Upcoming Events
July 2013
- Monday 1stCord Blood Awareness Month
- Monday 1stInternational Group B Strep Awareness 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 External Link
Materials available
Contact: Marti Perhach - Thursday 4thIndependence Day
- Sunday 28thWorld Hepatitis Day
http://worldhepatitisday.info/
Materials available
Contact: Michael Ninburg [mhninburg@hepeducation.org] - Sunday 28thParents' Day
- Sunday 28thParents' Day
August 2013
- Thursday 1stChildren's Eye Health and Safety Month
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020
(312) 363-6001
(312) 363-6052 Fax
www.preventblindness.org External Link
Materials available
Contact: PBA Vision Health Resource Center - Thursday 1stNational Breastfeeding Month
The United States Breastfeeding Committee
2025 M Street NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 367-1132 Voice
(202) 367-2132 Fax
Office@usbreastfeeding.org
www.usbreastfeeding.org/NBM External Link
Materials available
Contact: Megan Renner
September 2013
- Sunday 1stChildhood Cancer Awareness Month
CureSearch for Children’s Cancer
4600 East-West Highway, Suite 600
Bethesda, MD 20814
(800) 458-6223
(301) 718-0047 Fax
info@curesearch.org
www.curesearch.org/ArticleView2.aspx?id=
7750&l=8810&c=7eb54f External Link
Contact: None designated - Sunday 1stFruit and Veggies—More Matters Month
Produce for Better Health Foundation
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
7465 Lancaster Pike, Suite J, 2nd Floor
Hockessin, DE 19707
(302) 235-2329
(302) 235-5555 Fax
KStevens@PBHFoundation.org
www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org External Link
Materials available
Contact: Kristen Stevens - Sunday 1stInfant Mortality Awareness Month
First Candle
1314 Bedford Avenue, Suite 210
Baltimore, MD 21208
(410) 653-8226
(410) 653-8709 Fax
info@firstcandle.org
www.firstcandle.org External Link
Materials available
Contact: Nadine Goldberg - Sunday 1stNational Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month
American Foundation for Women's Health
P. O. Box 541
Greenwood, TX 76246-0541
(940) 466-9898
mhills@stopafib.org
www.stopafib.org External Link
Materials available
Contact: Mellanie True Hills - Sunday 1stNational Cholesterol Education Month
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
(301) 592-8573
(301) 592-8563 Fax
nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov
hp2010.nhlbihin.net/cholmonth/ External Link
Materials available
Contact: Information Specialist - Sunday 1stNational Recovery Month
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
P.O. Box 2345
Washington, DC 20847-2345
(800)662-4357 Toll Free
(240)221-4292 Fax
SAMHSAInfo@samhsa.hhs.gov
www.recoverymonth.gov/
Materials available - Sunday 1stNational Yoga Awareness Month
Yoga Health Foundation
578 Washington Blvd. #716
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
(310) 928 6638
join@yogamonth.org
www.yogamonth.org External Link
Materials available
Contact: Johannes R. Fisslinger - Sunday 1stProstate Cancer Awareness Month
ZERO - The End of Prostate Cancer
10 G Street NE, Suite 601
Washington, DC 20002
(888) 245-9455
(202) 463-9455
(202) 463-9456
melissa@zerocancer.org
www.zerocancer.org External Link
Materials available
Contact: Melissa Kadis - Sunday 1stWhole Grains Month
Whole Grains Council
226 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 421-5500
(617) 421-5511 Fax
cynthia@oldwayspt.org
www.wholegrainscouncil.org/get-involved/
celebrate-whole-grains-month-in-septembe
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Materials available
Contact: Cynthia Harriman - Sunday 1stWorld Alzheimer's Month
Alzheimer's Disease International
64 Great Suffolk Street
London, UNITED KINGDOM, SE1 OBL
+44 20 7981 0880
+44 20 7928 2357 Fax
info@alz.co.uk
www.alz.co.uk/wam External Link
Materials available
Contact: None designated - Monday 2ndLabor Day
- Sunday 8thGrandparents' Day
- Wednesday 11thPatriot Day
- Friday 13thNational Celiac Disease Awareness Day
Celiac Sprue Association
P.O. Box 31700
Omaha, NE 68131-0700
(877) 272-4272
(402) 643-4108 Fax
celiacs@csaceliacs.org
www.csaceliacs.org External Link
Materials available
Contact: Mary Schluckebier - Monday 16thStepfamily Day
- Tuesday 17thCitizenship Day
- Wednesday 18thNational School Backpack Awareness Day
American Occupational Therapy Association
4720 Montgomery Lane, Suite 200
Bethesda, MD 20824-3449
(301) 652-6611
(800) 377-8555 TDD
(301) 652-7711 Fax
praota@aota.org
www.aota.org External Link
Materials available
Contact: Katie Riley, Media Relations Manager - Wednesday 18thGet Ready Day
American Public Health Association
800 I Street NW
Washington, DC 20001-3710
(202) 777-2509
(202) 777-2500 TTY
(202) 777-2532 Fax
audrey.pernik@apha.org
www.aphagetready.org External Link
Materials available
Contact: Charlene Bright - Wednesday 25thNational Women's Health & Fitness Day
Health Information Resource Center
1850 West Winchester Road, #213
Libertyville, IL 60048
(800) 828-8225
info@fitnessday.com
www.fitnessday.com External Link
Materials available
Contact: Patricia Henze - Friday 27thRAINN Day
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
2000 L Street NW, Suite 406
Washington, DC 20036
(800) 656-HOPE (4673) National Sexual Assault Hotline
(202) 544-1034
rainnday@rainn.org
www.rainn.org/rainnday External Link
Materials available
Contact: Megan Erhardt - Friday 27thNative American Day
- Saturday 28thWorld Rabies Day
Global Alliance for Rabies Control
529 Humboldt Street, Suite 1
Manhattan, KS 66502
(570) 899-4885
peter.costa@worldrabiesday.org
www.worldrabiesday.org External Link
Materials available
Contact: Peter Costa - Saturday 28thFamily Health & Fitness Day USA
Health Information Resource Center
1850 West Winchester Road, #213
Libertyville, IL 60048
(800) 828-8225
info@fitnessday.com
www.fitnessday.com External Link
Materials available
Contact: Patricia Henze - Sunday 29thWorld Heart Day
World Heart Federation
7 Rue des Battoirs, Case postale 155
1211 Geneva 4
SWITZERLAND,
info@worldheart.org
www.worldheart.org External Link
Materials available
Contact: Cynthia Haro
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