Calendar of National Events & Holidays

For a complete listing of National Events and Holidays, please visit the Earth Calendar website at www.earthcalendar.net


April

National Autism Month: For more information on Autism, visit the website:www.autism-society.org
Contact the National Autism Society at:
Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda, Maryland 20814-3067
U.S.A.
Phone: 301.657.0881 or 1.800.3AUTISM
Fax: 301.657.0869
Or email: info@autism-society.org

April 21-27
Infant Immunization Week: For more information on infant immunizations, visit the website: www.cdc.gov/nip/
Contact CDC at:
NIP Public Inquiries
Mailstop E-05
1600 Clifton Rd., NE
Atlanta, GA 30333
National Immunization Hotline: (800)232-2522
Or email: NIPINFO@cdc.gov

April 7th
World Health Day


May

National Better Hearing and Speech Month: For more information on speech, language, and hearing, visit the website: www.asha.org
Contact ASHA at:
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
10801 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
Professionals/Students: 1-800-498-2071
Public: 1-800-638-8255
actioncenter@asha.org

National Correct Posture Month

Mental Health Month: For more information on mental health, visit the website www.nmha.org
Contact NMHA at:
National Mental Health Association
1021 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-2971
Phone 703/684-7722

Neurofibromatosis Month: For more information on NF, visit the website: www.nf.org
Contact the NF Foundation at:
National NF Foundation
95 Pine Street, 16th Floor
New York, N.Y. 10005
Toll Free at 1-800-323-7938
Or email at: NNFF@nf.org

Stroke Awareness Month: For more information on stroke awareness, visit the website: www.stroke.org
Contact National Stroke Association at:
9707 E. Easter Lane
Englewood, Co. 80112
Toll Free: 1-800-STROKES
Phone: 303-649-9299

Trauma Awareness Month: For more information on physical trauma, visit the website: www.amtrauma.org
Contact ATS at:
ATS The American Trauma Society
8903 Presidential Parkway, Suite 512, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
(800)556-7890 or
(301)420-4189
info@amtrauma.org

May 5-11
National Nurse Week
National Hospital Week

May 13-17
National Emergency Medical Services Week

May 8th
World Red Cross Day