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September National Health Observances

The Force for Health® TEAM • Sep 02, 2020

Check out all the national health holidays this month!

September 1 - 30
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
American Childhood Cancer Organization National Office
P.O. Box 498
Kensington, MD 20895-0498
(855) 858-2226
(301) 962-3520
(301) 962-3521 Fax
cperry@acco.org
www.acco.org/childhood-cancer-awareness-month/
Contact: Christy Perry
September 1 - 30
Healthy Aging ® Month
American Academy of Ophthalmology
P.O. Box 7424
San Francisco, CA 94120-7424
(415) 561-8534
media@aao.org
aao.org/eyesmart
Materials available
Contact: Beatrice Shelton
September 1 - 30
National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month
American Foundation for Women's Health
P. O. Box 541
Greenwood, TX 76246-0541
(940) 466-9898
mhills@stopafib.org
www.stopafib.org
Materials available
Contact: Mellanie True Hills
September 1 - 30
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
1600 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30329-4027
(800) CDC-INFO (800-232-4636)
(888) 232-6348
publicinfo@acsm.org
www.cdc.gov/features/childhoodobesity/index.html
Materials available
Contact: None designated
September 1 - 30
National Food Safety Education Month
Partnership for Food Safety Education
2345 Crystal Drive, Suite 800
Arlington, VA 22202
(202) 220-0651
(202) 220-0873 Fax
info@fightbac.org
www.fightbac.org
Materials available
Contact: Shelley Feist
September 1 - 30
National ITP Awareness Month
Platelet Disorder Support Association
8751 Brecksville Road, Suite 150
Cleveland, OH 44141
(877) 528-3538
(844) 270-1277 Fax
pdsa@pdsa.org
www.pdsa.org/contribute/raise-awareness-for-itp/itp-awareness-month.html
Materials available
Contact: None designated
September 1 - 30
National Pediculosis/Head Lice Prevention Month
National Pediculosis Association, Inc.
1005 Boylston Street, #343
Newton, MA 02461
(800) 323-1305 ext 7938
(617) 905-0176
(812) 434-6652 Fax
npa@headlice.org
www.headlice.org
Materials available
Contact: Deborah Altschuler
September 1 - 30
National Preparedness Month
Ready Campaign
FEMA/DHS
500 C Street SW, Suite 714
Washington, DC 20472
(800) BE-Ready (800) 237-3239
(800) SE-Listo (888) 735-4786
ready@fema.gov
www.ready.gov/september
Materials available
Contact: None designated
September 1 - 30
National Recovery Month
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
(877) SAMHSA-7 (726-4727)
(800) 487-4889 TDD
SAMHSAInfo@samhsa.hhs.gov
www.recoverymonth.gov
Materials available
Contact: None designated
September 1 - 30
National Sickle Cell Month
NHLBI Center for Health Information
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
(301) 592-8573
nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/sickle-cell-awareness
Materials available
Contact: None designated
September 1 - 30
National Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month
The Johnny O Foundation
P. O. Box 15211
Scottsdale, AZ 85267
(602) 820-7655
(480) 427-4987 Fax
info@thejohnnyo.org
www.thejohnnyo.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
September 1 - 30
National Yoga Awareness Month
Yoga Health Foundation
578 Washington Blvd. #716
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
(310) 928 6638
join@yogamonth.org
www.yogamonth.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
September 1 - 30
Newborn Screening Awareness Month
Save Babies Through Screening Foundation, Inc.
PO BOX 2313
Palm Harbor, FL 34682-2313
(888) 454-3383
email@savebabies.org
www.savebabies.org
Materials available
Contact: Jill Levy Fisch
September 1 - 30
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
3800 Maple Avenue Suite 435
Dallas, TX 75219
(888) OVARIAN (682-7426)
(214) 273-4200
nocc@ovarian.org
www.ovarian.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
September 1 - 30
Pain Awareness Month
American Chronic Pain Association
Post Office Box 850
Rocklin, CA 95677
(800) 533-3231
(916) 632-3208 Fax
ACPA@theacpa.org
theacpa.org/September-is-Pain-Awareness-Month
Materials available
Contact: None designated
September 1 - 30
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
ZERO - The End of Prostate Cancer
515 King Street, Suite 420
Alexandria, VA 22314
(888) 245-9455
(202) 463-9455
info@zerocancer.org
www.zerocancer.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
September 1 - 30
Sepsis Awareness Month
Sepsis Alliance
1855 First Avenue Suite 102
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 232-0300
aestrada@sepsis.org
www.sepsis.org/sepsisawarenessmonth/
Materials available
Contact: Angelica Estrada
September 1 - 30
Sexual Health Awareness Month
American Sexual Health Association
P. O. Box 13827
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3827
(919) 361-8400
(919) 361-8425 Fax
info@ashastd.org
www.ASHAsexualhealth.org
Materials available
Contact: ASHA Media Relations Office
September 1 - 30
Whole Grains Month
Whole Grains Council
266 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 421-5500
(617) 421-5511 Fax
info@oldwayspt.org
wholegrainscouncil.org/get-involved/celebrate-whole-grains-month-september
Materials available
Contact: Caroline Sluyter
September 1 - 30
World Alzheimer's Month
Alzheimer's Disease International
64 Great Suffolk Street
London, UNITED KINGDOM SE1 OBL
1+44 207 9810880
info@alz.co.uk
www.alz.co.uk/wam
Materials available
Contact: None designated
September 8 - 14
National Suicide Prevention Week
American Association of Suicidology
5221 Wisconsin Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20015
(202) 237-2280
(202) 237-2282 Fax
info@suicidology.org
www.suicidology.org/about-aas/national-suicide-prevention-week
Materials available
Contact: None designated
September 10
World Suicide Prevention Day
International Association for Suicide Prevention
c/o AAS
5521 Wisconsin Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20015
admin@iasp.info
www.iasp.info/wspd2019/
Materials available
Contact: Wendy Cliff
September 13
National Celiac Disease Awareness Day
National Celiac Association
P.O. Box 600066
Newton, MA 02460
(888) 4-CELIAC
(617) 262-5422
managingdirector@nationalceliac.org
www.nationalceliac.org
Materials available
Contact: Mary Schluckebier
September 15 - 21
National Farm Safety & Health Week
National Education Center for Agricultural Safety
8342 NICC Frive
Peosta, IA 52068
(888) 844-6322
(563) 557-0354
neenand@nicc.edu
www.necasag.org/nationalfarmsafetyandhealthweek/
Materials available
Contact: Dan Neenan
September 17
Get Ready Day
American Public Health Association
800 I Street NW
Washington, DC 20001-3710
(202) 777-2742
(202) 777-2500 TTY
(202) 777-2532 Fax
getready@apha.org
www.getreadyforflu.org/getreadyday/index.htm
Materials available
Contact: Daniel Greenberg
September 18
National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day
The AIDS Institute
17 Davis Boulevard, Suite 403
Tampa, FL 33606
(202) 835-8373
(202) 835-8368 Fax
info@TheAIDSInstitute.org
www.NHAAAD.org
Materials available
Contact: Michelle Scavnicky
September 18
National School Backpack Awareness Day
American Occupational Therapy Association
4720 Montgomery Lane, Suite 200
Bethesda, MD 20824-3449
(301) 652-6611
(800) 377-8555 TDD
(301) 652-7711 Fax
praota@aota.org
www.aota.org/conference-events/backpack-safety-awareness-day.aspx
Materials available
Contact: Katie Riley
September 23 - 27
Fungal Disease Awareness Week
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30333
www.cdc.gov/fungal/awareness-week.html
Materials available
Contact: None designated
September 23 - 27
Malnutrition Awareness Week™
American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
8401 Colesville Rd Suite 510
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(610) 649-7994
peggig@nutritioncare.org
www.nutritioncare.org/maw/
Contact: Peggi Guenter, PhD, RN, FAAN
September 23
Falls Prevention Awareness Day
National Council on Aging
25 18th Street South
Suite 500
Arlington, VA 22202
(571) 527-3900
marissa.whitehouse@ncoa.org
www.ncoa.org/fpad
Materials available
Contact: Marissa Whitehouse
September 25
National Women's Health & Fitness Day
Health Information Resource Center
328 W. Lincoln Ave., Suite 10
Libertyville, IL 60048
(847) 816-8660
(847)816-8662 Fax
info@fitnessday.com
www.fitnessday.com
Materials available
Contact: Patricia Henze
September 27
Sport Purple for Platelets Day
Platelet Disorder Support Association
8751 Brecksville Road, Suite 150
Cleveland, OH 44141
(877) 528-3538
(844) 270-1277 Fax
pdsa@pdsa.org
www.pdsa.org
Materials available
Contact: Brenda Foster
September 28
World Rabies Day
Global Alliance for Rabies Control
529 Humboldt Street, Suite 1
Manhattan, KS 66502
info@rabiesalliance.org
www.rabiesalliance.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated
September 29
World Heart Day
World Heart Federation
32, rue de Malatrex
1201 Geneva
Switzerland
(+41 22) 807 03 20
(+41 22) 807 03 39 Fax
worldheartday@worldheart.org
www.worldheartday.org/
Materials available
Contact: Cynthia Haro

Marstronauts Get Ready

By Robert Gillio • 18 Feb, 2021
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Be the Light!

By Robert Gillio MD • 08 Feb, 2021
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Its time to Advance the Dream with our Personal Actions

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PHOTO AND GRAPHIC CREDIT: DR. JAY BHATT HEALTH EQUITY IS A COMPLEX ISSUE. If you are not healthy, it's hard to help others or make change. Taking personal responsibility to understand issues YOU CAN CONTROL is crucial. Learn about health literacy social determinants of health, and the history of racism in America with the free Force for Health Advance the Dream Basics Group. Join and take more responsibility for your own health outcomes controlling the things you can as you work for change. #theforceforhealth #advance the dream JOIN HERE
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