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November Big Month for Senior Citizen Health, Caring
Observances
Nov. 2, 2005 November is a big month for health
and other observances of interest to senior citizens. Some of the major
events are for diabetes, Alzheimers, hospice, COPD and family
caregivers. See the complete list below, including links to the
sponsoring organizations.
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Increase
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Diabetic Eye
Disease Month
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020
info@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org |
National
Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month
Alzheimers Disease and
Related Disorders Association
255 North Michigan Avenue, 17th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
(800) 272-3900
(312) 335-8882 TDD
info@alz.org
www.alz.org |
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American
Diabetes Month
American Diabetes
Association
1701 North Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311
(800) DIABETES (342-2383)
askada@diabetes.org
www.diabetes.org |
National
Epilepsy Awareness Month
Epilepsy Foundation
4351 Garden City Drive
Landover, MD 20785
(800) 332-1000
(800) 213-5821 Publications
postmaster@efa.org
www.epilepsyfoundation.org |
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Great American
Smokeout
American Cancer Society
1599 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
(800) ACS-2345
www.cancer.org |
National Hospice
Month
National Hospice and
Palliative Care Organization
1700 Diagonal Road, Suite 625
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 837-1500
nhpco_info@nhpco.org
www.nhpco.org |
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Pancreatic
Cancer Awareness Month
Pancreatic Cancer Action
Network
2221 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 131
El Segundo, CA 90245
(877) 272-6226
(310) 725-0025
(310) 725-0029 Fax
information@pancan.org
www.pancan.org |
Lung Cancer
Awareness Month
Alliance for Lung Cancer
Advocacy, Support, and Education
888 16th Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006
(800) 298-2436
(202) 463-2080
info@lungcanceralliance.org
www.lungcanceralliance.org |
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PH (Pulmonary
Hypertension) Awareness Month
Pulmonary Hypertension
Association
850 Sligo Avenue, Suite 800
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 565-3004
(301) 565-3994 Fax
carla@phassociation.org
www.phassociation.org |
National Healthy
Skin Month
American Academy of
Dermatology
930 East Woodfield Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(888) 462-DERM (3376)
(847) 330-0230
www.aad.org |
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GERD Awareness
Week (Nov. 20-26)
(Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
International Foundation
for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
P.O. Box 170864
Milwaukee, WI 53217
(888) 964-2001
(414) 964-1799
iffgd@iffgd.org
www.aboutGERD.org |
COPD Awareness
Month
U.S. COPD Coalition
American Association for Respiratory Care
9425 North MacArthur Boulevard., Suite 100
Irving, TX 75063
(972) 406-4690
(972) 484-2720 Fax
info@aarc.org
www.uscopd.com |
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National Family
Caregivers Month
National Family
Caregivers Association
10400 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 500
Kensington, MD 20895-3944
(800) 896-3650
(301) 942-2302 (Fax)
info@thefamilycaregiver.org
www.thefamilycaregiver.org |
National Allied
Health Week (Nov. 6-12)
Association of Schools of
Allied Health Professions
1730 M Street, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 293-4848
(202) 293-4852 Fax
asahp1@asahp.org
www.asahp.org |
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