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September 2008

America On the Move's September Campaign
America On the Move Foundation
44 School Street, Suite 325
Boston, MA 02108
(800) 807-0077
(617) 367-6894
(617) 367-6899 Fax
sani@americaonthemove.org
www.americaonthemove.org
Materials available
Contact: Sani Liu

Craniofacial Acceptance Month
Children's Craniofacial Association
1340 Coit Road, Suite 517
Dallas, TX 75240
(800) 535-3643
(214) 570-9099
(214) 570-8811 Fax
contactcca@ccakids.com
www.ccakids.org
Contact: None designated

Fruit and Veggies - More Matters Month
Fruit and Vegetable Program Office
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Produce for Better Health Foundation
4770 Buford Highway NE, MS K-26
Atlanta, GA 30341
(770) 488-5413
(800) 243-7889 TTY
fsto@cdc.gov
www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov
Materials available
Contact: Laura Tanase

Healthy Aging® Month
Educational Television Network, Inc.
P.O. Box 442
Unionville, PA 19375
(610) 793-0979
info@healthyaging.net
www.healthyaging.net/agingevents.htm
Materials available
Contact: Information Specialist

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Office of the Director, Consumer Affairs
1 Choke Cherry Road, 2nd Floor
Rockville, MD 20857
(800) 729-6686
(240) 276-2750
(240) 276-1630 Fax
info@samhsa.gov
www.recoverymonth.gov
Materials available
Contact: Consumer Affairs

National Cholesterol Education Month
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
(301) 592-8573
(240) 629-3255 TTY
(301) 592-8563 Fax
nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov
hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/cholmonth
Materials available
Contact: Information Specialist

National Pediculosis Prevention Month/ Head Lice Prevention Month
National Pediculosis Association, Inc.
50 Kearney Road
Needham, MA 02494
(781) 449-6487
(401) 823-4557 Fax
npa@headlice.org
www.headlice.org
Materials available
Contact: Jane Cotter

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
500 NE Spanish River Boulevard, Suite 8
Boca Raton, FL 33431
(888) OVARIAN (682-7426)
(561) 393-0005
nocc@ovarian.org
www.ovarian.org
Materials available
Contact: Jane E. Langridge

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
National Prostate Cancer Coalition
1154 15th Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
(888) 245-9455
(202) 463-9455
(202) 463-9456 Fax
info@fightprostatecancer.org
www.fightprostatecancer.org
Materials available
Contact: Jamie Bearse

Reye's Syndrome Awareness Month
National Reye's Syndrome Foundation
P.O. Box 829
Bryan, OH 43506
(800) 233-7393
(419) 636-2679
(419) 636-9897 Fax
nrsf@reyessyndrome.org
www.reyessyndrome.org
Materials available
Contact: Pearl Cantrell

Sports and Home Eye 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

Whole Grains Month
The Whole Grains Council
226 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 421-5500
(617) 421-5511 Fax
cynthia@oldwayspt.org
www.wholegrainscouncil.org/wgmonth.html
Materials available
Contact: Cynthia Harriman

September 7 - 13
National Suicide Prevention Week
American Association of Suicidology
5221 Wisconsin Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20015
(202) 237-2280
(202) 237-2282 Fax
info@suicidology.org
www.suicidology.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated

September 13
National Celiac Disease Awareness Day
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

September 15 - 23
Reye's Syndrome Awareness Week
National Reye's Syndrome Foundation
P.O. Box 829
Bryan, OH 43506
(800) 233-7393
(419) 636-2679
(419) 636-9897 Fax
nrsf@reyessyndrome.org
www.reyessyndrome.org
Materials available
Contact: Pearl Cantrell

September 16
Get Ready Day
American Public Health Association
800 I Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20001-3710
(202) 777-APHA (2742)
(202) 777-2500 TTY
pandemicflu@apha.org
www.getreadyforflu.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated

September 21 - 27
National Farm Safety & Health Week
National Education Center for Agricultural Safety
10250 Sundown Road
Peosta, IA 52068
(888) 844-6322
(563) 577-0354
halversc@nicc.edu
www.nsc.org/necas
Materials available
Contact: Charlotte Halverson

September 21 - 27
National Rehabilitation Awareness Celebration
National Rehabilitation Awareness Foundation
100 Abington Executive Park
Clarks Summit, PA 18411
(800) 943-6723
(570) 341-4637
(570) 341-4331 Fax
jbrogn@allied-services.org
www.nraf-rehabnet.org
Contact: James Brogna

September 21
World Alzheimer's Day
Alzheimer's Disease International
64 Great Suffolk Street
London, SE1 OBL, United Kingdom,
info@alz.co.uk
www.alz.co.uk/adi/wad/
Materials available
Contact: None designated

September 28 - October 4
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

September 30
World Heart Day
World Heart Federation
7, rue des Battoirs, Case postale 155
1211 Geneva 4
Switzerland
admin@worldheart.org
www.worldheart.org
Materials available
Contact: Jane Park