Select a month to access a list of national and North Dakota health observances, with brief descriptions and links to more information
| AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month 2012 - February
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Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
800.331.2020
312.363.6001
847.843.8458 (fax)
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
info@preventblindness.org
http://www.preventblindness.org
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| American Heart Month 2012 - February
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American Heart Association
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
1.800.242.8721
http://www.heart.org
North Dakota Department of Health contact:
Susan Mormann
Division of Chronic Disease
328.2305
smormann@nd.gov
http://www.ndhealth.gov/cvh/
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| International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month 2012 - February
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Group B Strep International
11 El Dorado Court
Pomona, CA 91766
909.620.7214
909.620.5557 (fax)
Contact: Marti Perhach
info@gbs-intl.org
http://www.groupbstrepinternational.org
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| National Children's Dental Health Month 2012 - February
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American Dental Association
211 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611-2637
800.621.8099
ncdhm@ada.org
http://www.ada.org/2714.aspx
North Dakota Department of Health contact:
Kimberlie Yineman
Division of Family Health
328.4390
kyineman@nd.gov
http://www.ndhealth.gov/oralhealth/
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| Give Kids a Smile Day 2012 - February
3
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American Dental Association
211 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
312.440.2500
gkas@ada.org
http://givekidsasmile.ada.org
North Dakota Department of Health contact:
Kimberlie Yineman
Division of Family Health
328.4390
kyineman@nd.gov
http://www.ndhealth.gov
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| National Wear Red Day 2012 - February
3
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National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Health Information Center
Attention: The Heart Truth
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
301.592.8573
240.629.3255 TTY
301.592.8563 Fax
Contact: Information Specialist
nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth
North Dakota Department of Health contact:
Susan Mormann
Division of Chronic Disease
701.328.2305
smormann@nd.gov
http://www.ndhealth.gov/cvh/
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| Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week 2012 - February
7 - 14
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Congenital Heart Information Network
101 North Washington Ave, Suite 1A
Margate City, NJ 08402
609.882.1572
609.822.1573
609.822.1574 (fax)
Contact: Mona Barmash
mb@tchin.org
http://www.tchin.org/aware
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| National Donor Day 2012 - February
14
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Division of Transplantation, Healthcare Systems Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 12C-05
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
888.275.4772
703.821.2098 (fax)
Contact: Division of Transplantation Staff
ask@hrsa.gov
http://www.organdonor.gov
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