July Health Month Observances

Check out all the national health holidays this month!

July 1 – 31
Cord Blood Awareness Month
Parent’s Guide to Cord Blood Foundation
23110 Georgia Avenue
Brookeville, MD 20833
(301) 774-4915
[email protected]
www.parentsguidecordblood.org
Materials available
Contact: None designated

July 1 – 31
International Group B Strep Awareness 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

July 1 – 31
Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
Arthritis Foundation National Office
1355 Peachtree St NE, 6th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30309
(404) 872-7100
(844) 571-HELP
(404) 872-0457 Fax
[email protected]
www.arthritis.org/arthritis-facts/disease-center/juvenile-arthritis.php
Materials available
Contact: None designated

July 1 – 31
National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month
AmeriFace
P. O. Box 751112
Las Vegas, NV 89136-1112
(888) 486-1209
(702) 769-9264
(702) 341-5351 Fax
[email protected]
www.ameriface.org/nccapm.html
Materials available
Contact: Debbie Oliver

July 1 – 31
UV Safety Month
American Academy of Ophthalmology
P.O. Box 7424
San Francisco, CA 94120-7424
(415) 561-8534
[email protected]
aao.org/eyesmart
Materials available
Contact: Beatrice Shelton

July 15 – 21
National Youth Sports Week
National Council of Youth Sports
7185 S.E. Seagate Lane
Stuart, FL 34997-2160
(772) 781-1452
[email protected]
ncys.org/advocacy/national-sports-week.php
Contact: Sally Johnson New Paragraph

July 28
World Hepatitis Day
World Hepatitis Alliance
1 Baden Place
London, UK SE1 1YW
+44 (0)20 7378 0159
[email protected]
www.worldhepatitisday.info
Materials available
Contact: Bridie Taylor