Vascular Disease Awareness Week 2012

19th - 23rd March

It can happen to anyone at anytime....

We can hardly believe that the second Vascular Disease Awareness Week is just around the corner!

This March we will be pushing the message that vascular disease can affect anyone at anytime.

Across the UK, Vascular Nurse specialists will be on hand to offer advice and information on vascular disease and to highlight the need for early diagnosis and referral. Various events will be held at public venues and health centres.

It can happen to anyone at any time

Join us in promoting the week!

We have awareness week toolkits which will help you to create your own events and drum up awareness for the cause.

They contain:

Introductory letter - Campaign objectives, themes and key messages

Step by step guide that takes you through the different levels of involvement

Resources:

Real life story with a photo, to bring the campaign to life and enable people to relate to the issue and appreciate the need to change their lifestyle
Supporting fact sheet
Campaign and fundraising ideas
Feedback form
Postcard – with a key message on it, supporting facts and helpful information
Posters
Banners
Balloons
Pedometers
Badges

DOWNLOAD YOUR TOOLKIT HERE

Your True Stories – Help move the Nation!

Have you been affected by vascular disease and want to tell your story?

Do you work in vascular health? What patients will you remember forever?

Maybe it’s for their bravery, their experience, or even their laughter; real life stories have the ability to touch people profoundly, driving them to stand up and take action. With Vascular Disease Awareness week almost upon us, we need your real life stories to help promote the event. Whatever the story we want to hear it... so please do take a few minutes to get in touch and write us an email. Of course, patient confidentiality is crucial, so real names don’t need to be used...it’s the story that counts!