Set out below is a list of health promotion events for the first part of 2000. Information for the events was provided by the Health Education Authority (tel 020 7413 1995, www.hea.org.uk). The contact organisation for each event can provide further information and resources for display. The HEA and Pharmacy Healthcare Scheme can also provide leaflets for some of the events and, where they can, this is indicated.
February 1-29
Raynaud's and scleroderma awareness month Raynaud's and Scleroderma Association, 112 Crew Road, Alsager, Cheshire ST7 2JA (tel 01270 872776, www.raynauds.demon.co.uk). Leaflets and posters available.
February 14-18
Contraceptive awareness week FPA (formerly the Family Planning Association), 2-12 Pentonville Road, London N1 9FP (tel 020 7923 5201, www.fpa.org.uk). Campaign packs available.
HEA leaflets: "Lovelife: sexual health for young people", "Sexual health for women", "Sexual health for men".
PHS leaflets: "Emergency contraception", "Contraceptive advice for young girls", "Sexually transmitted diseases", "Folic acid - what all women should know", "Thinking of having a baby?"
March 7-November 13
Arthritis Care millennium roadshow (Bus visiting 43 stops across the UK providing advice to people with arthritis.) Arthritis Care, 18 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HD (tel 020 7916 1500).
March 10
No smoking day No Smoking Day Campaign Office, Unit 203, 16 Baldwin Gardens, London EC1N 7RJ (tel 020 7916 8070, www.no-smoking-day.org.uk). Resource packs available.
HEA leaflets: "Smoking: the facts", "Stopping smoking made easier", "Thinking about stopping for pregnant smokers", "Help your partner to stop smoking".
PHS leaflets: "Take the plunge" (1999), "Ready, steady, stop" (1998).
March 13-19
Headway national brain injury week Headway National Brain Injury Association, 4 King Edward Court, King Edward Street, Nottingham NG1 1EW (tel 0115 924 0800, www.headway.org.uk). Leaflets available.
March 18
Daffodil day Fund raising event organised by Marie Curie Cancer Care (no information resources available).
HEA leaflets: "Cancer: how to reduce your risks", "If you worship the sun, don't sacrifice your skin", "NHS breast screening: the facts", "NHS cervical screening: your smear test, what your abnormal result means, the colposcopy examination".
March 19-26
Miscarriage awareness week Miscarriage Association, c/o Clayton Hospital, Northgate, Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF1 3JS (tel 01924 200795, www.the-ma.org.uk). Display packs and leaflets available.
April 8-15
Lupus awareness week Lupus UK, St James House, Eastern Road, Romford, Essex RM1 3NH (tel 01708 731251). Leaflets and display material available.
April 8-16
National cystic fibrosis week Cystic Fibrosis Trust, 11 London Road, Bromley, Kent BR1 1BY (tel 020 8464 7211). Leaflets, posters, and other material available.
April 8-16
Parkinson's awareness week Parkinson's Disease Society, PR Department, 215 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 1EJ (tel 020 7630 9022). Leaflets available.
HEA leaflets: "Who cares? Information and support for carers of confused people".
PHS leaflets: "Coping with caring".
April 9-16
National MS week The Multiple Sclerosis Society, 25 Effie Road, Fulham, London SW6 1EE (tel 020 7610 7171, www.mssociety.org.uk). Leaflets available.
April 10-14
National depression campaign week (focusing on depression in young people) National Depression Campaign, 35 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7JB (tel 020 7207 3293, www.charitynet.org/~ndc), information only.
Leaflets available from Depression Alliance, 35 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7JB (tel 020 7633 9929).
PHS leaflet: "Depression - don't let it get you down".
April 10-16
National bowel cancer week Colon Cancer Concern, 4 Rickett Street, London SW6 1RU (tel 020 7381 9711). Leaflets can be ordered at a small cost.
April 22-30
Arthritis care week Arthritis Care, Distributions Department, 18 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HD (tel 020 7916 1500). Leaflets available.
April 22-29
Mental health action week The Mental Health Foundation, 20/21 Cornwall Terrace, London NW1 4QL (tel 020 7535 7436). Posters and leaflets are available from the foundation covering a range of mental health conditions.
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Health Education Authority leaflets can be obtained, free of charge, from local health authority health promotion units in England. Similar titles are available from health authorities/health boards in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Pharmacy Healthcare Scheme leaflets can be ordered by contacting: Pharmacy Healthcare Scheme, 1 Lambeth High Street, London SE1 7JN (tel 020 7820 3213, e-mail phs@rpsgb.org.uk). |