Tuesday, September 10, 2013

September is 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. 

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

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