Executive HealthCare Solutions | National Health Observances May 2012

National Health Observances - May 2012

1 - 31 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 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) 296-8580 Fax bhsm@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 Fax wellness@city-buffalo.org physicalfitness.org/nehf.html Materials available Contact: Philip Haberstro	1 - 31 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
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 Fax info@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 410 Washington, DC 20036 (888) 385-8787 (202) 349-1155 (202) 349-1156 Fax info@lupus.org www.lupus.org/newsite/pages/lupus-awaren ess-month.html Materials available Contact: Duane Peters
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 Fax mediarelations@aad.org www.melanomamonday.org Materials available Contact: Allison Sit	1 - 31 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: Raymond Bridge
1 - 31 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=10&sub=99&co nt=457 Materials available Contact: None designated	1 - 31 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
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 Fax nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov www.nhlbi.nih.gov Materials available Contact: Information Specialist	1 - 31 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
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 Fax communications@nof.org www.nof.org Materials available Contact: Jill Ryan	1 - 31 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
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 Fax info@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 Fax ffcmh@ffcmh.org www.ffcmh.org Materials available Contact: Sandra A. Spencer
6 - 12 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/newsroom Materials available Contact: Diane Hurns	7 - 13 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
7 - 11 Air Quality Awareness Week 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.airquality.noaa.gov Materials available Contact: Jannie G. Ferrell	12 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
13 - 19 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	13 - 19 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 Fax president@ncadd.org www.ncadd.org Materials available Contact: President
13 - 19 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 (800) 994-9662 (202) 205-1952 (202) 690-7172 Fax www.womenshealth.gov/whw Materials available Contact: Retta Terry	14 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 (800) 994-9662 (202) 205-1952 (202) 690-7172 Fax www.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 Fax niaiddaidsscib@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 Fax sapna@apiwellness.org www.banyantreeproject.org Materials available Contact: Sapna Mysoor
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 30329-4018 (404) 718-4695 (404) 639-2205 Fax mhlavsa@cdc.gov www.cdc.gov/healthywater/swimming/rwi/rw i-prevention-week/ Materials available Contact: Michele Hlavsa	25 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
27 - June 2 National Hurricane Preparedness 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	30 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
31 World No Tobacco Day Pan American Health Organization WHO Regional Office for the Americas 525 23rd Street NW Washington, DC 20037-2895 (202) 974-3000 (202) 974-3663 Fax www.who.int/tobacco/wntd/en Materials available Contact: None designated

Other Dates in May to Remember:

May 6 - National Nurses Day

May 8 - National Student Nurses Day

May 6-12 - National Nurses Week

May 12 - International Nurses Day

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