Find Your Reason - Awareness Months & Colors
Gold Ribbon: Children’s Future, Childhood Cancer, Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma, COPD, Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma, Neuroblastoma and Osteosarcoma (alternate yellow)
January
• National Blood Donor Month
• National Glaucoma Awareness Month
• National Volunteer Blood Donor Month
• Cervical Health Awareness Month
• Thyroid Awareness Month
• National Birth Defects Prevention Month
Days to note:
• Jan. 25: National Intravenous Nurse Day
February
• American Heart Month
• AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
• National Cancer Prevention Month
• International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
Weeks to note:
• Feb. 1 to Feb. 7: Patient Recognition Week
• Feb. 7 to Feb. 14: Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
• Feb. 12 to Feb. 18: National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week
• Feb. 14 to Feb. 21: Alzheimer's and Dementia Staff Education Week
Days to note:
• Feb. 3: National Wear Red Day for women's heart health
• Feb. 4: World Cancer Day
• Feb. 14: National Donor Day
• Feb. 22: National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day
March
• National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
• Brain Injury Awareness Month
• National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
• Save Your Vision Month
• National Nutrition Month
• Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month
• National Kidney Month
• National Endometriosis Awareness Month
Weeks to note:
• March 12 to March 18: Patient Safety Awareness Week
• March 12 to March 18: Long Term Care Administrators Week
• March 12 to March 18: National Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week
Days to note:
• March 8: Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day
• March 20: World Oral Health Day
• March 22: The American Diabetes Association Alert Day
• March 24: World TB Day
• March 30: National Doctor's Day
April
• National Occupational Therapy Month
• National Parkinson's Awareness Month
• National Cancer Control Month
• Stress Awareness Month
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month
• National Autism Awareness Month
• Oral Cancer Awareness Month
Weeks to note:
• April 2 to April 8: World Health Worker Week
• April 3 to April 9: National Public Health Week
• April 18 to April 24: National Minority Cancer Awareness Week
• April 18 to April 24: National Minority Cancer Awareness Week
• April 23 to April 29: National Volunteer Week
• April 23 to April 29: National Infertility Awareness Week
• April 23 to April 30: World Immunization Week
Days to note:
• April 7: World Health Day
• April 24: World Meningitis Day
• April 25: World Malaria Day
May
• Better Hearing and Speech Month
• Employee Health and Fitness Month
• Healthy Vision Month
• National American Stroke Month
• National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
• Older Americans Month
• National High Blood Pressure Education Month
• National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Awareness Month
• National Mental Health Month
• Arthritis Awareness Month
• Hepatitis Awareness Month
• National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
• Preeclampsia Awareness Month
Weeks to note:
• May 6 to May 12: National Nurses Week
• May 7 to May 13: National Hospital Week
• May 14 to May 20: National Nursing Home Week
• May 14 to May 20: National Women's Health Week
Days to note:
• May 5: Save Lives: Clean Your Hands Campaign
• May 31: World No Tobacco Day
June
• National Safety Month
• Cataract Awareness Month
• Men's Health Month
• National Scleroderma Awareness Month
Weeks to note:
• June 1 to June 7: National Migraine Awareness Week
• June 12 to June 18: National Men's Health Week
• June 15 to June 22: National Nursing Assistant Week
• June 24 to June 30: Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week
Days to note:
• June 4: Cancer Survivors Day
• June 14: World Blood Donor Day
• June 19: World Sickle Cell Day
• June 27: National HIV Testing Day
July
• Eye Injury Prevention Month
• UV Safety Month
• National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month
Days to note:
• July 23: National Parents' Day
• July 28: World Hepatitis Day
August
• National Immunization Awareness Month
• Medic Alert Awareness Month
• Gastroparesis Awareness Month
Weeks to note:
• Aug. 1 to Aug. 7: World Breastfeeding Week
• Aug. 13 to Aug. 19: National Health Center Week
• Aug. 14 to Aug. 18: Fungal Disease Awareness Week
Days to note:
• Aug. 23: Health Unit Coordinators Day
September
• Pain Awareness Month
• Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
• Healthy Aging Month
• National Cholesterol Education Month
• National Sickle Cell Awareness Month
• Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma Awareness Month
• National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month
• National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
• National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
• National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
• National Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month
• Sepsis Awareness Month
Weeks to note:
• Sept. 10 to Sept. 16: National Assisted Living Week
• Sept. 17 to Sept. 23: National Rehabilitation Awareness Week
Days to note:
• Sept. 13: National Celiac Disease Awareness Day
• Sept. 22: Falls Prevention Awareness Day
• Sept. 29: World Heart Day
October
• National Physical Therapy Month
• American Pharmacists Month
• National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• National Dental Hygiene Month
• National Chiropractic Month
• Residents' Rights Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Weeks to note:
• Oct. 1 to Oct. 7: National Mental Illness Awareness Week
• Oct. 2 to Oct. 6: National Primary Care Week
• Oct. 8 to Oct. 15: Case Management Week
• Oct. 12 to Oct. 20: Bone and Joint Health Action Week
• Oct. 15 to Oct. 21 National Healthcare Quality Week
• Oct. 16 to Oct. 20: National Health Education Week
• Oct. 22 to Oct. 28: National Respiratory Care Week
Days to note:
• Oct. 5: National Depression Screening Day
• Oct. 10: World Mental Health Day
• Oct 8: World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
• Oct. 13: Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day
• Oct. 15: Global Handwashing Day
November
• National Hospice/Palliative Care Month
• National Family Caregivers Month
• National Home Health Care Month
• National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month
• American Diabetes Month
• Lung Cancer Awareness Month
• Stomach Cancer Awareness Month
Weeks to note:
• Nov. 12 to Nov. 18: Home Care Aide Week
• Nov. 13 to Nov. 19: World Antibiotic Awareness Week
• Nov. 20 to Nov. 26: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Awareness Week
Days to note:
• Nov. 11: Veteran's Day
• Nov. 14: World Diabetes Day
December
Weeks to note:
• Dec. 3 to Dec. 9: National Hand Washing Awareness Week
• Dec. 4 to Dec. 11: National Influenza Vaccination Week
Days to note:
• Dec. 1: World AIDS Day
Colors and Meanings:
Gold - Childhood Cancer
Pink - Breast Cancer
Teal - Ovarian Cancer, Vulvar Cancer
Pearl - Lung Cancer
Purple - Pancreatic & Thymona Cancer & Leiomyosarcoma & Domestic Violence
Orange - Leukemia & Kidney Cancer
Black - Melanoma
Navy - Colon Cancer
Burgundy - Multiple Myeloma
Grey - Brain Cancer
Blue - Prostate Cancer
Burgundy & Ivory - Head & Neck Cancer
Lime - Lymphoma
Peach - Uterine Cancer
Teal & White - Cervical Cancer
Yellow - Sarcoma/Bone Cancer & Bladder Cancer
Green - Liver Cancer & Adrenal Cancer
Periwinkle - Esophageal Cancer & Stomach Cancer
Teal/Pink/Blue - Thyroid Cancer
Lavender - All Cancers
Blue & Green - Anal Cancer
Orchid - Testicular Cancer
Amber - Appendix Cancer
Marigold, Blue & Purple - Bladder Cancer
Zebra Print - Carcinoid Cancer & Endocrine Cancer
Rainbow - Adrenocortical carcinoma
Brown – Colon Cancer, Colorectal Cancer
Light Blue – Prostate Cancer
Gold Ribbon: The international awareness symbol for Childhood Cancer is the gold ribbon. ... Unlike other cancer awareness ribbons, which focus on a singular type of cancer, the gold ribbon is a symbol for all forms of cancer affecting children and adolescents
Pink Ribbon: Breast Cancer, Birth Parents & Nursing Mothers
Lime Green Ribbon: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Gastroschisis, Lyme Disease, Lymphoma (alt red), Muscular Dystrophy, Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (Lymph Node Cancer), Sandhoff Disease, Spinal Cord Injuries.
Peach Ribbon: Endometrial Cancer, Uterine Cancer & Vaginal Cancer
Red Ribbon: AIDS/HIV, Aplastic Anemia, Aperts Syndrome, Blood Cancers and Disorders, Bronchiolitis Obliterans (BOS), Burn Victims, Cardiovascular Disease, Congenital Heart Defects (alt red & blue), Congenital Heart Disease (alt red & blue), Congestive Heart Failure, Courage and Inspiration, DARE, Diamond Blackfan Anemia, Driving under the Influence, Dysautonomia, Epidermolysis Bellosa, Evans Syndrome, Factor XI Deficiency, Heart Disease, Hemophilia, High Blood Pressure, Huffing, Hypertension, Inhalant Abuse, Long Q-T Syndrome, Love, Lymphoma (alt lime), MADD, Marfan Syndrome, Poland Syndrome, Project Red Flag, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, Sniffing Abuse, Stroke, Substance Abuse, Supraventricular Tachycardia, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Tuberculosis, Von Willebrand's Disease, Wegener's Granulomatosis and Wolf-Parkinson-White.
Teal Ribbon: Agoraphobia, Anxiety Disorder, Batten Disease, Cervical Cancer, Chari Malformation (alt purple), Dissociative Identity Disorder, Ectodermal Dysphasia, Food Allergies, Fragile X Syndrome, Hoarding, Marker X Syndrome, Martin-Bell Syndrome, Myasthenia Gravis, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Ovarian Cancer, Panic Disorder, Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD), Polycycstic Ovarian Syndrome, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Progressive Supanuclear Palsy, Rape, Sexual Assault, Substance Abuse (alt Red), Tourette’s Syndrome, Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN), Tsunami Victims, Uterine Cancer and Vulvar Cancer.
Green Ribbon: Adrenal Cancer, BiPolar Disorder, Bone Marrow Donation, Bronchiolitis Obliterans (BOS), Cerebral Palsy, Childhood Depression, Dwarfism awareness, Depression, Environment, Eye Injury Prevention, Fanconi's Syndrome, Fibrodysplasia Ossifican's Progressiva, Freedom, Gastroparesis, Glaucoma, Growth & rebuilding, Kidney Cancer & disease, Kidney Donation, Leukemia (Alt Orange), Literacy, Living Organ Donation, Manic Depression, Mental Health, Mental Illness (Bi-Polar), Mental Retardation, Missing Children (alt yellow), Mitochondrial Disease, Nephrotic Syndrome, Neural Tube Defects, Neurofibromatosis, Organ Donation, Organ Transplant, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, Pruned belly Syndrome, Safe Driving, Pedestrian Safety, Save Darfur, Spinal Cord Injury and research, Stem Cell donor and Research, Tissue Donation, Traumatic Brain Injury, Von Hippel Lindau and Worker Safety.
Grey Ribbon: Allergies, Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, Aphasia, Asthma, Brain Cancer, Brain Tumors, Diabetes & Mental illness (Borderline Personality Disorder)
Pink & Blue Ribbon: Amniotic Fluid Embolism, Baby Safe Haven, Birth defects, Male Breast Cancer, Hyperemesis Graviduram, Hyperammonemia, Infant Loss, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, Premature Birth, Stillbirth, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) & Twin to Twin transfusion syndrome, Turners Syndrome, chILD (Pediatric bronchiolitis obliterans).
USA Flag Ribbon: National Support, Fireworks Safety, Flag, World Trade Center Victims & Heroes
Puzzle Ribbon: Autism & Asperger Syndrome
Violet Ribbon: Hodgkin's Disease & Testicular Cancer
Orange Ribbon: Agent Orange, Cultural Diversity, Hunger, Leukemia (alt green), Lupus (alt purple), Melanoma (alt black), Kidney Cancer (Renal Cell Carcinoma), Motorcycle Safety, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Racial Tolerance, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome, Self Injury, Sensory Processing Disorder, Spinal Cancer & Prader-Willi Syndrome.
White Ribbon: Adoptee, Adoption, Anti-Child Pornography, Anti-Pornography, Anti-War, Blindness, Bone Cancer, Bone Disease, Child exploitation, Child Sexual Abuse/Assault, Community Support, Congenital Cataracts, Elderly Affairs, Hernia, Holocaust Remembrance, Hope & Support, Innocence, Multiple Hereditary Exostoses, Molestation Survivor, On-line Sexual Predator Awareness & Internet Safety, Osteoporosis, Peace, Postpartum Depression, Retinoblastoma, Right to Life, Safe Motherhood, Salvation Army, Scoliosis, Stalking, Student Sexual Abuse, Teen Pregnancy Prevention & Victims of Terrorism
Black Ribbon: Accidents, Amish Support, Anti-Terrorism, Gang Prevention, Gun Control, Melanoma (alt orange), Mourning, Narcolepsy, POW/MIA (alt yellow), Primary Biliary Cirrhosis, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders, Students for Gun Control and Trauma
Brown Ribbon: Anti-Tobacco, Colon Cancer (alt blue), Colorectal Cancer (alt blue), Familia Polyposis (alt blue) & Tobacco Awareness
Burgundy Ribbon: Adhesions, Adults with Disabilities, Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome, AV Malformation, Brain Aneurysm, Cesarean Section, Cystic Hygroma, Disabled Adults, Factor V Leiden, Headaches, Hemangioma and Vascular Malformation, Hereditary Hemochromatosis, Hospice Care, Hughes Syndrome, Lymphatic Malformation, Meningitis, Meningococcal Meningitis, Migraine (Alt Purple)Multiple Myeloma, PHACES, Post-Polio Syndrome, Sickle Cell Anemia, Sturge-Weber Syndrome, Thrombophilia, & Williams Syndrome.
Purple Ribbon: ADD, ADHD, Alzheimer’s, Animal Abuse, Anit-Violence, Arnold Chiari Malformation (alt teal), Chronic Pain, Colitis (alt blue), Crohn’s Disease (alt blue), Cystic Fibrosis, Domestic Violence (Alt Teal & Purple), Epilepsy (alt Lavender), Fibromyalgia (alt Cranberry), Fibromyalgia in Men, GI Cancer (Intestinal), Harmony, Homelessness, Leimyosarcoma, Lupus (alt orange), Macular Degeneration, Mesh Survivor, Migraines (1st choice - alt Burgundy), Mucolididoses, Neuropathy Awareness, No Unattended kids in Cars, Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatitis (Chronic), Religious Tolerance, Rett Syndrome, Sarcoidosis, Sjorgren's Syndrome, Thymona Cancer, Thyroid Cancer (alt specific ribbon) and Victims of 9/11.
Lavender Ribbon: Cancer (unspecified), Caregiver Appreciation, Epilepsy (alt purple), Foster Care, Gynecological Cancer, Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis, Infantile Spasms & Rett Syndrome
Pearl Ribbon: Emphysema, Lung Cancer, Lung Disease, Mesothelioma, Multiple Sclerosis & Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia
Silver Ribbon: Brain Disabilities, Brain Disorders, Campaign for the Brain, Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT), Disabled Children, Dyslexia, Elderly Abuse, Encephalitis, Niemann-Pick, Parkinson's Disease, Schizophrenia, Sciatic Pain, VACTERL & Young Onset Parkinson's Association (YOPA)
Blue Ribbon: Alopecia, Anal Cancer (Alt), Ankylosing Spondylitis, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Anti-Bullying, Apraxia, Arthritis, Brachial Plexus Injuries, Child Abuse, Children’s Healthy Weight, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Colitis (alt purple), Colon Cancer (alt brown), Colorectal Cancer (alt brown), Crime Victim's Rights, Crohn's Disease (alt purple), Cru du Chat Syndrome, Drowning Awareness, Dysautonomia, Dystonia, Drunk Driving, Education, Epstein-Barr Virus, Erb's Palsy, Familial Polyposis (alt brown), Free Speech, Foster Care Awareness, Guillain Barre Syndrome, Hydrocephalus (US), Huntington's Disease, Hurricanes, Hystiocytosis, Ichthyosis, Interstitial Cystitis, Juvenile Dermatomyositis, Juvenile Arthritis, Krabbes Disease, Langerhans Cell Hystiocytosis, Leukodystrophies, ME/ CFIDS, Myositis, Police Lost in Line of Duty, Prevent School Violence, Osteogenesis Imperfecta (IO), Pompe Disease (also denim blue), Restless Legs Syndrome, Steven Johnson Syndrome, Teens against Smoking, Transverse Myelitis, Usher's Syndrome, Victim's Rights, Victims of Hurricane Katrina, Save the Music, Water accidents, Water Quality, Water Safety and West Nile Virus.
Navy Blue Ribbon: Alopecia, ARDS, Arthritis, Child Abuse, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Colitis, Colon Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Crime Victim’s Rights, Crohn’s Disease, Drowning, Education, Epstein-Barr Virus, Erb’s Palsy, Free Speech, Guillain Barre Syndrome, Huntington’s Disease, Hurricane Katrina, Death of Police Officer on Duty, Mastocytosis, Rectal Cancer, Restless Legs Syndrome, Teens against smoking, Victim’s Rights, Water accidents, Water Quality & Water Safety.
Light Blue Ribbon: Addisons Disease, Behcets Disease, Chronic Illness, Cushing Syndrome, DiGeorge Sequence, Graves Disease. Hyperaldosteronism, Hydrocephalus, Klinefelter's Syndrome, Lymphedema, Men's Health, Pro Choice, Prostate Cancer, Scleroderma, Shprintzen Syndrome, Spay or Neuter Pets, Thyroid Disease, Trisomy 18 and Velo-Cardio Facial Syndrome
Yellow Ribbon: Adenosarcoma, Adoptive Parents, Amber Alert, Bladder Cancer, Canadian Cancer Society, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Complementary / Alternative Medicine, Endometriosis, Equality, Ewings Sarcoma, Gulf War, Hydrocephalus (Int'l), Liver Cancer, Liver Disease, Missing Children (alt green), Myxoid Liposarcoma, Osteosarcoma (Alt Gold), Obesity, POW/MIA (alt black), Remembrance, Sarcoma, Spina Bifida, Suicide Awareness & Troop or Military Support
Cream Ribbon: (DDD) Degenerative Disc Disease, Paralysis, Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Disorders and Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Light Green Ribbon: Celiac Disease, Chronic pelvic Pain, Human Papilloma Virus and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)
Black & White Ribbon: Anti-Racism, Carcinoid Cancer, Diversity, Gifted Education, Transitions and Vaccine Awareness.
Orchid & Orange Ribbon: Eczema & Psoriasis.
Blue & Yellow Ribbon: Designated Drivers, Down Syndrome and Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.
Blue & Purple Ribbon: Pediatric Stroke & Rheumatoid Arthritis
Blue & Red Ribbon: Congenital Heart Defects and Disease (alternate red), Hypo plastic left heart Syndrome, Olser Weber Rendu Syndrome (HHT), Noonan's Syndrome, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Rare Lung Diseases and SADS.
Red & White Ribbon: Aplastic Anemia, DVT, Head and Neck Cancer, Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia, Oral Cancer and Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Teal & Purple Ribbon: Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.
Purple & Yellow Ribbon: Autoimmune Hepatitis, Chemical Injury and the relationship between Lupus and Endometriosis.
Red & Yellow Ribbon: Hepatitis C, HIV/HCV Co-Infection and Surviving family members of Suicide victims.
Teal & White Ribbon: Cervical Cancer
Rainbow Ribbon: Adrenocortical carcinoma, Gay Pride, Same Sex Marriage.
Black & Pink Ribbon: Loss of a Sister, Loss of a female child, mourning a sister, mourning a daughter.
Black & Blue Ribbon: Loss of a Brother, Loss of a male child, mourning a brother, mourning a son.
Periwinkle Ribbon: Acid Reflux, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Eating Disorders, Eosinophilic Disorders, Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease(GERD), Irritable Bowel Syndrome(IBS), Pulmonary Hypertension, Small Intestine Cancer & Stomach Cancer
Lou Gehrig Ribbon - White with Navy Pin Stripe - Specifically done for Lou Gehrig Disease.
Juvenile Diabetes Ribbon - Grey ribbon with Red heart
Thyroid Cancer Ribbon - Pink, Purple & Teal
Black & Red Ribbon - Murder Victim's, Murdered Children, Loss of a Fire fighter on Duty
Latex Allergy Ribbon - Red & Pearl - Specifically made for this cause
Gold & Silver - Hearing Disorders, Hearing Impairments, Meniere's Disease and Tinnitus.
Burgundy & Ivory - Oral head and Neck cancers, Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Throat Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer and Pharyngeal Cancer.
Orchid - Testicular Cancer
Orange & White - Bicycle Safety & Bike Helmet Safety
Turquoise - Addiction Recovery, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) (alt Pink & Blue), Interstitial Cystitis (alt Blue), Native American Reparation and Renal Cell Carcinoma (Alt Green).
Mint Green - Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease, Congenital hepatic Fibrosis, Genetic Disorders and Ivemark Syndrome.
Periwinkle & White - Esphogeal Atresia/Treacheoesphogeal Fistula 9EA/TEF
Amber - Appendix Cancer
Marigold, Blue & Purple - Bladder Cancer
Zebra Stripe: Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, Endrocrine Cancer and Rare Diseases
Blue & Green: Anal Cancer, Psuedo Tumor Cerebri aka intracranial hypertension
Purple & Green: Sticklers Syndrome
White & Red Polka Dots: Auto immune progesterone dermatitis
Purple & White Stripe: Relapsing Polychondritis
Cranberry: Fibromyalgia
White with Violet Polka Dots: Cold Uticaria
Blue, Pink & Yellow w/clouds: Congenital Diaphramic Hernia