Skip Navigation  February   Wearing Awareness Ribbons are a great way to show your support for a cause that is important to you.  The Satin, Grosgrain or Printed Ribbon can be easily cut to 3” in length depending on the size you decide to make, folded and pinned with a small gold safety pin.  Here is a list of awareness ribbon colors and I do realize that it is probably not a complete list.  It has been a long search to find the causes and colors we have listed below.  If you have a cause that is not listed, please contact us so we can add it and find the ribbon for you.  If you are interested in purchasing ribbons for a Fund Raising event, please contact us with the information so we can help you find the ribbon and the quantity you need.  You can have your cause printed on the ribbon that will help show your support even more.  National Health Information Center        2010     Jump to Month: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec     Attention health professionals, teachers, and community groups! By supporting National Health Observances, you can: Educate the public about health risks Organize successful health promotion events and campaigns Get new ideas, information, and resources on health topics of interest Contact the sponsoring organization to request outreach materials and information. Members of the media and press may forward inquiries to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Public Affairs Contacts. Disclaimer: Information appearing in this document does not represent endorsement by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), which are not responsible for naming or approving national health observances. For more information about an observance, please contact the sponsoring organization directly. You are free to reproduce or copy this publication. Please include the following credit line: “Source: 2010 National Health Observances, National Health Information Center, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC.”
1 – 28 AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (312) 363-6001 (847) 843-8458 Fax info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org   Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline	1 – 28 American Heart Month American Heart Association 7272 Greenville Avenue Dallas, TX 75231 (800) 242-8721 karyn.cameron@heart.org www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?id entifier=4441   Materials available Contact: Karyn Cameron
1 – 28 International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month Group B Strep International 61 Carver Road West Wareham, MA 02576 (508) 295-1809 (909) 620-5557 Fax info@gbs-intl.org www.groupbstrepinternational.org   Materials available Contact: John MacDonald	1 – 28 National Children’s Dental Health Month American Dental Association 211 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611-2637 (800) 621-8099 ncdhm@ada.org www.ada.org/prof/events/featured/ncdhm.a sp   Materials available Contact: None designated
1 – 28 National Wise Health Consumer Month American Institute for Preventive Medicine 30445 Northwestern Highway, Suite 350 Farmington Hills, MI 48334 (248) 539-1800 x220 (248) 539-1808 Fax hwest@healthylife.com www.aipm.net/wise   Materials available Contact: Hope West	1 – 7 World Salt Awareness Week World Action on Salt & Health Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ , 020-7882-5941 wash@qmul.ac.uk http://www.worldactiononsalt.com/awarene ss/world_salt_awareness_week_2010/world_ salt_awareness_week_2010.htm    Materials available Contact: None designated
5 Give Kids A Smile Day American Dental Association 211 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611-2637 (800) 621-8099 gkas@ada.org givekidsasmile.ada.org   Materials available Contact: None designated	5 National Wear Red Day National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center Attention: The Heart Truth P.O. Box 30105 Bethesda, MD 20824-0105 (301) 592-8573 (240) 629-3255 TTY (301) 592-8563 Fax nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth Materials available Contact: Information Specialist
7 – 14 Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week Congenital Heart Information Network 101 North Washington Avenue, Suite 1A Margate City, NJ 08402 (609) 882-1572 (609) 822-1573 Fax mb@tchin.org tchin.org/aware   Materials available Contact: Mona Barmash	7 – 13 Burn Awareness Week Shriners Hospital for Children 2900 Rocky Point Drive Tampa, FL 33607 (813) 281-8162 shrinepr@shrinenet.org www.burnawareness.org   Materials available Contact: Public Relations
14 – 20 Children of Alcoholics Week National Association for Children of Alcoholics 11426 Rockville Pike, Suite 301 Rockville, MD 20852 (888) 554-2627 (301) 468-0987 Fax nacoa@nacoa.org www.nacoa.org   Materials available Contact: Gail Jordan	14 National Donor Day Division of Transplantation, Healthcare Systems Bureau Health Resources and Services Administration U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Parklawn Building, Room 12C-05 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 (888) 275-4772 (703) 821-2098 Fax ask@hrsa.gov www.organdonor.gov/get_involved/national donorday.htm Materials available Contact: Division of Transplantation Staff

Pink Ribbon: Breast Cancer, Birth Parents & Nursing Mothers

 

Lime Green Ribbon: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Lyme disease, Lymphoma (alt red), Muscular Dystrophy, Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (Lymph Node Cancer) & Sandhoff Disease 

 

Peach Ribbon: Uterine Cancer & Endometrial Cancer

 

Red Ribbon: AIDS/HIV, 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, 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, Project Red Flay, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, Sniffing Abuse, Stroke, Substance Abuse,   Supraventricular Tachycardia, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Tuberculosis, Von Willebrand’s Disease and Wolf-Parkinson-White.

 

Teal Ribbon: Agoraphobia, Anxiety Disorder, Batten Disease, Cervical Cancer, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Ectodermic Dysphasia, Food Allergies, Fragile X Syndrome, Marker X Syndrome, Martin-Bell Syndrome, Myasthenia Gravis, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Ovarian Cancer, Panic Disorder, Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD), Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Progressive Supanuclear Palsy, Rape, Sexual Assault, Substance Abuse(alt Red), Tsunami Victims and Uterine Cancer

 

Green Ribbon: Bipolar Disorder, Bone Marrow Donation, Cerebral Palsy, Childhood Depression, Depression, Environment, Eye Injury Prevention, Franconia’s Syndrome, Dibrodysplasia Ossifican’s Progressiva, Freedom, Glaucoma, Growth & rebuilding, Kidney Cancer & disease, Kidney Donation, Leukemia (Alt Orange),  Literacy, Living Organ Donation, Manic Depression, Mental Health, Mental Illness (alt Grey), Mental Retardation, Missing Children (alt yellow), Mitochondrial Disease, Nephritic Syndrome, Neural Tube Defects, Neurofibromatosis, Organ Donation, Organ Transplant, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis,  Safe Driving, Save Darfur, Spinal Cord Injury and research, Stem Cell donor and Research, Tissue Donation, Tourette’s Syndrome 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 (alt green)

 

 Pink & Blue Ribbon: Amniotic Fluid Embolism, Baby Safe Haven, Birth defects, Male Breast Cancer, Hyper emesis Gravid ram, Hyperammonemia, Infant Loss, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, Premature Birth, Stillbirth, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) & Twin to Twin transfusion syndrome.

 

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, Racial Tolerance, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome & Self Injury

 

 White Ribbon: Adoptee, Adoption, Anti-Child Pornography, Anti-Pornography, Anti-Way, 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 & Victim’s of Terrorism

 

Gold Ribbon: Childhood Cancer, COPD, Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma, Neuroblastoma and Osteosarcoma (alternate yellow)

 

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, 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, Multiple Myeloma, PHACES, Post-Polie Syndrome, Sickle Cell Anemia, Sturge-Weber Syndrome, Thrombophilia, & Williams Syndrome.

 

Purple Ribbon: ADD, ADHD, Alzheimer’s, Animal Abuse, Anti-Violence, Arnold Chiari Malformation, Chronic Pain, Colitis (alt blue), Crohn’s Disease (alt blue), Cystic Fibrosis, Domestic Violence, Epilepsy (alt Lavender), Fibromyalgia (alt Cranberry), Fibromyalgia in Men, Harmony, Homelessness, Leimyosarcoma, Lupus (alt orange) Macular Degeneration, Mucolididoses, No Unattended kids in Cars, Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatitis (Chronic), Religious Tolerance, Sarcoidosis, Sjorgren’s Syndrome, 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, Disabled Children, Dyslexia, Elderly Abuse, Encephalitis, Niemann-Pick, Parkinson’s Disease, Schizophrenia, Sciatic Pain, VACTERL & Young Onset Parkinson’s Association (YOPA)

 

Blue Ribbon: Alopecia, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS),  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), 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, Huntington’s Disease, Hurricanes, Hystiocytosis, Ichthyosis, Interstitial Cystitis, Langerhans Cell Hystiocytosis, Leukodystrophies, ME/ CFIDS, Myositis, Police Lost in Line of Duty, Prevent School Violence, Osteogenesis Imperfecta (IO), Restless Legs Syndrome, Steven Johnson Syndrome, Teens against Smoking, Transverse Myelitis, Victim’s Rights, Victims of Hurricane Katrina, Save the Music, Water accidents, Water Quality and Water Safety.

 

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, Rectal Cancer, Restless Legs Syndrome, Teens against smoking, , Victim’s Rights, Water accidents, Water Quality & Water Safety.

 

Light Blue Ribbon: Addison’s Disease, Behcets Disease, Chronic Illness, Cushing Syndrome, DiGeorge Sequence, Graves Disease. Hyperaldosteronism, 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, Ewing’s Sarcoma, Gulf War, Hydrocephalus, 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: 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, 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, Noonan’s Syndrome, Pulmonary Fibrosis 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

 

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, Gastro esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Pulmonary Hypertension, Small Intestine Cancer & Stomach Cancer

 

Lou Gehrig’s Ribbon – White with Navy Pin Stripe – Specifically done for Lou Gehrig’s 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.