Below are resources to help you promote Malnutrition Awareness Week to your colleagues, patients/caregivers, and community.
Logo for Malnutrition Awareness Week
Download the Malnutrition Awareness Week logo in RGB (for digital use) or CMYK (for print use) and add to your website or communications.
State Proclamation
Help raise malnutrition awareness in your community by asking your governor to formally proclaim September 18-22, 2023, as Malnutrition Awareness Week.
Quick Tips: Organizing MAW Activities at Your Institution
This document provides quick tips on how to organize Malnutrition Awareness Week activities at your institution.
Media Toolkit
Write and submit an op-ed to your local media outlet. 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 entire toolkit.
Stickers
Download a PDF of MAW 2023 stickers in letter or A4 size to print (letter label sheets, A4 label sheets) and distribute in your organization. Note: As of August 14, 2023, pre-printed stickers are no longer available to ship.
Stickers are also available to download in Spanish and Portuguese, courtesy of the Federación Latino Americana De Terapia (FELANPE).
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.
Webinar Flyer
Download a flyer of the webinar schedule and post throughout your organization.
Ambassadors: download a flyer with section 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 prepared Malnutrition Awareness Week copy you can use for emails, calendars, newsletters, and blogs. have raised awareness about malnutrition and educated their colleagues and communities on intervention and treatment of malnutrition.
Social Media Graphics
Malnutrition-related images sized for Facebook/Twitter/LinkedIn and Instagram. Click on an image to download the individual full-size version. Download a ZIP file of all the images and suggested text in English. Turkish translations now available!
Images for 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