January

1-31, 2004
National Birth Defects Prevention Month planner
http://www.modimes.org
March of Dimes has adopted goals for the year 2001 to bring us closer to the day when all babies will be born healthy.

18 - 24, 2004
Healthy Weight Week
Healthy Weight Network
402 South 14th Street
Hettinger, ND 58639
(701) 567-2646
hwj@healthyweight.net
http://www.healthyweight.net
Materials available

February

4, 2004
National Girls and Women in Sports Day
Women’s Sports Foundation
Eisenhower Park
East Meadow, NY 11554
(800) 227-3988
wosport@aol.com
http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org
Materials available
Contact: Ruth Uselton

8-14, 2004
National Children of Alcoholics Week planner
Contact: Sis Wenger
National Association for Children of Alcoholics
11426 Rockville Pike, Suite 100,
Rockville, MD, 20852
888/554-2627
http://www.nacoa.org/index.htm
Help raise awareness about the victimization of children with alcoholic and drug-dependent parents.

14, 2004
National Condom Day
American Social Health Association
P.O. Box 13827
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
(919) 361-8400
Traada@ashastd.org
http://www.ashastd.org
Materials available
Contact: Public Relations Assistant

22 - 29, 2004
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
National Eating Disorders Association
603 Stewart Street, Suite 803
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 382-3587 x 19
(206) 829-8501 Fax
info@nationaleatingdisorders.org
http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
Materials available
Contact: Kari Augustyn

March

1-31, 2004
Safe Spring Break
http://www.bacchusgamma.org
Contact: Drew Hunter
BACCHUS & GAMMA Peer Education Network
PO Box 100430, Denver, CO, 80250-0430
303/871-0901
Drug and alcohol-related injuries and deaths among college students always increase between March and mid-April, the time when many students are on spring break. Join us in our efforts to promote a healthy and responsible environment to enjoy the vacation.

7 - 13, 2004
National Patient Safety Awareness Week
National Patient Safety Foundation
515 North State Street
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 464-4848
(312) 464-4154 Fax
info@npsf.org
http://www.npsf.org
Materials available

8 - 14, 2004
National Problem Gambling Awareness Week
National Council on Problem Gambling
208 G Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 547-9204
(202) 547-9206 Fax
ncpg@ncpgambling.org
http://ncpgambling.org
Materials available
Contact: Keith Whyte

15-21, 2004
Brain Awareness Week planner
http://www.dana.org/brainweek
This international effort is organized to advance public awareness about progress, promise, and benefits of brain research.

21-27, 2004
National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week planner
http://www.inhalants.org
This annual media-based, community-level program is designed to increase understanding about the use and risks of inhalant involvement.

21 - 27, 2004
National Poison Prevention Week
Poison Prevention Week Council
P.O. Box 1543
Washington, DC 20013
(301) 504-7058
(301) 504-0862 Fax
kdulic@cpsc.org
http://www.poisonprevention.org
Materials available
Contact: Kim Dulic

31, 2004
Kick Butts Day planner http://www.kickbuttsday.org
Tens of thousands of kids and adults will unite on Kick Butts Day -- the largest, youth-led anti-tobacco initiative in the country. Stand up with young people who are leading the fight against youth tobacco use.
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
1400 I Street NW, Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20005
(888) 839-3869
(202) 296-5469
kbdinfo@tobaccofreekids.org
http://www.kickbuttsday.org
Materials available
Contact: none available

April

1-30, 2004
Alcohol Awareness Month planner
http://www.ncadd.org/programs/awareness/
aamnth00.html
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. [NCADD]
20 Exchange Place, Suite 2902, New York, NY, 10005
212/269-7797, 800/622-2255
This national campaign calls for communities across the country to participate in this grassroots effort to recognize and encourage teen efforts to remain free of alcohol and other drugs.

1 - 30, 2004
National STD Awareness Month
American Social Health Association
P.O. Box 13827
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
(919) 361-8400
Traada@ashastd.org
http://www.ashastd.org
Materials available
Contact: Director of Community Outreach & Media Relations

1 - 30, 2004
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
123 North Enola Drive
Enola, PA 17025
(877) 739-3895
(717) 909-0714 Fax
resources@nsvrc.org
http://www.nsvrc.org
Materials available
Contact: Resource Center

1-30, 2004
Child Abuse Prevention Month
Prevent Child Abuse America, 200 South Michigan Avenue, 17th Floor, Chicago, IL, 60604
800/CHILDREN
http://www.preventchildabuse.org

2-4, 2004
Alcohol Free Weekend planner
http://www.ncadd.org/programs/awareness/
index.html
This initiative is one activity associated with Alcohol Awareness Month.

5-11, 2004
National Public Health Week
http://www.apha.org/
This national celebration provides us with an opportunity to recognize the contributions of public health to the nation's well-being as well as help focus public attention on major health issues in our communities.

8, 2004
National Alcohol Screening Day planner
http://www.nmisp.org/alcohol.htm
National Alcohol Screening Day is held during Alcohol Awareness Month. The program addresses a range of drinking behaviors from risky drinking to alcohol dependence.

18 - 24, 2004
National Volunteer Week
Points of Light Foundation
The Volunteer Centers National Network
1400 I Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 729-8168
(202) 729-8100 Fax
volunteerweek@pointsoflight.org
http://www.pointsoflight.org/nvw/nvw.cfm
Materials available
Contact: none available

April 22, 2204
Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day planner
http://www.daughtersandsonstowork.org/
The theme for Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work® Day is Today’s Vision, Tomorrow’s Reality.

May

1 - 31, 2004
Mental Health Month
National Mental Health Association and National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
2001 North Beauregard Street, 12th Floor
Alexandria, VA 22311
(800) 969-6642
none available
http://www.nmha.org
Materials available
Contact: Kristin Battista-Frazee

1 - 31, 2004
Clean Air Month
American Lung Association
61 Broadway
New York, NY 10006
(800) LUNG-USA
info@lungusa.org
http://www.lungusa.org
Materials available
Contact: Communications Department

1 - 31, 2004
National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
Advocates for Youth
1025 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 347-5700
info@advocatesforyouth.org
http://www.advocatesforyouth.org
Materials available
Contact: Barbara Huberman

1 - 31, 2004
Older Americans Month
Administration on Aging
Washington, DC 20201
(202) 619-0724
none available
http://www.aoa.gov
Materials available
Contact: Carol Crecy

2 - 8, 2004
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
http://www.amhca.org
Contact: Dr. W. Mark Hamilton

2 - 8, 2004
Children's Mental Health Week
Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
1101 King Street, Suite 420
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 684-7710
ffcmh@ffcmh.org
http://www.ffcmh.org
Materials available
Contact: none available

4, 2004
Childhood Depression Awareness Day
National Mental Health Association
2001 North Beauregard Street, 12th Floor
Alexandria, VA 22311
(800) 969-6642 x4787
none available
http://www.nmha.org
Materials available
Contact: Kristin Battista-Frazee

5, 2004
National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day
Freedom From Fear
308 Seaview Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10305
(718) 351-1717
contactfff@aol.com
http://www.freedomfromfear.org
Contact: Jeanine Christiana

9 - 15, 2004
National Women's Health Week
Office on Women's Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 730 B
Washington, DC 20201
(800) 994-9662
4woman@soza.com
http://www.4woman.gov
Materials available
Contact: National Women's Health Information Center

May Continued

11-17, 2004
National Alcohol and Other Drug Related Birth Defects Week planner
http://www.co.kent.mi.us/pressrel/
pr_050999.htm
The most common debilitating effect of drug use by pregnant women is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. This campaign is dedicated to raising awareness of the effects of alcohol and other drug use by pregnant women on their babies.

24 - 30, 2004
Older Americans' Mental Health Week
Older Women's League
1750 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 350
Washington, DC 20006
(800) 825-3695
owlinfo@owl-national.org
http://www.owl-national.org
Materials available
Contact: Elizabeth Runkle

24, 2004
National Schizophrenia Awareness Day
National Schizophrenia Foundation
403 Seymour Street, Suite 202
Lansing, MI 48933
(517) 485-7168 x105
(517) 485-7180 Fax
harwin@NSFoundation.org
http://www.NSFoundation.org
Materials available
Contact: Laura Harwin

25, 2004
National Missing Children’s Day
Child Find of America, Inc.
243 Main Street, Box 277
New Paltz, NY 12561
(800) I-AM-LOST
information@childfindofamerica.org
http://www.childfindofamerica.org
Materials available
Contact: Robyn Bentley

26, 2004
National Senior Health and Fitness Day
Mature Market Resource Center
1850 West Winchester, Suite 213
Libertyville, IL 60048-5355
(800) 828-8225
fitnessday@aol.com
http://www.fitnessday.com
Materials available
Contact: Tina Godin

31, 2004
World No Tobacco Day planner
http://www.who.org/
World No Tobacco Day aims to raise awareness of and counter global marketing practices of the tobacco industry which lure customers, especially young people, through sponsorship, advertising and glamorization of tobacco in films, music, art and sports. Download materials to organize your own community event.
Coalition for World No Tobacco Day
P.O. Box 3543
New York, NY 10163
(212) 601-8245
(212) 601-8101
wntdnews@porternovelli.com
http://www.wntd.com/about_index.cfm
Materials available
Contact: none available

June

14 - 20, 2004
National Men's Health Week
Men’s Health Network
P.O. Box 75972
Washington, DC 20013
(202) 543-MHN-1 (6461)
(202) 543-2727 Fax
info@menshealthweek.org
http://www.menshealthweek.org
Materials available
Contact: none available

August

August 3, 2004
National Night Out planner
http://www.nationaltownwatch.org/
The "21st Annual National Night Out (NNO), a unique crime and drug prevention event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW), has been scheduled for Tuesday, August 3, 2004. We cordially invite you and your community to be part of our NIGHT OUT 2004 team.

September

1-30, 2004
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month alcohol planner drug planner
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
(800) 729-6686
(301) 443-5052
http://www.recoverymonth.gov
Materials available
Contact: SAMHSA's Alcohol and Drug Clearinghouse
This effort is aimed at highlighting the benefits to be gained from corporate and small business workplace substance abuse referral programs, and to help raise awareness about the importance of supporting access to substance abuse treatment programs in the workplace.

5 - 11, 2004
Suicide Prevention Week
American Association of Suicidology
4201 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 310
Washington, DC 20008
(202) 237-2280
info@suicidology.org
http://www.suicidology.org
Materials available
Contact: Amy Kulp

9, 2004
Fetal Alcohol Awareness Day planner
International FAS Awareness Day: "The Minute of Reflection"
FASWorld, 1509 Danforth Avenue, Toronto, ON M4J 5C3 CANADA,
416/465-7766
http://www.fasworld.com

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Family Day - A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children
Sarah Winkeller
National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
633 Third Avenue, 19th Floor, New York, NY, 10017
212/841-5215
http://www.casacolumbia.org

October

1 - 31, 2004
Let's Talk Month planner
Advocates for Youth
1025 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 347-5700
info@advocatesforyouth.org
http://www.advocatesforyouth.org
Materials available
Contact: Barbara Huberman

1 - 31, 2004
"Talk About Prescriptions" Month
National Council on Patient Information and Education
4915 St. Elmo Avenue, Suite 505
Bethesda, MD 20814-6082
(301) 656-8565
ncpie@ncpie.info
http://www.talkaboutrx.org
Materials available
Contact: Information Specialist

1 - 31, 2004
Health Literacy Month
Health Literacy Consulting
31 Highland Street, Suite 201
Natick, MA 01760
(508) 653-1199
(508) 650-9492 Fax
helen@healthliteracy.com
http://www.healthliteracymonth.com
Contact: Helen Osborne

1 - 31, 2004
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
P.O. Box 18749
Denver, CO 80218-0749
(303) 839-1852
none available
http://www.ncadv.org
Materials available
Contact: none available

1 - 31, 2004
Healthy Lung Month
American Lung Association
1740 Broadway
New York, NY 10019-4374
(800) LUNG-USA
info@lungusa.org
http://www.lungusa.org
Materials available
Contact: Communications Department

3 - 9, 2004
Mental Illness Awareness Week
American Psychiatric Association
1400 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
(888) 357-7924
(202) 682-6122
apa@psych.org
http://www.psych.org
Materials available
Contact: Cecilia Arradaza

4, 2004
National Child Health Day
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 18-20
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
(301) 443-2170
pbandyck@hrsa.gov
http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov
Contact: Cynthia Tibbs

7, 2004
National Depression Screening Day
Screening for Mental Health, Inc.
1 Washington Street, Suite 304
Wellesly Hills, MA 02481
(781) 239-0071
info@mentalhealthscreening.org
http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org
Materials available
Contact: Anne Keliher

17-23, 2004 planner
National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week
http://www.bacchusgamma.org/

23-31, 2004
National Red Ribbon Week planner
http://www.nfp.org/main/redribbon.html
This nationwide celebration has become a major force for raising public awareness and mobilizing communities to combat alcohol and drug use among youth.
National Red Ribbon Celebration
(Campaign to keep kids off drugs)
National Family Partnership
Informed Family Education Center
2490 Coral Way
Miami, FL 33145
(800) 705-8997
info@informedfamilies.org
http://www.nfp.org
Materials available
Contact: Molly Osendorf

November

1 - 30, 2004
National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month
Indian Health Service
The Reyes Building
801 Thompson Avenue, Suite 400
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 443-3593
Heritage@hqe.ihs.gov
http://www.ihs.gov/publicaffairs/heritage/
Contact: Public Affairs

14-20, 2004
National Addictions Awareness Week planner
http://www.naaw.net/
The objective of this initiative is to provide information and promote a variety of activities that will serve to generate awareness on addiction issues that affect people across the country. Its focus is on celebrating success in addictions awareness.

18, 2004
Great American Smokeout planner
http://www.cancer.org/
Millions of people have quit smoking since the first Great American Smokeout. Join those who have kicked the habit by proving to themselves that they can quit for a day -- or even for a lifetime.

December

1-30, 2004
National Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention alcohol planner drug planner
http://www.3dmonth.org
Take a stand against impaired driving! Communities across the country join the National 3D Prevention Month Coalition to conduct public awareness and enforcement campaigns to prevent impaired driving.

Year-Long Campaigns

The Right Stuff
http://www.prevlink.org/trsmenu.html
The Right Stuff is a public health education campaign sponsored by the Nebraska Alcohol and Drug Information Clearinghouse to help encourage and empower 9- to 14- year old adolescents to make the most of their lives.

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