National Housing-Related Health Observances

January 2009
National Radon Action Month
Office of Radiation and Indoor Air
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1310 L Street NW, 4th Floor Indoor Environments Division
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 343-9370
(202) 343-2394 Fax
http://www.epa.gov/radon/rnactionmonth.html
Materials Available

March 15–21, 2009
National Poison Prevention Week
Poison Prevention Week Council
P.O. Box 1543 Washington, DC 20013
(301) 504-7058
(301) 504-0862 Fax
wells@aapcc.org
http://www.poisonprevention.org
Materials Available Contact: Holly Wells

May 2009
Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
1233 20th Street NW, Suite 402
Washington, DC 20036
(800) 7-ASTHMA (727-8462)
(202) 466-7643
(202) 466-8940 Fax
info@aafa.org
http://www.aafa.org/display.cfm?id=10&sub=99&cont=457
Materials Available

May 2009
Clean Air Month
American Lung Association
61 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY 10006
(800) LUNG-USA (586-4872)
(212) 315-8700
(212) 315-8889 Fax
info@lungusa.org
http://www.lungusa.org
Materials Available

June 2009
Home Safety Month
Home Safety Council
1250 Eye Street NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 330-4900
(202) 330-4901 Fax
info@homesafetycouncil.org
http://www.homesafetycouncil.org/homesafetymonth
Materials Available
Contact: Angela D. Mickalide

October 2009
Healthy Lung Month
American Lung Association
61 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY 10006
(800) LUNG-USA (586-4872)
(212) 315-8700
info@lungusa.org
http://www.lungusa.org
Materials Available

October 4–10, 2009
Fire Prevention Week
National Fire Protection Association
1 Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02169-7471
(800) 344-3555
(617) 770-0200 Fax
bdunn@nfpa.org
http://www.firepreventionweek.org
Materials Available
Contact: Barbara Dunn

October 25–31, 2009
Respiratory Care Week
American Association for Respiratory Care
9425 North MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 100
Irving, TX 75063
(972) 243-2272
(972) 484-2720 Fax
info@aarc.org
http://www.aarc.org/resources/rc_week
Materials Available
Contact: Public Relations

October 28, 2009
Lung Health Day
American Association for Respiratory Care
9425 North MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 100
Irving, TX 75063
(972) 243-2272
(972) 484-2720 Fax
info@aarc.org
http://www.aarc.org/headlines/lung_health_day
Contact: Public Relations

November 2009
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Lung Cancer Alliance
888 16th Street NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 463-2080
(202) 463-7497 Fax
info@lungcanceralliance.org
http://www.lungcanceralliance.org
Materials Available
Contact: Kay Cofrancesco

November 19, 2009
Great American Smokeout
American Cancer Society
250 Williams Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
(800) ACS-2345
http://acsf2f.com/gaso
Materials Available
Contact: National Office

December 2009
Safe Toys and Gifts Month
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020
(847) 843-8458 Fax
info@preventblindness.org
http://www.preventblindness.org
Materials Available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline