January Awareness

Mental Wellness Month

Thryroid Disease Awareness Month

National Birth Defects Prevention Month
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
1275 Mamaroneck Ave, White Plains, NY 10605
(914) 997-4600

National Glaucoma Awareness Month
Prevent Blindness America
500 East Remington Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60173
(800) 331-2020 / (847) 843-2020

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February Awareness

National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week
American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
7611 Elmwood Ave, Ste 201, Middleton, WI 53562
(608) 831-6989

National Burn Awareness Week
Shriners Burn Institute
3229 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45229
(513) 872-6000

Hemophilia Month
National Hemophilia Foundation, Soho Building
110 Greene St, Ste 303, New York, NY 10012
(800) 42-HANDI

Mental Retardation Awareness Month
The Arc
500 East Border St, Ste 300, Arlington, TX 76010
(817) 261-6003

National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Month
National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia Association
PO Box 18426, Kansas City, MO 64133
(816) 313-2000 / (816) 524-6782 (Fax)

National Kidney Month
National Kidney Foundation
30 East 33rd St, New York, NY 10016
(800) 622-9010 / (212) 889-2210

Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week
American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
7611 Elmwood Ave, Ste 201, Middleton, WI 53562
(608) 831-6989

American Diabetes Alert
American Diabetes Association
Duke St, Alexandria, VA 22314
(800) DIABETES

April Awareness

webmaster@pleuralmesothelioma.com

www.pleuralmesothelioma.com/

Materials Available

Alcohol Awareness Month
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
P.O. Box 2345
Rockville, MD 20847-2345
(877) 726-4727 English/Spanish
(240) 221-4292 Fax
shin@samhsa.hhs.gov
www.samhsa.gov
Materials available
Contact: None designated

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month
International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
P.O. Box 170864
Milwaukee, WI 53217-8076
Contact: (888) 964-2001  or (414) 964-1799 Fax: (414) 964-7176
iffgd@iffgd.org
www.aboutibs.org/site/about-ibs/april-ibs-awareness-month 
Materials available
Contact: Nancy Norton

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National Autism Awareness Month
The Autism Society
4340 East West Highway
Bethesda, MD 20814-3067
(800) 3–AUTISM (328-8476)
(301) 657-0881
(301) 657-0869 Fax
info@autism-society.org
www.autism-society.org/naam  
Materials available
Contact: Jennifer Repella

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National Donate Life Month
Division of Transplantation, Healthcare Systems Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 12C-05
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
(888) 275-4772
(703) 821-2098 Fax
ask@hrsa.gov
www.organdonor.gov/get_involved/donatelifemonth.htm
Materials available
Contact: Division of Transplantation Staff

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National Facial Protection Month
American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
American Association of Orthodontists
9700 West Bryn Mawr Avenue
Rosemont, IL 60018
(847) 678-6200
inquiries@aaoms.org
www.aaoms.org 
Materials available
Contact: AAOMS Communications

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National Minority Health Month
Office of Minority Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 37337
Washington, DC 20013-7337
(800) 444-6472
(240) 453-2883 Fax
info@omhrc.gov
minorityhealth.hhs.gov/
Materials available
Contact: None designated

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Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
2000 L Street NW, Suite 406
Washington, DC 20036
(800) 656-4673
info@rainn.org
www.rainn.org  
Materials available
Contact: None designated

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Sports Eye Safety 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

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Women’s Eye Health and 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: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline

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National Public Health Week
American Public Health Association
800 I Street NW
Washington, DC 20001-3710
(202) 777-2425
(202) 777-2500 TTY
(202) 777-2532 Fax
cintya.renderos@apha.org
www.nphw.org 
Materials available
Contact: Cintya Renderos

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World Health Day
Pan American Health Organization
WHO Regional Office for the Americas
525 23rd Street NW
Washington, DC 20037-2895
(202) 974-3156
(202) 974-3645 Fax
www.who.int/world-health-day/en/
Materials available
Contact: None designated

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National Infant Immunization Week
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road NE, MS E-05
Atlanta, GA 30333
(800) CDC-INFO (232-4636)
(404) 639-8200
(404) 639-8905 Fax
cdcinfo@cdc.gov
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niiw/default.htm
Materials available
Contact: Michelle Basket

24 - 30
National Infertility Awareness Week
RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association
1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500
McLean, VA 22102
(703) 556-7172
(703) 506-3266 Fax
www.resolve.org  
Materials available
Contact: Rebecca Flick

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World Meningitis Day
Confederation of Meningitis Organization
Meningitis Centre
Telethon Institite for Child Health Research
P.O. Box 866
West Perth
AUSTRALIA, 6872
(262) 391-0327
(262) 363-3882 Fax
linda@ichr.uwa.edu.au
www.comoonlilne.org/wmd.html 
Materials available
Contact: Linda Gibbs

Cancer Control Month
American Cancer Society
National Headquarters

1599 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30329-4251
(800) ACS-2345 / (404) 320-3333

Counseling Awareness Month
American Counseling Association
5999 Stevenson Ave, Alexandria, VA 22304
(703) 823-9800

National STD Awareness Month
American Social Health Association
PO Box 13827, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
(919) 361-8400 / (919) 361-8425 (Fax)

Walk America
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
1275 Mamaroneck Ave, White Plains, NY 10605
(914) 997-4573

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May Awareness

1 - 31 Arthritis Awareness Month Arthritis Foundation 1330 West Peachtree Street, Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30309 (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) 296-8586 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 9 Memorial Drive, Building 9, Room B1E04 Bethesda, MD 20892-0900 (301) 496-5248 (301) 402-1065 Fax www.healthyvision2010.nei.nih.gov/hvm 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 710 Washington, DC 20036 (888) 385-8787 (202) 349-1156 Fax info@lupus.org www.lupus.org/newsite/pages/lupus-awaren ess-month.html    Materials available Contact: Duane Peters
1 - 31 Mediterranean Diet Month Oldways and the Mediterranean Foods Alliance 266 Beacon Street Boston, MA 02116 (617) 421-5500 (617) 421-5511 Fax eross@oldwayspt.org www.mediterraneanmark.org/Resources.htm   Materials available Contact: Erika Ross	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: Kara McFarland
1 - 31 Mental Health Month Mental Health America 2000 North Beauregard Street, 6th Floor Alexandria, VA 22311 (800) 969-6642 (703) 684-5968 Fax rbridge@mentalhealthamerica.net www.mentalhealthamerica.net/go/may   Materials available Contact: Raymond Bridge	1 - 31 National Celiac Disease Awareness Month American Celiac Disease Alliance 2504 Duxbury Place Alexandria, VA 22308 (703) 622-3331 info@americanceliac.org www.capwiz.com/celiac/home   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/new/press/mayhbpmo.htm Materials available Contact: Information Specialist	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 Physical Fitness and Sports Month President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports 1101 Wootton Parkway, #560 Rockville, MD 20852 (240) 276-9567 (240) 276-9860 Fax fitness@hhs.gov www.fitness.gov Materials available Contact: None designated	1 - 31 National Toxic Encephalopathy and Chemical Injury Awareness Month National Toxic Encephalopathy Foundation P.O. Box 29194 Las Vegas, NV 89126 Angel@ntef-usa.org www.ntef-usa.org   Materials available Contact: Angel De Fazio
1 - 31 Older Americans Month U.S. Administration on Aging 1 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20001 (202) 619-0724 (202) 357-3555 aoainfo@aoa.gov www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/Press_Room/Observanc es/2011/Older_Americans.aspx Materials available Contact: Carol Crecy	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/2011/02/3762/   Materials available Contact: Sandra A. Spencer	1 - 7 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/naosh09/events.php   Materials available Contact: Diane Hurns or Joanna Climer
2 Melanoma Monday 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: Kara McFarland	7 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
8 - 14 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 jroeder@foodallergy.org www.foodallergy.org/section/food-allergy -awareness-week1   Materials available Contact: Jennifer Roeder	8 - 14 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
8 - 14 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 (202) 205-1952 (202) 690-7172 Fax www.womenshealth.gov/whw Materials available Contact: Retta Terry	9 - 15 National Stuttering Awareness Week Stuttering Foundation of America 1805 Meriah 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
9 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) 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	19 World Hepatitis Day National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable rhessmiller@nvhr.org www.nvhr.org   Materials available Contact: None designated
22 - 28 National Hurricane 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.nhc.noaa.gov Materials available Contact: Deborah Jones	23 - 29 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 4770 Buford Highway NE, MS F-22 Atlanta, GA 30341-3724 (770) 488-7787 (770) 488-7761 Fax mhlavsa@cdc.gov www.cdc.gov/healthywater/swimming/rwi/rw i-prevention-week/ Materials available Contact: Michele Hlavsa
25 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	27 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
31 World No Tobacco Day Pan American Health Organization WHO Regional Office for the Americas 525 23rd Street NW Washington, DC 20037-2895 (202) 974-3890 www.who.int/tobacco/wntd/en   Materials available Contact: None designated

info@homesafetycouncil.org
www.homesafetycouncil.org/AboutUs/HSM/au
_hsm_w001.asp  
Materials available
Contact: Angela D. Mickalide

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Cataract 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

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Men's Health Month
Men's Health Network
P.O. Box 75972
Washington, DC 20013
(202) 543-6461 x101
(202) 543-2727 Fax
info@menshealthweek.org
www.menshealthmonth.org  
Materials available
Contact: Theresa Morrow

1 - 30 National Aphasia Awareness Month National Aphasia Association 350 Seventh Avenue, Suite 902 New York, NY 10001 (800) 922-4622 (212) 267-2814 (212) 267-2872 Fax naa@aphasia.org www.aphasia.org   Materials available Contact: Ellayne Ganzfried

1 - 30 National Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month Stop CMV - The CMV Action Network P. O. Box 62214 Sunnyvale, CA 94088-2214 (209) 712-9929 info@stopcmv.org www.stopcmv.org   Materials available Contact: Janelle Greenlee

1 - 30 National Scleroderma Awareness Month Scleroderma Foundation 300 Rosewood Drive, Suite 105 Danvers, MA 01923 (800) 722-HOPE (722-4673) (978) 463-5809 Fax sfinfo@scleroderma.org www.scleroderma.org   Materials available Contact: National Office or Local Chapters

5 - 11 National Rip Current 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.ripcurrents.noaa.gov Materials available Contact: Deborah Jones

19 World Sickle Cell Day African American Blood Drive and Bone Marrow Registry for Sickle Cell Disease Awareness P.O. Box 1275 Inglewood, CA 90308-1275 (323) 750-1087 aa4scdawareness@aol.com aablooddriveandmarrowregistry4sicklecell awareness.webs.com/worldsicklecellday.ht m   Materials available Contact: Nita Thompson

27 National HIV Testing Day National Association of People with AIDS 8401 Colesville Road, Suite 505 Silver Spring, MD 20910-3349 (866) 846-9366 (240) 247-0880 (240) 247-0574 Fax info@napwa.org www.napwa.org   Materials available Contact: None designated

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National Cancer Survivors Day
National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation
P.O. Box 682285
Franklin, TN 37068
(615) 794-3006
(615) 794-0179 Fax
info@ncsd.org
www.ncsd.org  
Materials available
Contact: None design

1 - 31 Cord Blood Awareness Month Parent's Guide to Cord Blood Foundation 23110 Georgia Avenue Brookeville, MD 20833 (301) 774-4915 info@parentsguidecordblood.org www.parentsguidecordblood.org   Materials available Contact: Dr. Frances Verter

1 - 31 International Group B Strep Awareness Month Group B Strep International 11 El Dorado Court Pomona, CA 91766 (909) 620-7214 (909) 620-5557 Fax info@gbs-intl.org www.groupbstrepinternational.org   Materials available Contact: Marti Perhach

1 - 31 Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month Arthritis Foundation 1330 West Peachtree Street, Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30309 (800) 283-7800 (404) 872-0457 Fax help@arthritis.org www.arthritis.org/ja-alliance-main.php   Materials available Contact: Carol Galbreath

1 - 31 National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month AmeriFace P. O. Box 751112 Las Vegas, NV 89136-1112 (888) 486-1209 (702) 769-9264 (702) 341-5351 Fax info@nccapm.org www.nccapm.org/   Materials available Contact: Debbie Oliver

eyemd@aao.org
www.aao.org/aaoesite/eyemd/uv.cfm  
Contact: Georgia Alward

1 - 31 Children's Eye Health and 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: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline

1 - 31 National Immunization Awareness Month National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS E-05 Atlanta, GA 30333 (800) CDC-INFO (232-4636) English/Spanish (888) 232-6348 (TTY) (404) 639-7394 Fax (877) 394-8747 International Travel Information www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niam/default .htm Materials available Contact: None designated

waba@waba.org
www.worldbreastfeedingweek.org   
Materials available
Contact: None designated

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

c/o Foresight Communications
PO Box 3156, Chicago, IL 60654-3156

or
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
@ (800) IM AWARE
or

National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service
(800) 4-CANCER
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov / http://rex.nci.nih.gov

American Cancer Society
1599 Clifton Rd, NE, Atlanta, GA 30329
(800) ACS-2345 / (404) 320-3333
http://www.cancer.org

november Awareness

November is National Diabetes Awareness Month

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month!

Lung Cancer Awareness Month (LCAM) is a national campaign dedicated to increasing attention to lung cancer issues. By organizing rallies, distributing educational material, holding fund-raising events, contacting Congress, and speaking to the media, those involved in LCAM bring much-needed support and attention to a disease that each year kills more people than breast, prostate, colon and pancreas cancers combined

Diabetic Eye Disease Month
Prevent Blindness America
500 East Remington Rd , Schaumburg, IL 60173 (800) 331-2020 / (847) 843-2020

National Alzheimer's Awareness Month
Alzheimer's Association
919 North Michigan Ave, Ste 1000, Chicago, IL 60611-1676
(800) 272-3900 / (312) 335-8700
(312) 335-8882 (TDD) / (312) 335-1110 (Fax)

National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Week

Brain Aneurysm Foundation
66 Canal Street, Boston, MA 02114
(617) 723-3870 / (617) 723-8672 (Fax)