February Health Month Observances

February 1 – 28

American Heart Month

American Heart Association
National Center
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
(800) AHA-USA-1
(800) 242-8721
+1 (214) 570-5978 Outside US
www.heart.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated February 1 – 28

International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month

Group B Strep International
11 El Dorado Court
Pomona, CA 91766
(909) 620-7214
(909) 620-5557 Fax
[email protected]
www.groupbstrepinternational.org
Materials available
Contact: Marti Perhach February 1 – 28

Low Vision Awareness Month

National Eye Institute Information Office
31 Center Drive MSC 2510
Bethesda, MD 20892-2510
(301) 496-5248
[email protected]
nei.nih.gov/nehep/lvam
Materials available
Contact: None designated February 1 – 28

National Children’s Dental Health Month

American Dental Association
211 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611-2678
(312) 440-2500
[email protected]
www.ada.org/en/public-programs/national-childrens-dental-health-month
Materials available
Contact: None designated February 1 – 28

Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

Break the Cycle
P.O. Box 811334
Los Angeles, CA 90081
(424) 265-7346
[email protected]
www.teendvmonth.org
Materials available
Contact: Khalisa Jacobs February 1 – 7

African Heritage & Health Week

Oldways
266 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 421-5500
(617) 421-5511 Fax
[email protected]
oldwayspt.org/programs/african-heritage-health/african-heritage-health-week
Materials available
Contact: Paola Garza February 1

Go Red for Women

American Heart Association
National Center 7272 Greenville Ave.
Dallas, TX 75231
(800) AHA-USA-1
(800) 242-8721
[email protected]
www.goredforwomen.org
Materials available
Contact: Brooks Lancaster February 4

World Cancer Day

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)
31-33 Avenue Giuseppe Motta
1202 Geneva, Switzerland
+41 (0) 22 809 1811
+41 (0) 22 809 1810 Fax
[email protected]
www.worldcancerday.org
Materials available
Contact: Thuy Khuc-Bilon February 7 – 14

Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week

The Mended Hearts, Inc.
National Resource Center
Merry Acres Executive Building
1500 Dawson Road
Albany, GA 31707
1-888-432-7899 (888) HEART99
(229) 518-2680 Resource Center
(229) 518-3879 Fax
[email protected]
mendedhearts.org/chd-awareness-week/
Materials available
Contact: Andrea Baer February 7

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

HIV.gov / Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy (OHAIDP)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 330 C Street, S.W. Rm L100
Washington, DC 20024
1-800-448-0440 1-800-HIV-0440
[email protected]
www.hiv.gov/events/awareness-days/black
Materials available
Contact: None designated February 14

National Donor Day

Division of Transplantation, Healthcare Systems Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 08W53A
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
(301) 443-7577
(301) 594-6095 Fax
[email protected]
www.organdonor.gov
Materials available
Contact: Division of Transplantation Staff February 22

National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day

Alliance for Aging Research
1700 K St., NW
Suite 740
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 293-2856
(202) 955-8394 Fax
[email protected]
www.valvediseaseday.org/ February 24 – March 2

National Eating Disorder Screening Program ^®

Screening for Mental Health, Inc
270 Bridge Street Suite 301
Dedham, MA 02026
(781) 239-0071
(781) 431-7447 Fax
[email protected]
mentalhealthscreening.org/programs/initiatives
Materials available
Contact: None designated