September
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
(800) 729-6686
www.recoverymonth.gov
September 24
National Women's Health and Fitness Day
Health Information Resource Center
1850 West Winchester, Suite 213
Libertyville, IL 60048
(800) 828-8225
healthprograms@aol.com
www.fitnessday.com
September 27
Family Health and Fitness Day USA
Health Information Resource Center
1850 West Winchester, Suite 213
Libertyville, IL 60048
(800) 828-8225
healthprograms@aol.com
www.fitnessday.com
October
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
P.O. Box 18749
Denver, CO 80218-0749
(303) 839-1852
www.ncadv.org
Family Health Month
American Academy of Family Physicians
11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway
Leawood, KS 66211
(800) 274-2237
fp@aafp.org
www.familyhealth.org
National Family Sexuality Education Month
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
810 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
(212) 541-7800
education@ppfa.org
www.plannedparenthood.org
October 5 - 11
National Fire Prevention Week
National Fire Protection Association
1 Batterymarch Park P.O. Box 9101
Quincy, MA 02269
(800)344-3555 orders only
custserv@NFPA.org
www.nfpa.org
October 5 - 11
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 6
National Child Health Day
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 18-20, 5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
(301)443-2170
pbandyck@hrsa.gov
www.mchb.hrsa.gov
October 9
National Depression Screening Day
Screening for Mental Health, Inc.
1 Washington Street, Suite 304
Wellesly Hills, MA 02481
(781)239-0071
info@mentalhealthscreening.org
www.mentalhealthscreening.org
October 13 - 17
National School Lunch Week
American School Food Service Association
700 South Washington Street, Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314-4287
(800)877-8822
asfsa@asfsa.org
www.asfsa.org
19 - 25
National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
National Lead Information Center
801 Roeder Road, Suite 600
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(800) 424-LEAD
www.epa.gov/lead/nlicdocs.htm
October 20 - 26
National Health Education Week
National Center for Health Education
242 W. 30th Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 463-4050
nche@nche.org
www.nche.org
October 23
National Peer Helpers Day
National Peer Helpers Association
PO Box 32272
Kansas City, MO 64171-5272
(877) 314-7337
www.peerhelping.org
October 23 - 31
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
info@informedfamilies.org
www.nfp.org
November 2003
November 2 - 8
National Allied Health Week
Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions
1730 M Street N.W., Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 293-4848
asahp1@asahp.org
www.asahp.org
November 20
Great American Smokeout
American Cancer Society
1599 Clifton Road, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30329
(800)ACS-2345
www.cancer.org
December
National Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month
3D Prevention Month Coalition
1900 L Street, N.W., Suite 705
Washington, DC 20036
(202)452-6004
www.3dmonth.org
December 1
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
December 7 - 13
National Hand Washing Awareness Week
Henry the Hand Foundation
11714 U.S. Route 42
Cincinnati, OH 45241
(513) 769-3660
dr.will@henrythehand.com
www.henrythehand.com
January 2003
January 18-24
Healthy Weight Week
Healthy Weight Network
402 South 14th Street
Hettinger, ND 58639
(701) 567-2646
hwj@healthyweight.net
www.healthyweight.net
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