January is thyroid awareness month?

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Registered: 05-19-2004
January is thyroid awareness month?
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Wed, 01-04-2006 - 10:54pm

If I read right...its OUR month! :-)


 


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Registered: 03-20-2003
Thu, 01-05-2006 - 12:39pm

According to the National Health Information Center, these are the January 2006 National Health Observances:






January



1 - 31
Cervical Health Awareness Month

National Cervical Cancer Coalition
7247 Hayvenhurst Avenue, Suite A-7
Van Nuys, CA 91406
(818) 909-3849
(818) 780-8199 Fax
info@nccc-online.org
www.nccc-online.org/awareness.php
Materials available
Contact: none available


1 - 31
National Birth Defects Prevention Month

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
(888) MODIMES (663-4637)
askus@marchofdimes.com
www.marchofdimes.com
Materials available
Contact: Pregnancy and Newborn Health Education Center



1 - 31
National Glaucoma Awareness Month

Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020
info@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org
Materials available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline


1 - 31
National Blood Donor Month

American Association of Blood Banks (AABB)
8101 Glenbrook Road
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 215-6526
publicrelations@aabb.org
www.aabb.org
Materials available
Contact: Jennifer Garfinkel



1 - 31
Thyroid Awareness Month

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
1000 Riverside Avenue, Suite 205
Jacksonville, FL 32204
(904) 353-7878
(904) 353-8185 Fax
info@aace.com
www.aace.com
Materials available
Contact: Sissy Horn


9 - 15
National Folic Acid Awareness Week

National Council on Folic Acid
121 North Washington Street, Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 836-6110
(703) 836-3470 Fax
info@folicacidinfo.org
www.folicacidinfo.org/campaign/
Materials available
Contact: none available

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Calley7

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Registered: 11-09-2001
Thu, 01-05-2006 - 9:08pm
It is our month!! We should celebrate!! LOL! Cathy :)