I ran across this ribbon chart at Disabled World.comand thought it was interesting enough to share.
Awareness Ribbons
This is a list of awareness ribbons. The meaning behind the awareness ribbon depends on its color or colors. Many groups have adopted ribbons as symbols of support or awareness, and as a result, many causes often share each color. Some causes may also be represented by more than one color.
| The Orange ribbon is the symbol for kidney cancer awareness. The orange ribbon is also a symbol of leukemia, ADHD and self injury awareness Kidney cancer information |
The Periwinkle ribbon color signifies stomach cancer awareness, pulmonary hypertension, and eating disorders. Stomach cancer information |
The Blue awareness ribbon is a symbol for prostate cancer as well as Hydranencephaly, and child abuse awareness. Prostate cancer information |
| A Gold ribbon signifies childhood cancer awareness and includes cancers such as the types of leukemia Childhood cancers |
Violet ribbon is the sign for Hodgkin’s Disease or Lymphoma a malignancy starting in the lymphatic tissues. Hodgkin’s Disease |
The Silver awareness ribbon denotes ovarian cancer (Australia) which can take four different forms. Ovarian cancer |
| The Purple ribbon is awareness for Pancreatic cancer, Sarcoidosis, cystic fibrosis, Fibromyalgia, Lupus, and alzheimer’s disease. | The Pink ribbon denotes breast cancer awareness. A cancer formed in the tissues of the breast. Breast cancer |
The Gray awareness ribbon is for brain cancer, asthma, and diabetes awareness. Brain cancer |
| The Pink and Blue colored awareness ribbon is associated with inflammatory breast cancer. Inflammatory Breast Cancer |
The Jade Ribbon awareness is for hepatitis B and liver cancer in Asia and Pacific communities. Liver Cancer |
The Teal Ribbon awareness stands for agoraphobia, anxiety disorders and ovarian cancer. Agoraphobia |
| The Red Ribbon awareness ribbon was created by the New York Visual AIDS Artists Caucus in 1991 HIV and Aids |
The Green Awareness ribbon is the symbol for organ transplantation and Lyme Disease |
The Puzzle Awareness ribbon is for awareness of Autism, a development disorder with impaired social communication |
| The White awareness ribbon stands for Multiple Hereditary Exostoses a rare condition when exostoses develop on bones. | The Blue Purple ribbon denotes childhood or pediatric stroke and rheumatoid arthritis awareness. | The Cloud Colored Ribbon denotes awareness for the childhood condition Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia |
| The Pearl awareness ribbon is the color designated for lung cancer awareness. | The Yellow awareness ribbon denotes suicide awareness and Endometriosis Awareness |