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May 2008

American Stroke Month
American Heart Association
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
(800) 242-8721
inquires@heart.org
www.americanheart.org
Materials available
Contact: Program departments or local chapters

Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
1233 20th Street NW, Suite 402
Washington, DC 20036
(800) 7-ASTHMA (727-8462)
(202) 466-7643
(202) 466-8940 Fax
info@aafa.org
www.aafa.org
Materials available
Contact: Angel Waldron

Better Sleep Month
Better Sleep Council
501 Wythe Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 683-8371
(703) 683-4503 Fax
kdillner@sleepproducts.org
www.bettersleep.org
Materials available
Contact: Karin Dillner

Clean Air Month
American Lung Association
61 Broadway, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10006
(800) LUNG-USA (586-4872)
(212) 315-8700
(212) 315-8889 Fax
info@lungusa.org
www.lungusa.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated

Healthy Vision Month
National Eye Institute
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 6A32
31 Center Drive MSC 2510
Bethesda, MD 20892-25210
(301) 496-5248
(301) 402-1065 Fax
www.healthyvision2010.nei.nih.gov
Materials available
Contact: Linda Huss

Hepatitis Awareness Month
Hepatitis Foundation International
504 Blick Drive
Silver Spring, MD 20904-2901
(800) 891-0707
(301) 622-4200
(301) 622-4702 Fax
hfi@comcast.net
www.hepfi.org
Materials available
Contact: Thelma King Thiel

Lupus Awareness Month
Lupus Foundation of America, Inc.
2000 L Street NW, Suite 710
Washington, DC 20036
(888) 385-8787
(202) 349-1156 Fax
info@lupus.org
www.lupus.org
Materials available
Contact: Duane Peters

Lyme Disease Awareness Month
Lyme Disease Foundation
P.O. Box 332
Tolland, CT 06084
(800) 886-5963
(860) 870-0070
(860) 870-0080 Fax
info@lyme.org
www.lyme.org
Materials available
Contact: Thomas Forschner

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 Fax
mediarelations@aad.org
www.aad.org
Materials available
Contact: Jennifer Allyn

Mental Health Month
Mental Health America
P.O. Box 16810
Alexandria, VA 22302-0810
(800) 969-6642
(703) 684-5968 Fax
infoctr@mentalhealthamerica.net
www.mentalhealthamerica.net
Materials available
Contact: Resource Center

Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Awareness Month
MCS America
13 Vale Street
Salem, NY 12864
(213) 985-3096
admin@mcs-america.org
www.mcs-america.org
Materials available
Contact: Lourdes Salvador

National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
American Celiac Disease Alliance
2504 Duxbury Place
Alexandria, VA 22308
(703) 622-3331
info@americanceliac.org
americanceliac.org
Materials available
Contact: Andrea Levario

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
(240) 629-3255 TTY
(301) 592-8563 Fax
nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov
hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhbpep_kit/
Materials available
Contact: Information Specialist

National Neurofibromatosis Month
Children's Tumor Foundation
95 Pine Street, 16th Floor
New York, NY 10005
(800) 323-7938
(212) 747-0004 Fax
info@ctf.org
www.ctf.org
Materials available
Contact: Thomas Malone

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
President´s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 738-H
Washington, DC 20201-0004
(202) 690-9000
(202) 690-5211 Fax
russell.king@hhs.gov
www.fitness.gov
Materials available
Contact: Russell King

National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
Advocates for Youth
2000 M Street, NW, Suite 750
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 419-3420
(202) 419-1448 Fax
tom@advocatesforyouth.org
www.advocatesforyouth.org
Materials available
Contact: Tom Klaus

May 1 - 31
Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Month
Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance
801 Roeder Road, Suite 750
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(800) 225-6872
(301) 562-9890
(301) 562-9870 Fax
info@tsalliance.org
www.tsalliance.org
Materials available
Contact: Jaye Isham

May 1 - 31
Ultraviolet Awareness Month
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020
(847) 843-8458 Fax
info@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline

May 1 - 7
National Physical Education and Sport Week
National Association for Sport and Physical Education
1900 Association Drive
Reston, VA 20191
(800) 213-7193
(703) 476-3410
(703) 476-8316
naspe@aahperd.org
www.naspeinfo.org/naspe
Materials available
Contact: Paula Keyes Kun

May 4 - 15
North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (NAOSH)
American Society of Safety Engineers
Canadian Society of Safety Engineering
U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
ASSE Public Relations Department
1800 East Oakton Street
Des Plaines, IL 60018-2187
(847) 699-2929
(847) 296-3769 Fax
dhurns@asse.org
www.asse.org/naosh
Materials available
Contact: Diane Hurns

May 7
National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day
Freedom From Fear
308 Seaview Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10305
(718) 351-1717
(888) 442-2022 Free anxiety/depression screening
(718) 980-5022 Fax
help@freedomfromfear.org
www.freedomfromfear.org
Materials available
Contact: Jeanine Christiana

May 10
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 Fax
outreach@cdlsusa.org
www.cdlsusa.org
Materials available
Contact: Marie Malloy

May 11 - 17
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 Fax
jlove@foodallergy.org
www.foodallergy.org
Materials available
Contact: Jennifer Love

May 11 - 17
National Alcohol- and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD)
244 East 58th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10022
(800) NCA-CALL (622-2255) (24-hour helpline)
(212) 269-7797
(212) 269-7510 Fax
president@ncadd.org
www.ncadd.org
Materials available
Contact: President

May 11 - 17
National Women's Health Week
Office on Women's Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 712 E
Washington, DC 20201
(202) 690-7651
(202) 401-4005 Fax
www.womenshealth.gov/whw
Materials available
Contact: None designated

May 12 - 18
National Stuttering Awareness Week
Stuttering Foundation of America
3100 Walnut Grove Road, Suite 603 / P.O. Box 11749
Memphis, TN 38111-0749
(800) 992-9392
(901) 452-3931 Fax
info@stutteringhelp.org
www.stutteringhelp.org
Materials available
Contact: Jane Fraser

May 12 - 16
National Neuropathy Week
The Neuropathy Association
60 E. 42nd Street, Suite 942
New York, NY 10165
888-PN-FACTS (763-2287)
212-692-0662 / 212-692-0664
212-692-0668 Fax
pguidos@neuropathy.org
www.neuropathy.org
Materials available
Contact: National Headquarters/Local Chapter/Support Group

May 12
Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
National Fibromyalgia Association
2121 S. Towne Centre Pl., Suite 300
Anaheim, CA 92806
(714) 921-0150
(714) 921-6920 Fax
aquinn@fmaware.org
fmaware.org
Materials available
Contact: April Quinn

May 12
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) 690-7651
(202) 401-4005 Fax
www.womenshealth.gov
Materials available
Contact: None designated

May 13
Sex Differences in Health Awareness Day
Society for Women's Health Research
1025 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 701
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 223-8224
(202) 833-3472 Fax
info@womenshealthresearch.org
www.womenshealthresearch.org
Materials available
Contact: Richard Schmitz

May 18 - 24
National Emergency Medical Services Week
American College of Emergency Physicians
1125 Executive Circle
Irving, TX 75038-2522
(800) 798-1822
(972) 550-0911
(972) 580-2816 Fax
dfechner@acep.org
www.acep.org/emsweek
Materials available
Contact: Denise Fechner

May 19 - 25
Recreational Water Illness Prevention Week
Water and Environment Activity
Division of Parasitic Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway NE, MS F-22
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
(770) 488-7787
(770) 488-7761 Fax
mhlavsa@cdc.gov
www.cdc.gov/healthyswimming/index.htm
Materials available
Contact: Michele Hlavsa

May 21
National Employee Health and Fitness Day
National Association for Health and Fitness
65 Niagara Square, Room 607
Buffalo, NY 14202
(716) 583-0521
(716) 851-4309 Fax
wellness@city-buffalo.org
www.physicalfitness.org
Materials available
Contact: Philip Haberstro