Raise Your Voice to Raise Blood Clot Awareness 

March is Blood Clot Awareness Month, or BCAM, and an opportunity to share life-saving information about dangerous blood clots on a broad scale. It also provides an opportunity for you to lend your voice to these efforts and make a difference, by helping to increase public awareness about blood clots. Join NBCA this March and Raise Your Voice to Raise Blood Clot Awareness. 

We are excited to reveal our new social media sharing initiative Share to Stop the Clot®.  Sign up in just three simple steps and start sharing the life-saving information that matters most. When you join this free program, you will receive exclusive access to NBCA’s social media content, and be among the first people to receive email alerts about new content to share stemming from NBCA’s new programs and services.

During BCAM 2018, and in connection with our Stop the Clot, Spread the Word™ campaign, NBCA, in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is sharing information across the country about blood clots, including a feature article appearing in newspapers and online media sites nationwide and a radio spot being broadcast in major media markets throughout the country. Read more from CDC about this program and its results here.

We also will be posting to social media throughout the month to highlight important information that people need to know about blood clots, so make sure you are connected with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest. Join NBCA this March and Raise Your Voice to Raise Blood Clot Awareness.

Community Connections

Upcoming Events

 
Climb for Clots
Thursday, March 1, 2018 – Saturday, March 31, 2018
Join Team Stop the Clot® throughout March as we attempt to climb 100,000 flights during this virtual stair climb to honor the 100,000+ lives lost each year due to blood clots.

Anna Frutiger Stop the Clot® 5K Color Run
Saturday, March 31, 2018
Members of Zeta Alpha Pi at Kenyon College organize this annual event in memory of their sister, Anna Frutiger, who suffered a fatal DVT and PE in 2010, just a month after her 23rd birthday.
 
TD Five Boro Bike Tour
Sunday, May 5, 2018
Cycle 40 miles through each borough of NYC on streets totally free of cars. Applications are still being accepted to be a part of our inaugural team.
 
Walk to Stop the Clot® NYC
Saturday, June 2, 2018
Join us in late spring as we walk over the Brooklyn Bridge to Stop the Clot® in memory of Michael Scott. 



You Can Make a Difference this March
 



You can help make a difference this March by joining NBCA’s Blood Clot Awareness Month Thunderclap message, which will be sent out across Facebook and Twitter later this month. Like any message, the more individuals who come together to share it, the better the message is heard. Sign up here.

It’s free and safe to join. Share it with your social media networks, family and friends. Together, we can make sure our voices are heard to share this important message.


Share Information & Find Peer Support

If you or someone you know has experienced a blood clot, join our online discussion community of more than 2,600 members to connect with other people who understand.

There's no cost to join and it takes less than five minutes to sign up. Join here today.

 

Volunteer of the Month

Thirty-five year old Ali Senser died of a PE within 48 hours of giving birth to her third daughter. Her mother, Donna Brovender, reached out to NBCA, determined to help raise awareness and funds in an effort to prevent other families from experiencing the same tragedy. Read more about Donna's work with NBCA here. 

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