Selected NIH Education and Awareness Campaigns
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NIH Office of the Director (OD)OCPLClear Communication: An NIH Health Literacy Initiative NIH InstitutesNCIBody and Soul Clinical Trials Education Series (CTES) Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Oncology Using What Works NEINational Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP) NHLBICOPD: Learn More Breathe Better Heart Truth National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition
(WE CAN!) NHGRIFamily History Initiative National DNA Day NIAAAUnderage Drinking Research Initiative NIAIDHIV Vaccine Research Education Initiative (NHVREI) NIAMSHealth Partnership Program NICHDBack to Sleep Media-Smart Youth Milk Matters NIDCDWISE EARS!® NIDCRDevelopmental Disabilities and Oral Health NIDDKCeliac Disease Awareness Campaign National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) Control Your Diabetes for Life Small Steps, Big Rewards. Prevent type 2 Diabetes National Kidney Disease Education Program Weight-control Information Network (WIN) NIDA
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Offers
materials and resources for professionals to use in reaching
individuals with literacy challenges or individuals with disabilities
and disorders that serve to create obstacles to communication. 
Health
program developed for African American churches. The program
encourages church members to eat a healthy diet rich in fruits
and vegetables every day for better health. Churches that embrace
Body & Soul help their members take care of their bodies
as well as their spirits.
Comprehensive
multimedia curriculum in palliative and end-of-life care for
health care professionals caring for patients with cancer. It
consists of lecture text with associated slides, trigger videos,
and commentary
Public
and professional education campaign focused on early detection
and timely treatment of glaucoma and diabetic eye disease and
appropriate treatment for low vision.
Public
and professional awareness campaign about chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD).
National
awareness campaign for women concerning heart disease, includes
locally sponsored events, dissemination of materials, and free
health screenings. Additionally, the campaign reaches physicians
to raise awareness of the sometimes overlooked vulnerability
of women to heart disease.
Campaign
that address the growing problem of asthma in the United States.
Goal is to enhance the quality of life for patients with asthma
and decrease asthma-related morbidity and mortality. 
National
public education outreach program, focusing on parents and families
in home and community settings, is designed to help children
8-13 years old achieve and maintain a healthy weight. 
Web-based
tool from NHGRI and the U.S. Surgeon General's Family History
Initiative that helps families create a family health history.
Unique
day when students, teachers and the public can learn more about
genetics and genomics.
Campaign
that addresses variables that influence the progression to harmful
use and abuse of alcohol among children and adolescents. Designed
to intensify research, evaluation, and outreach efforts regarding
underage drinking.
Awareness
campaign concerning the urgent need for an HIV/AIDS vaccine. 
Community-based
research initiative initially established in the Washington,
DC metro area with a focus on the African American and Hispanic/Latino
communities. 
Promotes
infant back sleeping for healthy babies to parents, family members,
child care providers, health professionals, and all other caregivers
of infants.
Interactive
after-school nutrition and physical activity education program
designed to teach young people ages 11 to 13 about the complex
media world around them and how it can affect health.
Public
health education campaign to promote calcium consumption among
tweens and teens, especially during the ages of 11 to 15, a time
of critical bone growth.
National
public education campaign to prevent noise-induced hearing loss
(NIHL).
Campaign
that provides current, comprehensive, science-based information
about the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of celiac disease.
Federally-sponsored
initiative that involves public and private partners in efforts
to improve the treatment and outcomes for people with diabetes,
promote early diagnosis, and prevent or delay the onset of diabetes. 
Increasing
awareness about the importance and benefits of diabetes control
is the key objective of the "Control Your Diabetes. For Life." campaign.
The campaign includes tailored messages for the general audience
and high-risk populations.
The "Small
Steps. Big Rewards. Prevent type 2 Diabetes." campaign, the first-ever
national diabetes prevention campaign, spreads this important
message of hope to the millions of Americans at risk for the
disease, including tailored materials and messages for those
populations at high risk for the disease.
Disseminates
educational materials tailored to minority groups at high risk
and encourages dialogue about kidney disease among African American
families. 
Provides
the general public, health professionals, the media, and Congress
with up-to-date, science-based information on weight control,
obesity, physical activity, and related nutritional issues. 
The
NIDA Goes Back to School campaign provides information about
the latest science-based drug abuse publications and teaching
materials.
The
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National
Institutes of Health (NIH), marks World AIDS Day on December
1st with the launch of its new, national public service campaign
to educate Hispanic teens on the link between non-injection drug
use and HIV transmission. The campaign features an innovative
television spot blending English and Spanish; a Webisode series
that will launch soon on 
Public
education and outreach campaign about the symptoms of stroke
and the importance of getting to the hospital quickly. 
Campaign
designed to promote open communication between patients and health
care providers concerning comprehensive health care practices,
including the use of CAM. 
