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April 2007
National Alcohol Awareness Month
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.
22 Cortlandt Street, Suite 801
New York, NY 10007-3128
(800) 622-2255 (to locate an area affiliate)
http://www.ncadd.org
National Autism Awareness Month
Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda, Maryland 20814-3067
(301) 657.0881 or (800) 328.8476
http://www.autism-society.org
National Cancer Control Month
Contact your local chapter or
American Cancer Society
National Home Office
250 Willliams Street
Atlanta, GA 30329
(800) 227-2345
http://www.cancer.org
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
Prevent Child Abuse America
500 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 663-3520
http://www.preventchildabuse.org
-or-
National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect
330 C Street SW
Washington, DC 20447
(800) 394-3366
http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/topics/prevention/index.cfm
National Donate Life Month
Workplace Partnership for Life
Division of Transplantation
5600 fishers Lane, Rm 12C-05
Rockville, MD 20857
http://www.organdonor.gov
National Humor Month
The Carmel Institute of Humor
25470 Canada Drive
Carmel, CA 93923-8926
(831) 624-3058
http://www.larrywilde.com
National Minority Health & Health
Disparities Month
Office of Minority Health Resource
Center
PO Box 37337
Washington, DC 20013-7337
(800) 444-6472
http://www.omhrc.gov
National Occupational Therapy Month
The American Occupational Therapy Association
PO Box 31220
4720 Montgomery Lane
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 652-2682 (800)-377-8555
http://www.aota.org
National STD’s/Family Planning Awareness Month
National Family Planning and
Reproductive Health Association
1627 K Street, NW, 12th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20006
Phone: (202) 293-3114
http://www.nfprha.org/site
National Youth Sports Safety Month
National Youth Sports Safety Foundation, Inc.
1 Beacon Street, Suite 3333
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 367-6677
http://www.nyssf.org
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
123 North Enola Drive
Enola, PA 17025
(877) 739-3895
http://www.nsvrc.org
Sexually Transmitted Disease Awareness Month
American Social Health Association
PO Box 13827
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
(919) 361-8400
http://www.ashastd.org
Women's Eye Health and Safety Month
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 6006
(800) 331-2020
http://www.preventblindness.org
BACCHUS and GAMMA Safe Spring Break Programming
Late February- Early April
BACCHUS and GAMMA Peer Education Network/
Inter-Association Task Force on Alcohol and Other Drugs
PO Box 100430
Denver, CO 80250-0430
(303) 871-0901
http://www.bacchusgamma.org
April 2-8
National Public Health Week
American Public Health Association
800 I Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001-3170
(202) 777-2742
http://www.apha.org
April 4
National Day of Hope
Childhelp USA National Hdqtrs
15757 N 78th Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
480-922-8212
800-422-4453 (hot line)
http://www.childhelpusa.org
April 5
National Alcohol Screening Day
Screening for Mental Health, Inc.
One Washington Street, Suite 304
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
(781) 239-0071
http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org
April 7
World Health Day
World Health Organization
Regional Office for the Americas
525 23rd Street NW
Washington DC 20003
(202) 861-3200
http://www.who.org
http://www.paho.org
April 6-8
Alcohol-Free Weekend
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.
22 Cortlandt Street, Suite 801
New York, NY 10007-3128
(212) 269-7797
(800) NCA-CALL (24-hr. helpline)
http://www.ncadd.org
April 8-14
National Health Information Privacy & Security Week
American Health Information Management Association
233 N. Michigan Avenue, 21st Floor Chicago, IL 60601-5800
(312) 233-1100
http://www.ahima.org
April 14
International Moment of Laughter Day
Wide Angle Humor
PO Box 962
Northampton, MA 01061
(413) 586-2634
http://www.izzyg.com
April 15-21
National Library Week
American Library Association
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
(800) 545-2433 ext. 2153
http://www.ala.org
April 15-21
National Minority Cancer Awareness Week
National Cancer Institute
Public Inquiries Office
6116 Executive Boulevard, MSC
8322, Suite 3036 A
Bethesda, MD 20892-8322
(800) 4-CANCER (800-422-6237)
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov
April 22
Earth Day
Earth Day Network
1616 P Street NW, Suite 200
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 518-0044
http://www.earthday.net
April 21-28
National Infant Immunization Week
CDC, National Immunization Program
1600 Clifton Road, NE
Mail Stop E05
Atlanta, GA 30333
(800) 311-3435
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/
April 15 -21
National Volunteer Week
The Points of Light Foundation
1400 I Street NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005-2208
(202) 729-8000
http://www.PointsofLight.org
April 22-27
Medical Fitness Week
Medical Fitness Association
PO Box 73103
Richmond, VA 23235-8026
804-327-0330
http://www.medicalfitness.org
April 23-29
National TV-Turnoff Week
TV Turn-Off Network
1200 29th Street, NW
Lower Level #1
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 333-9220
http://www.tvturnoff.org
April 23-29
Cover the Uninsured Week
Cover The Uninsured Week
1010 Wisconsin Ave, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 572-2928
http://www.covertheuninsuredweek.org
