Ostomy Awareness Day l United Ostomy Associations of America

Ostomy Awareness Day

Saturday, October 1, 2022

Join with UOAA and the entire ostomy community on Saturday, October 1, 2022 to spread the word that Ostomies Are Life-Savers!

Follow UOAA on social media and check back here often to learn about all the ways to get involved and newly planned online events.

2022 Proclamations

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Ways to Raise Awareness

Support the Run for Resilience Ostomy 5k
In-person events are back as part of the Run for Resilience Ostomy 5k this year. Join us at an event or take part anywhere with the Worldwide Virtual Ostomy 5k. Please gather your friends and family to join you and start a fundraiser. This event is a key fundraiser to support the programs and services of United Ostomy Associations of America, Inc. (UOAA) Don’t run? Donate to celebrate the resilience of the ostomy community.

Register by Sept. 9th to get this year’s Ostomies Are-Lifesavers T-shirt!
Get a Proclamation Where You Live
An important effort anyone can do is to get your Federal, State or Local elected officials to pass a proclamation! Use our 2022 Ostomy Awareness Day Proclamation template or take action here now.
Share, Post or Print Our Ostomies Are Life-Savers Infographic

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Call your local media to share with your neighbors why ostomies are life-savers

Ostomy Awareness Day is held annually on the first Saturday of October. This day coincides with World Ostomy Day, a health observance where the world unites every three years to raise ostomy awareness. World Ostomy Day is sponsored by the International Ostomy Association. UOAA continues to sponsor and celebrate this day in the United States annually by spreading awareness and increasing national visibility of those living with ostomies. We will carry on breaking the silence and shining a positive light on what has saved so many lives.