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March 2010

Backup Your Birth Control Campaign Day of Action (Mar. 24)

Back Up Your Birth Control (BUYBC) is a national campaign to expand access to emergency contraception (EC) by increasing education and awareness.

The following websites provide background info as well as resources that might be of use with your agencies:

www.Not-2-Late.com
http://backitup.hostcentric.com/index.htm

Fact Sheet PDFs:

The Difference Between Medical Abortion and Emergency Contraceptive Pills
The Facts About Emergency Contraception

February 2010

National Wise Health Consumer Month

American Institute for Preventive Medicine
30445 Northwestern Highway, Suite 350
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
(248) 539-1800 x220
(248) 539-1808 Fax
Email: hwest@healthylife.com
Website: Visit Website
Materials available
Contact: Hope West

American Heart Month

American Heart Association
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
(800) 242-8721
Email: karyn.cameron@heart.org
Website: Visit Website
Materials available
Contact: Karyn Cameron

National Wear Red Day (Feb. 5)

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center
Attention: The Heart Truth
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
(301) 592-8573
(240) 629-3255 TTY
(301) 592-8563 Fax
Email: nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov
Website: Visit Website
Materials available
Contact: Information Specialist

National Donor Day (Feb. 14)

Division of Transplantation, Healthcare Systems Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 12C-05
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
(888) 275-4772
(703) 821-2098 Fax
Email: ask@hrsa.gov
Website: Visit Website
Materials available
Contact: Division of Transplantation Staff

January 2010

Cervical Health Awareness Month

National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC)
6520 Platt Avenue, #693
West Hills, CA 91307-3218
(818) 909-3849
Email: info@nccc-online.org
Visit Website
Materials Available
Contact: Rachel Biety

National Birth Defects Prevention Month

National Birth Defects Prevention Network
14781 Memorial Drive, #1561
Houston, TX 77079
Email: nbdpn@nbdpn.org
Visit Website
Materials Available

National Folic Acid Awareness Week (Jan. 4 - 10)

National Council on Folic Acid
c/o Spina Bifida Association
4590 MacArthur Boulevard NW, Suite 250
Washington, DC 20007
(800) 621-3141 x13
(202) 944-3285 x13
(202) 944-3295 Fax
Email: ncfa@sbaa.org
Visit Website
Materials Available
Contact: Adriane Griffen