HEALTH AWARENESS

March
1 - 31 National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Prevent Cancer Foundation 1600 Duke Street, Suite 500 Alexandria, VA 22314 (800) 227-2732 (703) 886-4413 Faxsarah.abou@preventcancer.org  www.preventcancer.org/colorectal   Materials available Contact: Sarah Abou	1 - 31 National Endometriosis Awareness Month Endometriosis Research Center World Headquarters 630 Ibis Drive Delray Beach, FL 34444 (800) 239-7280 (561) 274-0931 Faxaskerc@endocenter.org www.endocenter.org   Materials available Contact: None designated
1 - 31 National Nutrition Month® Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000 Chicago, IL 60606-6995nnm@eatright.org www.eatright.org/nnm   Materials available Contact: Knowledge Center	1 - 31 Save Your Vision Month American Optometric Association 243 North Lindbergh Boulevard, First Floor St. Louis, MO 63141 (800) 365-2219 (314) 991-4100 (314) 991-4101 Faxmcbryson@aoa.org www.aoa.org/x5072.xml   Materials available Contact: Cathy Bryson
1 - 31 Trisomy Awareness Month Support Organization for Trisomy 18, 13 & Related Disorders 2982 South Union Street Rochester, NY 14624-1926 (800) 716-SOFT -7638 (585) 594-4621 (585) 594-1957 Fax barbsoft@rochester.rr.com http://www.trisomy.org   Materials available Contact: Barb Vanherreweghe	1 - 31 Workplace Eye Wellness Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (312) 363-6001 (312) 363-6052 Faxinfo@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org   Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
5 - 11 National Sleep Awareness Week® National Sleep Foundation 1010 North Glebe Road, Suite 310 Arlington, VA 22201 (703) 243-1697 nsf@sleepfoundation.org www.sleepfoundation.org/event/national-s leep-awareness-week%C2%AE   Materials available Contact: Jennifer Cowher Williams	5 - 9 National School Breakfast Week School Nutrition Association 120 Waterfront Street, Suite 300 National Harbor, MD 20745 (800) 877-8822 (301) 686-3100 (301) 686-3115 Faxservicecenter@schoolnutrition.org www.schoolnutrition.org/nsbw   Materials available Contact: Laura Maynard
8 World Kidney Day National Kidney Foundation 30 East 33rd Street New York, NY 10016 (800) 622-9010 (212) 889-2210 (212) 889-2310 Faxinfo@kidney.org www.kidney.org   Materials available Contact: None designated	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 (202) 690-7650 (202) 401-4005 Faxwww.womenshealth.gov/nwghaad/ Materials available Contact: Monique Claggett-Davis
12 - 18 Brain Awareness Week Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives 505 Fifth Avenue, 6th Floor New York, NY 10017 (212) 401-1689 (212) 593-7623 Faxbawinfo@dana.org www.dana.org/brainweek   Materials available Contact: Kathleen Roina	18 - 24 National Poison Prevention Week Poison Prevention Week Council P.O. Box 1543 Washington, DC 20013 (703) 894-1858 (703) 683-2812 Faxwells@aapcc.org www.poisonprevention.org/poison.htm   Materials available Contact: Holly Wells
20 National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day National Native American AIDS Prevention Center 720 South Colorado Blvd., Suite 650-S Denver, CO 80246 (720) 382-2244 (720) 382-2248 Faxwww.nnaapc.org/news/awareness-day.htm   Materials available Contact: None designated	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 2690 +(41) 22 791 4886 Faxstoptbinfo@who.int www.stoptb.org/events/world_tb_day   Materials available Contact: None designated
25 - 31 National Tsunami Awareness 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.tsunami.gov Materials available Contact: Deborah Jones	27 American Diabetes Alert Day American Diabetes Association 1701 North Beauregard Street Alexandria, VA 22311 (800) DIABETES (342-2383) (703) 549-1500 (703) 549-6995 Faxaskada@diabetes.org www.diabetes.org/in-my-community/program s/alert-day   Materials available Contact: Local Chapters