Awareness for January 2010

1 – 31 Cervical Health Awareness Month
National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC) 6520 Platt Avenue, #693West Hills, CA 91307-3218 (818) 909-3849 www.nccconline.org

1 – 31 Glaucoma Awareness Month Prevent Blindness America211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (312) 363-6001 (847) 843-8458  www.preventblindness.org

1 – 31 National Birth Defects Prevention Month
National Birth Defects Prevention Network14781 Memorial Drive, #1561Houston, TX 77079  www.nbdpn.org

1 – 31 National Radon Action Month Office of Radiation and Indoor AirIndoor Environments DivisionU.S. Environmental Protection Agency1310 L Street NW, 4th FloorWashington, DC 20005 (202) 343-9370 (202) 343-2394

1 – 31 Thyroid Awareness Month
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists 245 Riverside Avenue, Suite 200 Jacksonville, FL 32202 (904) 353-7878 x147 (904) 353-8185  www.aace.com

4 – 10 National Folic Acid Awareness Week National Council on Folic Acidc/o Spina Bifida Association 4590 MacArthur Boulevard NW, Suite 250Washington, DC 20007 (800) 621-3141 x13 (202) 944-3285 x13 (202) 944-3295  www.folicacidinfo.org

Other January Health Observances

Alzheimer’s Awareness Month Canada Alzheimer Society of Canada
Glaucoma Awareness Month United States The Glaucoma Research Foundation
National Blood Donor Month United States AABB – American Association of Blood Banks
National Non-Smoking Week 17th Jan – 23rd Jan Canada Canadian Cancer Society
World Braille Day 4th Jan Worldwide WBU
World Leprosy Week 21st Jan – 27th Jan Worldwide LEPRA | World Leprosy Day 25th Jan Worldwide The Leprosy Mission
Weedless Wednesday 21st Jan Canada Canadian Council for Tobacco Control