ALS Awareness Month
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ALS Awareness Month is a campaign to spread awareness of and raise funds for research for a cure for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease).
Canada
In Canada, June has been declared as ALS Awareness Month by the Canadian Minister of Health.[1]
United States
In the United States, the campaign is observed every year in the month of May.[4] During this month, the ALS Association sponsors the National ALS Advocacy Day and Public Policy Conference and leads a delegation of people with ALS, their caregivers and other advocates to Capitol Hill to urge legislators to support measures to help find treatments and a cure.
Postage stamp
In 2008, The ALS Association, in association with the United States Postal Service, created a commemorative official U.S. postage stamp to promote ALS Awareness Month.[5]
Individual states
Ohio
On January 13, 2012, the 129th General Assembly of the U.S. state of Ohio designated the month of May as ALS Awareness Month for the state.[6]
References
- ^ a b Aglukkaq, Leona (Minister of Health, Government of Canada) (June 2010). "ALS Awareness Month (Lou Gehrig's Disease)". Health Canada. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ a b "20th Anniversary of ALS Awareness Month: MDA to Honor 31 Americans". Muscular Dystrophy Association. May 3, 2011. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "June brings about another ALS awareness month". ALS Society of Canada. June 6, 2011. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "Announcements: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month – May 2011". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. May 6, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "New ALS Awareness Month Postage Stamp Now On Sale". The ALS Association. May 1, 2008. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "5.2267 ALS Awareness Month". Codes.ohio.gov. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
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- Cosgrove, Alicia (May 6, 2011). "May is ALS Awareness Month". Northwest Observer. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
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