March 2012

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

National Nutrition Month®
American Dietetic Association
120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60606-6995
nnm@eatright.org
www.eatright.org/nnm
Materials available
Contact: Knowledge Center

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 Fax
mcbryson@aoa.org
www.aoa.org/x5072.xml
Materials available
Contact: Cathy Bryson

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

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 Fax
info@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline

March 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-sleep-awareness-week%C2%AE
Materials available
Contact: Jennifer Cowher Williams

March 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 Fax
servicecenter@schoolnutrition.org
www.schoolnutrition.org/nsbw
Materials available
Contact: Laura Maynard

March 8
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
Materials available
Contact: None designated

March 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 Fax
www.womenshealth.gov/nwghaad/
Materials available
Contact: Monique Claggett-Davis

March 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 Fax
bawinfo@dana.org
www.dana.org/brainweek
Materials available
Contact: Kathleen Roina

March 18 - 24
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

March 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 Fax
www.nnaapc.org/news/awareness-day.htm
Materials available
Contact: None designated

March 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 Fax
stoptbinfo@who.int
www.stoptb.org/events/world_tb_day
Materials available
Contact: None designated

March 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

March 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 Fax
askada@diabetes.org
www.diabetes.org/in-my-community/programs/alert-day
Materials available
Contact: Local Chapters