SEP for Sepsis and SEP for September – making September the perfect month for Sepsis Awareness Month.
Thank you very much for your help in promoting sepsis awareness through our first ever Sepsis Awareness Month. Please take a moment to read our Thank You Letter, written for all who have helped us in any way. It outlines some measurable progress we made, such as how many people joined Facebook and our winning bumper sticker slogan.
In addition to all that we mentioned, we're gathering ideas for next year's SAM, so keep thinking and dreaming up ideas - the more the better.
Don't forget, you can register for news and updates throughout the year.
Press Release
Sepsis Awareness Shows Solid Increase Over Last Year but Still Low in U.S., Sepsis Awareness Month Working for Change
More Americans are learning about sepsis – the number three killer in the United States – yet fewer than half of Americans have heard of the deadly disease. Sepsis Awareness Month activities throughout September aim to improve awareness among the general public.
September 1, 2011 – Tampa FL - Sepsis is a toxic response to infection that kills 215,000 Americans each year and disables thousands more, yet most Americans have not heard of it. Today, Sepsis Alliance (SA), the leading patient advocacy group in sepsis awareness, announced the results of a survey commissioned by SA to identify any changes in public awareness of sepsis over the past year. The telephone survey, conducted in June 2011 by Harris Interactive® on behalf of SA, among 1,003 adults revealed that still more than half of Americans (58%) had never heard of "sepsis." Even fewer could actually define it.
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See what is going on at Sepsis Alliance during Sepsis Awareness Month:
Sepsis Awareness Counter
How Many People Still Don't Know About Sepsis?
A Tweet a Day for Sepsis Awareness Month
Help From Sepsis Alliance Facebook Supporters
Faces of Sepsis
Sepsis Awareness Bumper Stickers! See which slogan won our contest.
Sepsis Alliance Products Now Available at Cafe Press
A New Way to Donate to Sepsis Alliance
