Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week

In support of CureTogether members and visitors from 40 countries who have come to our website, many of whom have invisible chronic illnesses, we recognize Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week this week.

According to Improving Chronic  Illness Care, a national project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, nearly half of all Americans, or 133 million people, live with a chronic  condition.*

Globally, while infectious diseases, lack of nutrition, and other traditional killers are claiming fewer lives in developing countries, deaths attributable to chronic diseases are rising.**

The first step is bringing awareness to these invisible chronic illnesses – then we can move on to working together to help eradicate them. If you or someone you know has an invisible illness, make time this week to do something special, and take a minute to spread the word.

*MacColl Institute for Healthcare Innovation. Improving Chronic Illness Care Project.

** Population Reference Bureau. The Growing Global Chronic Disease Epidemic.

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