September is National (see below) Month!

America On the Move’s Steptember Campaign America On the Move Foundation 44 School Street, Suite 325 Boston, MA 02108 (800) 807-0077  (617) 367-6894  (617) 367-6899 Fax sani@americaonthemove.org www.americaonthemove.org   Materials available Contact: Sani Liu

Childhood Cancer Month Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation 10400 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 205 Kensington, MD 20895 (301) 962-3520  (301) 962-3521 Fax staff@candlelighters.org www.candlelighters.org/awareness/childhoodcancerawarenessmonth/tabid/406/default.aspx   Contact: Ruth Hoffman

Craniofacial Acceptance Month Children’s Craniofacial Association 1340 Coit Road, Suite 517 Dallas, TX 75240 (800) 535-3643  (214) 570-9099  (214) 570-8811 Fax contactcca@ccakids.com www.ccakids.org   Materials available Contact: Charlene Smith

Fruit and Veggies – More Matters Month Fruit and Vegetable Program Office Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Produce for Better Health Foundation 4770 Buford Highway NE, MS K-26 Atlanta, GA 30341 (770) 488-5435  (800) 243-7889 TTY (770) 488-6027 Fax krthomas1@cdc.gov www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov Materials available Contact: Katherine Thomas

Healthy Aging®Month Educational Television Network, Inc. P.O. Box 442 Unionville, PA 19375 (610) 793-0979  info@healthyaging.net www.healthyaging.net/events.htm   Materials available Contact: Information Specialist

Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Month The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society 1311 Mamaroneck Avenue White Plains, NY 10605 (800) 955-4572  (914) 821-8806  (914) 821-3607 Fax www.lls.org   Materials available Contact: Information Resource Center

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month Office of the Director, Consumer Affairs Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 1 Choke Cherry Road, 2nd Floor Rockville, MD 20857 (800) 729-6686  (240) 276-2750  (240) 276-1630 Fax info@samhsa.gov www.recoverymonth.gov Materials available Contact: Consumer Affairs

National Cholesterol Education Month National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center P.O. Box 30105 Bethesda, MD 20824-0105 (301) 592-8573  (301) 592-8563 Fax nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov hp2010.nhlbihin.net/cholmonth/   Materials available Contact: Information Specialist

National Infant Mortality Awareness Month National Healthy Start Association 2030 M Street NW, Suite 350  Washington , DC 20036 (202) 296-2195  (202) 296-2197 Fax beahaskins@nationalhealthsystem.org www.healthystartassoc.org   Materials available Contact: Bea Haskins

National Pain Awareness Month American Pain Foundation 201 North Charles Street, Suite 710 Baltimore, MD 21201-4111 (888) 615-PAIN (7246)  info@painfoundation.org www.painfoundation.org/take-action/conquering-pain-together/   Materials available Contact: Mayssa Sultan

National Pediculosis Prevention Month/Head Lice Prevention Month National Pediculosis Association, Inc. 1005 Boylston Street, #343 Newton, MA 02461 (781) 449-6487  (812) 434-6652 Fax npa@headlice.org www.headlice.org/news/2009/national-head-lice-prevention-month-08112009.html   Materials available Contact: Deborah Altschuler

National Sickle Cell Month Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc. 231 East Baltimore Street, 8th Floor Baltimore, MD 21202 (800) 421-8453  (410) 528-1495  scdaa@sicklecelldisease.org www.sicklecelldisease.org/news/events/month.phtml   Materials available Contact: None designated

National Yoga Awareness Month Yoga Health Foundation 4051 Glencoe Avenue, #10 Marina del Rey, CA 90292 (310) 928-6638  join@yogamonth.org www.yogamonth.org   Materials available Contact: Johannes R. Fisslinger

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month National Ovarian Cancer Coalition 500 NE Spanish River Boulevard, Suite 8 Boca Raton, FL 33431 (888) OVARIAN (682-7426)  (561) 393-0005  nocc@ovarian.org www.ovarian.org   Materials available Contact: None designated

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month Zero – The Project to End Prostate Cancer 10 G Street NE, Suite 601  Washington, DC 20002 (888) 245-9455  (202) 463-9455  (202) 463-9456 Fax info@zerocancer.org www.zerocancer.org/site/PageNavigator/PRO_Prostate_Cancer_Awareness_Month   Materials available Contact: None designated

Reye’s Syndrome Awareness Month National Reye’s Syndrome Foundation P.O. Box 829 Bryan, OH 43506 (800) 233-7393  (419) 636-2679  (419) 636-9897 Fax nrsf@reyessyndrome.org www.reyessyndrome.org   Materials available Contact: None designated

Sports and Home Eye Safety Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020  (847) 843-8458 Fax info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org   Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline

Whole Grains Month
Whole Grains Council
226 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 421-5500 
(617) 421-5511 Fax
cynthia@oldwayspt.org
www.wholegrainscouncil.org/get-involved/celebrate-whole-grains-month-in-september  
Materials available
Contact: Cynthia Harriman

Non-Health Related:

• Children’s Good Manners Month
• Classical Music Month
• Coupon Month (National, US)
• Ethnic Foods
• Fall Hat Month
• Hispanic Heritage Month 
• Jazz Month
• Honey Month (National, US)
• Library Card Sign-Up Month
  • The observance was launched in 1987 and is sponsored by the American Library Association 
• Little League Month (National, US)
• Marriage Health Month
• Mushroom Month
• September is Mushroom Month in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania is #1 in mushroom production!
• Organic Harvest Month
  • Source: www.organicconsumers.org
• Rice Month
  • Source: www.usarice.com
• Self Awareness Month (International)
• School Success Month (National, US)
• Self-Improvement Month
• Sewing Month (National, US)
• Southern Gospel Music Month
• Tiger Month
• Women of Achievement Month

 

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