New for 2024! Get Your State on the Map! Submit a Proclamation for Ostomy Awareness
Help Us Make October 5, 2024 Ostomy Awareness Day in All States! Spread the word that “Ostomies Are Life-Savers”!
Each year UOAA advocates from across the United States engage their elected officials in their state about the importance of raising awareness for lifesaving ostomy surgery to smash stigma.
This year we created a toolkit to make it very easy to do and we have a new webpage with lots of information and a map to see the progress we are making across the country.
Make your state part of the movement this October by asking your governor to issue a state proclamation or letter of support for Ostomy Awareness Day on October 5, 2024!
October may seem far away but most states need at least 6 weeks advance notice (some are even more!) so it’s important to start this process now.
Please let us know if you submit a request with your governor at advocacy@ostomy.org and we will change your state’s status on the map.
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