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What Month, Week, or Day Is It?

This list was created using information provided by several websites, including the National Health Information Center (NHIC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website, www.health.gov/nhic.



September 2002


National Food Safety Education Month
International Food Safety Council
National Restaurant Association Education Foundation
250 South Wacker Drive, Suite 1400
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 261-5329
www.nraef.org/ifsc/

September 29th-30th
Family Health and Fitness Days USA, Health Information Resource
Center
1850 West Winchester, Suite 213
Libertyville, IL 60048
(800) 828-8225
healthprograms@aol.com
www.fitnessday.com/family

September 30th-October 4th
Walk a Child to School Week
National Safety Council
(Partnership for a Walkable America)
1121 Spring Lake Drive
Itasca, IL 60143-3201
(630) 285-1121
thompsoh@nsc.org
www.nsc.org/walkable.htm

October 2002




Domestic Violence Awareness Month
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence

P.O. Box 18749
Denver, CO 80218-1582
(800)799-7233 (hotline)
(303)839-1852
www.ncadv.org

National Brain Injury Awareness Month
Brain Injury Association of America
105 N. Alfred Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 236-6000
publicrelations@biausa.org
www.biausa.org

October 6th-12th
Mental Illness Awareness Week
American Psychiatric Association
1400 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
(888) 357-7924
apa@psych.org www.psych.org

October 6th-12th
National Fire Prevention Week
National Fire Protection Association
P.O. Box 9101
1 Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02269
(800) 344-3555 orders only
custserv@NFPA.org
www.nfpa.org

October 7th
National Child Health Day
U.S. DHHS, Health Resources and Services

Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Parklawn Building, Room 18-20
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
(301) 443-0205
pcambell@hrsa.gov
www.mchb.hrsa.gov

October 10th
Lights on Afterschool Day
Afterschool Alliance
P.O. Box 65166
Washington, DC 20035-5166
(202) 296-9378
afterschool_alliance@mg.com www.afterschoolalliance.org

October 10th
National Depression Screening Day
National Mental Illness Screening Project

I Washington Street, Suite 304
Wellesly Hills, MA 02481
(781) 239-0071
info@mentalhealthscreening.org
www.mentalhealthscreening.org

October 20th-26th
America's Safe Schools Week
National School Safety Center
141 Duesenberg Drive, Suite 11
Westlake Village, CA 91362
(805) 373-9977
www.nssc1.org

October 23rd-31st
National Red Ribbon Celebration-Campaign to keep kids off drugs
National Family Partnership/Informed Family Education Center
2490 Coral Way
Miami, FL 33145
(800) 705-8997
www.nfp.org

November 2002


November 15th
Great American Smokeout
American Cancer Society National

1599 Clifton Road, NE.
Atlanta, GA 30329-4251
(800) ACS-2345
www.cancer.org

December 2002

National Drunk and Drugged Driving
(3D) Prevention Month
3D Prevention Month Coalition
1900 L Street, NW., Suite 705
Washington, DC 20036
(202)452-6004
www.3dmonth.org

Safe Toys and Gifts Month
Prevent Blindness America
500 East Remington Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173-5611
(800) 331-2020
info@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org

December 1st World AIDS Day American Association for World Health 1825 K Street, N.W., Suite 1208 Washington, DC 20006 (202) 466-5883 staff@aawhworldhealth.org www.aawhworldhealth.org

January 2003


January 19th-25th
Healthy Weight Week
Healthy Weight Network

402 South 14th Street
Hettinger, ND 58639
(701) 567-2646
hwj@healthyweight.net
www.healthyweight.net