Awareness Ribbons of Support and Hope
Since their introduction in the United States in 1991, colorful swirling Ribbons have quickly spread.
They have wrapped their tendrils around the world to become a lasting symbolic, cultural icon representing awareness, unity, support and hope to the masses.
Awareness Ribbon Color Meanings
Black= Melanoma Cancer, Sleep Disorders.Blue (Navy) = Arthritis, Colon Cancer, Down's Syndrome, Osteoporosis, Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Child Abuse, Dysautonomia, Hystiocytosis, Erb's Palsy, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Dystonia, Interstitial Cystitis, Bracial Plexus Injury, Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Alopecia, Reyes Syndrome
Blue (Light) = Prostate Cancer, Men's Health and Behcet's Disease.
Blue Pin Stripe = ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease)
Burgundy = Myeloma, Hospice Care, Sepsis, APS (Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome), FVL, Thrombophilia, Headaches and to support the Permanently Disabled.
Gold = Childhood Cancer and COPD.
Green = Celiac Disease, Transplants, Depression (both Adults and Children), Bipolar Disorder, Mental Health or Illness, Eye Injuries, Tourette's Syndrome, Bone Marrow Transplants and Donation, Fanconi's Syndrome, Glaucoma, Leukemia, Fibrodysplasia Ossificans, Kidney Cancer or Kidney Disease, Neural Tube Defects, Mitochondrial Disease, Cerebral Palsy and to support Stem Cell Research
Gray = Asthma, Juvenile Diabetes and Brain Tumors.
Orange = Hunger, Leukemia, Self Injury, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, Skin Cancer (with a sun in the center of the loop), Addiction Recovery
Lavender = All Cancers (general cancer awareness), Epilepsy, Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis, Rett Syndrome
Purple = Pancreatic Cancer, Chron's Disease and Colitis, Cystic Fibrosis, Leimyosarcoma, Macular Degeneration, Sjogren's Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Lupus, Sarcoidosis, Thyroid Cancer, ADD, ADHD, Alzheimer's, Cancer Survivors (this is a general color that anyone who has survived cancer can wear), Chronic Pain, and Domestic Violence
Pink = Breast Cancer, Birth Parents, Cleft Palate
Pink/Blue = Prematurity, Birth Defects, Infertility, SIDS, Support for those who have had a Miscarriage
Puzzle = Autism.
Red = Aids/HIV, MDS & Aplastic Anemia, Substance and Drug Abuse (includes inhalants), MADD, DARE, Heart Disease, Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (WPW), Pro-life, Hypertension, Evans Syndrome
Silver = Parkinson's Disease
Teal = Ovarian, Cervical, Uterine (all gynecological) Cancers, Sexual Abuse, Myasthenia Gravis and Panic Attacks.
White = Lung Cancer, Diabetes, Adoption, Bone Cancer, Osteoporosis, Scoliosis, Support and Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism, Blindness and Holocaust Remembrance
Yellow = Bladder and Testicular Cancer , Liver Disease, Hydrocephalus, Suicide Prevention, Downs Syndrome, Military Troops and it represents Hope.
Our Ribbon Culture
Health Awareness
Ribbon Culture: Charity, Compassion and Public Awareness
Amazon Price: $80.00 (as of 11/23/2009)![]()
Ribbon Culture explores the history, meaning, and sociological implications of the popular practice of 'showing awareness'. The book suggests that we see the rise of awareness campaigns in terms of a growing interest in personal displays of compassion in a cultural climate where empathy has become a by-word for authenticity. Not only this, but Ribbon Culture highlights charities' use of slick awareness campaigns to 'reach' their target-audience and explores the repercussions of the transformation of charity into a commercial enterprise.
Blue Ribbon
Arthritis, Colon Cancer, Down's Syndrome, Child Abuse
Green Ribbons
Lymphoma, Organ Donor
Lavender / Purple Ribbons
Alzheimer's, Cancer Survivors, Chronic Pain, and Domestic Violence
Pink Ribbons
Breast Cancer

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Red Ribbons
Heart Disease
Red Ribbons
AIDS Awareness
Teal Ribbons
Gynecological Cancers, Sexual Abuse
Multi-Colored Ribbons
SIDS, Autism, Animal Abuse

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Your Favorite Cause?
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- flipflopnana flipflopnana Jul 25, 2009 @ 8:38 pm
- I never knew so many causes were represented by all these colors.Thanks for sharing this great lens.
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- bdkz bdkz Jul 22, 2009 @ 7:23 pm
- Love this one!
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- clouda9 clouda9 Jul 22, 2009 @ 3:13 pm
- I had no idea about all these ribbons and what they represent. Thank you for adding awareness to my day.
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- seashell2 seashell2 Jul 22, 2009 @ 12:47 pm
- This is great information you've provided. I didn't realize there were so many ribbon symbol colors out there! Great charity lens...
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- Susan52 Susan52 Jul 21, 2009 @ 5:50 pm
- Great lens! My favorite is yellow, for the ribbons we've had waiting for our sons when they returned from their military deployments. Support our troops!
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