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May
1 - 31 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	1 - 31 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
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	1 - 31 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
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	1 - 31 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
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	1 - 31 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
1 - 31 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	1 - 31 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
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	1 - 31 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
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	1 - 31 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
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	1 - 31 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
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	1 - 7 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
2 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	7 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
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	8 - 14 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
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	9 - 15 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
9 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	18 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
19 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	19 World Hepatitis Day National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable , rhessmiller@nvhr.org www.nvhr.org   Materials available Contact: None designated
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	23 - 29 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
25 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	27 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
31 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