2010 National Health Observances, National Health - THE WOMEN WERE CALLED AND THEY CAME

[THE SISTERS WERE CALLED]

March
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1 - 31
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Prevent Cancer Foundation
1600 Duke Street, Suite 500
Alexandria, VA 22314
[phone]
[phone] Fax
[e-mail]
www.preventcancer.org/colorectal
Materials available
Contact: Sherry Noziglia

1 - 31
National Endometriosis Awareness Month
Endometriosis Research Center
World Headquarters
630 Ibis Drive
Delray Beach, FL 34444
[phone]
[phone] Fax
[e-mail]
www.endocenter.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated


1 - 31
National Nutrition Month®
American Dietetic Association
120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60606-6995
[phone] x4771
[phone]
[phone] Fax
[e-mail]
www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl
/NNM_2007_home.htm
Materials available
Contact: Knowledge Center

1 - 31
Save Your Vision Month
American Optometric Association
243 North Lindbergh Boulevard, First Floor
St. Louis, MO 63141
[phone]
[phone] Fax
[e-mail]
www.aoa.org/x5072.xml
Materials available
Contact: Cathy Bryson


1 - 31
Workplace Eye Wellness Month
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
[phone]
[phone] Fax
[e-mail]
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline

7 - 13
National Patient Safety Awareness Week
National Patient Safety Foundation
268 Summer Street, 6th Floor
Boston, MA 02210
[phone]
[phone] Fax
[e-mail]
www.npsf.org/hp/psaw/
Materials available
Contact: Rachel Crow


7 - 13
National Problem Gambling Awareness Week
National Council on Problem Gambling
730 11th Street NW, Suite 601
Washington, DC 20001
[phone]
[phone]
[phone] Fax
[e-mail]
www.npgaw.org
Materials available
Contact: Keith Whyte

7 - 13
National Sleep Awareness Week®
National Sleep Foundation
1522 K Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
[phone]
[phone] Fax
[e-mail]
www.sleepfoundation.org
Materials available
Contact: Jennifer Cowher Williams


8 - 12
National School Breakfast Week
School Nutrition Association
120 Waterfront Street, Suite 300
National Harbor, MD 20745
[phone]
[phone]
[phone] Fax
[e-mail]
www.schoolnutrition.org/nsbw
Materials available
Contact: Laura Maynard

10
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Office on Women's Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 728 E
Washington, DC 20201
[phone]
[phone] Fax
www.womenshealth.gov/nwghaad/
Materials available
Contact: National Women's Health Information Center


11
World Kidney Day
National Kidney Foundation
30 East 33rd Street
New York, NY 10016
[phone]
[phone]
[phone] Fax
[e-mail]
www.kidney.org/news/wkd/index.cfm
Materials available
Contact: Ellie Schlam

14 - 20
National Poison Prevention Week
Poison Prevention Week Council
P.O. Box 1543
Washington, DC 20013
[phone]
[phone] Fax
[e-mail]
www.poisonprevention.org/poison.htm
Materials available
Contact: Holly Wells


15 - 21
Brain Awareness Week
Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives
745 Fifth Avenue, Suite 900
New York, NY 10151
[phone]
[phone] Fax
[e-mail]
www.dana.org/brainweek
Materials available
Contact: Kathleen Roina

23
American Diabetes Alert Day
American Diabetes Association
1701 North Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311
(800) DIABETES (342-2383)
[phone]
[phone] Fax
[e-mail]
www.diabetes.org/communityprograms-and-l
ocalevents/americandiabetesalert.jsp
Materials available
Contact: Local Chapters


24
World Tuberculosis Day
Stop TB Partnerhsip (Secretariat)
World Health Organization
HTM/STB/TBP
20, avenue Appia
CH-1211 Geneva 27
SWITZERLAND,
+(41) 22 791 4650
+(41) 22 791 4886 Fax
[e-mail]
www.stoptb.org/events/world_tb_day
Materials available
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