Tips for being involved in Pain Awareness Month

The month of September has been declared Pain Awareness Month.  Pain Awareness Month is a time when various organizations work to raise public awareness of issues in the area of pain and pain management.

The first Pain Awareness Month was in 2001, when the ACPA led a coalition of groups to establish September as Pain Awareness Month.  ACPA established Partners for Understanding Pain and 80 organizations, both health care professionals and consumer groups, including the NAACP supported the effort. Click here to read more about the history of Pain Awareness Month 

The key to raising awareness is to get involved.   There are many things that you can do to help promote Pain Awareness Month.

• Talk with Friends & Family:  Let them know that September is Pain Awareness Month.  “Like” the ACPA on Facebook.  Encourage your friends to do the same
•  Talk with your Healthcare Provider: Let them know that September is Pain Awareness Month.

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