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For more information:Please contact the sponsoring organization to find out how to participate or to receive free or inexpensive materials.  (From: Network News, American School Health Association.) 

To add an observance: please send the following information to the SNIP webmaster  nford@vdh.state.va.us 

• Title of health observation.
• Month of health observance.
• Sponsoring organization' s telephone number and web site (if available).

• Children's Eye, Health and Safety Month
• Prevent Blindness American, 800-331-2020
• National Pediculosis Prevention Month
• National Pediculosis Association, 617-449-6487
• National Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month
• Sickle Cell Disease Association of American, Inc., 800-421-8453

• Child Health Month
• American Academy of Pediatrics, 847-228-5005
• Health Lung Month
• American Lung Association, 800-LUNG-USA
• National Dental Hygiene Month
• American Dental Hygienists' Association, 312-440-8900
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month
www.sidsalliance.org

• National Diabetes Month
• American Diabetes Association, 800-DIABETES
• Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month
• Prevent Blindness America, 800-331-2020
• National Epilepsy Month
• Epilepsy Foundation of America, 301-459-3700

• National Drunk and Drugges Driving Prevention Month
• Drunk and Drugges Driving Prevention Month Coalition, 202-452-6004
• Safe Toys and Gifts Month
• Prevent Blindness America, 800-331-2020

• National Autism Awareness Month
• Autism Society of America
• National Eye Care Month
• OPTIC Foundation, 415-561-8500
• National Glaucoma Awareness Month
• Prevent Blindness America, 800-331-2020
• National School Nurse Day - 4th Wednesday
• National Association of School Nurses, 207-883-2117

• American Heart Month
• American Heart Association, 800-AHA-USA1
• National Children's Dental Health Month
• American Dental Association, 800-947-4746

• Hemophilia Awareness Month
• National Hemophilia Foundation, 800-42-HANDI
• Mental Retardation Awareness Month
• The Arc, 817-261-6003
• National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Month
• National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia Association, 816-313-2000
• National Kidney Month
• National Kidney Foundation, 800-622-9010
• National Nutrition Month
• American Dietetic Association, 312-899-0040
• Red Cross Month
• American Red Cross, 703-206-7090
• Workplace Eye Health and Safety Month
• Prevent Blindness America, 800-331-2020

• National Alcohol Awareness Month
• National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc., 212-206-6770
• National Cancer Control Month
• American Cancer Society, 800-ACS-2345
• National Child Abuse Prevention Month
• National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse, 312-663-3520
• National Occupational Therapy Month
• American Occupational Therapy Association, 301-652-2682
• National STD Awareness Month
• American School Health Association, 919-361-8400
• National TV Turn Off Week
• April 22-28, 1999
• National Youth Sports Safety Month
• National Youth Sports Safety Month, 817-277-1171
• Sports Eye Safety Month
• Prevent Blindness America, 800-331-2020

• Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
• Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, 800-7-ASTHMA
• Better Hearing and Speech Month
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 800-638-8255
• Better Sleep Month
• Better Sleep Council, 202-452-9428
• Breathe Easy Month
• American Lung Association, 212-315-8700
• Correct Posture Month
• American Chiropractic Association, 800-986-4636
• Hepatitis Awareness Month
• Hepatitis Foundation International, 201-239-1035
• Mental Health Month
• National Mental Health Association, 800-433-5959, http://www.nmha.org
• National Arthritis Month
• National Arthritis Foundation, 404-872-7100
• National Bike Month
• League of American Bicyclists, 410-539-3496
• National Digestive Disease Awareness Month
• Digestive Disease National Coalition, 202-544-7499
• National High Blood Pressure Month
• National High Blood pressure Education Program Center, 301-251-1222
• National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
• American Academy of Dermatology, 847-330-0230
• National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
• National Association for Sport and Physical Education, 703-476-3410
• National Stroke Awareness Month
• National Stroke Association, 800-STROKES
• National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
• Advocates for Youth, 202-347-5700
• National Trauma Awareness Month
• American Trauma Society, 800-556-7890
• Older Americans Month
• Administration on Aging, 202-401-4541
• Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Month
• National Tuberous Sclerosis Association, 800-225-8872

• Dairy Month
• American Dairy Association, 847-803-200
• Firework Safety Month (through July 4)
• Prevent Blindness America, 800-331-2020
• National Safety Month
• American Society of Safety Engineers, 847-699-2929

• Hemochromatosis Screening Awareness Month
• Hemochromatosis Foundation, Inc., 518-489-0972

• Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
• Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy, 800-367-7620