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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