May
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Arthritis Awareness Month
Arthritis Foundation
1330 West Peachtree Street, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30309
(800) 283-7800
(404) 872-0457 Faxhelp@arthritis.org
www.arthritis.org 
Materials available
Contact: Carol Galbreath
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Better Hearing and Speech Month
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
2200 Research Boulevard, Mailstop 215
Rockville, MD 20850
(800) 498-2071
(301) 296-5700
(301) 296-8586 Faxbhsm@asha.org
www.asha.org/bhsm/
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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1 - 31
Employee Health and Fitness Month
National Association for Health and Fitness
65 Niagara Square, Room 607
Buffalo, NY 14202
(716) 583-0521
(716) 851-4052
(716) 851-4309 Faxwellness@city-buffalo.org
physicalfitness.org/nehf.html
Materials available
Contact: Philip Haberstro
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Healthy Vision Month
National Eye Institute
National Institutes of Health
9 Memorial Drive, Building 9, Room B1E04
Bethesda, MD 20892-0900
(301) 496-5248
(301) 402-1065 Faxwww.healthyvision2010.nei.nih.gov/hvm
Materials available
Contact: Linda Huss
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1 - 31
Hepatitis Awareness Month
Hepatitis Foundation International
504 Blick Drive
Silver Spring, MD 20904-2901
(800) 891-0707
(301) 622-4200
(301) 622-4702 Faxinfo@hepatitisfoundation.org
www.hepatitisfoundation.org
Materials available
Contact: Thelma King Thiel
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Lupus Awareness Month
Lupus Foundation of America, Inc.
2000 L Street NW, Suite 710
Washington, DC 20036
(888) 385-8787
(202) 349-1156 Faxinfo@lupus.org
www.lupus.org/newsite/pages/lupus-awaren
ess-month.html
Materials available
Contact: Duane Peters
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1 - 31
Mediterranean Diet Month
Oldways and the Mediterranean Foods Alliance
266 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 421-5500
(617) 421-5511 Faxeross@oldwayspt.org
www.mediterraneanmark.org/Resources.htm
Materials available
Contact: Erika Ross
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Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
American Academy of Dermatology
930 East Woodfield Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(888) 462-DERM (462-3376)
(847) 330-0230
(847) 330-8907 Faxmediarelations@aad.org
www.melanomamonday.org
Materials available
Contact: Kara McFarland
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Mental Health Month
Mental Health America
2000 North Beauregard Street, 6th Floor
Alexandria, VA 22311
(800) 969-6642
(703) 684-5968 Faxrbridge@mentalhealthamerica.net
www.mentalhealthamerica.net/go/may
Materials available
Contact: Raymond Bridge
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National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
American Celiac Disease Alliance
2504 Duxbury Place
Alexandria, VA 22308
(703) 622-3331 info@americanceliac.org
www.capwiz.com/celiac/home
Materials available
Contact: Andrea Levario
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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
(301) 592-8563 Faxnhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/new/press/mayhbpmo.htm
Materials available
Contact: Information Specialist
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National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
National Osteoporosis Foundation
1150 17th Street NW, Suite 850
Washington, DC 20036
(800) 231-4222
(202) 223-2226
(202) 223-2237 Faxcommunications@nof.org
www.nof.org
Materials available
Contact: Jill Ryan
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1 - 31
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
1101 Wootton Parkway, #560
Rockville, MD 20852
(240) 276-9567
(240) 276-9860 Faxfitness@hhs.gov
www.fitness.gov
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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National Toxic Encephalopathy and Chemical Injury Awareness Month
National Toxic Encephalopathy Foundation
P.O. Box 29194
Las Vegas, NV 89126Angel@ntef-usa.org
www.ntef-usa.org
Materials available
Contact: Angel De Fazio
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1 - 31
Older Americans Month
U.S. Administration on Aging
1 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 619-0724
(202) 357-3555 aoainfo@aoa.gov
www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/Press_Room/Observanc
es/2011/Older_Americans.aspx
Materials available
Contact: Carol Crecy
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Ultraviolet Awareness Month
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020
(312) 363-6001
(312) 363-6052 Faxinfo@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
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1 - 7
Children's Mental Health Awareness Week
National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
9605 Medical Center Drive, Suite 280
Rockville, MD 20850
(240) 403-1901
(240) 403-1909 Faxffcmh@ffcmh.org
www.ffcmh.org/2011/02/3762/
Materials available
Contact: Sandra A. Spencer
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North American Occupational Safety and Health Week
American Society of Safety Engineers
ASSE Public Relations Department
1800 East Oakton Street
Des Plaines, IL 60018-2187
(847) 699-2929
(847) 768-3413
(847) 296-3769 Faxdhurns@asse.org
www.asse.org/newsroom/naosh09/events.php
Materials available
Contact: Diane Hurns or Joanna Climer
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Melanoma Monday
American Academy of Dermatology
930 East Woodfield Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(888) 462-DERM (462-3376)
(847) 330-0230
(847) 330-8907 Faxmediarelations@aad.org
www.aad.org
Materials available
Contact: Kara McFarland
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Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness Day
CdLS-USA Foundation
302 West Main Street, #100
Avon, CT 06001
(800) 753-2357
(800) 223-8355
(860) 676-8166
(860) 676-8337 Faxoutreach@cdlsusa.org
www.cdlsusa.org
Materials available
Contact: Marie Malloy
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8 - 14
Food Allergy Awareness Week
Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
11781 Lee Jackson Highway, Suite 160
Fairfax, VA 22033
(800) 929-4040
(703) 691-3179
(703) 691-2713 Faxjroeder@foodallergy.org
www.foodallergy.org/section/food-allergy
-awareness-week1
Materials available
Contact: Jennifer Roeder
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National Alcohol- and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.
244 East 58th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10022
(800) NCA-CALL (622-2255) (24-hour helpline)
(212) 269-7797
(212) 269-7510 Faxpresident@ncadd.org
www.ncadd.org
Materials available
Contact: President
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8 - 14
National Women's Health Week
Office on Women's Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 712E
Washington, DC 20201
(202) 205-1952
(202) 690-7172 Faxwww.womenshealth.gov/whw
Materials available
Contact: Retta Terry
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National Stuttering Awareness Week
Stuttering Foundation of America
1805 Meriah Woods Boulevard, #3
P.O. Box 11749
Memphis, TN 38111-0749
(800) 992-9392
(800) 967-7700
(901) 761-0484 Faxinfo@stutteringhelp.org
www.stutteringhelp.org
Materials available
Contact: Jane Fraser
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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) 205-1952
(202) 690-7172 Faxwww.womenshealth.gov/whw
Materials available
Contact: Retta Terry
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HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Division of AIDS
Vaccine Research Program
6700-B Rockledge Drive, Room 4139
Bethesda, MD 20892
(301) 435-3732
(301) 402-1505 Faxniaiddaidsscib@niaid.nih.gov
www.niaid.nih.gov/news/events/hvad/Pages
/default.aspx
Materials available
Contact: NIAID SCIB
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National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
The Banyan Tree Project
Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center
730 Polk Street, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 292-3420
(415) 292-3404 Faxsapna@apiwellness.org
www.banyantreeproject.org
Materials available
Contact: Sapna Mysoor
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World Hepatitis Day
National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable
, rhessmiller@nvhr.org
www.nvhr.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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22 - 28
National Hurricane 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.nhc.noaa.gov
Materials available
Contact: Deborah Jones
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Recreational Water Illness and Injury Prevention Week
Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway NE, MS F-22
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
(770) 488-7787
(770) 488-7761 Faxmhlavsa@cdc.gov
www.cdc.gov/healthywater/swimming/rwi/rw
i-prevention-week/
Materials available
Contact: Michele Hlavsa
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National Senior Health & Fitness Day®
Mature Market Resource Center
1850 West Winchester Road, #213
Libertyville, IL 60048
(800) 828-8225 info@fitnessday.com
www.fitnessday.com
Materials available
Contact: Gary W. Ford
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Heat Safety Awareness Day
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service
Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services
1325 East West Highway, Room 13160
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 713-1867 x135 jannie.g.ferrell@noaa.gov
www.weather.gov/om/heat/index.shtml
Materials available
Contact: Jannie G. Ferrell
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World No Tobacco Day
Pan American Health Organization
WHO Regional Office for the Americas
525 23rd Street NW
Washington, DC 20037-2895
(202) 974-3890 www.who.int/tobacco/wntd/en
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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