October 2010
Eye Injury Prevention Month
American Academy of Ophthalmology
P.O. Box 7424
San Francisco, CA 94120-7424
(415) 447-0213
(415) 561-8533 Fax
eyemd@aao.org
www.geteyesmart.org/eyesmart/injuries/index.cfm
Materials available
Contact: Georgia Alward
Halloween Safety 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
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Board of Sponsors
C1C-315
1800 Concord Pike
Wilmington, DE 19850-5437
nbcamquestions@yahoo.com
www.nbcam.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
Celiac Sprue Association
P.O. Box 31700
Omaha, NE 68131-0700
(877) 272-4272
(402) 643-4108 Fax
celiacs@csaceliacs.org
www.csaceliacs.org
Materials available
Contact: Mary Schluckebier
National Dental Hygiene Month
American Dental Hygienists' Association
444 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3400
Chicago, IL 60611-3980
(312) 440-8900
(312) 467-1806 Fax
media@adha.net
www.adha.org
Materials available
Contact: Communications Division
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Office of Disability Employment Policy
U.S. Department of Labor
Frances Perkins Building
200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room S-1303
Washington, DC 20210
(866) 633-7365
(202) 693-7880
(202) 693-7888 Fax
(202) 693-7881 TTY
www.dol.gov/odep
Materials available
Contact: Carol Dunlap
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Project
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
6400 Flank Drive, Suite 1300
Harrisburg, PA 17112-2791
(800) 537-2238
(800) 553-2508 TTY
(717) 545-9456 Fax
www.nrcdv.org/dvam
Materials available
Contact: None designated
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
National Down Syndrome Society
666 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
(800) 221-4602
(212) 979-2873 Fax
info@ndss.org
www.ndss.org
Materials available
Contact: Educational Services
National Medical Librarians Month
Medical Library Association
65 East Wacker Place, Suite 1900
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 419-9094 x11
(312) 419-8950 Fax
info@mlahq.org
www.mlanet.org/resources/nml-month/index.html
Materials available
Contact: Tomi Gunn
National Physical Therapy Month
American Physical Therapy Association
1111 North Fairfax Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-1488
(800) 999-2782
(703) 684-2782 x3248
(703) 706-8578 Fax
public-relations@apta.org
www.apta.org
Materials available
Contact: Public Relations Department
National Spina Bifida Awareness Month
Spina Bifida Association
4590 MacArthur Boulevard NW, Suite 250
Washington, DC 20007-4226
(800) 621-3141
(202) 944-3285
(202) 944-3295 Fax
sbaa@sbaa.org
www.spinabifidaassociation.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month
First Candle/SIDS Alliance
1314 Bedford Avenue, Suite 210
Baltimore, MD 21208
(800) 221-7437
(410) 653-8226
(410) 653-8709 Fax
info@firstcandle.org
www.firstcandle.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
Talk About Prescriptions Month
National Council on Patient Information and Education
4915 Saint Elmo Avenue, Suite 505
Bethesda, MD 20814-6082
(301) 656-8565
(301) 656-4464 Fax
ncpie@ncpie.info
www.talkaboutrx.org
Materials available
Contact: Tigui Bangoura
October 1 - 7
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Week
National Sarcoidosis Society
National Sarcoidosis Foundation
2525 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60616
(312) 567-6626
(312) 567-6144 Fax
sarcoidosis3@gmail.com
www.nationalsarcoidosisfriends.org
Materials available
Contact: Glenda Fulton
October 3 - 10
Hearing Aid Awareness Week
International Hearing Society
16800 Middlebelt Road, Suite 4
Livonia, MI 48154
(734) 522-7200
(734) 522-0200 Fax
acmarkey@ihsinfo.org
www.ihsinfo.org
Materials available
Contact: Alice Markey
October 4 - 10
Mental Illness Awareness Week
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Colonial Place Three
2107 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22201-3042
(800) 950-6264
(703) 524-7600
(703) 524-9094 Fax
info@nami.org
www.nami.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
October 4 - 8
Drive Safely Work Week
Network of Employers for Traffic Safety
344 Maple Avenue West, #357
Vienna, VA 22180
(888) 221-0045
(703) 273-6005
(703) 273-7122 Fax
nets@trafficsafety.org
www.trafficsafety.org
Materials available
Contact: Liz Stevens
October 4
National Child Health Day
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 1805
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
(301) 443-2170
(301) 443-1797 Fax
www.mchb.hrsa.gov
Contact: Cynthia Tibbs
October 7
National Depression Screening Day®
Screening for Mental Health, Inc.
One Washington Street, Suite 304
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
(781) 239-0071
(781) 431-7447 Fax
smhinfo@mentalhealthscreening.org
www.mentalhealthscreening.org
Materials available
Contact: Ariela Edelson
October 10
World Mental Health Day
World Federation for Mental Health
12940 Harbor Drive, Suite 101
Woodbridge, VA 22192-2930
(703) 494-6515
(703) 494-6518 Fax
wmhday@wfmh.com
www.wfmh.org/00worldmentalhealthday.htm
Materials available
Contact: Deborah Maguire
October 11 - 15
National School Lunch Week
School Nutrition Association
120 Waterfront Street, Suite 300
National Harbor, MD 20745
(800) 877-8822
(301) 686-3115 Fax
servicecenter@schoolnutrition.org
www.schoolnutrition.org/nslw
Materials available
Contact: Laura Maynard
October 12 - 20
Bone and Joint Decade National Action Week
U.S. Bone and Joint Decade
6300 North River Road
Rosemont, IL 60018
(847) 384-4010
(847) 823-1822 Fax
tobyking@usbjd.org
www.usbjd.org
Materials available
Contact: Toby King
October 13
Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day
Metastatic Breast Cancer Network
P.O. Box 1449
New York, NY 10159
(888) 500-0370
mbcnet@gmail.com
www.mbcnetwork.org/page.aspx?nm=mbc_awareness_day
Materials available
Contact: Suzanne Herbert
October 16
World Food Day
U.S. National Committee for World Food Day
2175 K Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20437
(202) 653-2404
(202) 653-5760 Fax
www.worldfooddayusa.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
October 18 - 24
National Drug-Free Work Week
Working Partners for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace
U.S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room S-2312
Washington, DC 20210
(202) 693-5917
(202) 693-5960 Fax
webwp@dol.gov
www.dol.gov/drugfreeworkweek
Materials available
Contact: Renee Tajudeen
October 20
World Osteoporosis Day
International Osteoporosis Foundation
9, rue Juste-Olivier
CH-1260 Nyon
SWITZERLAND,
+41 22 994 0100
+41 22 994 0101 Fax
www.iofbonehealth.org/about-iof/iof-programs/outreach-education/world-osteoporosis-day.html
Materials available
Contact: None designated
October 22
International Stuttering Awareness Day
Stuttering Foundation of America
3100 Walnut Grove Road, Suite 603
P.O. Box 11749
Memphis, TN 38111-0749
(800) 992-9392
(800) 967-7700
(901) 452-3931 Fax
info@stutteringhelp.org
www.stutteringhelp.org
Materials available
Contact: Jane Fraser
October 22
National Mammography Day
American Cancer Society
250 Williams Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
(800) ACS-2345 (227-2345)
www.cancer.org
Materials available
Contact: National Office
October 23 - 31
Red Ribbon Week
National Family Partnership
at Informed Families Education Center
2409 Coral Way, Suite 501
Miami, FL 33145
(800) 705-8997
(305) 856-4886
(305) 856-4815 Fax
ireyes@informedfamilies.org
www.nfp.org
Materials available
Contact: Ileana Reyes
October 24 - 30
Respiratory Care Week
American Association for Respiratory Care
9425 North MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 100
Irving, TX 75063
(972) 243-2272
(972) 484-2720 Fax
info@aarc.org
www.aarc.org/rcweek
Materials available
Contact: Public Relations
October 27
Lung Health Day
American Association for Respiratory Care
9425 North MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 100
Irving, TX 75063
(972) 243-2272
(972) 484-2720 Fax
info@aarc.org
www.aarc.org/rcweek
Materials available
Contact: Public Relations
Eye Injury Prevention Month
American Academy of Ophthalmology
P.O. Box 7424
San Francisco, CA 94120-7424
(415) 447-0213
(415) 561-8533 Fax
eyemd@aao.org
www.geteyesmart.org/eyesmart/injuries/index.cfm
Materials available
Contact: Georgia Alward
Halloween Safety 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
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Board of Sponsors
C1C-315
1800 Concord Pike
Wilmington, DE 19850-5437
nbcamquestions@yahoo.com
www.nbcam.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
Celiac Sprue Association
P.O. Box 31700
Omaha, NE 68131-0700
(877) 272-4272
(402) 643-4108 Fax
celiacs@csaceliacs.org
www.csaceliacs.org
Materials available
Contact: Mary Schluckebier
National Dental Hygiene Month
American Dental Hygienists' Association
444 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3400
Chicago, IL 60611-3980
(312) 440-8900
(312) 467-1806 Fax
media@adha.net
www.adha.org
Materials available
Contact: Communications Division
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Office of Disability Employment Policy
U.S. Department of Labor
Frances Perkins Building
200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room S-1303
Washington, DC 20210
(866) 633-7365
(202) 693-7880
(202) 693-7888 Fax
(202) 693-7881 TTY
www.dol.gov/odep
Materials available
Contact: Carol Dunlap
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Project
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
6400 Flank Drive, Suite 1300
Harrisburg, PA 17112-2791
(800) 537-2238
(800) 553-2508 TTY
(717) 545-9456 Fax
www.nrcdv.org/dvam
Materials available
Contact: None designated
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
National Down Syndrome Society
666 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
(800) 221-4602
(212) 979-2873 Fax
info@ndss.org
www.ndss.org
Materials available
Contact: Educational Services
National Medical Librarians Month
Medical Library Association
65 East Wacker Place, Suite 1900
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 419-9094 x11
(312) 419-8950 Fax
info@mlahq.org
www.mlanet.org/resources/nml-month/index.html
Materials available
Contact: Tomi Gunn
National Physical Therapy Month
American Physical Therapy Association
1111 North Fairfax Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-1488
(800) 999-2782
(703) 684-2782 x3248
(703) 706-8578 Fax
public-relations@apta.org
www.apta.org
Materials available
Contact: Public Relations Department
National Spina Bifida Awareness Month
Spina Bifida Association
4590 MacArthur Boulevard NW, Suite 250
Washington, DC 20007-4226
(800) 621-3141
(202) 944-3285
(202) 944-3295 Fax
sbaa@sbaa.org
www.spinabifidaassociation.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month
First Candle/SIDS Alliance
1314 Bedford Avenue, Suite 210
Baltimore, MD 21208
(800) 221-7437
(410) 653-8226
(410) 653-8709 Fax
info@firstcandle.org
www.firstcandle.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
Talk About Prescriptions Month
National Council on Patient Information and Education
4915 Saint Elmo Avenue, Suite 505
Bethesda, MD 20814-6082
(301) 656-8565
(301) 656-4464 Fax
ncpie@ncpie.info
www.talkaboutrx.org
Materials available
Contact: Tigui Bangoura
October 1 - 7
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Week
National Sarcoidosis Society
National Sarcoidosis Foundation
2525 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60616
(312) 567-6626
(312) 567-6144 Fax
sarcoidosis3@gmail.com
www.nationalsarcoidosisfriends.org
Materials available
Contact: Glenda Fulton
October 3 - 10
Hearing Aid Awareness Week
International Hearing Society
16800 Middlebelt Road, Suite 4
Livonia, MI 48154
(734) 522-7200
(734) 522-0200 Fax
acmarkey@ihsinfo.org
www.ihsinfo.org
Materials available
Contact: Alice Markey
October 4 - 10
Mental Illness Awareness Week
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Colonial Place Three
2107 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22201-3042
(800) 950-6264
(703) 524-7600
(703) 524-9094 Fax
info@nami.org
www.nami.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
October 4 - 8
Drive Safely Work Week
Network of Employers for Traffic Safety
344 Maple Avenue West, #357
Vienna, VA 22180
(888) 221-0045
(703) 273-6005
(703) 273-7122 Fax
nets@trafficsafety.org
www.trafficsafety.org
Materials available
Contact: Liz Stevens
October 4
National Child Health Day
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 1805
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
(301) 443-2170
(301) 443-1797 Fax
www.mchb.hrsa.gov
Contact: Cynthia Tibbs
October 7
National Depression Screening Day®
Screening for Mental Health, Inc.
One Washington Street, Suite 304
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
(781) 239-0071
(781) 431-7447 Fax
smhinfo@mentalhealthscreening.org
www.mentalhealthscreening.org
Materials available
Contact: Ariela Edelson
October 10
World Mental Health Day
World Federation for Mental Health
12940 Harbor Drive, Suite 101
Woodbridge, VA 22192-2930
(703) 494-6515
(703) 494-6518 Fax
wmhday@wfmh.com
www.wfmh.org/00worldmentalhealthday.htm
Materials available
Contact: Deborah Maguire
October 11 - 15
National School Lunch Week
School Nutrition Association
120 Waterfront Street, Suite 300
National Harbor, MD 20745
(800) 877-8822
(301) 686-3115 Fax
servicecenter@schoolnutrition.org
www.schoolnutrition.org/nslw
Materials available
Contact: Laura Maynard
October 12 - 20
Bone and Joint Decade National Action Week
U.S. Bone and Joint Decade
6300 North River Road
Rosemont, IL 60018
(847) 384-4010
(847) 823-1822 Fax
tobyking@usbjd.org
www.usbjd.org
Materials available
Contact: Toby King
October 13
Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day
Metastatic Breast Cancer Network
P.O. Box 1449
New York, NY 10159
(888) 500-0370
mbcnet@gmail.com
www.mbcnetwork.org/page.aspx?nm=mbc_awareness_day
Materials available
Contact: Suzanne Herbert
October 16
World Food Day
U.S. National Committee for World Food Day
2175 K Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20437
(202) 653-2404
(202) 653-5760 Fax
www.worldfooddayusa.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
October 18 - 24
National Drug-Free Work Week
Working Partners for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace
U.S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room S-2312
Washington, DC 20210
(202) 693-5917
(202) 693-5960 Fax
webwp@dol.gov
www.dol.gov/drugfreeworkweek
Materials available
Contact: Renee Tajudeen
October 20
World Osteoporosis Day
International Osteoporosis Foundation
9, rue Juste-Olivier
CH-1260 Nyon
SWITZERLAND,
+41 22 994 0100
+41 22 994 0101 Fax
www.iofbonehealth.org/about-iof/iof-programs/outreach-education/world-osteoporosis-day.html
Materials available
Contact: None designated
October 22
International Stuttering Awareness Day
Stuttering Foundation of America
3100 Walnut Grove Road, Suite 603
P.O. Box 11749
Memphis, TN 38111-0749
(800) 992-9392
(800) 967-7700
(901) 452-3931 Fax
info@stutteringhelp.org
www.stutteringhelp.org
Materials available
Contact: Jane Fraser
October 22
National Mammography Day
American Cancer Society
250 Williams Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
(800) ACS-2345 (227-2345)
www.cancer.org
Materials available
Contact: National Office
October 23 - 31
Red Ribbon Week
National Family Partnership
at Informed Families Education Center
2409 Coral Way, Suite 501
Miami, FL 33145
(800) 705-8997
(305) 856-4886
(305) 856-4815 Fax
ireyes@informedfamilies.org
www.nfp.org
Materials available
Contact: Ileana Reyes
October 24 - 30
Respiratory Care Week
American Association for Respiratory Care
9425 North MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 100
Irving, TX 75063
(972) 243-2272
(972) 484-2720 Fax
info@aarc.org
www.aarc.org/rcweek
Materials available
Contact: Public Relations
October 27
Lung Health Day
American Association for Respiratory Care
9425 North MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 100
Irving, TX 75063
(972) 243-2272
(972) 484-2720 Fax
info@aarc.org
www.aarc.org/rcweek
Materials available
Contact: Public Relations
