MAY: This Month's Resource List
Find resources and contacts for health issues of special note this month
Arthritis Awareness Month
Arthritis Foundation
P.O. Box 7669
Atlanta, GA 30357-0669
1-800-568-4045
help@arthritis.org
American Stroke Month
American Heart Association
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
(800) 242-8721
inquire@americanheart.org
Materials available
Contact: Program departments or local chapters
Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
1233 20th Street NW, Suite 402
Washington, DC 20036
(800) 7-ASTHMA (727-8462)
(202) 466-7643
(202) 466-8940 Fax
info@aafa.org
Materials available
Contact: Angel Waldron
Better Sleep Month
Better Sleep Council
501 Wythe Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 683-8371
spali@sleepproducts.org
Materials available
Contact: Nancy L. Shark
Clean Air Month
American Lung Association
61 Broadway, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10006
(800) LUNG-USA (586-4872)
(212) 315-8700
(212) 315-8889 Fax
info@lungusa.org
Materials available
Hepatitis Awareness Month
Hepatitis Foundation International
504 Blick Drive
Silver Spring, MD 20904-2901
(800) 891-0707
(301) 622-4200
(301) 622-4702 Fax
hfi@comcast.net
Materials available
Contact: Thelma King Thiel
Lyme Disease Awareness Month
Lyme Disease Foundation
P.O. Box 332
Tolland, CT 06084
(800) 886-5963
(860) 870-0070
(860) 870-0080 Fax
info@lyme.org
Materials available
Contact: Thomas Forschner
Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
American Academy of Dermatology
930 East Woodfield Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(888) 462-DERM (3376)
(847) 330-0230
(847) 330-8907 Fax
mediarelations@aad.org
Materials available
Contact: Aisha Hasan
Mental Health Month
National Mental Health Association
P.O. Box 16810
Alexandria, VA 22302-0810
(800) 969-6642
Materials available
Contact: Resource Center
National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
American Celiac Disease Alliance
4331 East Baseline Road, Suite B105-216
Gilbert, AZ 85234
(703) 622-3331
info@americanceliac.org
Materials available
Contact: Andrea Levario
National High Blood Pressure Education Month
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Health Information Center
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
(301) 592-8573
(240) 629-3255 TTY
(301) 592-8563 Fax
nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov
Materials available
Contact: Information Specialist
National Neurofibromatosis Month
Children's Tumor Foundation
95 Pine Street, 16th Floor
New York, NY 10005
(800) 323-7938
(212) 747-0004 Fax
info@ctf.org
Materials available
Contact: Thomas Malone
National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
National Osteoporosis Foundation
1232 22nd Street NW
Washington, DC 20037-1292
(202) 223-2226
(202) 223-1726 Fax
communications@nof.org
Materials available
Contact: Communications Department
Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Month
Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance
801 Roeder Road, Suite 750
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(800) 225-6872
(301) 562-9890
info@tsalliance.org
Materials available
Contact: Jaye Isham
Ultraviolet Awareness Month
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020
(847) 843-8458 Fax
info@preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
Days of Special Interest . . .
May 2
National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day
Freedom From Fear
308 Seaview Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10305
(718) 351-1717
(888) 442-2022 Free anxiety/depression screening
(718) 980-5022 Fax
help@freedomfromfear.org
Materials available
Contact: Jeanine Christiana
May 6 - 12
National Mental Health Counseling Week
American Mental Health Counselors Association
801 North Fairfax Street, Suite 304
Alexandria, VA 22314
(800) 326-2642
vmoore@amhca.org
Contact: Dr. W. Mark Hamilton
May 6
High Blood Pressure Sunday
International Society on
Hypertension in Blacks
100 Auburn Avenue SE, Suite 401
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 880-0343
(404) 880-0347 Fax
ishib@ishib.org
Materials available
Contact: William "Hal" Chambless
May 7
Melanoma Monday
American Academy of Dermatology
930 East Woodfield Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(888) 462-DERM (3376)
(847) 330-0230
(847) 330-8907 Fax
mediarelations@aad.org
Materials available
Contact: Aisha Hasan
May 12
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness Day
CdLS-USA Foundation
302 West Main Street, #100
Avon, CT 06001
(800) 753-2357
(800) 223-8355
(860) 676-8166
(860) 676-8337 Fax
outreach@cdlsusa.org
Materials available
Contact: Marie Malloy
May 12
Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
National Fibromyalgia Association
2200 North Glassell Street, Suite A
Orange, CA 92865
(714) 921-0150
(714) 921-6920 Fax
nfa@fmaware.org
Materials available
Contact: Stephanie Barr
May 13 - 19
Food Allergy Awareness Week
Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
11781 Lee Jackson Highway, Suite 160
Fairfax, VA 22033
(800) 929-4040
(703) 691-2713 Fax
jlove@foodallergy.org
Materials available
Contact: Jennifer Love
May 13 - 19
National Alcohol- and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week
National Council on Alcoholism
and Drug Dependence, Inc.
22 Cortlandt Street, Suite 801
New York, NY 10007
(800) NCA-CALL (622-2255) (24-hour helpline)
(212) 269-7797
(212) 269-7510 Fax
national@ncadd.org
Materials available
Contact: Director of Communications
May 13 - 19
National Women's Health Week
Office on Women's Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 712 E
Washington, DC 20201
(202) 690-7651
(202) 401-4005 Fax
sharon.ricks@hhs.gov
Materials available
Contact: Sharon Ricks
May 14 - 20
National Stuttering Awareness Week
Stuttering Foundation of America
3100 Walnut Grove Road, Suite 603
P.O. Box 11749
Memphis, TN 38111-0749
(800) 992-9392
(901) 452-3931 Fax
info@stutteringhelp.org
Materials available
Contact: Jane Fraser
May 14
National Women's Check-up Day
Office on Women's Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 712 E
Washington, DC 20201
(202) 690-7651
(202) 401-4005 Fax
sharon.ricks@hhs.gov
Materials available
Contact: Sharon Ricks
May 20 - 26
Schizophrenia Awareness Week
National Schizophrenia Foundation
403 Seymour Street, Suite 202
Lansing, MI 48933
(517) 485-7168 x106
(517) 485-7180 Fax
hufnagel@nsfoundation.org
Materials available
Contact: Eric Hufnagel
May 20 - 26
Tinnitus Awareness WeekâTake Action Today!
American Tinnitus Association
P.O. Box 5
Portland, OR 97207
(800) 634-8978
(503) 248-9985
(503) 248-0024 Fax
tinnitus@ata.org
Materials available
Contact: Jennifer DuPriest
Lisa K. Freeman
May 21 - 27
Recreational Water Illness Prevention Week
Water and Environment Activity
Division of Parasitic Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway NE, MS F-22
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
(770) 488-7763
(770) 488-7761 Fax
mbeach@cdc.gov
Materials available
Contact: Michael J. Beach, Ph.D.
May 31
World No Tobacco Day
Pan American Health Organization
WHO Regional Office for the Americas
525 23rd Street NW
Washington, DC 20037-2895
(202) 974-3890
Materials available