Monday, October 31, 2011

NOVEMBER AWARENESS TOPICS


November
1 - 30
American Diabetes Month

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  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Local Chapters
1 - 30
COPD Awareness Month

American Lung Association
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20004
(800) 548-8252
(202) 452-1805 Fax
info@lungusa.org
www.lungusa.org/about-us/our-impact/top-
stories/november-is-copd-awareness_1.htm
l
  External Link
Materials available
Contact: None designated
1 - 30
Diabetic Eye Disease 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  External Link
Materials available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
1 - 30
Foot Health Issues Related to Diabetes Awareness Month

American Podiatric Medical Association
9312 Old Georgetown Road
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 581-9200
(301) 530-2752 Fax
www.apma.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: None designated
1 - 30
Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Lung Cancer Alliance
888 16th Street NW, Suite 150
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 463-2080
(202) 463-7497 Fax
info@lungcanceralliance.org
www.lungcanceralliance.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Kay Cofrancesco
1 - 30
National Family Caregivers Month

National Family Caregivers Association
10400 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 500
Kensington, MD 20895-3944
(800) 896-3650
(301) 942-2302 Fax
info@thefamilycaregiver.org
www.thefamilycaregiver.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: None designated
1 - 30
National Healthy Skin Month

American Academy of Dermatology
930 East Woodfield Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(888) 462-DERM (462-3376)
(847) 330-0230
(847) 330-8907 Fax
mediarelations@aad.org
www.aad.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Allison Sit
1 - 30
National Hospice Palliative Care Month

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
1731 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(800) 646-6460
(703) 837-1500
(703) 837-1233 Fax
jradulovic@nhpco.org
www.nhpco.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Jon Radulovic
1 - 30
National Stomach Cancer Awareness Month

No Stomach For Cancer, Inc.
9202 Waterside Drive, #203
Middleton, WI 53562
(608) 335-0241 
info@nostomachforcancer.org
www.nostomachforcancer.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Karen Chelcun-Schreiber
1 - 30
Prematurity Awareness Month

March of Dimes Foundation
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
(914) 997-4488
(914) 997-4763 Fax
askus@marchofdimes.com
www.marchofdimes.com  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Pregnancy and Newborn Health Education Center
6 - 12
Drowsy Driving Prevention Week

National Sleep Foundation
1522 K Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 347-3471
(202) 347-3472 Fax
nsf@sleepfoundation.org
drowsydriving.org/resources/drowsy-drivi
ng-prevention-week-toolkit/
  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Jennifer Cowher Williams
14 - 20
Get Smart About Antibiotics Week

Division of Bacterial Diseases
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road NE, MS-C23
Atlanta, GA 30333
(800) CDC-INFO (232-4636)
(404) 639-3636
(404) 639-3970 Fax
djohnson13@cdc.gov
www.cdc.gov/getsmart
Materials available
Contact: Darcia Johnson
17
Great American Smokeout

American Cancer Society
250 Williams Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
(800) ACS-2345 (227-2345)
acsf2f.com/gaso/  External Link
Materials available
Contact: National Office
17
Prematurity Awareness Day

March of Dimes Foundation
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
(914) 997-4488
(914) 997-4763 Fax
askus@marchofdimes.com
www.marchofdimes.com  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Pregnancy and Newborn Health Education Center
19
National Survivors of Suicide Day

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
120 Wall Street, 22nd Floor
New York, NY 10005
(212) 363-3500 x33
(212) 363-6237 
survivingsuicideloss@afsp.org
www.afsp.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Rebecca Thorp
20 - 26
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Awareness Week

International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
P.O. Box 170864
Milwaukee, WI 53217-8076
(888) 964-2001
(414) 964-1799
(414) 964-7176 Fax
iffgd@iffgd.org
www.aboutgerd.org/site/about-gerd/gerd-a
wareness-week
  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Nancy Norton

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