SEPTEMBER: This Month's Resource List
Find resources and contacts for health issues of special note this month
Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Ste. 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020
For more information, click here
Fruit & Vegetable Month
Fruit & Vegetable Program Office
Mailstop K-26
4770 Buford Highway NE
Atlanta, GA 30341
(800) 243-7889
For more information, click here or click here
Healthy AgingTM Month
Healthy Aging Campaign
Educational Television Network, Inc.
PO Box 442
Unionville, PA 19375
(610) 793-0979
For more information, click here
Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of America
1311 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
(800) 955-4572
For more information, click here
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SMAHSA)
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drg Information
PO Box 2345
Rockville, MD 20847-2345
(800) 729-6686
For more information, click here
National Cholesterol Education Awareness Month
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Information Center
PO Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
(301) 592-8573
For more information, click here
National Preparedness Month
American Red Cross
National Headquarters
2025 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 303-4498
and
US Dept. of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20528
(202) 282-8000
For more information, click here or click here
National Sickle Cell Awareness Month
Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc.
231 East Baltimore Street, ste. 800
Baltimore, MD 21202
(800) 421-8453
For more information, click here
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
500 NE Spanish River Blvd., Ste. 8
Boca Raton, FL 33431
(888) 682-07426
For more information, click here
Prostate Health Month
Prostate Cancer Education Council
5299 DTC Blvd., Ste. 345
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
(866) 477-6788
For more information, click here
Reye's Syndrome Awareness Month
National Reye's Syndrome Foundation
PO Box 829
Bryan, OH 43506
(800) 233-07393
For more information, click here
Special Dates This Month include...
1-7
National Childhood Injury Prevention Week
The As Safe As Possible Campaign
PO Box 715
Richboro, PA 18954
(215) 364-1555
For more information, click here
9-15
Suicide Prevention Week
American Association of Suicidology
5221 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Ste. 408
Washington, DC 20015
(202) 237-2280
For more information, click here
10
STOP A Suicide Today Day
Screening for Mental Health, Inc.
1 Washington Street, Suite 304
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
(781) 239-0071
For more information, click here
16-22
Prostate Cancer Awareness Week
Prostate Cancer Education Council
5299 DTC Blvd., Ste. 345
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
(866) 477-6788
For more information, click here
16-22
National Rehabilitation Week
National Rehabilitation Awareness Foundation
475 Morgan Highway
Scranton, PA 18501-0071
(800) 943-6723
For more information, click here
18
Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day/
Take a Loved One for a Checkup Day
Office of Minority Health Resource Center
PO Box 37337
Washington, DC 20013-7337
(800) 444-6472
For more information, click here
23-29
National Adult Immunization Awareness Week
National Coalition for Adult Immunization
4733 Bethesda Avenue, Ste. 750
Bethesda, MD 20814-5228
(301) 656-0003
For more information, click here
24-29
Active Aging Week
International Council on Active Aging
3307 Trutch Street
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6L2T3
(866) 335-9777
For more information, click here
24
America On the Move Day
The Partnership to Promote Healthy Eating and Active Living
44 School Street, Ste. 325
Boston, MA 02108
(800) 807-0077
For more information, click here
26
National Women's Health & Fitness Day
and
29
Family Health & Fitness Day
Health Information Resource Center
1850 W. Winchester Road, Ste. 213
Libertyville, IL 60048
(847) 816-8660
For more information, click here