{"id":24579,"date":"2020-03-11T11:57:13","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T15:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hydroassoc.org\/?page_id=24579"},"modified":"2026-03-13T12:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T16:00:13","slug":"help-raise-awareness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hydroassoc.org\/help-raise-awareness\/","title":{"rendered":"Help Raise Awareness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\t\tHelp Raise Awareness\t<\/h1>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tOver 1 million Americans are living with hydrocephalus, yet the condition remains relatively unknown among the general public. Help us change that by raising your voice on social media!\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>Hydrocephalus is not as widely known as other health conditions &#8212; even those with smaller incidence numbers! That&#8217;s why we need YOUR HELP to spread awareness about this complex condition. Let&#8217;s bring hydrocephalus out of the shadows!<\/p>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hydroassoc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/website-social.png\" alt=\"social media, raise awareness\" height=\"399\" width=\"600\" title=\"website - social\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tEducate Others on Social Media\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>Harness the power of social media to educate your family, friends, and social followers about hydrocephalus, how it impacts you and your loved ones, and how they can help make a difference! Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn and be sure to share, like and retweet our daily educational and research posts. Then, use our Social Media Toolkit to create your own posts about hydrocephalus.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/social-media-toolkit\/\" title=\"View Social Media Toolkit\" target=\"_self\"   role=\"button\" aria-label=\"View Social Media Toolkit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView Social Media Toolkit\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hydroassoc.org\/powerful-hydrocephalus-facts\/\" title=\"20 Powerful Facts About Hydrocephalus\" target=\"_self\"   role=\"button\" aria-label=\"20 Powerful Facts About Hydrocephalus\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t20 Powerful Facts About Hydrocephalus\n\t\t<\/a>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hydroassoc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/website-ham.png\" alt=\"ham, hydrocephalus awareness month\" height=\"399\" width=\"600\" title=\"website - ham\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tGet Involved in Hydrocephalus<br \/> Awareness Month (HAM)\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>September is Hydrocephalus Awareness Month &#8211; our chance to bring national attention to the one million Americans living with hydrocephalus. Join the growing number of individuals, communities and organizations during Hydrocephalus Awareness Month, who are calling attention to the impact of this condition and urging people to donate and get involved.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hydroassoc.org\/ham2025\/\" title=\"View HAM 2025\" target=\"_self\"   role=\"button\" aria-label=\"View HAM 2025\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView HAM 2025\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<p>Have a birthday, anniversary or another major milestone coming up? Celebrate by starting a fundraiser for the Hydrocephalus Association on Facebook! Facebook makes it easy for you to raise money for the Hydrocephalus Association and invite friends and family to help. 100% of the funds you raise will be delivered to us. 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