Select a month to access a list of national and North Dakota health observances, with brief descriptions and links to more information
| Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month 2010 - March
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Prevent Cancer Foundation 1600 Duke Street, Suite 500 Alexandria, VA 22314 800.227.2732 701.886.4413 (fax) Contact: Sherry Noziglia info@preventcancer.org www.preventcancer.org/colorectal
North Dakota Department of Health contact: Mary Ann Foss Division of Cancer Prevention and Control 701.328.2333 mfoss@nd.gov http://www.ndhealth.gov/Cancer/
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| National Brain Injury Awareness Month 2010 - March
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Brain Injury Association of America 1608 Spring Hill Road, Suite 110 Vienna, VA 22182 703.761.0750 703.761.0755 (fax) Contact: Jenny Toth jtoth@biausa.org http://www.biausa.org
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| National Endometriosis Awareness Month 2010 - March
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Endometriosis Research Center World Headquarters 630 Ibis Drive Delray Beach, Fl 34444 800.239.7280 561.274.0931 (fax)
askerc@endocenter.org http://www.endocenter.org
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| National Kidney Month 2010 - March
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National Kidney Foundation 30 East 33rd Street New York, NY 10016 800.622.9010 212.889.2310 (fax) Contact: Ellie Schlam info@kidney.org http://www.kidney.org/kidneydisease/kidneymonth/
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| National Nutrition Month 2010 - March
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American Dietetic Association 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000 Chicago, IL 60606-6695 1.800.877.1600 ext. 4771 312.899.0040 312.899.4739 (fax) Contact: Knowlege Center nnm@eatright.org http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/NNM_2007_home.htm
North Dakota Department of Health contact: Colleen Pearce Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity 701.328.2496 cpearce@nd.gov http://www.ndhealth.gov/NutrPhyAct/
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| Save Your Vision Month 2010 - March
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American Optometric Association 243 North Lindbergh Boulevard, First Floor St. Louis, MO 63141 314.991.4100 314.991.4101 (fax) Contact: Cathy Bryson mcbryson@aoa.org http://www.aoa.org/x5072.xml
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| Trisomy Awareness Month 2010 - March
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Support Organization for Trisomy 18, 13 & Related Disorders 2982 South Union Street Rochester, NY 14624-1926 800.716.SOFT 585.594.4621 585.594.1957 (fax) Contact: Barb Vanherreweghe barbsoft@rochester.rr.com http://www.trisomy.org
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| Workplace Eye Wellness Month 2010 - March
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Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 800.331.2020 847.843.8458 (fax) Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline info@preventblindness.org http://www.preventblindness.org
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| National Patient Safety Awareness Week 2010 - March
7 - 13
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National Patient Safety Foundation 268 Summer Street, 6th Floor Boston, MA 02210 617.391.9900 617.391.9999 (fax) Contact: Rachel Crow info@npsf.org http://www.npsf.org/hp/psaw/
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| National Problem Gambling Awareness Week 2010 - March
7 - 13
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National Council on Problem Gambling 730 11th Street NW, Suite 601 Washington, DC 20002 800.522.4700 202.547.9204 202.547.9206 (fax) Contact: Keith Whyte ncpg@ncpgambling.org http://www.npgaw.org
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| National Sleep Awareness Week 2010 - March
7 - 13
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National Sleep Foundation 1522 K Street NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20005 202.347.3471 202.347.3472 (fax) Contact: Jennifer Cowher Williams nsf@sleepfoundation.org http://www.sleepfoundation.org
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| National School Breakfast Week 2010 - March
8 - 12
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School Nutrition Association 120 Waterfront Street, Suite 300 National Harbor, MD 20745 800.877.8822 301.686.3100 301.686.3115 fax Contact: Laura Maynard servicecenter@schoolnutrition.org http://www.schoolnutrition.org/nsbw
North Dakota Department of Health contact: Colleen Pearce Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity 701.328.2496 cpearce@nd.gov http://www.ndhealth.gov
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| World Kidney Day 2010 - March
11
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National Kidney Foundation 30 East 33rd Street New York, NY 10016 800.622.9010 212.889.2210 212.889.2310 (fax) Contact: Ellie Schlam
info@kidney.org http://www.kidney.org/news/wkd/index.cfm
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| National Poison Prevention Week 2010 - March
14 - 20
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Poison Prevention Week Council P.O. Box 1543 Washington, DC 20013 703.894.1858 703.683.2812 (fax) Contact: Holly Wells wells@aapcc.org http://www.poisonprevention.org/poison.htm
North Dakota Department of Health contact: Diana Read Division of Injury Prevention and Control 701.328.4537 dread@nd.gov http://www.ndpoison.org/
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| Brain Injury Awareness Week 2010 - March
15 - 21
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Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives 745 Fifth Avenue, Suite 900 New York, NY 10151 212.223.4040 212.593.7623 (fax) Contact: Kathleen Roina bawinfo@dana.org http://www.dana.org/brainweek
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| American Diabetes Alert Day 2010 - March
23
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American Diabetes Association 1701 North Beauregard Street Alexandria, VA 2231 800.DIABETES (342.2383) 703.549.1500 703.549.6995 (fax) Contact: Local chapters askada@diabetes.org http://www.diabetes.org/communityprograms-and-localevents/americandiabetesalert.jsp
North Dakota Department of Health contact: Sherri Paxon Division of Chronic Disease 701.328.2367 spaxon@nd.gov http://www.diabetesnd.org/
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| World Tuberculosis Day 2010 - March
24
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Stop TB Partnership (Secretariat) World Health Organization HTM/STB/TBP 20, avenue Appia CH-1211 Geneva 27 Switzerland (41) 22 791 4650 (41) 22 791 4886 (fax) stoptbinfo@who.int http://www.stoptb.org/events/world_tb_day
North Dakota Department of Health contact: Krissie Guerard Divison of Disease Control 701.328.4555 kguerard@nd.gov http://www.ndhealth.gov/disease/tb/
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| Root Canal Awareness Week 2010 - March
28 - 3
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American Association of Endodontists 211 East Chicago Avenue, Suite 1100 Chicago, IL 60601 800.872.3636 Contact: Harriet Bogdanowicz info@aae.org http://www.aae.org
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