Monthly Awareness
IMPORTANT MONTHLY AWARENESS DATES
Click on the months below to view the awarenesses for that particular month with contacts and links for your reference.
Cervical Cancer Screening Month
For more information visit the National Cervical Cancer Coalition at www.nccc-online.org
Heart Health Month
For more information visit the American Heart Association www.americanheart.org
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
For more information visit the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation www.preventcancer.org
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month
For more information visit the International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorderswww.aboutibs.org
National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
For more information visit the National Osteoporosis Foundation www.nof.org
Skin Cancer Awareness Month
For more information visit the American Cancer Society www.cancer.org
Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
For more information visit the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America www.aafa.org
National High Blood Pressure Education Month
For more information visit the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center www.nhlbi.nih.gov
Sun Safety Week
Sun Safety Alliance
1856 Old Reston Avenue, Suite 215
Reston, VA 20190
(703) 481-1414
infosunsafetyalliance.org
www.sunsafetyalliance.org
Arthritis Awareness Month
Arthritis Foundation
1330 West Peachtree Street, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30309
(800) 283-7800
(404) 872-0457 Fax
helparthritis.org
www.arthritis.org/ja-information.php
National Immunization Awareness Month
For more information visit the National Partnership for Immunization www.partnersforimmunization.org
Psoriasis Awareness Month
For more information visit the National Psoriasis Foundation www.psoriasis.org
National Cholesterol Education Month
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
For more information visit the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition www.ovarian.org
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
For more information visit the National Prostate Cancer Coalition www.fightprostatecancer.org
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
For more information visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Substance Abuse Treatment www.recoverymonth.gov
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Board of Sponsors
nbcamquestionsyahoo.com
www.nbcam.org
Healthy Lung Month
For more information visit the American Lung Association www.lungusa.org
National Lupus Awareness Month
For more information visit the Lupus Foundation of Americ,Inc. www.lupus.org
National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month
For more information visit the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association www.alz.org
American Diabetes Month
For more information visit the American Diabetes Association www.diabetes.org
COPD Awareness Month
For more information visit the U.S. COPD Coalition American Association for Respiratory Care www.uscopd.com
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Awareness Week
International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
P.O. Box 170864
Milwaukee, WI 53217-8076
(888) 964-2001
(414) 964-1799
(414) 964-7176 Fax
iffgdiffgd.org
www.aboutgerd.org