2024 Buzz Kit: Help Spread the Word 

Canadian Malnutrition Awareness Week™ (CMAW) is an educational and promotional campaign presented by the Canadian Malnutrition Task Force (CMTF), to increase the awareness of the importance of nutrition care by preventing, detecting and treating malnutrition.  

CMAW 2024 will be held October 7-11 2024 and the theme for “ACT-Advocate, Collaborate, Transform” will continue to focus on increasing awareness of malnutrition across various settings. In addition, insights on how clinicians can “ACT” i.e. Advocate for best practices & Collaborate with others to Transform nutrition care, will be shared.

To help spread the message of CMAW 2024, we have provided free resources and tools, including this Buzz Kit, that will make it easy for you to help us spread the word.   

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1. CMAW 2024 webinar dates: add Sept 26 and Oct 7-11 to your organization's calendar and website and encourage colleagues in your networks to register. Specific dates and registration details are available HERE 
2. Email/newsletters: Send these to your networks to raise awareness and encourage the use of our tools and resources. CLICK HERE for downloadable graphics and  CLICK HERE for sample subject lines and content. 
3. Button/Stickers: Download a "ACT-Advocate, Collaborate, Transform" button, perfect for printing on label paper for stickers or for pin-back campaign buttons
4. Social media: Add our web banner to your organization's website and share our social media cards with the hashtag #CMAW24. Follow CMTF on LinkedIn for more shareable content. 
5. Set up a meeting with institution leaders, local influencers or other decision makers to review the need to address malnutrition and how to address malnutrition care for your setting. A sample presentation on raising awareness of malnutrition, including team-based strategies for adoption, is available. 
6. CMAW 2024 infographics and tools
7. Previous infographics: for health care providers and decisions makers or the public are available. Choose the one(s) that are most applicable to your setting, download & display these in your institutions. 
8. Resources and Tools: Remember to check out our existing resources that are relevant to various settings and areas, i.e. Hospital Care, Primary Care, Pediatrics, etc.
9. Check out these Success Stories about tackling malnutrition and consider submitting your own Story. Start thinking about projects that can be achieved easily to help address malnutrition.

Thank you for helping us spread the word about CMAW 2024.

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Malnutrition Awareness Week™ is a mark of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN). Used with permission from ASPEN.