National Essential Tremor Awareness Month 2024
Throughout March 2024 the National Tremor Foundation (NTF) will again raise awareness of this little known condition called essential tremor (ET).
2024 is a special NETA month, as we celebrate the NTF's 30th-year anniversary, and this year with your help it will be bigger than ever!
What is National Essential Tremor Awareness Month?
National Essential Tremor Awareness month, was started by the International Essential Tremor Foundation (IETF) in 2010 in the USA to raise awareness of essential tremor and has since been growing internationally from strength to strength.
Why get involved in National Essential Tremor Awareness Month 2024?
- Essential tremor is considered as one of the most common neurological movement disorders.
- Essential tremor affects over one million people in the UK, 10-million in the USA and millions more worldwide.
- Essential tremor is a progressive neurological disorder. At least 5% of all cases of essential tremor are in childhood.
- It is estimated that 60% of all cases are inherited.
- Essential tremor is often confused with Parkinson’s. Essential tremor is estimated to be 8–10 times more common than Parkinson’s.
Testimonials
David and raising awareness in National Essential Tremor Awareness Month
Support group attendee David shares his experience of getting involved in March National Essent...
Sheila is raising awareness of essential tremor for National Essential Tremor Awareness Month
Support group attendee Sheila shares why she is getting involved in March National Essential Tr...
Get involved in National Essential Tremor Awareness month!
Poster
Print versions can be ordered from the NTF office.
How to contact your local newspaper and radio station to share your story
Downloadable leaflets
Order NETA posters and flyers
Do you want to raise awareness of essential tremor? Then why not order some of free NETA posters and flyers. Perhaps you could put some up in your local GP? Maybe even in the local library? Or even hand some flyers out at your local U3A group?
Let shout about essential tremor together in 2024!
