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OUR VISION
A world where taste and smell are valued as essential to health, safety, and wellness

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April is Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Month. For many people, head and neck cancer and its treatment can affect smell and taste, changing how they eat, connect, and move through life. Have smell or taste changes affected you during cancer treatment or recovery? #CancerAwareness

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Happy 5th birthday to STANA! 🎉

Five years ago, STANA became an official nonprofit dedicated to serving as a voice for people with smell and taste disorders through education, awareness, advocacy, and community.

#STANA #5YearsOfSTANA #PatientAdvocacy

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It's National Nutrition Month

We routinely screen for vision and hearing in healthcare, but rarely smell or taste. Yet these senses shape how we experience food and nutrition.

It’s time to include sensory health in routine care.

#NationalNutritionMonth #Anosmia #SensoryHealth

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A concussion can damage the delicate nerves responsible for smell. For some people, smell never fully returns and food, safety, and daily life can change.

Yet smell testing is rarely included in brain injury care.

#TBI #BrainInjuryAwarenessMonth #Anosmia

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@eatrightPRO

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March is National Nutrition Month!

Did you know ~80% of what we perceive as flavor comes from smell?

Smell loss can affect appetite and nutrition. Yet smell is rarely screened.

It’s time to recognize sensory health as part of nutrition!

#NationalNutritionMonth #Anosmia

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Today is Rare Disease Day.

Congenital anosmia, being born without a sense of smell, is a rare disease that impacts safety, nutrition, memory, and daily life.

Rare should never mean invisible.

#RareDiseaseDay #CongenitalAnosmia #SmellLoss #STANA #RDDNIH

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Happy Anosmia Awareness Day 2026! Check out this lecture on smell loss from Dr. pinto https://t.co/7PNY2jyyi8 via @YouTube @STANAorg

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@UChicagoOHNS @YouTube Thanks for sharing!

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On #RareDiseaseDay, we’re proud to share that STANA placed Top 3 in the @ncats_nih_gov “Rare Diseases Are Not Rare” Challenge 💜

This recognition brings visibility to congenital anosmia and smell & taste disorders.

Watch our award-winning video:
https://t.co/25CKbFPTQv

@NIH

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Today is Anosmia Awareness Day 2026

Millions live without smell, affecting safety, nutrition, memory, and daily life.

💬 Join us:

No sense of smell? Share ONE thing about your experience

Let’s build understanding together.

#AnosmiaAwarenessDay #SmellLoss #Anosmia #STANA

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Coming tomorrow for #AnosmiaAwarenessDay

On Feb 27, STANA releases a special Sensory Insights convo with Dr. Jay Pinto on:

• When to see a rhinologist vs ENT
• Treatment options for anosmia
• Emerging smell research
• The SENSE Network

📅 Feb 27, 2026
📺 On our YouTube

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STANA Sensory Insights Conversation

For #AnosmiaAwarenessDay 2026, we’re featuring Dr. Jay Pinto (Univ. of Chicago) discussing:

• ENT vs. rhinologist
• Treatment options for anosmia
• Emerging research
• The SENSE Network

📅 Premieres Feb 27, 2026
📺 On our YouTube channel

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#ChemosensoryHealth #PatientVoice #LivedExperience #HealthEquity #NonprofitImpact

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✨ Big news for the smell & taste community ✨

The Smell and Taste Association of North America (STANA™) is proud to launch Project PACE—a new two-year initiative focused on building a patient-centered model for chemosensory research.

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real-world needs like testing, diagnosis, treatment, and quality of life.

📌 We’re also hiring an Outreach Director and Social Media Associate to support this work. 🔗 Learn more at https://t.co/BWVZeYvngu.
#ProjectPACE #PatientCenteredResearch #PCORI #SmellAndTaste

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At STANA, we stand with our community, raising awareness of the invisible struggles and advocating for support, research, and compassion.

🧠✨ Let’s remember: caring for sensory health also means caring for mental health.

#WorldMentalHealthDay #SmellAndTaste #STANA

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🌍💚 Today is World Mental Health Day.

For many living with smell and taste disorders, the impact goes beyond food and safety—it deeply affects emotions, social connections, and overall mental health.