Public Awareness

HSC works to increase awareness of HD by:

• producing public awareness materials for use across Canada (e.g. posters, pamphlets);
  
  
• coordinating "Huntington Disease Awareness Month" across Canada every May;
  
  
• distributing public service announcements to radio and television stations;
  
  
• distributing camera-ready public service advertisements and press releases to newspapers and magazines across Canada;
  
  
• providing speakers for service clubs, professional groups, church groups, etc.;
  
  
• creating videos on Huntington disease;
  
  
• distributing Horizon, our quarterly newsletter, and chapter newsletters;
  
  
• keeping a file of HSC members willing to talk to the media about HD and the Society;
  
  
• linking media professionals to HSC spokespersons, whenever possible;
  
  
• maintaining the HSC Web site.