Arthritis Awareness Month
Arthritis Foundation
P.O. Box 7669
Atlanta, GA 30357-0669
(800) 283-7800
(404) 872-0457 Fax
help@arthritis.org
www.arthritis.org/arthritis-awareness-month.php
Materials available
Contact: Carol Galbreath
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) 296-8580 Fax
bhsm@asha.org
www.asha.org/bhsm/
Materials available
Contact: None designated
Global 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 Fax
wellness@city-buffalo.org
www.physicalfitness.org
Materials available
Contact: Philip Haberstro
Healthy Vision Month
National Eye Institute
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 6A32
31 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892
(301) 496-5248
(301) 402-1065 Fax
www.nei.nih.gov/healthyvisionmonth
Materials available
Contact: Linda Huss
Hepatitis Awareness Month
Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Rd, G-37
Atlanta, , GA 30033
(404) 718-8596 Voice
dvhwi@cdc.gov
www.cdc.gov/hepatitis
Materials available
Contact: None designated
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.spotskincancer.org
Materials available
Contact: Allison Sit
Mental Health Month
Mental Health America
2000 North Beauregard Street, 6th Floor
Alexandria, VA 22311
(800) 969-6642
(703) 684-7722
(703) 684-5968 Fax
rbridge@mentalhealthamerica.net
www.mentalhealthamerica.net/go/may
Materials available
Contact: None designated
National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
8201 Corporate Drive, Suite 1000
Landover, MD 20785
(800) 7-ASTHMA (727-8462)
(202) 466-7643
(202) 466-8940 Fax
info@aafa.org
www.aafa.org/display.cfm?ID=5&Sub=105&Cont=457
Materials available
Contact: None designated
National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
American Celiac Disease Alliance
2504 Duxbury Place
Alexandria, VA 22308
(703) 622-3331
info@americanceliac.org
www.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
(301) 592-8563 Fax
nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov
www.nhlbi.nih.gov
Materials available
Contact: Information Specialist
National Mediterranean Diet Month
Oldways and the Mediterranean Foods Alliance
266 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 421-5500
(617) 421-5511 Fax
gorcutt@oldwayspt.org
www.oldwayspt.org
Materials available
Contact: Georgia Orcutt
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 Fax
communications@nof.org
www.nof.org
Materials available
Contact: Valerie Patmintra
National Toxic Encephalopathy and Chemical Injury Awareness Month
National Toxic Encephalopathy Foundation
P.O. Box 29194
Las Vegas, NV 89126
(702) 490-9677
Angel@ntef-usa.org
www.ntef-usa.org
Materials available
Contact: Angel De Fazio
Preeclampsia Awareness Month
Preeclampsia Foundation
6767 N. Wickham Road, Suite 400
Melbourne, FL 32940
(800) 665-9341
(321) 421-6957
(321) 821-0450 Fax
eleni.tsigas@preeclampsia.org
www.preeclampsia.org
Materials available
Contact: Eleni Tsigas
Ultraviolet Awareness Month
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020
(312) 363-6001
(312) 363-6052 Fax
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: PBA Vision Health Resource Center
UV Safety 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
Materials available
Contact: None designated
May 5 - 11
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 Fax
ffcmh@ffcmh.org
www.ffcmh.org
Materials available
Contact: Sandra A. Spencer
May 5 - 11
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 Fax
dhurns@asse.org
www.asse.org/NAOSH
Materials available
Contact: Diane Hurns
May 8
Bike to School Day
National Center for Safe Routes to School
730 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Suite 300 / Campus Box 3430
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3430
866-610-SRTS (610-7787)
walk@walktoschool.org
www.walkbiketoschool.org/
Materials available
Contact: Susan Byszeski
May 11
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) 676-8255
(860) 676-8337 Fax
outreach@cdlsusa.org
www.cdlsusa.org
Materials available
Contact: Marie Malloy
May 12 - 18
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
faaw@foodallergy.org
www.foodallergy.org/section/food-allergy-awareness-week1
Materials available
Contact: Jennifer Roeder
May 13 - 19
National Alcohol- and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Awareness Week
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.
217 Broadway, Suite 712
New York, NY 10007
(800) NCA-CALL (622-2255) (24-hour Affiliate referral)
(212) 269-7797
(212) 269-7510 Fax
president@ncadd.org
www.ncadd.org
Materials available
Contact: President
May 13 - 19
National Stuttering Awareness Week
Stuttering Foundation of America
1805 Moriah Woods Boulevard, #3
P.O. Box 11749
Memphis, TN 38111-0749
(800) 992-9392
(800) 967-7700
(901) 761-0484 Fax
info@stutteringhelp.org
www.stutteringhelp.org
Materials available
Contact: Jane Fraser
May 13 - 17
National Neuropathy Awareness Week
The Neuropathy Association
60 East 42nd Street, Suite 942
New York, NY 10165
(212) 692-0665
(212) 692-0668 Fax
info@neuropathy.org
www.neuropathy.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Neuropathy_Week
Materials available
Contact: Paul Guidos
May 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 Fax
niaiddaidsscib@niaid.nih.gov
www.niaid.nih.gov/news/events/hvad/Pages/default.aspx
Materials available
Contact: NIAID SCIB
May 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 x352
(415) 292-3404 Fax
sapna@apiwellness.org
www.banyantreeproject.org
Materials available
Contact: Sapna Mysoor
May 20
World Autoimmune Arthritis Day
The International Autoimmune Arthritis Movement
646 South Barrington Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90049
(877) 609-IAAM (4226)
Tiffany@IAAMovement.org
www.worldautoimmunearthritisday.org
Materials available
Contact: Tami Brown
May 21 - 27
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
1600 Clifton Road, Mail Stop C-09
Atlanta, GA 30333
(404) 639-1700
(404) 718-4842 Fax
healthywater@cdc.gov
www.cdc.gov/healthywater/swimming/rwi/rwi-prevention-week/
Materials available
Contact: Michele Hlavsa
May 24
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
May 26 - June 1
National Hurricane Preparedness Week
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service
Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services
1325 East West Highway, Room 13142
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 713-1677 x124
deborah.jones@noaa.gov
www.nhc.noaa.gov
Materials available
Contact: Deborah Jones
May 29
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