March Awareness Month begins to get busier with several lesser known charities but never-the-less very worthy organizations. The American Diabetes Association has an alert day on the 27th, along with many single awareness days by other noteworthy charities. March awareness month also highlights World Kidney Day for which the National Kidney Foundation is a champion.

1 – 31 National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Prevent Cancer Foundation 1600 Duke Street, Suite 500 Alexandria, VA 22314 (800) 227-2732 (703) 886-4413 Fax sarah.abou@preventcancer.org www.preventcancer.org/colorectal   Materials available Contact: Sarah Abou

1 – 31 National Nutrition Month® Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000 Chicago, IL 60606-6995 nnm@eatright.org www.eatright.org/nnm   Materials available Contact: Knowledge Center

1 – 31 Trisomy Awareness Month Support Organization for Trisomy 18, 13 & Related Disorders 2982 South Union Street Rochester, NY 14624-1926 (800) 716-SOFT -7638 (585) 594-4621 (585) 594-1957 Fax barbsoft@rochester.rr.com http://www.trisomy.org   Materials available

5 – 11 National Sleep Awareness Week® National Sleep Foundation 1010 North Glebe Road, Suite 310 Arlington, VA 22201 (703) 243-1697  nsf@sleepfoundation.org www.sleepfoundation.org/event/national-s leep-awareness-week%C2%AE   Materials available Contact: Jennifer Cowher Williams

8  World Kidney Day National Kidney Foundation 30 East 33rd Street New York, NY 10016 (800) 622-9010 (212) 889-2210 (212) 889-2310 Fax info@kidney.org www.kidney.org   Materials available Contact: None designated

12 – 18 Brain Awareness Week Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives 505 Fifth Avenue, 6th Floor New York, NY 10017 (212) 401-1689 (212) 593-7623 Fax bawinfo@dana.org www.dana.org/brainweek   Materials available Contact: Kathleen Roina

20 National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day National Native American AIDS Prevention Center 720 South Colorado Blvd., Suite 650-S Denver, CO 80246 (720) 382-2244 (720) 382-2248 Fax www.nnaapc.org/news/awareness-day.htm   Materials available Contact: None designated

25 – 31 National Tsunami Awareness Week National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services 1325 East West Highway, Room 9462 Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301) 713-1677 x124 deborah.jones@noaa.gov www.tsunami.gov Materials available Contact: Deborah Jones

27 American Diabetes Alert Day American Diabetes Association 1701 North Beauregard Street Alexandria, VA 22311 (800) DIABETES (342-2383) (703) 549-1500 (703) 549-6995 Fax askada@diabetes.org www.diabetes.org/in-my-community/program s/alert-day   Materials available Contact: Local Chapters

24 World Tuberculosis Day Stop TB Partnerhsip (Secretariat) World Health Organization HTM/STB/TBP 20, avenue Appia CH-1211 Geneva 27 SWITZERLAND,  +(41) 22 791 2690 +(41) 22 791 4886 Fax stoptbinfo@who.int www.stoptb.org/events/world_tb_day   Materials available Contact: None designated

18 – 24 National Poison Prevention Week Poison Prevention Week Council P.O. Box 1543 Washington, DC 20013 (703) 894-1858 (703) 683-2812 Fax wells@aapcc.org www.poisonprevention.org/poison.htm   Materials available Contact: Holly Wells

10 National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Office on Women’s Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 728 E Washington, DC 20201 (202) 690-7650 (202) 401-4005  Fax www.womenshealth.gov/nwghaad/ Materials available Contact: Monique Claggett-Davis

5 – 9 National School Breakfast Week School Nutrition Association 120 Waterfront Street, Suite 300 National Harbor, MD 20745 (800) 877-8822 (301) 686-3100 (301) 686-3115 Fax servicecenter@schoolnutrition.org www.schoolnutrition.org/nsbw   Materials available Contact: Laura Maynard

1 – 31 Workplace Eye Wellness Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (312) 363-6001 (312) 363-6052 Fax info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org   Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline

1 – 31 Save Your Vision Month American Optometric Association 243 North Lindbergh Boulevard, First Floor St. Louis, MO 63141 (800) 365-2219 (314) 991-4100 (314) 991-4101  Fax mcbryson@aoa.org www.aoa.org/x5072.xml   Materials available Contact: Cathy Bryson

1 – 31 National Endometriosis Awareness Month Endometriosis Research Center World Headquarters 630 Ibis Drive Delray Beach, FL 34444 (800) 239-7280  (561) 274-0931  Fax askerc@endocenter.org www.endocenter.org   Materials available Contact: None designated

 



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