Select a month to access a list of national and North Dakota health observances, with brief descriptions and links to more information
| Childhood Cancer Month 2010 - September
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Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation 10400 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 205 Kensington, MD 20895 800.366.2223 301.962.3520 301.962.3521 (fax) Contact: Ruth Hoffman staff@candlelighters.org http://www.candlelighters.org/awareness/childhoodcancerawarenessmonth/tabid/406/default.aspx
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| Fruit and Veggies-More Matters Month 2010 - September
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Fruit and Vegetable Program Office Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Produce for Better Health Foundation 4770 Buford Highway NE, MS K-26 Atlanta, GA 30341 770.488.5535 800.243.7889 TTY 770.488.6027 (fax) Contact: Katherine Thomas
krthomas1@cdc.gov http://www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov
North Dakota Department of Health contact: Colleen Pearce Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity 701.328.4531 cpearce@nd.gov http://www.ndhealth.gov
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| Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month 2010 - September
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The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society 1311 Mamaroneck Avenue White Plains, NY 10605 800.955.4572 Contact: Information Resource Center http://www.lls.org
North Dakota Department of Health contact: Mary Ann Foss Division of Cancer Prevention and Control 701.328.2472 mfoss@nd.gov http://www.ndhealth.gov
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| National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month 2010 - September
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Office of the Director, Consumer Affairs Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 1 Choke Cherry Road, 2nd Floor Rockville, MD 20857 800.729.6686 240.276.2750 240.276.1630 (fax) Contact: Consumer Affairs info@samsha.gov http://www.recoverymonth.gov
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| National Cholesterol Education Month 2010 - September
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center P.O. Box 30105 Bethesda, MD 20824-0105 301.592.8573 301.592.8563(fax) Contact: Information Specialist
nhlbiinfo@rover.nhlbi.nih.gov http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/cholmonth
North Dakota Department of Health contact: Susan Mormann Division of Chronic Disease 701.328.2367 smormann@nd.gov http://www.ndhealth.gov
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| National Infant Mortality Awareness Month 2010 - September
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National Healthy Start Association 2030 M Street NW, Suite 350 Washington, DC 20036 202.296.2195 202.296.2197 (fax) Contact: Phyllis George info@nationalhealthystart.org http://www.healthystartassoc.org
North Dakota Department of Health contact: Barb Schweitzer Division of Family Health 701.328.4538 bschweit@nd.gov http://www.ndhealth.gov
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| National Pediculosis Prevention Month/ Head Lice Prevention Month 2010 - September
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National Pediculosis Association, Inc. 1005 Boylston Stree, #343 Newton, MA 02461 781.449.6487 812.434.6652 Fax Contact: Deborah Altschuler npa@headlice.org http://www.headlice.org
North Dakota Department of Health contact: Becky Bailey Division of Family Health 701.328.4526 bbailey@nd.gov http://www.ndhealth.gov/head-lice/
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| National Sickle Cell Month 2010 - September
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Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc. 231 East Baltimore Street, 8th Floor Baltimore, MD 21202 800.421.8453 410.528.1495 scdaa@sicklecelldisease.org http://www.sicklecelldisease.org
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| National Yoga Awareness Month 2010 - September
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Yoga Health Foundation 4051 Glencoe Avenue, #10 Marina del Rey, CA 90292 310.928.6638 Contact: Johannes R. Fisslinger Contact: Johannes R. Fisslinger
join@yogamonth.org http://www.yogamonth.org
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| Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month 2010 - September
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The National Ovarian Cancer Coalition 2501 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 435 Dallas, TX 75219 888.OVARIAN (682.7426) 214.273.4200 nocc@ovarian.org http://www.ovarian.org
North Dakota Department of Health contact: Mary Ann Foss Division of Cancer Prevention and Control 701.328.2472 mfoss@nd.gov http://www.ndhealth.gov/womensway/
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| Prostate Cancer Awareness Month 2010 - September
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Zero-The Project to End Prostate Cancer 10 G Street NE, Suite 601 Washington, DC 20002 888.245.9455 202.463.9452 202.463.9456 fax info@zerocancer.org http://www.zerocancer.org
North Dakota Department of Health contact: Mary Ann Foss Division of Cancer Prevention and Control 701.328.2472 mfoss@nd.gov http://www.ndhealth.gov
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| Reye's Syndrome Awareness Month 2010 - September
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National Reye’s Syndrome Foundation P.O. Box 829 Bryan, OH 43506-0829 800.233.7393 419.636.2679 419.924.9999 fax nrsf@reyessyndrome.org http://www.reyessyndrome.org
North Dakota Department of Health contact: Kirby Kruger Division of Disease Control 701.328.4549 kkruger@nd.gov http://www.ndhealth.gov
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| Sports and Home Eye Safety Month 2010 - September
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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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| Whole Grains Month 2010 - September
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Whole Grains Council 226 Beacon Street Boston, MA 02116 617.421.5500 617.421.5511 (fax) Contact: Cynthia Harriman cynthia@oldwayspt.org http://www.wholegrainscouncil.org/get-involved/celebrate-whole-grains-month-in-september
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| National Suicide Prevention Week 2010 - September
5 - 11
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American Association of Suicidology 5221 Wisconsin Ave. NW Washington, DC 20015 202.237.2280 202.237.2282 fax
info@suicidology.org http://www.suicidology.org
North Dakota Department of Health contact: Dawn Mayer Division of Injury Prevention and Control 701.328.4533 drmayer@nd.gov http://www.ndhealth.gov
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| National Celiac Disease Awareness Day 2010 - September
13
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Celiac Sprue Association P.O. Box 31700 Omaha, NE 68131-0700 877.272.4272 402.643.4108 (fax) Contact: Mary Schluckebier
celiacs@csaceliacs.org http://www.csaceliacs.org
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| National School Backpack Awareness Day 2010 - September
15
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American Occupational Therapy Association 4720 Montgomery Lane P.O. Box 31220 Bethesday, MD 20824-1220 301.652.2682 800.377.8555 TDD 301.652.7711 (fax) praota@aota.org http://www.promoteot.org/ai_backpackawareness.html
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| National Rehabilitation Awareness Celebration 2010 - September
19 - 25
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National Rehabilitation Awareness Foundation 100 Abington Executive Park Clarks Summit, PA 18411 800.943.6723 570.341.4637 570.341.4331 (fax) Contact: James Brogna jbrogn@allied-services.org http://www.nraf-rehabnet.org
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| World Alzheimer's Day 2010 - September
21
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Alzheimer's Disease International 64 Great Suffolk Street London, SE1 OBL United Kingdom +44 20 7981 0880 +44 20 7928 2357 (fax) info@alz.co.uk http://www.alz.co.uk/adi/wad/
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| Family Health and Fitness Day USA 2010 - September
25
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Health Information Resource Center 1850 West Winchester, Suite 213 Libertyville, IL 60048 800.828.8225 Contact: Patricia Henze info@fitnessday.com http://www.fitnessday.com
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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| National Mesothelioma Awareness Day 2010 - September
26
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Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation P.O. Box 91840 Santa Barbara, CA 93190-1840 805.563.8400 805.563.8411 (fax) info@curemeso.org http://www.curemeso.org
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| World Heart Day 2010 - September
26
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World Heart Federation 7, rue des Battoirs, Case postale 155 1211 Geneva 4 Switzerland Contact: Jane Park admin@worldheart.org http://www.worldheart.org
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| World Rabies Day 2010 - September
28
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Global Alliance for Rabies Control 529 Humboldt Street, Suite 1 Manhattan, KS 66502 919.830.2199 Contact: Peter Costa peter.costa@worldrabiesday.org http://www.worldrabiesday.org
North Dakota Department of Health contact: Kirby Kruger Division of Disease Control 701.328.4549 kkruger@nd.gov http://www.ndhealth.gov/disease/Rabies/
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| National Women's Health and Fitness Day 2010 - September
29
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Health Information Resource Center 1850 West Winchester, Suite 213 Libertyville, IL 60048 800.828.8225 Contact: Patricia Henze info@fitnessday.com http://www.fitnessday.com
North Dakota Department of Health contact: Colleen Pearce Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity 701.328.2496 cpearce@nd.gov
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