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| 1 – 30 Alcohol Awareness Month 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 national@ncadd.org www.ncadd.org  Materials available Contact: None designated |
1 – 30 Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders P.O. Box 170864 Milwaukee, WI 53217-8076 (888) 964-2001 (414) 964-1799 (414) 964-7176 Fax iffgd@iffgd.org www.aboutibs.org/site/about-ibs/april-ib s-awareness-month  Materials available Contact: Nancy Norton |
| 1 – 30 National Autism Awareness Month The Autism Society 4340 East West Highway, Suite 350 Bethesda, MD 20814-3067 (800) 3–AUTISM (328-8476) (301) 657-0881 (301) 657-0869 Fax info@autism-society.org www.autism-society.org/about-us/national -autism-awareness-month/  Materials available Contact: Jennifer Repella |
1 – 30 National Distracted Driving Awareness Month FocusDriven P. O. Box 7001 River Forest, IL 60305 (603) 775-2405 info@focusdriven.org www.focusdriven.org/index.aspx  Materials available Contact: None designated |
| 1 – 30 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 Materials available Contact: Division of Transplantation Staff |
1 – 30 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 |
| 1 – 30 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@minorityhealth.hhs.gov minorityhealth.hhs.gov/ Materials available Contact: Information Specialist |
1 – 30 National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month National Sarcoidosis Society National Sarcoidosis Foundation Mercy Hospital & Medical Center 2525 South Michigan Avenue, Lower Area – Media Area Chicago, IL 60616 (312) 567-6626 (312) 567-6144 Fax sarcoidosis3@gmail.com www.nationalsarcoidosisfriends.org  Materials available Contact: Glenda Fulton |
| 1 – 30 Occupational Therapy Month American Occupational Therapy Association 4720 Montgomery Lane Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 652-6611 (800) 377-8555 TDD (301) 652-7258 Fax pr@aota.org www.promoteot.org  Materials available Contact: Katie Riley |
1 – 30 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 |
| 1 – 30 Sports Eye Safety Awareness Month American Academy of Ophthalmology P.O. Box 7424 San Francisco, CA 94120-7424 (415) 447-0258 (415) 561-8533 Fax eyemd@aao.org www.geteyesmart.org/eyesmart/injuries/in dex.cfm  Materials available Contact: Georgia Alward |
1 – 30 STI Awareness Month American Social Health P. O. Box 13827 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3827 (919) 361-8400 (919) 361-8425 Fax info@ashastd.org www.ashastd.org/stiawarenessmonth.cfm  Materials available Contact: ASHA Media Relations Office |
| 1 – 30 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 |
2 – 8 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 |
| 5 National Alcohol Screening Day® Screening for Mental Health, Inc. One Washington Street, Suite 304 Wellesley Hills, MA 02481 (781) 239-0071 (781) 431-7447 Fax smhinfo@mentalhealthscreening.org www.mentalhealthscreening.org/events/nat ional-alcohol-screening-day.aspx  Materials available Contact: None designated |
7 World Health Day Pan American Health Organization WHO Regional Office for the Americas 525 23rd Street NW Washington, DC 20037-2895 (202) 974-3000 (202) 974-3663 Fax www.who.int/world-health-day/en/  Materials available Contact: None designated |
| 21 – 28 National Infant Immunization Week National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS A27 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: Dwan Hightower |
21 – 28 Safe Kids Week Safe Kids Worldwide 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20004 (202) 662-4476 kcollins@safekids.org www.safekids.org/sports  Materials available Contact: Katherine Collins |
| 22 – 28 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 |
24 World Meningitis Day Confederation of Meningitis Organization Telethon Institute for Child Health Research P.O. Box 855 West Perth AUSTRALIA, 6872 +61 894897791 + 61 894897705 Fax lindag@ichr.uwa.edu.au www.comoonline.org  Materials available Contact: Linda Gibbs |
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Posted on April 13, 2012
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