JANUARY 2003

 

 

 

FEBRUARY 2003

 

-                     Black History Month

NAACP

4805 Mt Hope Road

Baltimore, Maryland 21215

(410) 521-4939

www.naacp.org

 

 

 

MARCH 2003

 

-                     Mental Retardation Awareness Month

The Arc of the United States

1010 Wayne Avenue, Suite 650

Silver Spring, Maryland 20910

(301) 565-3842

www.thearc.org

 

-                     Poison Prevention Week                

            Maryland Poison Center

University of Maryland School of Pharmacy

www.pharmacy.umaryland.edu/~mpc/

 

 

 

APRIL 2003

 

-                     Stress Awareness Month

The Health Resource Network

2936 East Baltimore Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21224

www.stresscure.com

 

-                     Lupus Alert Day                 -           April 1st

1300 Piccard Drive

Rockville, Maryland 20850

(800) 558-0121    

www.lupus.org

 

 

-                     National Minority Cancer Awareness Week           

            National Cancer Institute, Cancer Information Service

6116 Executive Blvd., Room 3036A

Bethesda, Maryland 20892

(800) 4-CANCER

www.nci.nih.gov

 

 

 

 

MAY 2003

 

-                     National High Blood Pressure Education Month

National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute

PO Box 30105

Bethesda, Maryland 20824

(301) 592-8573

www.nhlbi.nih.gov

 

-                     Better Hearing and Speech Month

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

10801 Rockville Pike

Rockville, Maryland 20852

(800) 498-2071  ext. 4349

www.asha.org

 

-                     National Trauma Awareness Month

American Trauma Society

8903 Presidential Parkway, Suite 512

Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772

(800) 556-7890

www.amtrauma.org

 

 

 

JUNE 2003

 

-                     National History Day

University of Maryland

0119 Cecil Hall

College Park, Maryland 20740

(301) 314-9739

www.nationalhistoryday.org

 

 

JULY 2003

 

 

 

 

AUGUST 2003

 

-                     National Immunization Awareness Month

National Partnership for Immunization

4733 Bethesda Avenue, Suite 750

Bethesda, Maryland 20824

(301) 656-0003  ext. 15

www.partnersforimmunization.org

 

 

SEPTEMBER 2003

 

-                     National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

5600 Fishers Lane

Rockville, Maryland 20857

(301) 443-5052

www.samhsa.gov

 

-                     National Cholesterol Education Month

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

PO Box 30105

Bethesda, Maryland 20824

(301) 592-8573

www.nhlbi.nih.gov

 

-                     Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Awareness Week      

American Foundation for Urologic Disease

1128 N Charles Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21201

(410) 468-1800

www.prostatehealth.com

 

-                     Prostate Cancer Awareness Week  -          

           American Foundation for Urologic Disease

1128 N Charles Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21201

(410) 468-1800

www.prostatehealth.com

 

 

 

 

OCTOBER 2003

 

-                     Talk About Prescriptions Month

National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE)

4915 St. Elmo Avenue, Suite 505

Bethesda, Maryland 20814

(301) 656-8565

www.talkaboutrx.org

 

-                     Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Alliance

1314 Bedford Avenue, Suite 210

Baltimore, Maryland 21208

(800) 221-SIDS

www.sidsalliance.org

 

-                     Rett Syndrome Awareness Month

International Rett Syndrome Association

9121 Piscataway Road, Suite 2B

Clinton, Maryland 20735

(800) 818-RETT

www.rettsyndrome.org

 

 

 

-                     Lupus Awareness Month

Lupus Foundation of America

1300 Piccard Drive, Suite 200

Rockville, Maryland 20850

(800) 558-0121

www.lupus.org

 

-                     National Child Health Day  -           October 1st

Health Resources & Services Administration

Parklawn Building, Room 18-20

5600 Fishers Lane

Rockville, Maryland

(301) 443-0205

www.mchb.hrsa.gov

 

 

-                     National Adult Immunization Awareness Week  -  October 13-19

National Coalition for Adult Immunization

4733 Bethesda Avenue, Suite 750

Bethesda, Maryland 20814

(301) 656-0003 ext. 15

www.NFID.org/NCAI

 

 

 

 

NOVEMBER 2003

 

 

-                     National Family Caregivers Month

National Family Caregivers Association

10400 Connecticut Avenue,  Suite 500

Kensington, Maryland 20995

(301) 942-6430

www.nfcacares.org

 

 

-                     National Sexual Medicine Month

American Foundation for Urologic Disease

1128 N Charles Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21201

(410) 468-1800

www.afud.org

 

 

 

DECEMBER 2003