Chronic Urticaria Awareness Day: How to Get Involved and Show Your Support

When is Chronic Urticaria Awareness Day?

The event aims to address challenges related to chronic hives, such as the causes of the condition and ways to cure it. It also promotes awareness for urticaria among medical professionals, politicians, journalists, and the general public through a range of events, including:

  • virtual congresses
  • medical consultations
  • educational webinars
  • support group discussions
  • social media campaigns
  • digital art projects

Urticaria Day is truly a global initiative. The events page from the 2020 celebration included contributions from Peru, Thailand, India, Georgia, Canada, and Brazil.

Check the Urticaria Day website for the most up-to-date information on this year’s celebration.

Ways to celebrate

Whether you want to celebrate in person or join the event online, there are a number of ways to celebrate UDAY. Here are some ideas for getting involved:

  • Organize an online forum. Reach out to your community to see whether you can host an online forum about chronic hives. Consider including a medical specialist or someone living with urticaria as part of a Q&A session or seminar.
  • Promote your event. If you do host an event, add it to the Urticaria Day website to spread the word and get others involved.
  • Share your personal experience. Talk about how urticaria affects you. Write a blog, post a video on social media, or participate in community discussions.
  • Advance your knowledge about urticaria. Learn more about chronic hives through podcasts and other educational initiatives. The All Things Urticaria podcast launched on UDay 2020 and releases new episodes regularly. You can also check out CIU & You, an initiative that shares stories of people affected by chronic hives with no known cause.
  • Make digital art. Create images that spread messages of hope and awareness about chronic hives. Then, share your art through your social media profiles.
  • Launch a local support group. UDay offers the opportunity to connect with others who live with urticaria. Use your new relationships to help start a local support group — online or in person — for people to discuss their experiences with the condition.
  • Contact local media. Talk to local bloggers and television reporters about Chronic Urticaria Awareness Day. Encourage them to report on the event and share information about chronic hives.

Show your support

  • Urticaria Day welcomes support from everyone — even if you’ve never experienced chronic hives. Here are ways to show your support:

    • Ribbon color

    The chronic urticaria awareness ribbon is white with small red dots. It is sometimes featured on T-shirts, socks, magnets, and other merchandise to help people show their support and raise awareness for chronic hives.

    There are ribbons for more specific types of hives, as well. For example, the ribbon for cold urticaria (a type of hives that occurs after being exposed to the cold) has a white background and bluish-purple dots.

    The takeaway

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    Check the UDAY website for more information on activities during this year’s event.

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