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June Awareness Month
Schools out for many and summer is blazing! This month we honor, cherish and celebrate life as we bring awareness to some causes that aren’t always talked about.
Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
Cataract Awareness Month
Hernia Awareness Month
Men’s Health Month
Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month
National Aphasia Awareness Month
National Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month
National Safety Month
National Scleroderma Awareness Month
Scoliosis Awareness Month
National Cancer Survivors Day (June 2)
Men’s Health Week (June 10–16)
World Sickle Cell Day (June 19)
Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week (June 23–29)
PTSD Awareness Day (June 27)
May Awareness Month
May is the peak of the spring season and sunshine for most of the US! It is important to stay protected against ultraviolet rays and wear proper skin protection to prevent skin cancer. This month we bring awareness to Melanoma detection and prevention along with UV awareness. With the sunshine and rain coming in from the temperature changes we also need to be aware of signs of asthma and allergies! Below are some more causes that we bring awareness to this month.
American Stroke Awareness
Arthritis Awareness
Better Hearing and Speech Awareness
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness
Healthy Vision Awareness
Hepatitis Awareness
Lupus Awareness
Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Awareness
Mental Health Awareness
National Asthma and Allergy Awareness
National Celiac Disease Awareness
National High Blood Pressure Education
National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention
National Teen Pregnancy Awareness
Ultraviolet Awareness
April Awareness Month
As we welcome spring and warmer weather for some, we stand together in solidarity for conditions, diseases, cancers, and very important situations!
Alcohol Awareness
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
National Autism Awareness
National Child Abuse Prevention
National Minority Health
Oral Cancer Awareness
Sexual Assault and Prevention
STD Awareness
Women’s Eye Health and Safety
February 2019 Awareness Month
February is the month widely known for spreading love. Let’s keep that going by bring awareness this month to the following:
Age-related Macular Degeneration/Low Vision Awareness Month
American Heart Month
International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
February is also Black History Month! The first week of February is marked as African Heritage and Health Week!
We Stand Together with love and support for all always!
Glaucoma Awareness Month
January brings awareness to glaucoma.
Glaucoma is a scary disorder that effects hundreds of thousands of people. Glaucoma is well known for its slow progressing vision loss that could result in blindness. We must stand together to raise awareness to this disease to find a cure!
Currently there is no cure for glaucoma, but with modern medicine there are ways to prevent vision loss and blindness. Speak with your doctor for recommended early detection screening and way to prevent glaucoma if you are at risk.
Let’s bring awareness to glaucoma by wearing the green awareness ribbon. Start the conversation and fight for a cure for our loved ones, our friends, and our neighbor!
January Awareness Observances 2019
During January 2019, we will be bring awareness to many causes that affect many lives near and dear to us all.
A major cause we want to bring to light this month is Cervical Health! Women across the world are diagnosed with cervical cancer and HPV (human papillomavirus). Speak with your doctor about resources for education yourself and family.
January also includes some very important causes that we should all educate ourselves about
National Winter Sports Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness
National Birth Defects Prevention
National Glaucoma Awareness
Stalking Awareness
Thyroid Awareness
January 7-13
National Folic Acid Awareness Week
January 22-27
National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week
International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day 2018
Since 1999, friends and family of those who have lost a loved one from suicide come together on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. We stand together during this time to raise awareness for suicide prevention and mental health. Together we celebrate the lives of those we lost too soon and work together to help those in need to prevent suicide by expressing options for help. The ripple effect of suicide spreads outward and can be a trying time to recover for all those impacted. A global effort to raise awareness of suicide prevention is crucial with 800,000 lives lost each year. This number doesn’t include those who have attempted suicide! There is time for us to provide resources and a helping hand to save those going through their own hardships.
This Saturday, lets stand together with those who have lost a loved one. Coping with loss from suicide is a long and hard road to recovery. Lend a helping hand, a helping ear, or simply give them support. Times of darkness will end in due time.
California’s Deadliest Fire
At this time, 125,000 acres have been burned from multiple uncontrolled wildfire with 42 lives lost so far. Many of those who have lost their lives have yet to be identified. This is California’s largest and deadliest wildfire to date. Firefighters from all around are working around the clock to try and stop further damage and deaths.
We would like to thank all the personnel who are working to fight the fire, help evacuees, and identify the bodies of those we have list. Firefighters, doctors, nurses, police, anthropologists, volunteers – we thank you for your duty and kind hearts.
National Diabetes Heart Connection Day
Those living with diabetes are at a great risk of cardiovascular complications. Without healthy, stable blood pumping through the body, the heart is at risk of many diseases. On November 9, 2018, We stand together on National Diabetes Heart Connection Day.
It is vitally important for those living with diabetes to monitor A1C, maintain a healthy blood pressure, and monitor cholesterol levels. Glucose levels are without a doubt a constant concern and rightfully so. On top of glucose, diabetics have to be aware of cholesterol levels as plaque can build up and create further complications. Lower HDL and raise LDL cholesterols to help the heart from overworking itself.
Some ways to prevent these levels from reaching dangerous levels is to diet, quit smoking and have some kind of physical activity. Cardiovascular disease, stroke, heart failure, cardiac arrest are just some consequences. Speak to your doctor on ways to protect and prevent these for a longer, fuller life.
November Awareness 2018
November brings awareness to cancers and diseases near to our hearts here at APW. Many of us have been spruced to friends, family, colleagues and peers who have also been impacted with some of these conditions and terrible cancers.
- American Diabetes
- Bladder Health
- COPD Awareness
- Diabetic Eye Disease
- Lung Cancer Awareness
- National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness
- Stomach Cancer Awareness
Throughout the month we will also bring awareness to the following
- 11/9 – National Diabetes Heart Connection Day
- 11/17 – International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day
- Week of 11/20-11/26 – Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Awareness Week
Tree of Life Synagogue Mourning
At 9:54 a.m. on Saturday morning, 911 dispatchers received calls from Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for an active shooter. Within minutes the first officer arrived on site. A man entered with malicious intent targeting this synagogue. We mourn and remember the lives of those lost
Joyce Fienberg, 75
Richard Gottfried, 65
Rose Mallinger, 97
Jerry Rabinowitz, 66
Cecil Rosenthal, 59
David Rosenthal, 54
Bernice Simon, 84
Sylvan Simon, 87
Daniel Stein, 71
Melvin Wax, 88
Irving Younger, 69
11 lives lost and 6 additional injured. We send our thoughts and prayers to the family, friends, and community of those directly impacted. This anti-Semitic hate instills fear around the world and to all religious organizations. We must stand together to fight this hatred and support our brothers and sisters at home and abroad.
World Psoriasis Day
October 29, 2018
World Psoriasis Day is a day to bring awareness to a condition and disease that is vastly misunderstood by those not impacted. The physical attributes of psoriasis are red, scaly patches of skin that can be found anywhere on the body. These patches often crack, create lesions and bleed. This causes discomfort along with self-image damage; it makes the person self-conscious and often hides these spots with clothing or make-up. These patches occur as the body’s immune system attacks itself. Typically the immune system is built to defend the body against the bad things that enter our systems. With psoriasis, it is speculated that an inherited gene causes the immune system to act awry. Psoriasis also causes discomfort and pain below the surface – Psoriatic Arthritis.
One of the defenses of the immune system is inflammation. The blood vessels in the area under attack expand in order to allow more fighter cells to do their job. when this happens, it causes us discomfort. Psoriasis causes physical, emotional, and psychological damage. On October, 29, 2018, we will stand together to bring awareness to this disease for further research as the causes are still unknown.
Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day
October is widely known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Today, however, is Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day. Metastasis is a medical term that loosely defines as a secondary growth that is located away from the first or primary site. Metastatic Breast Cancer is stage IV(4) – the most advanced stage of breast cancer. This entails the breast cancer has spread to other areas such as bones, lungs, liver, brain, etc. Although this is an advanced stage of cancer, this is not the end for those fighting! Modern technology and treatments have come a long way. Various organizations have created funding and taken donations that have helped with research and continuous awareness! For our moms, mums, mamas, daughters, granddaughters, sisters, grandmothers, memaws, nanas, nonas, neighbors, coworkers, and friends: We stand together for you on this day.
Check out our wide variety of Breast Cancer awareness products and show the world your support of this cause!
Mental Illness Week
This week (October 7-13) we focus on a very important topic. Mental Illnesses incorporates a wide range of diseases and illnesses that many of us live with on a daily basis and see in those we love and interact with. Some of these illnesses are hidden or masked by the barer in shame, guilt or otherwise. It is very important for all of us to raise awareness in support of those who need to seek help, are in care, and support those to stay in care for a healthy, happier life.
A stigma is a socially created misunderstandings of a subject. Disgrace, discrimination, disapproval are some key terms associated with social stigma. These stigmas are false and create a great misunderstanding of the individual and the health matter. The social stigmas surrounding mental illness make people feel ashamed for having their illnesses or even afraid to seek help. This shame can even exacerbate their condition making them feel useless, subpar, socially rejected, and lifeless. We could save lives by ridding these stigmas in our communities. We may not know you personally, but we care! We all have a story to tell; no two people have the same story, circumstances, or life.
ADHD, Anxiety Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), Depression, Dissociative Disorders, Eating Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizophrenia. You may not know it, but every single person is affected or knows someone fighting one of these mental illnesses. Comorbidity is the coexisting relation between two illnesses – many suffer both depression and anxiety, ADHD and depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder. When we try to relate to those who are fighting the constant daily battles in their heads, we can only relate to a varying degree. Stand together to fight stigmas and bring awareness to these illnesses – show them they matter and that it is okay to seek help. We stand together to save the lives of all who have a battle to fight.
Click the links below to show your support with bracelets, charms, keychains, ribbons, and more!
Mental Illness Awareness Products
World Heart Day – September 29, 2018
Tomorrow the world will stand together to bring awareness to heart health on World Heart Day. Cardiovascular diseases, heart attacks, high blood pressure, birth defects of the heart, heart valve diseases, to name a few, are some very important matters to keep in mind. Dieting and exercise can help prevent diseases and keep the heart strong and healthy. If the heart cannot properly do its intended functions, other complications can arise throughout other organs and body parts. on this day, we stand together across the globe to bring awareness to children, adults, the elderly, even our pets! It’s never too soon to make a change for a healthier life. Take the initiative to quit smoking. Plan out a balanced diet. Set aside 30 minutes of cardio a few days a week. Be the example for our children to live a heart-healthy lifestyle.
- Start with a plan; a realistic plan that works with your lifestyle, finances and schedule
- Involve a strong support system
- Do adequate research and talk to your doctors and other professionals
- Set a date and stick to it!
- Start small and work into it
- Reap the rewards of your hard work and dedication!
Like with any lifestyle changed, the hardest part is staying motivated and working it into your routine. Take a deep breathe and keep your eyes on the prize. We Stand Together to bring support and awareness to the prevention, treatment, and continuing care of heart related illnesses.
Childhood Cancer Awareness
1 in 3 adults will develop some kind of cancer within their lifetime. In rare cases, children will develop cancers and in many cases these cancers are devastating. According to Cancer.net, only 1% of all diagnosed cancers fall within the childhood age range.
- 29% of childhood cancers are that of Leukemia (ALL and AML).
- 26% of childhood cancers are tumors of the brain and spinal cord
Other cancers that effect children include Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Hodgkin Lymphoma, Kidney Tumors, Eye Tumors, soft tissue sarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, endocrine tumors, Bone Cancer, Thyroid cancer (more common in young adults) and many, many more.
For additional facts about Childhood Cancer, follow this link for a quick fact sheet (.pdf) on the Central Nervous System (CNS) of Childhood Cancers provided by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). Cancer.net CNS Fact Sheet
For Gold Awareness Ribbon products, follow this link to our store! Childhood Cancer Awareness
National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day
HIV/AIDS affects all ages and all genders regardless of sexual orientation and preferences. With medical advances in the last 20-30 years, HIV/AIDS has no longer become a death sentence for those diagnosed and living with thie life-long virus. The stigmas that have followed this virus have created much concern for those living with HIV/AIDS, but Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) is able to suppress the virus and prevent it from replicating; this allows the person to live a full life!
The goal of ART is to reach a testing level of Undetectable. Todays tests can only read 20 or more copies of the virus per drop of blood. When these machines cannot detect more than 20 copies of the virus, the person is deemed Undetectable (as opposed to cured since there is no cure at this time and the virus continues to remain in the system at some level). Recent studies have lead to Undetectable=Untransmittable meaning the person living with HIV cannot spread the virus to another person at a 99% rate.
The continuing advances in ART allow for quicker results and less side effects. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported, in 2014, of Americans diagnosed 45% were aged 50 and older; 40% of those aged 55 and older were diagnosed with AIDS at the time of HIV testing. It is important to get tested routinely and engage in safer sex practices.
Show your support by wearing a Red Ribbon! Check out all of our various options for this cause by following this link: APW RED RIBBON PRODUCTS
This cause will also continue on Saturday, December 1, 2018 as we come together for World AIDS Day!
Gastroparesis Awareness Month
In 2016 Gastroparesis was added to the National Health Observation Calendar for August. Gastroparesis translates into stomach paralysis meaning the muscles in the stomach are unable to release its contents. this can cause major discomfort and pain among many other symptoms. Eating solid foods are typically difficult for those who are suffering with Gastroparesis. Many people feel symptoms of heart burn, indigestion, vomiting, and other symptoms similar to GERD. Because the contents of the stomach cannot properly travel through the digestive tract, malnutrition and weight loss follow.
While Gastroparesis makes it mark in August, the awareness color is green! Show your support and awareness of this rare condition with our Green Awareness Ribbon silicone wristbands, silicone rings, jewelry charms, teddy bear, Lapel Ribbon, various styles of keychains, Lanyards, and even Balloons!
10-Year-Old Dancer Continues to Dance
The heart of a dancer is that of a warrior who will continue to persevere in the face of battle. 10-year old Ava Blaser has been battling with cancer in her kidneys since she was 3. Even with chemotherapy, Ava continues to attend dance rehearsals and competitions. Chemotherapy puts much stress on the body and can leave the patient nauseated and physically exhausted. This does not stop Ava from achieving her dreams.
“[Dancing] gives me something to look forward to, like during treatment,” Blaser told CBS News.
The doctors treating her cancer are very hopeful that her cancer is curable. In 2012, Ava had undergone treatment and was declared cancer free; 6 years later, this January, Ava was informed the cancer had returned. Ava continues to push herself everyday to keep dancing and show the world she is a warrior and will not be put down. In her featured routine Ava removes a gold band from her costume to expose a gold cancer ribbon. She continues to dance with this band and ends her routine by throwing it. This is an excellent way to symbolize Ava battle and throwing the cancer away from her body as a fighter who will win this battle.
“It’s supposed to be, like me, like kind of, like, taking the cancer away from me and like fighting it away,”
No matter what we face in our lives, we must continue to enjoy our passions and push through. Whether its Cervical cancer, Leukemia, Breast cancer, Pancreatic caner, Lung cancer, Ovarian cancer, mental health, continue to enjoy the things in life that we have. The struggles we face will put us down and try to hold us back from seeing the light, but much like Ava Blaser, we must push ourselves and not let anything take away the light of joy we need in life.
Check out the CBSNews article with a short video to see Ava shine
World Lung Cancer Day Prevention and Early Detection
Tomorrow marks the day for worldwide awareness for one of the deadliest cancers. Lung cancer affects 1 in 16 with a very low survival rate. The resources at our fingertips are crucial at helping our friends, family and loved ones stay healthy and maintain a prosperous life. Below is a great resource from the American Cancer Society on Prevention and Early Detection that could save lives and help those who are diagnosed with lung cancer. Lung Cancers are usually found in their advanced stages by the time they are detected. Know the risk factors and strive for a healthy life.
Lung Cancer Prevention and Early Detection – Cancer.org
World Lung Cancer Day 08/01/2018
Coming up next week on August 1, 2018 lets join together for #WorldLungCancerDay!
Lung cancer continues to be one of the most common cancers worldwide, claiming more lives yearly than breast, colon and prostate cancers combined. It is estimated that lung cancer accounts for nearly one in five cancer deaths globally. In 2012, there were 1.8 million newly diagnosed cases of lung cancer alone.
Check out our various products to show your support for Lung Cancer Awareness by sporting a gray awareness ribbon. https://awarenessproductswarehouse.com/cause/lung-cancer/
For more information on Lung Cancer check out Chestnet.org and IASLC.org!
New Study on the Effects of Electronic Usage on ADHD Symptoms
Last week a study was published to the Journal of the American Medicine Association lead by a preventative medicine professor, Adam Leventhal of the University of Southern California. In this two-year study, a team of researchers provided a survey to 10th graders in various high schools totaling over 2,800 students to correlate the amount of technology use (time spent on smart phones, computers, TV, etc.) and traditional symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Currently in its early stages, the purpose of the study is to identify the long-term effects of ADHD in modern media environment.
Modern technology has created a focus on instant gratification. In a matter of an hour, we can scroll through hundreds of pictures and short videos. Smartphones and tablets are constantly sending notifications for texts, Facebook notifications, Candy Crush reminders, phone calls, Emails. What are the chances that you will completely stop your current task just to check that notification for a quick second? That “ding” or hearing/feeling your phone vibrate triggers an sense of urgency and you are compelled to check it right then and there. In the developing mind of our children and teens, this is creating habits of distraction and inability to focus – two signs of ADHD.
We cannot blame technology for causing ADHD, but merely, creating habits that are associated with ADHD. Children with a clear diagnosis of ADHD was not able to participate in the study conducted by Leventhal – for good reason. No matter how much “screen time” they get, they will exhibit signs of ADHD. In this study, children who had the most screen time exhibited the most signs of being easily distracted, unable to focus, troubles concentrating, and impatience.
What the world wide web, social media, and interactive games can provide can also be very beneficial! There are excellent teaching tools and resources that we all can utilize to personally learn from and grow! Moderation, discipline, and control are very important as with many things in life.
Read more and find more resources regarding this study in the link below!
https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/17/17581486/adhd-digital-media-technology-teens
Selfless Teen with Terminal Bone Cancer
A teen in Falls Church, Virginia, was diagnosed with a rare form of Bone Cancer. Timothy Bourbeau was approached by Make-A-Wish Foundation and made a selfless choice. He wanted to make the lives of other teens brighter by having Playstation 4s installed in their rooms at the Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Unit at Inova Fairfax Hospital. Thank you, Timothy Bourbeau for helping brighten the days of other children! All of us at Awareness Products Warehouse with you safe travels to Florida.