It takes many voices to make an impact. Here are resources to help raise malnutrition awareness among your colleagues, patients, and the community.
Logo for Malnutrition Awareness Week
Download the Malnutrition Awareness Week logo for digital or print use and add it to your website and other communications.
State Proclamation
Request a formal proclamation for Malnutrition Awareness Week to let your governor know malnutrition is an important issue in your state. Links to governors' websites and prepared messages for the request are provided.
Tips for Organizing MAW Activities at Your Institution
This document provides quick tips on how to organize Malnutrition Awareness Week activities at your institution.
Tips from Seasoned Ambassadors
Read how some of our ambassadors have raised awareness about malnutrition and educated their colleagues and communities on intervention and treatment of malnutrition.
Media Toolkit
Write and submit an op-ed to your local media outlet. The ASPEN Media Toolkit includes quick tips on working with local newspapers, television and radio stations, a press release template, and prepared public service announcements (PSAs) on Malnutrition Awareness Week. Download the toolkit.
Stickers
If you're in the US or Canada, you can order printed sheets of the MAW24 stickers. You can also download PDFs of the stickers in English letter or A4 size and print them on letter label sheets or A4 label sheets. Here are the MAW24 stickers in Spanish and Portuguese. Thank you to FELANPE for Spanish and Portuguese translation support.
Webinar Flyer
Download a flyer of the webinar schedule and post it throughout your organization.
Ambassadors: Download a flyer with a customizable area to add your ambassador code for free registration to MAW webinars.
Facebook Group Page
Join our MAW Ambassador Group to share ideas with other ambassadors and inspire others to get involved.
Copy for Email/Calendar/Newsletter/Blog
Download Malnutrition Awareness Week messages you can use for emails, calendars, newsletters, and blogs. Ambassadors: Don’t forget to include your complimentary registration code for MAW webinars and encourage colleagues and members to attend.
Social Media Graphics
Many people are unaware of the serious consequences of malnutrition. To spread awareness on social media, download our free graphics with suggested messages for Facebook, X, LinkedIn and Instagram.
Informational Posters
Download and post these posters around your institution.
Ask About Your Nutrition Posters
It is important for patients, as well as caregivers and families, to be proactive and ask about their nutrition status. ASPEN has created two educational posters to help you recognize the signs of malnutrition, so you can talk to your healthcare provider about treatment. The posters are available in multiple languages.
Malnutrition Infographs
Each day, approximately 15,000 hospital patients with malnutrition go undiagnosed. Patients with malnutrition have higher hospital costs, longer stays, and increased mortality. Please share these infographics on malnutrition with colleagues, patients and their families.
Looks Can Be Deceiving Posters