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Each month we will highlight International and National Awareness. SSE's goal is educate and assist others in the community. This is one way we are putting our best foot forward. Find out how you can get involved.

1 - 31 National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Prevent Cancer Foundation 1600 Duke Street, Suite 500 Alexandria, VA 22314 (800) 227-2732 (703) 886-4413 Fax info@preventcancer.org www.preventcancer.org/colorectal Materials available Contact: Sherry Noziglia	1 - 31 National Endometriosis Awareness Month Endometriosis Research Center World Headquarters 630 Ibis Drive Delray Beach, FL 34444 (800) 239-7280 (561) 274-0931 Fax askerc@endocenter.org www.endocenter.org Materials available Contact: None designated
1 - 31 National Nutrition Month^® American Dietetic Association 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000 Chicago, IL 60606-6995 (800) 877-1600 x4771 (312) 899-0040 (312) 899-4739 Fax nnm@eatright.org www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl /NNM_2007_home.htm Materials available Contact: Knowledge Center	1 - 31 Save Your Vision Month American Optometric Association 243 North Lindbergh Boulevard, First Floor St. Louis, MO 63141 (314) 991-4100 (314) 991-4101 Fax mcbryson@aoa.org www.aoa.org/x5072.xml Materials available Contact: Cathy Bryson
1 - 31 Workplace Eye Wellness 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	7 - 13 National Patient Safety Awareness Week National Patient Safety Foundation 268 Summer Street, 6th Floor Boston, MA 02210 (617) 391-9900 (617) 391-9999 Fax info@npsf.org www.npsf.org/hp/psaw/ Materials available Contact: Rachel Crow
7 - 13 National Problem Gambling Awareness Week National Council on Problem Gambling 730 11th Street NW, Suite 601 Washington, DC 20001 (800) 522-4700 (202) 547-9204 (202) 547-9206 Fax ncpg@ncpgambling.org www.npgaw.org Materials available Contact: Keith Whyte	7 - 13 National Sleep Awareness Week® National Sleep Foundation 1522 K Street NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 347-3471 (202) 347-3472 Fax nsf@sleepfoundation.org www.sleepfoundation.org Materials available Contact: Jennifer Cowher Williams
8 - 12 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 Fax servicecenter@schoolnutrition.org www.schoolnutrition.org/nsbw Materials available Contact: Laura Maynard	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 (800) 994-9662 (202) 401-4005 Fax www.womenshealth.gov/nwghaad/ Materials available Contact: National Women's Health Information Center
11 World Kidney Day National Kidney Foundation 30 East 33rd Street New York, NY 10016 (800) 622-9010 (212) 889-2210 (212) 889-2310 Fax info@kidney.org www.kidney.org/news/wkd/index.cfm Materials available Contact: Ellie Schlam	14 - 20 National Poison Prevention Week Poison Prevention Week Council P.O. Box 1543 Washington, DC 20013 (703) 894-1858 (703) 683-2812 Fax wells@aapcc.org www.poisonprevention.org/poison.htm Materials available Contact: Holly Wells
15 - 21 Brain Awareness Week Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives 745 Fifth Avenue, Suite 900 New York, NY 10151 (212) 223-4040 (212) 593-7623 Fax bawinfo@dana.org www.dana.org/brainweek Materials available Contact: Kathleen Roina	23 American Diabetes Alert Day American Diabetes Association 1701 North Beauregard Street Alexandria, VA 22311 (800) DIABETES (342-2383) (703) 549-1500 (703) 549-6995 Fax askada@diabetes.org www.diabetes.org/communityprograms-and-l ocalevents/americandiabetesalert.jsp Materials available Contact: Local Chapters
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 4650 +(41) 22 791 4886 Fax stoptbinfo@who.int www.stoptb.org/events/world_tb_day Materials available Contact: None designated

February 2010

1 - 28 AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (312) 363-6001 (847) 843-8458 Fax info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline	1 - 28 American Heart Month American Heart Association 7272 Greenville Avenue Dallas, TX 75231 (800) 242-8721 karyn.cameron@heart.org www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?id entifier=4441 Materials available Contact: Karyn Cameron
1 - 28 International Prenatal Infection Prevention 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 - 28 National Children’s Dental Health Month American Dental Association 211 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611-2637 (800) 621-8099 ncdhm@ada.org www.ada.org/prof/events/featured/ncdhm.a sp Materials available Contact: None designated
1 - 28 National Wise Health Consumer Month American Institute for Preventive Medicine 30445 Northwestern Highway, Suite 350 Farmington Hills, MI 48334 (248) 539-1800 x220 (248) 539-1808 Fax hwest@healthylife.com www.aipm.net/wise Materials available Contact: Hope West	1 - 7 World Salt Awareness Week World Action on Salt & Health Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ , 020-7882-5941 wash@qmul.ac.uk http://www.worldactiononsalt.com/awarene ss/world_salt_awareness_week_2010/world_ salt_awareness_week_2010.htm Materials available Contact: None designated
5 Give Kids A Smile Day American Dental Association 211 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611-2637 (800) 621-8099 gkas@ada.org givekidsasmile.ada.org Materials available Contact: None designated	5 National Wear Red Day National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center Attention: The Heart Truth P.O. Box 30105 Bethesda, MD 20824-0105 (301) 592-8573 (240) 629-3255 TTY (301) 592-8563 Fax nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth Materials available Contact: Information Specialist
7 - 14 Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week Congenital Heart Information Network 101 North Washington Avenue, Suite 1A Margate City, NJ 08402 (609) 882-1572 (609) 822-1573 Fax mb@tchin.org tchin.org/aware Materials available Contact: Mona Barmash	7 - 13 Burn Awareness Week Shriners Hospital for Children 2900 Rocky Point Drive Tampa, FL 33607 (813) 281-8162 shrinepr@shrinenet.org www.burnawareness.org Materials available Contact: Public Relations
14 - 20 Children of Alcoholics Week National Association for Children of Alcoholics 11426 Rockville Pike, Suite 301 Rockville, MD 20852 (888) 554-2627 (301) 468-0987 Fax nacoa@nacoa.org www.nacoa.org Materials available Contact: Gail Jordan	14 National Donor Day 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/national donorday.htm Materials available Contact: Division of Transplantation Staff

January

1 - 31 Cervical Health Awareness Month National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC) 6520 Platt Avenue, #693 West Hills, CA 91307-3218 (818) 909-3849 info@nccc-online.org www.nccc-online.org/awareness.html Materials available Contact: Rachel Biety	1 - 31 Glaucoma Awareness Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (312) 363-6001 (847) 843-8458 Fax info@preventblindness.org preventblindness.org/news/observe.html Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
1 - 31 National Birth Defects Prevention Month National Birth Defects Prevention Network 14781 Memorial Drive, #1561 Houston, TX 77079 nbdpn@nbdpn.org www.nbdpn.org/current/resources/bdpm2010 .html Materials available Contact: None designated	1 - 31 National Radon Action Month Office of Radiation and Indoor Air Indoor Environments Division U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1310 L Street NW, 4th Floor Washington, DC 20005 (202) 343-9370 (202) 343-2394 Fax www.epa.gov/radon/nram Materials available Contact: Gina Bowler
1 - 31 Thyroid Awareness Month American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists 245 Riverside Avenue, Suite 200 Jacksonville, FL 32202 (904) 353-7878 x147 (904) 353-8185 Fax gwillis@aace.com www.aace.com Materials available Contact: Greg Willis	4 - 10 National Folic Acid Awareness Week National Council on Folic Acid c/o Spina Bifida Association 4590 MacArthur Boulevard NW, Suite 250 Washington, DC 20007 (800) 621-3141 x13 (202) 944-3285 x13 (202) 944-3295 Fax ncfa@sbaa.org www.folicacidinfo.org/pages/folicacid_in fo.php Materials available Contact: Adriane Griffen

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December Homage

World AIDS Day
American Association for World Health
1825 K Street NW, Ste 1208, Washington, DC 20006 (202) 466-5883
http://www.worldaidsday.org/

National Aplastic Anemia Awareness Week
Aplastic Anemia Foundation of America, Inc.
PO Box 613, Annapolis, MD 21404
(800) 747-2820

November Homage

Each year, November is recognized as National Adoption Awareness Month. While all adoption-related issues are important, the particular focus of this month is the adoption of children currently in foster care.

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November is National Diabetes Awareness Month

November is American Diabetes Month®—a time to shine a spotlight on a serious disease that leads to potentially life-threatening complications such as heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, blindness, and amputation.
National Diabetes Month
American Diabetes Association
1660 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
(800) 232-3472 / (703) 549-1500

National Epilepsy Awareness Month
November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month. Epilepsy, which affects nearly 2.5 million persons in the United States, is characterized by recurrent, unprovoked seizures. Delayed recognition of these seizures and subsequent inadequate treatment increases the risk for additional seizures, disability, decreased health-related quality of life, and, in rare instances, death.

National Epilepsy Month
Epilepsy Foundation of America
4351 Garden City Drive, Landover, MD 20785
(800) EFA-1000 / (800) 213-5821 (publications)
(301) 459-3700

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

More November Awareness

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)

National Home Care Month

National Hospice Month

October Homage

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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
or

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

Cancer Information Service
Office of Cancer Communications
Building 31, Room 10A16
9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892
(800) 4-CANCER / (301) 402-8594 (Fax)

Breast Cancer Control Month
American Cancer Society
National Headquarters
1599 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30329-4251
(800) ACS-2345 / (404) 320-3333

Rett Syndrome Awareness Month
International Rett Syndrome Association
9121 Piscataway Rd, Suite 2B, Clinton, MD 20735
(800) 818-RETT / (301) 856-3334
(301) 856-3336 (Fax)
http://www.rettsyndrome.org/

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month
SIDS Alliance
1314 Bedford Ave, Ste 210, Baltimore, MD 21208
(800) 221-SIDS / (410) 653-8226
(410) 653-8709 (Fax )

National Brain Injury Awareness Month

Pastoral Care Week

Other October Initiatives

American Heart Walk
American Heart Association
7272 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75231 (800) AHA-USA1 (301) 990-8900

Mental Illness Awareness Week
American Psychiatric Association
1400 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 682-6220

National Depression Screening Days
National Mental Illness Screening Project
308 Seaview Ave, Staten Island, NY 10305
(718) 351-1717 / (718) 667-8893 (Fax)
http://www.nmisp.org

National Hepatitis Awareness Week
American Liver Foundation
1425 Pompton Ave, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
(800) 223-0179 / (201) 256-2550

National Red Ribbon Celebration
National Family Partnership
11159B South Town Square, St. Louis, MO 63123
(314) 845-1933

World Mental Health Day
World Federation for Mental Health
1021 Prince St, Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 838-7525 / (703) 684-5968 (fax)

National Psoriasis Awareness Month
The National Psoriasis Foundation
6600 SW 92nd Ave, Ste 300, Portland, OR 97223
Tara Rolstad / Matthew Merenda
Voice: (800) 723-9166 / Fax: (503) 245-0626
E-mail: tara@npfusa.org
http://www.psoriasis.org/pressrel/psorawar100897.html

Celiac Sprue Awareness Month
Celiac Sprue Association/United States of America
PO Box 31700, Omaha, NE 68131-0700
(402) 558-0600

Healthy Lung Month
American Lung Association
1740 Broadway, New York, NY 10019-4374
(800) LUNG-USA
(212) 889-3370 New York
(202) 682-5864 Washington, DC

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

National Liver Awareness Month
American Liver Foundation
1425 Pompton Ave, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
(800) GO-LIVER / (973) 256-2550

National Lupus Awareness Month
National Lupus Foundation of America
1330 Piccard Drive, Ste 200, Rockville, MD 20850-4303
(800) 558-0121 (English) / (800) 558-0231 (Spanish)
(301) 670-9292

National Physical Therapy Month
American Physical Therapy Association
1111 North Fairfax St, Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 706-3248 / (703) 684-7343 (Fax)

National Spina Bifida Prevention Month
Spina Bifida Association of America
4590 MacArthur Blvd NW, Ste 250, Washington, DC 20007-4226
(800) 621-3141 / (202) 944-3285
(202) 944-3295 (Fax)

National Spinal Health Month
American Chiropractic Association
1701 Clarendon Blvd, Arlington, VA 22209
(800)986-4636 (for orders only) / (703)276-8800

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