers
  7200 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 210, Bethesda, MD 20814 • 301-347-0400 • contact@nachc.com • www.healthcenterweek.com.  Materials available.
• National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM)
  National Partnership for Immunization
  121 N Washington St Ste 300, Alexandria, VA 22314 • (703) 836-6110 • www.partnersforimmunization.org. Materials available.
• National Pain Awareness Month
  National Pain Foundation
  3511 South Clarkson Steet, Englewood, CO 80113 • 303-783-8899 • aardrup@nationalpainfoundation.org • www.painconnection.org/NationalPainAwareness.  Materials available.
• National Minority Donor Awareness Day (1st of the month)
  National Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Program
  Ambulatory Care Center, Suite 3100, 2041 Georgia Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20060 • 800-393-2839 • 202-865-4888 •nbbrooks@nationalmottep.org • www.nationalmottep.org. Materials available.
• Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
  Family of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
  PO Box 196, Libertyville, IL 60048-0196 • (800) 886-1762 • sma@fsma.org • www.fsma.org. Materials available.
• Psoriasis Awareness Month
  National Psoriasis Foundation
  6600 SW 92nd Ave., Suite 300, Portland, OR 97223-7195 • (800) 723-9166 mmarshall@psoriasis.org • www.psoriasis.org. Materials available.
• World Breastfeeding Week (1st week)
  World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action & La Leche League Int'l
  1400 North Meachum Road, Schaumburg, IL 60173-4840 • 847-519-7740 x286 • PRAssociate@llli.org • www.lalecheleague.org. Materials available.

• Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
  Gynecologic Cancer Foundation
  230 West Monroe, Suite 2528, Chicago, IL 60606 • 312-578-1439 • info@thegcf.org • www.thegcf.org. Materials available. Contact: Karen Carlson.
• Healthy Aging Month
  Educational Television Network
  PO Box 442, Unionville, PA 19375 • 610-793-0979 • info@healthyaging.net • www.healthyaging.net.  Materials available. Contact: Carolyn Worthington.
• Home and Sports Eye Safety Month
  Prevent Blindness America
• Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Month
  The Leukemia & Lymphoma
  1311 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains, NY 10605 • 800-955-4572 • infocenter@leukemia-lymphona.org • www.ll.org. Materials available. Contact: Info Resource Center.
• National 5-A-Day Month
  National Cancer Institute/Produce for Better Health Foundation
  6130 Executive Blvd., EPN 4050, Bethesda, MD 20892 • 800-4-CANCER (422-6237) • 800-332-8615 TTY • www.5aday.gov. Materials available. Contact: NCI 5-A-Day Program Office.
• National Cholesterol Education Month
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center
• National Food Safety Education Month
  International Food Safety Council
  National Restaurant Association Education Foundation
  175 West Jackson, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60604 • 312-715-1010 x374 • Bsirt@foodtrain.org • www.nraef.org. Materials available. Contact: Bethany Sirt.
• National Pediculosis Prevention Month/Head Lice Prevention Month
  National Pediculosis Association
  50 Kearney Road, Nedham, MA 02494 • 781-499-6487 • npa@headlice.org • www.headlice.org. Materials available. Contact: Jane Cotter.
• National Sickel Cell Month
  Sickel Cell Disease Association of America
  16 South Calvert St., Suite 600, Baltimore, MD 21202 • 800-421-8453 • scdaa@sickelcelldisease.org • www.sicklecelldisease.org. Materials available. Contact: Willarda Edwards, M.D.
• Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
  The National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
  500 NE Spanish River Blvd., Suite 8, Boca Raton, FL 33431 • 888-OVARIAN • nocc@ovarian.org • www.ovarian.org.  Materials available. Contact: Shelley Rozenburg.
   

• Domestic Violence Awareness Month
  National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
  PO Box 18749, Denver, CO 80218-0749 • 303-839-1852 • mainoffice@ncadv.org • www.ncadv.org. Materials available.
• Halloween Safety Month
  Prevent Blindness America
• Healthy Lung Month
  American Lung Association
  61 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10006 • 800-LUNG-USA (586-4872) • info@lungusa.org • www.lungusa.org.  Materials available. Contact Communications Dept.
• Herb Day Oct 14
  Visit www.herbday.org for national events and educational info
• National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
  NBCAM Board of Sponsors
  1800 Concord Pike, DIG 712A, Wilmington, DE 19850-5437 • 312-596-3557 • nbcaminfo@yahoo.com • www.nbcam.org. Materials available. 
• National Celiac Awareness Month
  Celiac Sprue Association/USA
  PO Box 31700, Omaha, NE 68131-0700 • 877-272-4272 • celiacs@csaceliacs.org • www.csaceliecas.org.  Materials available.
• National Dental Hygiene Month
  American Dental Hygienists' Association
  444 North Michigan Ave., Suite 3400, Chicago, IL 60611 • 312-440-8900 • media@adha.net • www.adha.org.  Materials available. Contact Communications Div
• National Family Sexuality Education Month
  Planned Parenthood Association of America
  434 West 33rd Street, New York, NY 10001 • 212-541-7800 • education@ppfa.org • www.plannedparenthood.org.  Materials available.
• National Lupus Awareness Month
  Lupus Foundation of America
  2000 L Street, NW, Suite 710, Washington, DC 20036 • 888-385-8787 • 202-349-1156 Fax • info@lupus.org  • www.lupus.org.  Materials available.
• National Orthodontic Health Month
  American Association of Orthodontists
  401 North Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63141 • 314-993-1700 • info@aaorth.org • www.braces.org.  Materials available.
• National Physical Therapy Awareness Month
  American Physical Therapy Association
  1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-1488 • 703-684-2782 ext 3248 • public-relations@apta.org • www.apta.org.  Materials available. Contact PR Dept.
• National Spina Bifida Awareness Month
  Spina Bifida Association of America
  4590 MacArthur Blvd., NW, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20007-4226 • 800-621-3141 • 202-944-3285 • sbaa@sbaa.org • www.sbaa.org.  Materials available.
• Rett Syndrome Awareness Month
  International Rett Syndrome Association
  9121 Piscataway Road, Suite 2B, Clinton, MD 20735 • 800-221-7437 • 410-653-8226 • info@firstcandle.org • www.firstcandle.org.  Materials available.
• "Talk About Prescriptions" Month
  National Council on Patient Information & Education
  4915 St. Elmo Ave., STE 505, Bethesda, MD 20814-6082 • 301-656-8565 • ncpie@ncpie.info • www.talkaboutrx.org.  Materials available.

• American Diabetes Month
  American Diabetes Association
  1701 N Beeauegard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311 • 800-DIABETES (342-2383) • askada@diabetes.org •  www.diabetes.org.  Materials available. Contact: Local Affiliates.
• COPD Awareness Month
  US COPD Coalition, American Assoc. for Respiratory Care
  9425 N MacArthur Blvd., Suite 100, Irving, TX 75063 • 972-406-4690 • info@aarc.org • www.uscopd.com.  Materials available.
• Diabetic Eye Disease Month
  Prevent Blindness America
• Great American Smokeout
  American Cancer Society
  Materials available. Contact: National office.
• Jaw Joints--TMJ Awareness Month
  The TMJ Association, Ltd
  PO Box 26770, Milwaukee, WI 53226-0770 • 414-259-3223 • info@tmj.org • www.tmj.org.  Materials available.
• Lung Cancer Awareness Month
  Alliance for Lung Cancer Advocacy, Support, and Education
  888 16th Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20006 • 800-298-2436 • info@lungcanceralliance.org • www.lungcanceralliance.org.  Materials available. Contact: Customer service.
• National Adoption Month
  National Council for Adoption
  225 North Washington St., Alexandria, VA 22314 • 703-299-6633 • info@adoptioncouncil.org • www.adoptioncouncil.org.  Materials available.
• National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month
  Indian Health Service, The Reyes Blg
  801 Thompson Avenue, Suite 400, Rockville, MD 20852 • 301-443-3593 • Heritage@hqe.ihs.gov • www.ihs.gov/Heritage/.  Contact Public Affairs.
• National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month
  Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association
  255 North Michigan Ave., 17th Floor, Chicago, IL 60601 • 800-272-3900 • 312-335-8882 TDD • info@alz.org • www.alz.org.
• National Epilepsy Month
  Epilepsy Foundation
  4351 Garden City Drive, Landover, MD 20785 • 800-332-1000 • postmaster@efa.org • www.epilepsyfoundation.org.  Materials available.
• National Healthy Skin Month
  American Academy of Dermatology
  930 East Woodfield Road, Schaumburg, IL 60173 • 888-462-DERM • (847) 330-0230 • www.aad.org.  Materials available.
• National Hospice Month
  National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
  1700 Diagonal Road, Suite 625, Alexandrioa, VA 22314 • 703-837-1500 •nhpco_info@nhpco.org • www.nhpco.org. Contact: Jon Radulovic.
• Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
  Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
  2221 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 131, El Segundo, CA 90245 • 877-2726226 • 310-725-0025 • information@pancan.org • www.pancan.org.  Materials available. 

• National Aplastic Anemia Awareness Week (First week of Dec.)
  Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation, Inc.
  PO Box 613, Annapolis, MD 21404-0613 • 800-747-2820 • help@aamds.org • www.aamds.org.  Material available.
• National Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month
  National Commission Agaist Drunk Driving
  8403 Colesville Rd., Ste 370, Silver Spring, MD 20910 • 240-247-6004 • ncadd@ncadd.com • www.3dmonth.org.  Contact: John Moulden.
• National Hand Washing Awareness Week (Second week of Dec.)
  Henry the Hand Foundation
  11714 US Route 42, Cincinnati, OH 45241 • 513-769-3660 • dr.will@henrythehand.com • www.henrythehand.com.  Contact: Dr. Will Sawyer.
• Safe Toys and Gifts Month
  Prevent Blindness America
• World AIDS Day (December 1st)
  American Association for World Health
  1825 K Street NW, Suite 1208, Washington, DC 20006 • 202-466-5883 • staff@aawhworldhealth.org • www.aawhworldhealth.org.  Material available.