Awareness Ribbon Color MeaningsAwareness Ribbon Color Meanings depends on its color or colors.
Awareness ribbons are short pieces of ribbon folded into a loop, or representations of such, which are used in the United States, Canada, Australia, UK and other parts of the world as a way for wearers of the ribbon(s) to make a statement of support for a cause or social issue. The use of ribbons is designed to draw awareness to health issues and other issues. The most well-known is the red ribbon for support of those with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the pink awareness ribbon which denotes breast cancer awareness. There are lots of other health and social concerns which have also adopted colored ribbons. Many groups have adopted Awareness Ribbon Color Meanings as symbols of support or awareness, and as a result, some colors have several meanings as they support several causes. Some causes may also be represented by more than one color. Below is a List of Awareness Ribbon Color Meanings:Blue Ribbon: Anti-Second Hand Smoke, Anti-Tobacco, Drunk Driving, Education, Freedom of SpeechDark Blue Ribbon: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome - ARDS, Arthritis, Child Abuse Prevention, Colon Cancer, Domestic Violence, Epstein-Barr Virus - EBV, Hurricane Support, Hystoicytosis, Interstitial Cystitis, Leukodystrophy, Myositis, Police Officers Lost in theLine of Duty ("The Thin Blue Line"), Reye's Syndrome, Victim Rights, Water Safety (flooding, drowning, and accidents) Light Blue Ribbon: Edward's Syndrome, Graves-Basedow Disease, Lymphedema, Pro-Choice, Prostate Cancer, Scleroderma, Trisomy 18, Thyroid Disease Brown Ribbon: Anti-Tobacco, Colorectal Cancer Burgundy Ribbon: Cesarean Section, Headaches/Migraines, Hospice Care, Multiple Myeloma, Thrombophilia Cream Ribbon: Paralysis, Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Diseases or Disorders, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Gold Ribbon: Childhood cancer, COPD and breast feeding Gray Ribbon: Allergies, Asthma, Brain Cancer/Brain Tumors, Diabetes Green Ribbon: Bipolar Disorder, Campaign for Open Adoption Records, Cerebral Palsy, Depression, Ecology/Environment, Glaucoma, Health, Kidney Cancer/Kidney Disease, Leukemia, Mental Health, Mitochondrial Disease, Missing Children, Neural Tube Defects, Organ & Tissue Donor, Ovarian Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Safe Driving, Save the Earth, Go Green, Recycling Light Green Ribbon: Celiac Disease, Chronic Pelvic Pain Lime Green Ribbon: Lyme Disease, Lymphoma, Sanhoff Disease Lace Ribbon: Osteoporosis Lavender Ribbon: All Cancer - General Cancer Awareness, Epilepsy, Foster Care, Rett Syndrome Orange Ribbon: Hunger Awareness, Leukemia, Lupus, Motorcycle Safety Awareness, Reflex Sympathitic Dystrophy, Roadway Construction Worker Safety - Honoring those who died on the job, Agent Orange Exposure, Racial Tolerance, Cultural Diversity Pearl Ribbon: Lung Cancer/Lung disease, Mesothelioma, Multiple Sclerosis Peach Ribbon: endometrial cancer, uterine cancer Periwinkle: pulmonary hypertension, eating disorders, stomach cancer, GERD, IBS Pink Ribbon: Breast Cancer, Birth Parents, Cleft Palate Purple Ribbon: Alzheimer's Disease, Animal Abuse, Cancer Survivor, Children with Disabilities, Colitis, Crohn's Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Domestic Violence, Epilepsy, Fibromyalgia, Homeless, Leimyosarcoma, Lupus, Macular Degeneration, Pancreatic Cancer, Sarciodosis, Sjogran's Syndrome, Thyroid Disease, Victims of 9/11 - Including Police & Firefighters Red Ribbon: UI Awareness, Heart Disease, HIV/AIDS (World AIDS Day), Love, MADD/DARE, Pro-Life, Substance Abuse, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)/Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) (WPW), Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome Silver Ribbon: Elderly Abuse, Children with physical or learning disabilities, Mental Illness, Parkinson's Disease, Stroke Teal Ribbon: Myasthenia Gravis, Ovarian, Cervical, Uterine Cancer, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Sexual Violence, Spaying & Neutering Pets, Substance Abuse, Tourtette Syndrome Turquoise Ribbon: Addiction Recovery, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH), Interstitial Cystitis (IC Network Designation), Native American Reparations White Ribbon: Adoption, Alzheimer's Disease, Bone Disease, Bone Cancer, Child Exploitation/Abuse, Diabetes, Free Speech, Innocence, Lung Cancer, Make Poverty History, Multiple Sclerosis, Peace, Pope John Pual II - "Rest in Peace", Purity, Retinoblastoma, Right to Life, Sexual Assault, Victims of Terrorism Yellow Ribbon: Adoptive Parents, Bladder Cancer, Deployed Soldiers, Endometriosis, Hope, Hydrocephalus, Liver Cancer, Liver Disease, Missing Children/Amber Alert, Missing Person, Sarcoma, Suicide, Suicide Prevention, Support Our Troops, Testicular Cancer Yellow (Pale) Ribbon: Spina Bifida Yellow (Sunflower) Ribbon: Sarcome Awareness Ribbon Color Meanings for Striped and Multiple Color:Below is a partial list of the different Awareness Ribbon color meanings that use multiple or striped colors and the causes associated with them, arranged in alpha order by color. Some causes share the same colors while others are represented by more than scheme.Black & Light Blue Ribbon: Loss of a Son Black and Pink Ribbon: Loss of Daughter, Sister, Mother, Aunt or other female, Bone Marrow Donor Black & White Ribbon: Anit-Racism, Carcinoid Cancer, Diversity, Transitions, Vaccine Awareness Black & White Striped Ribbon: Animal Conservation, Anti-Racism Black, White & Black 3 Stripe Ribbon: Vaccine Danger, 911 Victims Blue and Silver Ribbon: Coping with Cancer Blue and White Ribbon: Teen Cancer Blue and White Pinstriped Ribbon: ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) Blue and Yellow Ribbon: Designated Driver, Down Syndrome Gold and Black Ribbon: Platelet Donor Gold and Silver Ribbon: Hearing Disorders or Impairments, Meniere's Disease, Tinnitus Ivory, Burgundy & Ivory 3 Stripe Ribbon: Oral Cancer, Neck Cancer, Head Cancer Jigsaw Puzzle Ribbon: Autism, Asperger Syndrome Light Pink and Light Blue Ribbon: Pro Life, Prematurity, Birth Defects, Infertility, SIDS, Miscarriage, Male Breast Cancer Lime Green & Aqua Ribbon: Adult Stem Cell Donor Orchid & Orange Ribbon: Psoriasis Pearl and White Ribbon: Lung Cancer (non-smoker) Pink and Teal Ribbon: Gynecological & Breast Cancer, Hereditary Breast Cancer Purple and Blue Ribbon: Pedatric Strike Purple & Green Ribbon: Hospice/Palliative Care Purple & Yellow Ribbon: Autoimmune Hepatitis, Chemical Injury, Lupus with Endometriosis Purple & White Striped Ribbon: Relapsing Polychondritis Purple, Teal and Pink Ribbon: Thyroid Disease, Hashimoto's Disease Teal and Pink Ribbon: Gynecological & Breast Cancer, Hereditary Breast Cancer Teal and Purple Ribbon: Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault Teal and White Ribbon: Cervical Cancer Red and Blue Ribbon: Congenital Heart Defects or Disease, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, Noonan's Syndrome, Pulmonary Fibrosis, SADS Red & Yellow Ribbon: Hepatitis C Red & White Ribbon: Aplastic Anemia, DVT, Head and Neck Cancer, Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia, Oral Cancer, Squamous Cell Carcinoma Red & Yellow Ribbon: Hepatitis C Red, White, & Blue Stripe Ribbon: Fireworks Safety, Flag, National Support, Patriotism, 9/11 Heroes and Victims, Safety (USA) Red, White, & Red Stripe Ribbon: Leukemia, Lymphoma Red & White Ribbon: Aplastic Anemia, DVT, Head and Neck Cancer, Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia, Oral Cancer, Squamous Cell Carcinoma White with Red Polka Dots: Chronic Urticaria (Hives), Auto Immune Disease. 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