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World Hearing Day, an observance of the World Health Organization, is March 3.

More than 48 million Americans have hearing loss. Polling has shown that almost half of American adults (46%) say they have a close family member or other loved one who has difficulty hearing. And although untreated hearing loss is associated with poorer quality of life as well as an increased risk of cognitive decline and dementia, depression, falls, and a host of other serious conditions, many adults do not seek treatment for years, even decades—if ever.

El Día Mundial de la Audición, una celebración de la Organización Mundial de la Salud, es el 3 de marzo.

Más de 48 millones de personas en Estados Unidos tienen pérdida de audición. Las encuestas muestran que casi la mitad de los adultos estadounidenses (46 %) afirma tener un familiar cercano u otro ser querido con dificultades auditivas. Y a pesar de que la pérdida de audición no tratada se asocia a una peor calidad de vida, así como a un mayor riesgo de deterioro cognitivo y demencia, depresión, caídas y otras afecciones graves, muchos adultos no obtienen tratamiento durante años, incluso décadas, si es que alguna vez lo hacen.

Every two seconds a patient in the U.S. needs a blood transfusion, but unfortunately, blood shortages are becoming more frequent. Though most of the population is eligible to donate blood, only about 3% currently do. If not enough blood is available, doctors may have to make impossible choices of who gets a lifesaving blood transfusion and who must wait.

Junior Achievement (JA) is launching a new awareness campaign that focuses on helping kids connect what they learn in school and life outside the classroom. “Take Flight” is a PSA campaign that illustrates how Junior Achievement can help today’s students achieve their dreams of tomorrow, whether these dreams mean finding their ideal career, being able to buy a home, or starting their own business.

To address this urgent need this holiday season and beyond, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), one of the country’s largest social service providers, launched a national public service announcement (PSA) campaign designed to increase awareness for the life-sustaining work provided by its 167 member agencies in 3,500 locations across the United States.

Nearly 1 billion people across the globe live with completely avoidable vision loss. This year, in advance of World Sight Day on October 14, global eye care nonprofit Orbis is launching a new TV PSA that highlights the importance of getting your eyes checked.

With more time spent at home during the pandemic, many of us have become do-it-yourself- ers – taking on new home improvement projects, dinner recipes and self-care routines. But one thing we may not have tackled is our health, including routine doctor’s appointments.

Junior Achievement (JA) is launching a new awareness campaign that focuses on today’s kids’ worries about the financial insecurity and economic disparity they are seeing in their daily lives, and ways to address it.

Johns Hopkins University has partnered with Big League Baseball player Didi Gregorius to spread a message of hope that those infected with or exposed to COVID-19 shouldn’t feel ashamed or guilty but instead should join clinical trials to find solutions.

La Universidad Johns Hopkins se ha asociado con el pelotero de las Grandes Ligas del Baseball Didi Gregorius para difundir un mensaje de esperanza para que quienes hayan sido infectados o expuestos al COVID-19 no se sientan avergonzados o culpables, sino que participen en ensayos clínicos y estudios para buscar soluciones.